Feature Articles

An Introduction to Microsoft's Information Bridge Framework
One of the key benefits of Office System is the tighter integration between the Office products and XML.  This has enabled Smart Documents technology, document-based solutions that give users access to external data within the context of their Office application.  Microsoft is looking to extend the "vision" of bridging line-of-business applications with back-end systems through the Information Bridge Framework.  The Information Bridge Framework (IBF) is a collection of tools and guidelines for leveraging web services and bringing corporate data directly to desktop-based emails, spreadsheets, and documents.  This article will discuss the technology associated with the Information Bridge Framework and highlight some key business benefits.

Top Ten Visual Studio 2005 Enhancements for Windows Forms Development (Part II)
We’ve been providing feedback to the Windows Forms and Client Data development teams at Microsoft regarding the next release of the Visual Studio IDE, named Visual Studio 2005, and codenamed “Whidbey”. From our experience with the alpha versions of Visual Studio 2005, the overall theme is definitely improving developer productivity; doing more with fewer mouse-clicks and by writing less code. The following is the second half of a “top-ten” list of features that we have found to be most compelling to our current development projects.

Special Presentation: A Developer's Perspective on Smart Documents and Smart Tags
On Tuesday July 13th, KMA's Mauro Cardarelli will lead a session on Smart Documents and Smart Tags at the local Business Productivity Users Group.  The presentation will include an overview of the technical architecture and will include demonstrations.

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Worth Reading

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Report from the Field – Answers to Your SharePoint Questions
Over the last month, I’ve had the opportunity to speak at several events about Microsoft’s SharePoint Portal Server and Windows SharePoint Services. I’ve spoken with executives, business analysts, and developers. The popularity of this second generation product, across the organizational chart, has been very impressive. Having presented to almost 200 people, representing a myriad of corporations, as well as having visited and worked with several others, I’ve compiled a list of the most popular questions I’ve been asked. This article will detail those questions and my answers.

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About Knowledge Management Associates

Knowledge Management Associates applies its deep expertise in Microsoft technologies and tools to building custom, innovative business applications for clients in the areas of knowledge management, business intelligence, data and presentation solutions and emerging technologies. During the past five years, we've helped companies achieve significant improvements in business performance:

    • faster response time to customers
    • enhanced productivity (by minimizing ‘reinventing the wheel’)
    • improved sales and operational forecasting through better analysis tools
    • heightened employee morale through easy-to-use systems

Founded in 1995, KMA has a breadth and depth of experience not typically found in small IT companies. We are our clients’ trusted advisors and they value the highly responsive partnership relationship we bring to our engagements. Think of KMA as an extension of your IT organization, fluent in the latest development technologies and here for the long haul. We'll help you build, refine, update and maintain systems that leverage today’s advanced technologies to address today’s competitive challenges.

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