Inside COM+ Base Services

Unleash the power of COM+ in the enterprise!The powerful new Microsoft® Windows® Component Object Model (COM+) makes it easy to develop scalable component-based business solutions. INSIDE COM+ BASE SERVICES presents the information you need to take advantage of all the possibilities of COM+. This book presents complete details about the fundamental programming architecture of COM+. It also includes valuable cross-language code samples that you can apply in your applications. From concepts to practical advice, this is the definitive guide to using COM+ in the enterprise. With this book, you’ll be able to:• Understand COM+ fundamentals as they relate to Microsoft Windows 2000 and the Windows Distributed interNet Applications (DNA) architecture• Use Interface Definition Language to create type libraries• Build clients and components in C++, Microsoft Visual Basic®, and Java• Understand threads and apartments• Develop standard and custom marshaling routines• Call methods that execute asynchronously• Build objects that can persist their stateAn electronic version of this book is available on the companion CD.