This book was written with the enterprise developer in mind. Many of the examples and chapters are presented from the perspective of the application developer. Adeveloper will find that this book presents many concepts that he or she may want to implement. In many cases, the examples and services presented focus on the design of the implementation. The reader will come away from this book with a better understanding of how each of the .NET Enterprise Servers can be used to facilitate enterprise development. Many of us have the tendency to limit ourselves to the products and development tools we know. This book can help the reader extend his or her horizons to see what can be possible through the use of the .NET technologies and the .NET Enterprise Servers. Additionally, this book can be useful for information technology (IT) decision makers. It can help the reader determine the products that he or she may want to purchase and shows how those products would enhance the reader?s environment. Each chapter provides examples and an overview of the product presented. Decision makers will find this book valuable in purchasing new products and determining the appropriate use of the products in the organization. This book is not written from the perspective of a network administrator, but an administrator can take advantage of the book. The reader can get a better high-level understanding of the types of applications that can be created by his or her developers. This knowledge can be beneficial when it is time to evaluate new products or troubleshoot problems with existing solutions that use the .NET Enterprise Servers.