Microsoft .NET Compact Framework readied
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Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates on Wednesday will announce the worldwide launch of .Net Compact Framework, a tool that lets developers bring Microsoft's .Net technology to mobile devices, according to a company executive.
The framework will let developers extend the capabilities of .Net, such as Web services support, to mobile devices, said David Rasmussen, lead product manager for .Net Mobility Developer Platform at Microsoft, in an interview before Gates' opening keynote at the Microsoft Mobile Developer Conference, being held here alongside the CTIA Wireless trade show. The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework provide a consistent development model through a single tool set, Visual Studio .Net, so developers can easily extend PC applications to mobile devices, he said.