What will ASP.NET do for my business?
Out of the Box
Out of the box, ASP.NET will do nothing and everything for you. What I mean by
this is that, unlike say Microsoft Office, you don't install it and start using it
straight away. Rather, it is the platform on which web based applications
run. ASP.NET is the foundation you build on. Its a tool on which you'll build your
ideas for your original online presence, intranet, web application etc.
A Sound Decision
Basing your company's intranet/internet web site on ASP.NET is a sound decision.
ASP.NET is Microsoft technology which means it is well supported by the software
development commnunity & you are guaranteed a large base of software developers
to keep your company not only running, but moving forward rapidly.
Imagination is the Limit
ASP.NET based web sites, intranet's, and web applications are empowered with
capabilities that are just waiting to be exploited. Your imagination is the limit
to where you can take your ASP.NET based web site. But unlike its forerunners,
ASP.NET's features are quick and easy to take advantage of, they don't require
months of expert programming.
Lowering Barriers
Developers are highly productive when working in an ASP.NET environment. This will reduce your
time-to-market, and lower your development costs. Furthermore, ASP.NET lowers the barriers
to entry in the web application market by lower the cost of developing rich applications.
Ideas which were not economically viable
just a few years ago are now back on the agenda. Furthermore, small to medium sized businesses
can now utilise technologies that until now have been the domain of the big boys.
What Is ASP.NET ?
A Web Application Platform
ASP.NET is Microsoft's core
Web Application platform
and offers an incredible array of powerful
tools for developers to produce rich, interactive, secure, fast
web sites with dynamic content.
Active Web Content
ASP means Active Server Pages, because the web pages produced by ASP have can have
dynamic content (eg. generated from a database), and because the pages can interact readily
with users through visual elements that can accept input and interaction
with users.
A Powerful Platform
The .NET part refers to the Microsoft .NET platform which is a platform on which nearly all
future Microsoft applications will be based. The .NET platform is extremely powerful and offers
developers the opportunity to do more in far less time than ever before, and with
less likelihood of error. Users and businesses benefit from this with better,
cheaper applications with more features, more robustness, better security, shorter time-to-market, and the ability
to respond quickly to changing requirements.
Investing in ASP.NET
I have come to see Microsoft's ASP.NET as the leading web technology of today.
I have put my faith in this technology by investing considerable time &
effort developing my skills in this area. So far I have not been disappointed by what the
technology offers, and the opportunities it gives me as a developer.