Understanding Microsoft Windows 2000 Distributed Services

UNDERSTANDING MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000 DISTRIBUTED SERVICES provides a coherent architectural overview of these powerful and interrelated services. After reading this book, you’ll understand how the distributed services in Windows 2000 work together to create a robust, secure platform for the next generation of distributed applications. Topics covered include: The Windows 2000 Distributed Services architecture Active Directory services Distributed Security: Kerberos and Public Key Technologies ActiveX® Data Objects (ADO) and the Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC) The Component Object Model (COM) and COM+ Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Active Server Pages (ASPs) UNDERSTANDING MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000 DISTRIBUTED SERVICES offers a technically precise yet high-level overview of the Windows DNA technologies and more to explain how the distributed services integrated into Windows 2000 allow development of powerful, multitier enterprise solutions.