Microsoft .NET represents the next generation of software development, where applications evolve to services delivered over the network, and those services can be programmed and combined to create highly distributed, customized applications.

This CD contains all the software needed to set up a machine and begin building Microsoft .NET applications. The CD includes the Beta 2 release of the Microsoft .NET Framework SDK. You can use these tools to learn about the Microsoft .NET Framework technologies and to begin building highly scalable, programmable applications and services.