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The Microsoft .NET Framework is the Windows developer platform that connects information, people, systems, and devices.

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StockTrader sample application
This application is an end-to-end sample application for .NET Enterprise Application Server technologies that illustrates many of the .NET enterprise development technologies for building highly scalable, rich "enterprise-connected" applications.

The Road to the Oslo Technologies
Microsoft's Oslo project aims at creating a unified platform for model-based, service-oriented applications. This new approach will affect the next versions of several products and technologies, including the Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft BizTalk Server, Microsoft System Center, and more. Visit the Oslo page to learn more.

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Beta: Now Available for Download
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Beta introduces more controls, streamlined setup, improved start-up performance, and powerful new features for graphics, client, database and Web development.

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5: Now Available for Download
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 contains many new features building incrementally upon .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0, and includes .NET Framework 2.0 service pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.0 service pack 1.