Microsoft® .NET Kick Start

Introduction

What is Microsoft .NET? Because this book is all about Microsoft .NET, it is important to first understand what.NET is. .NET is a technology platform for development and deployment of business applications using a set of technologies—.NET Framework, multiple programming languages, tools (particularly Visual Studio .NET), applications (including Microsoft Office System), and server technologies (known as Windows Server System, earlier called .NET Enterprise Servers). It is also important to understand that currently most (except SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and BizTalk Server 2004) of the enterprise servers are built on top of Windows DNA technologies, although they do typically have integration and interoperability mechanisms with ...