The comprehensive "on-the-desk" reference for developers who want to craft collaborative business solutions with Microsoft Exchange

This comprehensive reference shows how to build next-generation enterprise messaging and collaboration solutions-and how to extend them to corporate Web portals-with code and instruction straight from the source. Author Thomas Rizzo, who has worked on the Exchange and Microsoft Outlook teams, demonstrates how to exploit the power of Exchange Server 2003, Outlook 2003, and tools such as Microsoft Windows SharePoint™ Services, SPS v1 and v2 to incorporate content searching, subscriptions, and in-line discussions into document-management and information-sharing applications.

• Explains how to harness the enhanced collaborative functionality of Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003, including knowledge management, information publishing, and search capabilities
• Offers practical how-to examples for exploiting the power of collaborative tools such as Outlook 2003 and Windows SharePoint Services, SPS v1 and v2
• Also covers the Exchange Conferencing Server and Digital Dashboards
• Features sample applications and the entire book on CD-ROM for supplemental reference and study

Contents

• Introduction to collaborative systems
  • A broader definition of collaboration
  • Exchange server as a platform for collaboration
• Building Outlook applications
  • Folders, fields, and views
  • Office COM add-ins
  • The account tracking application
  • Developing smart tags and smart doucments
• Exchange server development
  • Web fundamentals and server security
  • Collaboration data objects
  • Advanced CDO topics and tips
  • Programming exchange server using ADSI
  • Web services and exchange
  • The training application
  • Exchange server and XML
  • Server events, workflow, and security
  • CDO for exchange management and Windows management instrumentation
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Web storage system forms, Outlook Web Access, and System.Web.Mail