ADO.NET & XML: ASP.NET on Edge

Written by a developer, for developers, this detailed guide is a must for Microsoft programmers who are ready to build next-generation web applications and web services on the .NET Platform. Readers will benefit from expert author Greg Beamer's coverage of topics that include:
* Understanding .NET and the Common Language Runtime (CLR)
* The new Visual Basic.NET language
* Working with ASP.NET Controls
* ASP.NET Validation
* ADO.NET datasets
* ADO.Net Errors and Exceptions
* Rendering DataSets With the DataGrid
* Working with SQL Server
* XML and data transport
* Transformation of XML with XSLT
* DTDs and Schemas
* SOAP, BizTalk, DISCO and UDDI
* Security and authentication
* And more...
At the "Unlimited Edition" web site (unltded.com), readers will find:
* Access to every chapter of the book, so readers can get the answers they need even if they left the book at the office
* Brand new content written just for owners of the book! New material gets posted to the site for up to a year after the book publishes, or until a new edition becomes available.
* New chapters are also available in downloadable PDF format, for offline perusal

Greg Beamer, MCSD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCP+I, works as an Internet architect and consultant, specializing in n-tier design and development using Microsoft technologies. He has more than ten years of professional development experience and has been working with the .NET Framework and Visual Studio .NET since the early beta stages.