Programming Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2005

Learn the essentials for developing mobile applications for any device. Focusing on proven techniques and practices, this guide addresses the real-world needs of experienced Microsoft Windows® mobile developers. Users are growing increasingly dependent on mobile devices, and with innovations such as the Windows Vista(tm) Sync Center that make it easy to manage data synchronization, this proliferation will continue. Developers need to respond to this evolution with more than simple adaptations of the user interface--they need to implement mobile solutions for most of their applications. From expert authors with years of real-world experience, this book addresses this evolution, covering key mobile-development topics, including design, debugging, deployment, performance optimization, security, and globalization. It also covers mobile applications that use Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0, Microsoft SQL Server(tm) 2005 Everywhere Edition, and Microsoft Windows Mobile® 5.0, running on devices such as Pocket PCs and Windows Mobile Smartphones. In addition, it includes extensive code samples in Microsoft Visual C#®, with additional code sample in Microsoft Visual Basic® on the book's companion Web site.

Andy Wigley Andy has been building mobile computing solutions for many years, and has been awarded Most Valuable Professional (MVP) status by Microsoft every year since 2003 for his work assisting the .NET Compact Framework developer community.He has enjoyed a long working relationship with Content Master, delivering consultancy and creating books, MSDN articles and other training materials mainly aimed at those early adopters working at the 'bleeding edge' of the newest Microsoft development technologies. Andy is a regular speaker at major Microsoft conferences such as MEDC and TechEd, and the co-author of the Microsoft Press books on the .NET Compact Framework V1.0 and on developing ASP.NET Websites for mobile devices. Outside computing, Andy is a climber/mountaineer, both on the crags of Wales where he lives, and also mountaineering in the Alps and the Himalaya. He also performs regularly in the pubs of North Wales in a three-piece rock band.

Daniel Moth Daniel Moth works in the UK for Microsoft in the Development & Platform group. Daniel gets to "play" with the latest and greatest Microsoft software and then explains and demonstrates it via his blog, articles, webcasts, screencasts, online chats and in person at developer events. Before joining Microsoft, he worked for a large consultancy and before that in an R&D department. In addition to significant industry experience, he holds a BSc in Computing for Business, an MSc with distinction in Object Oriented Software Technology, Microsoft certifications and he has been working with .NET since the first public beta in 2000. Daniel gained the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in .In his spare time he loves to travel around the world, be it on city breaks, lazing on the beach or SCUBA diving the oceans.

Peter Foot Peter is the founder of In The Hand Ltd, a company providing development and consulting services for mobile devices. In The Hand also produces software components for the .NET Compact Framework to assist other developers from hobbyists through to Small to Medium Enterprises. Prior to working with Pocket PCs, Peter led a test team for a major UK mobile internet portal and the UK's first consumer GPRS service. Peter holds a BSc in Computer Science. Peter established the 32feet.NET shared-source community project bringing Bluetooth and IrDA technologies into easy reach of .NET developers. Peter has also been an active contributor to other shared-source initiatives for mobile and embedded developers.He has also had developer articles published at MSDN.