Microsoft Developer Tools Roadmap 2002-2004
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Introducing: Visual Studio .NET "Everett"
One of the key drivers for the evolution of Microsoft development tools has always been to enable customers to get the most out of the Windows platform. With the arrival of the .NET Framework as an important addition to the Windows platform, developers needed a tool to address new platform capabilities: the new application integration model, XML Web services; the new distributed data model, Microsoft ADO.NET; new server-side application infrastructure, Microsoft ASP.NET; smart client Microsoft Windows Forms; mobile controls; and others. That tool is Visual Studio .NET.