.NET Programming

.NET is a platform for building Web services and large-scale enterprise systems. Integrated across the Microsoft platform, .NET technology provides the ability to quickly build, deploy, manage, and use connected, security-enhanced solutions with Web services.

Why .NET

The Microsoft .NET platform is having a significant impact on the way applications are developed for the Internet. Employing open standards and Web service protocols, .NET greatly improves the interoperability of systems and helps companies more easily utilize applications and data from customers, suppliers and partners.

The .NET architecture, can help businesses better leverage the software assets they already have, and more rapidly add new software services and make them productive. It can also be employed to reduce application complexity and the related costs of developing and maintaining software

.NET Framework Technologies

The list of languages compatible with the .NET Framework is growing rapidly. Some of the most popular of those languages are as follows:

• Visual Basic .NET
• ASP.NET
• C#
• Managed/Unmanaged C++
• Visual C#
• Visual C++ .NET
• Visual J#

The technology has enabled early adopters to shorten time to market, speed development, streamline services, connect with customers, and gain a competitive edge.

The .NET framework offers a host of services, such as:

• Building Windows Desktop Applications
• Database Programming with SQL Server & ADO.NET
• Web Forms
• Web Server Controls
• XML Web Services & .NET Remoting
• Building Mobile Applications using the .NET Compact Framework (.NET CF)