Microsoft SharePoint - Building Office 2003 Solutions

SCOT P. HILLIER

Copyright 2004 by Scot P Hillier

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For Nan, whose heart knows no boundaries

About the Author

Scot Hillier is the Vice President of DataLan Corporation, a Microsoft Gold-Certified partner located in White Plains, New York. Scot is the author of seven books on Microsoft Technologies written over the last ten years . In addition to writing, Scot can often be found presenting to analysts, decision makers , and developers; most recently, he appeared at the NASDAQ stock exchange with Mark Templeton, CEO of Citrix Systems, to support the launch of the MetaFrame Access suite. When not working, Scot can be found at home with his family playing games and taking walks. Scot can be reached at [e-mail] and support for this book may be found at www.sharepointstuff.com .

About the Technical Reviewer

Seth Bates is a Software Architect for DataLan Corporation, a Microsoft Gold-Certified partner in Collaborative Solutions located in White Plains, New York. He has over six years of experience engineering business solutions primarily using Microsoft technologies. With experience in all phases of the software engineering life cycle, Seth provides a broad mix of analysis, design, and implementation expertise to his work. Seth lives in Carmel, New York, with his wife, their new son, and their dog.

Acknowledgments

A book like this cannot be created without a significant amount of help from a great team. I'd first like to thank Karen Watterson, who was the first person to ever publish my work ”a small technical article ”and who was instrumental in getting me thinking about writing again after a two-year break. The book itself was driven by Jim Sumser, who did an outstanding job supporting the effort, editing the text, and generally answering all my little questions. Kylie Johnston functioned as the project manager for the book and made sure everything ran smoothly. I'd also like to give a special thanks to Seth Bates, who was the technical editor for the book. Seth read the book cover to cover and worked every exercise. His patience and attention to detail have gone a long way toward ensuring that the ultimate users of the book ”professional developers ”will have a smooth road to follow when learning SharePoint Portal Server. Thanks, Seth. Finally, I'd like to thank everyone else at Apress who had a hand in making this book a reality. It was a great experience for me.

I have always said that no one can be successful without the support of their family. In this regard, I am astonishingly fortunate. Nan, your love makes everything possible. You are truly a prayer answered . Ashley, you are a wonderful daughter . Thanks for letting me work and being considerate with requests to "reboot the Internet." Matt, I owe you a few games of "Rise of Nations" to make up for the lost time. Thanks for being such a great son.