Feature Articles

An Introduction to VSTO 2005 (Visual Studio Tools for the Office System)
Heard the buzz about VSTO 2005?  Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System is a new component in the next version of Visual Studio.  It promises to fundamentally change how Office-based applications are written.  No more VBA!  VSTO provides a robust, .NET-based environment for building business applications using classic Office programs like Word and Excel.  This article provides an overview of some of the key VSTO features.

So You Want To Be an InfoPath Developer ... 
There’s a widely-held belief in the Microsoft development community that InfoPath forms development requires little or no development effort. Granted, building the simplest data entry form with InfoPath requires no coding and is little more than a “drag-and-drop” exercise. However, to reap the full benefits of InfoPath such as SharePoint, BizTalk, and Web Services integration requires custom programming and specialized knowledge in a number of areas.

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A Strategy for Getting the Right Information to Your Manager

Jack Rockart, a Senior Lecturer Emeritus at the MIT Sloan School and one of the driving forces behind seminal IT concepts like critical success factors (CSFs) and executive support systems (ESS), has just written an article that outlines how an organization can implement a strategy to deliver this important information to managers and knowledge workers. The article is called, “Information: Let’s Get it Right” and was published in the MIS Quarterly Executive (MISQE). In this newsletter article, I will summarize the approach that Jack Rockart advocates.

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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 ten years, we've helped companies achieve significant improvements in business performance through:

    • 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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