COM+ Programming from the Ground Up

Develop, manage, and deploy enterprise-ready Windows 2000 applications using COM+ and the vital information contained in this book. You'll learn every aspect of this robust architecture -- from the foundational IUnknown interface, class factories, and type libraries to connection points, transactions, and Event Series. You'll also find full details on each oleautomation data type, error handling, and COM+ threading models. Expert programmers Mark Michaelis and Herbert Schildt thoroughly and methodically present all aspects of COM+ programming along with real-world examples and insightful In Depth boxes no programmer should be without. Build and maintain distributed applications using COM+

• Maximize code re-use via componentization
• -Increase performance with asynchronous method calls
• Send and receive notifications using COM events
• Support transactions using COM+ component services
• Leverage COM synchronization by selecting the appropriate COM threading model
• Run disconnected systems using queued components and Event Services