- (In chemistry, DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid.)Formerly known as DNA (Distributed interNet Applications Architecture), Microsoft's Web Solution Platform is a framework for fitting Windows and the PC into the 3-tier application concept.In addition to the Windows operating system and the Internet Explorer (IE) browser, Microsoft identifies these concepts, services, and products as part of its Web Solution Platform: - The Component Object Model (COM), including both:
- Microsoft's own COM and related technologies
- Industry specifications based on COM
- Presentation Services (the mechanics of managing the user interface) including:
- HTML and Dynamic HTML (DHTML)
- Script languages
- Components (such as windows, icons, task bars, and so forth)
- Win32
- Application Services
- The Internet Information Server (IIS, part of the Windows NT Web server)
- Microsoft Message Queue Server (MSMQ)
- Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS)
- Data Access Services
- Windows System Services
- Directory
- Security
- Management
- Networking and Communications
- Other Tools
- VisualStudio (a visual programming interface)
- FrontPage (a WYSIWYG Web page building tool)
- Microsoft BackOffice
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