A control contains a set of [animated] pictures acting as multi-state buttons.

Usage of state machine and comprehensive XML description of control helps its user to considerably simplify control handling code.

A Windows application that does not export any program interface, may be converted to automation server with COM object(s) injected into the application process.

A sample of collaboration between MSRS service and WinForm application by means of WCF services.

A .NET WCF equipped component injected into automated process allows both local and remote clients to control the process and get its asynchronous events.

A WCF service wrapper is generated at runtime around a .NET or COM type to expose its interface.

The article presents the design of a WebService consisting of a general part and add-ins to process user's requests of different types. Such architecture simplifies dedicated add-ins allowing them to share general part facilities.

A way to remotely set permissions on folders in the Exchange Server using an Exchange SDK-based COM in-proc wrapped into a .NET class and exposed to a client with Remoting technique.