Developing Web Applications

Windows DNA

Windows DNA architecture is Microsofts framework for building a new generation of n tier computing solutions. Windows DNA provides a framework for delivering solutions that meet the requirements of corporate computing, the Internet and intranets, and global electronic commerce, while reducing overall development costs.

The heart of Windows DNA is COM. Windows DNA architecture makes use of a common set of services, including Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Dynamic HTML (DHTML), Microsoft ActiveX controls, COM components, client-side and server-side scripting, transactions, security and directory services, database and data access, systems management and HTML, and component authoring environments. These services are exposed in a unified way through COM, which enables applications to interoperate and share components easily.

Windows DNA builds on the client-side services of the Microsoft Windows operating system and Microsoft Internet Explorer, on the distributed infrastructure of Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and the Microsoft BackOffice family, and on the companys integrated tools, such as the Microsoft Visual Studio development system. Because Windows DNA architecture uses open protocols and published interfaces, organizations can integrate third-party products and solutions. In addition, because Windows DNA architecture embraces an open approach to Web computing, it builds on the many important efforts at developing standards approved by bodies such as the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

For more information about Windows DNA, see https://www.microsoft.com/dna/ .