12th November 2000 Archive

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• Microsoft's big picture: Whistler, Blackcomb and .NET

  Special report We take a look at Bill's big .BET...

  Microsoft's .NET initiative can generally be seen as a view of the future where applications are broken down into online services that can be utilized over the Internet. These application services will be rented or leased. While packaged software isn't expected to disappear entirely, many believe that this new model will …

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• Whistler and Blackcomb – the Windows 2000 .NET future

  Special report Where the OS comes in

  Microsoft is working on two future releases of Windows 2000 that will maximize the integration of .NET Framework facilities. The two-stage release is designed to provide the earliest possible availability of major features. "Whistler," the code name for the next release of Windows 2000, is cirrently at beta 1 stage, and is …

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• The role of Visual Studio.NET

  The developer momentum card...

  The development of applications that take full advantage of .NET is critical to its ultimate success. Microsoft is preparing Visual Studio.NET for release in early 2001. There will be a number of significant changes available in this developer suite. The most important revolve around the new C# (C sharp) language that is a …

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• The component parts of .NET

  And why some of them look strangely familiar...

  In the long term, all applications software may well be provided as a service, subscribed to over the Internet. This will allow Microsoft and other software service providers to provide better customer service, transparent installation and backup, and a positive feedback loop into the product-development process. Software …

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