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The Microsoft .NET Strategy
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Microsoft's Newest Architecture Takes Shape |
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Overview |
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 As the Web continues to evolve, a new development model has emerged where software is viewed as a collection of readily available Web services that can be distributed and accessed via standard Internet protocols. The .Net platform was designed to support mission-critical e-commerce activities today and in the future. It was developed specifically to integrate entire applications in concert across disciplines and industries. The Web services provide a simple, flexible, standard-based model for binding applications together over the Internet that take advantage of existing infrastructure and applications. The .NET platform transforms the manner that companies interact with their customers and partners over the Internet, thereby affording businesses with increased efficiency and productivity. |
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To The Businesses |
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.NET services offers a new generation of software that will drive the Next Generation Internet. This advanced software will make information available any time, any place, on any device.
The power behind .NET is a shift in focus from individual Web sites to a new conflux of services that work together to deliver more comprehensive solutions. Essentially, this platform will change the way that computers and users interact. It will integrate employers, customers, and data and business applications into a cohesive, interactive union. This union of internal and external service's applications will connect corporate data with associated data from vendors and customers resulting in an unprecedented depth of functionality benefiting businesses with increased efficiency and productivity. In short, .NET promises a world of business without boundaries and offers unlimited potential for Internet operations. |
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To the Users |
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.NET is significant to developers because it allows them to create powerful applications for use by anyone, and it enables developers to transcend device boundaries and fully harness the connectivity of the Internet in their applications.
It is important to users and developers because it makes computers easier to use and far more functional. Notably, it frees them from artificial hardware constraints. With .NET user data lives on the Internet and can be integrated across applications. In addition, it allows users to make connections and complete transactions faster. Furthermore, .NET permits multiple, secure data feeds and frees users from the limitations that populate the Web today. The end results are less time-to-market, higher developer productivity, and higher quality software. |
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To the IT Professional |
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The .NET Web services model represents the next evolution of application development. Web service is an application that displays its properties programmatically over the Internet or intranet employing standard Internet protocols similar to Hpertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and Extensible Markup Language (XML). In other words, think of it as component programming over the Web.
The .NET platform provides a firm foundation for creating highly manageable applications for your business. By employing XML, the applications created on this platform will maintain their value as the infrastructure of the Web evolves.
In general, the central business elements of corporate applications will be locally managed. However, the services to support them-user authentication, user preference management, file storage, mail, calendar and the like-can be contracted seamlessly.
The Web services model delivers new software releases and updates and allows you to respond quickly to changes in your business needs. Management is effortless by taking advantage of this connectivity. |
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To learn more about Microsoft and their latest .NET accomplishments, please visit www.microsoft.com. |
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