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Wim Coorevits
Wim Coorevits
Hi, I'm Wim Coorevits, trainer at U2U. I've always had a weak spot for combining business with IT. That's why my main interests are Dynamics CRM and SQL Server Business Intelligence (or should I say Customer Intelligence?).
Ofcourse, the above would not be possible without a profound interest for .NET development. My focus here is on Windows and Web Applications, but for some real fun I turn to the Compact Framework for Mobile Development. ;)
 
 

Courses

These are some of the courses that I give for U2U.
  • Participants will learn to create rich and smart client Windows applications using Microsoft Visual Studio . Topics: Introducing the .NET Framework 2.0. Introduction to Windows Forms and the System.Windows.Forms namespace. Working with Multiple Windows Forms. Using Windows Controls. Creating re-usable components: user controls, assemblies, forms libraries. Using validation controls to validate user input. ADO.NET 2.0 for manipulating Enterprise Data. Accessing data by using the built-in data access tools in Visual Studio . Building and calling a XML Web services. Transferring Data using XML. GDI Plus. Configuring and deploying Smart Client applications.

  • This five-day, instructor-led course will teach programmers and (beginning) Web developers the fundamentals of Web site implementation by using Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 and 3.5 and Microsoft Visual Basic .NET or Microsoft Visual C#. This course focuses on using the Microsoft Visual Studio environment and the Microsoft .NET platform to build a complete Web application: Creating an ASP.NET Web Application Project by using Visual Studio . Adding server controls to an ASP.NET page. Adding functionality to an ASP.NET page. Using the debugging features of Visual Studio . Using validation controls to validate user input. Using Master Pages. Accessing data by using the built-in data access tools in Visual Studio . Using Microsoft ADO.NET to access data in a Web application. Accomplishing complex data access tasks from a Web application. Creating a user control. Storing application and session data in variables or in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and databases. Securing a Web application. Working with Web Parts to create customizable portal-style pages. Personalizing and theming a Web Site with User Profiles and Themes. Building a XML Web service. Calling a XML Web service from a Web application and incorporating the returned data into a Web site. Configuring and deploying an ASP.NET application.

  • This 5-day course will cover the whole development process needed to create successful distributed .NET enterprise applications using Visual Studio . Students will be guided through the creation of a complete application from begin to end. Topics: Designing Service-Oriented Enterprise Applications. Introduction to Windows Forms. Using Windows Controls. Reusability in Windows Forms. Consuming and Building XML Web Services. ADO.NET 2.0 for manipulating Enterprise Data. Working with DataSets in a Service-Oriented Applications. Building Business and Data Components. Building reusable business components. Building the Data Access Layer. Accelerating development with Application Blocks. Transferring Data using XML. Extending the Presentation Layer with a Web Interface. Accessing Business Logic using .NET Remoting. Deployment of an Enterprise Application.

  • Covers MCTS and MCPD exams 70-536 "Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0—Application Development Foundation". Topics: Developing applications that use system types and collections. Implementing service processes, threading, and application domains in a .NET Framework application. Embedding configuration, diagnostic, management, and installation features into a .NET Framework application. Implementing serialization and input/output functionality in a .NET Framework application. Improving the security of the .NET Framework applications by using the .NET Framework 2.0 security features. Implementing interoperability, reflection, and mailing functionality in a .NET Framework application. Implementing globalization, drawing, and text manipulation functionality in a .NET Framework application.

  • Covers MCTS and MCPD 70-526 "Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Windows-Based Client Development". Topics: Creating a UI for a Windows Forms Application by Using Standard Controls. Integrating Data in a Windows Forms Application. Implementing Printing and Reporting Functionality in a Windows Forms Application. Enhancing Usability. Implementing Asynchronous Programming Techniques to Improve the User Experience. Developing Windows Forms Controls. Configuring and Deploying Applications.

