Provide implementation

Built with Design time in mind

COM meets .NET

No touch deployment – click, download, run (no registration required)

Versionable

no side effects

smart caching

auto update

Secure

Web service aware

Data aware

Verifiable code

Allows controls without registering, low impact

No IE Security Dialogs

Prevents controls from doing harm

Dependent components are automatically downloaded

Check permissions of the container’s security settings

New Objects

Link Label

Toolbox

Error Provider

GDI+ Effects

Flat look

Advanced Layout

Docking

Auto Size

Anchoring

Visual Forms Inheritance

Printing Support

Accessibility Support

Extensible Controls

Easy to add design time behavior

Can host ActiveX Controls and can be hosted by ActiveX Controls

Flexible licensing

Controls inherit forms Font property

Allows handling of inheriting events for controls

Property procedures now include GET/SET inclusive

Skin like effects

Programmer code to invoke via standard web protocols

.NET does the plumbing

Use URL call to invoke a method ASP+ uses .ASMX

SOAP -> DISCO -> SCL -> ASMX ->XSD

Basic

http GET

http POST

supports integers, strings, and arrays

Default

Structures

Enumerations

Classes

XML DataSets

Arrays

Most forms of security supported

Asynchronous calls available

Works on all platforms

DCOM needs the following ports open 135, and 1025-65000

SOAP just needs port 80

SDL Wizard