Chapter 20. Windows Distributed Network Architecture (DNA)

Microsoft developed the Windows Distributed interNet Application Architecture (Windows DNA) as a way to fully integrate the Web with the n-tier model of development. Windows DNA defines a framework for delivering solutions that meet the demanding requirements of corporate computing, the Internet, intranets, and global electronic commerce, while reducing overall development and deployment costs.

Windows DNA architecture employs standard Windows-based services to address the requirements of each tier in the multi-tiered solution: user interface and navigation, business logic, and data storage. The services used in Windows DNA, which are integrated through the Component Object Model (COM), ...

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