COM+ is the development platform for today and for the Microsoft® .NET Platform of tomorrow. Whether you work with Microsoft Visual C++® or Visual Basic® development systems, COM+ empowers you to write transaction-capable applications in a fraction of the development time and cost of other enterprise solutions. This five-volume COM+ DEVELOPER'S REFERENCE LIBRARY is your one-stop resource for COM+, providing precise information for using this powerful programming tool to build scalable and robust applications for distributed computing frameworks. It fully documents the Component Object Model (COM) and COM+, Automation, and ActiveX® controls the core technologies behind COM+ application development. By grouping objects and components into COM+ applications, you can build better enterprise tools for all your e-commerce, online information tracking, messaging, resource planning, publishing, and knowledge management needs. And by deploying COM+ applications across multiple machines, administrators and developers can launch critical line-of-business programs, access data in legacy systems, and streamline their middle-tier application design. This well-organized reference library concentrates all the essential COM and COM+ reference materials in one place and is thoroughly indexed to help you find the topics you need fast. Each guide also contains its own comprehensive glossary of COM+ terms. This essential reference collection includes: