Before you learn about anything in .NET, you should undertand how’s its structure. This chapter takes a brief look at Microsoft .NET and the Microsoft .NET Platform. It then describes the .NET Framework design goals and introduces you to the components of the .NET Framework Microsoft announced the .NET intitiative in July 2000 The .NET platform is a new development framework with: A new programming interface to Windows services and APIs COM+ component services the ASP web development framework A commitment to XML and object-oriented design Supporting for new web services protocols such as SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI A focus on the Internet. | Chapter 1. .NET OVERVIEW Do Thi Ngoc Quynh HaNoi University of Technology 3. Data Types 2008 © 2008 Microsoft Objectives “ Before you learn about anything in .NET, you should undertand how’s its structure. This chapter takes a brief look at Microsoft .NET and the Microsoft .NET Platform. It then describes the .NET Framework design goals and introduces you to the components of the .NET Framework. ” Introduction Overview of the .NET flatform Overview of the .NET framework 3. Data Types 2008 © 2008 Microsoft Part 1 Introduction Agenda Introduction Product groups Introduction Microsoft announced the .NET intitiative in July 2000 The .NET platform is a new development framework with: A new programming interface to Windows services and APIs COM+ component services the ASP web development framework A commitment to XML and object-oriented design Supporting for new web services protocols such as SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI A focus on the Internet Product groups The . | Chapter 1. .NET OVERVIEW Do Thi Ngoc Quynh HaNoi University of Technology 3. Data Types 2008 © 2008 Microsoft Objectives “ Before you learn about anything in .NET, you should undertand how’s its structure. This chapter takes a brief look at Microsoft .NET and the Microsoft .NET Platform. It then describes the .NET Framework design goals and introduces you to the components of the .NET Framework. ” Introduction Overview of the .NET flatform Overview of the .NET framework 3. Data Types 2008 © 2008 Microsoft Part 1 Introduction Agenda Introduction Product groups Introduction Microsoft announced the .NET intitiative in July 2000 The .NET platform is a new development framework with: A new programming interface to Windows services and APIs COM+ component services the ASP web development framework A commitment to XML and object-oriented design Supporting for new web services protocols such as SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI A focus on the Internet Product groups The platform consists of four separate product groups: Development tools - A set of languages: Visual , C#, VB Specialized servers - A set of .NET Enterprise Servers: SQL Server 2000, Exchange 2000, BizTalk 2000 Web services - An offering of commercial web services: HailStorm Devices - New .NET-enabled non-PC devices: from cell phones to game boxes Part 2 Overview of the .NET flatform “ This part shows you an overview of the .NET flatform, its architecture and what’re its main components “ Agenda .NET flatform architecture .NET flatform main components .NET flatform architecture The Microsoft .NET Platform consists of five main components, as shown in the figure .NET flatform main components (1) At the lowest layer lies the operating system (OS): As part of the .NET strategy, Microsoft has promised to deliver more .NET device software to facilitate a new generation of smart devices On top of the operating system: Is a series of .NET Enterprise Server products that