  • Covers MCTS and MCPD 70-528 "Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Web-Based Client Development". Topics: Creating and Programming a Web Application. Integrating Data in a Web Application by Using ADO.NET, XML, and Data-Bound Controls. Creating Custom Web Controls. Tracing, Configuring, and Deploying Applications. Customizing and Personalizing a Web Application. Implementing Authentication and Authorization. Creating ASP.NET Mobile Web Applications.

  • Creating and managing Analysis Services cubes, using features such as translations, Key Performance Indicators and calculated members. Processing cubes, designing aggregations, deciding upon which type of storage is optimal. Setting up data mining models, processing and analysing these models, and creating PREDICTION JOIN queries for client side querying of these models.

  • This 5-day course is intended for power users and key users new to Dynamics CRM 4.0. In the first 2 days you learn about the use of Dynamics CRM and its out-of-the-box features for Marketing, Sales and Service Management: Technology overview; Marketing Automation; Sales Management; Service Management; Service Scheduling. The last 3 days are devoted to the configuration and customization of Dynamics CRM: CRM Customization Spectrum; Planning Customizations for a Microsoft CRM Implementation; Applying Form Customizations using the Microsoft CRM Customization Tools; Planning, creating and configuring Custom Entities in Microsoft CRM; Planning, creating, configuring and maintaining Workflow Rules and Sales Processes; Understanding how client-side scripts are used on Form and Field events in Microsoft CRM. Using Iframe to integrate other applications; Adding custom menus, navigation items and buttons to Microsoft CRM; Customizing the Microsoft CRM Navigation Pane;. Recognizing opportunities to extend Microsoft CRM. Creating and Customizing Microsoft CRM Reports using SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services;

  • This 5-day course is targeting developers who have none or limited Dynamics CRM development skills. Topics: Extending Dynamics CRM with .NET. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 as a Business Platform: Application Architecture. SOA. Server SDK – Extending CRM Functionality and Integrating with other Systems. Application SDK and Client Extensibility - Extending and Enhancing the Functionality of the User Interface Extending CRM with Plug-ins and Custom Business Logic. Using .NET Workflow Foundation to Enable Business Process Automation. Offline SDK - Working With CRM Offline. Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Solutions for Dynamics CRM 4.0: Using Dynamics CRM 4.0 Plug-Ins to interact with MOSS 2007. Using the Dynamics CRM SOA to interact with Dynamics CRM from MOSS 2007. Using the Iframe capabilities in Dynamics CRM 4.0. Overviewing and Using of the MOSS 2007 Object Model. Workflows in Dynamics CRM and MOSS 2007.

  • This 2-day course is targeting developers who have none or limited Dynamics CRM development skills. Topics: Using Dynamics CRM 4.0 Plug-Ins to interact with MOSS 2007. Using the Dynamics CRM SOA to interact with Dynamics CRM from MOSS 2007. Using the IFrame capabilities in Dynamics CRM 4.0. Overviewing and Using of the MOSS 2007 Object Model. Workflows in Dynamics CRM and MOSS 2007.

  • This 3-day workshop is targeting Dynamics CRM developers who want to learn about Microsoft BI and its possibilities on top of Dynamics CRM 4.0. Topics: Using SQL Server Reporting Services Reports (SSRS) to build reports and display information in the CRM web client. Exporting data from CRM - how to link CRM with the back office systems using Plug-ins. Importing/Exporting data to and from CRM using Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). Using SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) to populate a data warehouse that pulls data from CRM to produce cube(s) ready for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Connecting Excel to the cube and using actions to open CRM form for the appropriate Account. Building KPIs using the Business Intelligence Development Studio (Visual Studio) and show them in MOSS via SSAS web parts. Data mining. Using Iframes to show Excel services web page that shows BI. Office PerformancePoint Server 2007.

 
 
 

Presentations

Here are some of the presentations I've done. You'll be able to download my slides and demos here.
  • December 2007 - MSDN Evening Session : Combining the strength of Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007 with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0
    Both Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server are often propagated as Business Application Platforms. And although we sometimes have to make a choice between these technologies, there is a an alternative: let them join forces; combine the strengths of both products into one integrated solution. In this session we will explore the different integration possibilities and their implementation.