Features Solve today's development problems more rapidly Quickly create powerful Windows and Web applications, easily deploy and maintain applications, and access data from a wider range of scenarios. Build powerful Windows applications in less time Build more responsive, powerful, and easy-to-deploy applications with control anchoring, an in-place menu editor, and more. Rapid Application Development for the Web* Use the Web Forms designer to quickly build true thin-client Web applications that intelligently render on any browser and on any platform.
*Important note Windows XP Home Edition is not supported for development of Web applications (Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows .NET Server 2003 is required). Easily deploy and maintain applications Difficulties with DLLs are a thing of the past with side-by-side versioning, XCOPY deployment, and auto-download of Windows applications. Fast development for mobile Web devices Visual Basic .NET 2003 features support for more than 200 mobile Web devices including mobile phones, pagers, and personal digital assistants (PDAs). | 
