Preface

This manual explains how to install, configure, use, and administer Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server that apply to operating systems. It covers the features of Oracle Database software that apply to the Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 operating systems.

This preface contains these topics:

Audience

This guide is intended for anyone who performs the following tasks:

Uses component object model (COM) components with Microsoft Transaction Server
Registers COM components as transactional and has Microsoft Transaction Server control the transaction
Uses client-side connection pooling in Microsoft Transaction Server
Uses .NET applications with Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server to access Oracle Database instances.

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Related Documents

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Many of the examples in this book use the sample schemas of the seed database, which is installed by default when you install Oracle. Refer to Oracle Database Sample Schemas for information on how these schemas were created and how you can use them yourself.

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