Perform CRUD for todos/tasks/appointments from Outlook?

How can I perform CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) for todos/tasks/appointments/etc from Outlook. Does Microsoft have a data api like Google that I can use to intera开发者_JAVA技巧ct with Microsoft applications? I prefer this in C++ (Microsoft Visual C++), but Java will also work.

Here is a tutorial article which might be along the lines of what you are looking for: Automate Microsoft Outlook from C++