Microsoft.Net
Case Study: Microsoft .NET
Not until recently, the phrase .NET has been used to describe everything from a “vision for the future” to a family of products and services and even individual technologies. This paper provides a brief review of what exactly is .NET, followed by an investigation of the promises it holds and how it compares with its other alternative – Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE).
(A) Provide an Overview of the Microsoft .NET Platform based on web research
Microsoft .NET is a set of software technologies designed to connect information, people, systems, and devices . . The diagram below illustrates a more comprehensive view of the components that make up .Net . It consists of:
• Smart clients – that include PCs and devices (of various form factors – tablets, handhelds, etc.) capable of accessing data and services anywhere, anytime, any means. Examples include Windows CE.NET, XP, XP Embedded, and any other client capable of using XML web services or equipped with a browser.
• Applications – that can run on any platform communicating through XML web services to retrieve data or invoke methods. They could be VB applications running on Windows or Java applications on Linux.
• Developer tools, such as Microsoft Visual Studio.NET, that provides an easy, truly object-oriented integrated rapid application development environment for programming with the .NET Framework.
• .NET Framework – a programming model that enables easy development of Web-based applications, smart client applications, and XML Web services. The focus is on server side programming that leverages on standard protocols such as HTTP, SOAP and WSDL. This is orchestrated by UDDI services, authentication services (Passport) and translation services (BizTalk) to provide a secure and comprehensible interface to other businesses.
• Server Platform – the basic building block that supports the hosting and operation of the .NET framework...
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