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A definite guide to developing applications by an industry expert, Beginning Sharepoint 2010 Development is of paramount importance to understand the fundamental concepts and practices of Microsoft Sharepoint 2010. Summary Of The Book Beginning Sharepoint 2010 Development is a business collaboration platform. Aimed at leveraging solutions development, this book provides an inside-out understanding of Sharepoint 2010. This book contains information that can enable the readers to make the best and optimum use of the many features of Sharepoint 2010. Sharepoint 2010 comprises of a host of features which were not a part of the version that came out in 2007. While the book does not delve into Sharepoint 2007, it talks extensively about the Sharepoint Server 2010 and Sharepoint Foundation 2010. New features like custom workflow and cloud-based development, along with social media features and web content management have been dealt with comprehensively in this book. It is an ideal introductory guide which is divided into three parts. The first part of Beginning Sharepoint 2010 Development contains two chapters that provide an introduction to Sharepoint 2010. The second part acquaints the readers with the various developer tools available in Sharepoint 2010 and how these tools can be used used to perform different developer tasks, and deploying Web parts, amongst other things The third part covers advanced topics like securing the Sharepoint applications and integration of Office applications with Sharepoint. Beginning Sharepoint 2010 Development is a perfect pick for those who are keen to learn developing for Sharepoint from the very beginning. An interested reader must possess a few years’ programming experience along with a functional understanding of .NET programming and web development. About Steve Fox Steve Fox in an authority figure in the IT industry, especially in areas like search technology, natural language, Microsoft Office, Sharepoint, and Cloud Computing. He has worked with Microsoft for over a decade.  Other books written and co-written by him include Sharepoint And Windows Azure, Professional Office Business Application Development, Professional Microsoft Sharepoint 2007 Development Using Microsoft Silverlight 2, and a work of fiction titled The Disambiguated. Fox pursued his undergraduate studies from Trent University and received a master’s degree in Technical and Scientific Communication from the University of Warwick. He also holds a Phd on Social Computing from the University of Washington. Fox is also a popular technology speaker. He enjoys watching movies and passionately supports the ice-hockey team Buffalo Sabres. Fox lives in Redmond, Washington.