The core components of Web application development for programmers using Microsoft technologies are ASP and IIS. With the new functionality in Visual Basic, developers can now write sophisticated server-side Web applications. Topics covered include: creating WebClasses; creating and using HTML templates; exploring WebClasses with the VB debugger; securing a Web site; handling errors; working with different browsers; caching data and caching objects; distributing applications over multiple servers; retrieving data from databases; maintaining state; using ADO; using ActiveX DLLs from WebClasses; writing Active Server Pages with VB; and using Microsoft Transaction Server with WebClasses.