how to dial phone number using .NET?

Question

i've been searching for awhile on how to dial a phone number programmatically (using C#). i read an article about using Microsoft TAPI to do the job.. however i couldnt fully understand it..

so i was hoping to find alternative ways of doing it or a simpler tutorial than the one offered in msdn. or if possible a C# accessible sim-card reader, which could allow me to sms/dial numbers.