| Description: | The Microsoft .NET Framework Overview Briefing is a half-day presentation designed to give delegates an appreciation of IT and Web application development using the Microsoft .NET software framework. The Briefing presents an overview of the evolution of .NET from its COM, VB6 and C++ predecessors. It gives positive reasons for use of .NET in preference to its competitors.
The tools, languages and facilities available for .NET development are enumerated and described, as is the important area of Web Services, XML and SOAP technologies. The briefing covers the technology up to its present day version (2005), as well as presenting an overview of future of the .NET Framework.
The Briefing addresses .NET technology at a level comprehensible to managers, also dealing with wider issues of business requirements, impact of .NET developments on the business, the real cost of development/ownership of .NET applications, and important considerations of .NET application roll-out.
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| Audience | This Briefing is suitable for IT Managers, Directors and IT project managers who need a high-level understanding of the .NET framework, both from the technical/development perspective and from the standpoint of impact on and cost to the business. |
| Objectives | On completion of this Briefing, delegates will:
- Understand the .NET framework - Be in a position to select appropriate .NET technologies for their application deployment needs - Understand the features of the .NET platform - Have an insight into how to implement the architecture into their own organisations. |