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<p>Visual Basic is the most popular programming language on the market today with most of its users focused on building some kind of enterprise database application, such as those that use the popular three-tier client/server architecture. This is where access to corporate databases is divided into the "client side" (the user's machine), the "middle tier" (where the database logic is processed), and the third tier (where the database actually lies). Visual Basic 6.0 now provides a wealth of features to support the enterprise developer deploying distributed applications over the TCP/IP - based (transmission control/internet protocol) networks that form the basis of both corporate Intranets and the Internet at large.<P>This book focuses on developing applications using Internet technologies for both skinny clients, where most of the computing is done on a central server, and thick clients, where most of the applications involve how to combine various techniques. Most other resources, such as the Visual Basic documentation, focus on individual product features, leaving the developer to stumble through how to combine all of these disparate techniques into useful applications. Kiely's book on the other hand shows the reader just how to merge all these different techniques into a seamless whole.</p>