Are you a developer new to Microsoft and curious about the tools we offer to help build applications for small businesses? Then this is the place for you. Here you can explore and evaluate cost-efficient software solutions designed to help you meet typical small business challenges. To get you started, a series of common development tasks are presented that involve working with a sample application for a small business called Wingtip Toys. Each one includes video, hands-on labs, and the use of free products that you can download.
Watch A Video: Wingtip Toys Sample Application Overview
Integrate DataEfficiently extract customer data that exists in various formats, clean it up and transform it into a consistent format that can be imported and utilized for reporting.
Create ReportsTake full advantage of Microsoft Office Excel and SQL Server Reporting Services to give your customers powerful reports – including pivot tables, charts and interactivity – that they can update and share internally or online.
Build Web ApplicationsQuickly develop static Web sites for customers in need of a simple online presence or leverage the ASP.NET platform and Visual Studio to create dynamic, interactive Web sites with deep customization.
Build Windows ApplicationsCreate applications that small businesses can run on their existing Windows-based infrastructure, enabling them to manipulate and then synchronize data both internally and externally.
Deploy and Secure Your Applications Ensure the Windows and Web applications you develop can be fully utilized by your customers once deployed and that data housed in an online environment is well-secured.
Working with Small Business Server 2003 Learn about Windows Small Business Server 2003, how it could fit within your small business solution and be used as a platform for building new applications.