Inside Microsoft: How Microsoft IT uses Excel Services and Open XML in an Office Business Application to support Microsoft's top executives

Learn how Microsoft IT moved Microsoft Office Excel 2007-based reporting UI that supports top level corporate executive decision making process to the Web leveraging Excel Services. Find out how Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 makes it easy to connect Microsoft SQL 2005 databases and Analysis Services with Excel Web Access. Learn about integration of InfoPath forms with automation and encrypted data connection to collect user inputs for commentary and collaboration. Discover how Office Open XML file format allows you to manipulate server side workbooks to provide end users with a secure scorecard viewing experience in the browser and not sacrifice Excel 2007 rich client functionality while meeting the requirement of no client side code install. Get familiar with advanced features of Excel Web Access.