.Net Framework to fit in small devices

Abstract

The .Net Compact Framework was released at the Comdex trade show, where Microsoft was also trying to make a splash with new business applications and consumer hardware products powered by its Windows operating system.

Microsoft Corp. has released long-awaited software that will allow applications designed around its .Net platform to run on portable computing devices. It also made available a test version of its suite of software development tools that can be used to build mobile applications.

The .Net Compact Framework was released at the Comdex trade show, where Microsoft was also trying to make a splash with new business applications and consumer hardware products powered by its Windows operating system. Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman and chief software architect, made a brief mention of .Net software during his keynote presentation at the Las Vegas show. The .Net Compact Framework is a subset of the .Net Framework, which is already available for Microsoft's desktop and server operating systems. The software is required to run Web-based applications developed using .Net tools, and is comparable to a Java Virtual Machine, the software required to run Java applications on PCs, servers and mobile devices.