Chris Mayo

More and more, enterprise users are moving into mobile work scenarios in which a network connection is not always possible and the traditional PC is too cumbersome. In order to reach such users, we as developers need to get our skills and systems up to speed with mobile development. .NET provides the tools and infrastructure to do just that with the addition of the .NET Compact Framework and Smart Device Extensions for Visual Studio .NET 2003. Since mobile users don't always have access to data servers, mobile systems need to store enterprise data locally to the device and have a means to get data modifications back to the server. SQL Server CE 2.0 (SSCE 2.0) provides both of these capabilities to VS.NET 2003 developers. In this article we'll show you how to use the .NET ... (more)

Securing Enterprise Data Transfer with SQL Server CE

In the first article in this series, "Accessing Enterprise Data from SQL Server CE" [.NETDJ, Vol. 1, issue 6], we constructed a solution that allowed us to provide enterprise data access to mobile devices while in a disconnected environment using Visual Studio .NET 2003, the .NET Compact Framework, and SQL Server CE 2.0. Providing mobile users offline access to their enterprise data, alo... (more)