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Q1: List the top 10 reasons to upgrade to Visual Studio .NET 2003.
1) Develop for devices
2) Use the .NET Framework 1.1
3) Upgrade Wizard
4) Integration of Visual J# .NET
5) Enterprise Instrumentation Framework (EIF)
6) XML Web Services Support
7) Improved Debugger
8) New ADO.NET Managed Providers
9) Online, Third-party Community Sites
10) Visual Studio .NET Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
Q2: Tell me more about reasons 1 to 5 to upgrade to Visual Studio .NET 2003?
1) Develop for devices:
With Visual Studio .NET 2003 you can now construct applications for a variety of mobile devices, including Pocket PCs, Tablet PCs, mobile phones, and more. Applications can be created using either Visual Basic® .NET 2003 or Visual C#® .NET 2003.
2) Use the .NET Framework 1.1:
In version 1.1, the Microsoft .NET Framework has been updated and modified to reflect user requests for enhanced security and performance.
3) Upgrade Wizard:
The popular upgrade wizard for moving Visual Basic 6.0 applications to Visual Basic.NET has been improved and now supports upgrading User Controls and Web Classes.
4) Integration of Visual J# .NET:
Visual Studio .NET 2003 includes Visual J#™ .NET, a development tool for Java-language developers who want to build applications and XML Web services using the .NET Framework.
5) Enterprise Instrumentation Framework (EIF):
Visual Studio .NET 2003 enables integration of the Enterprise Instrumentation Framework (EIF) to easily add run-time monitoring capabilities to any application.
Q3: Tell me more about reasons 6 to 10 to upgrade to Visual Studio .NET 2003?
6) XML Web Services Support:
Visual Studio .NET 2003 includes improved support for working with XML Web services, as well as support for the latest Web services standards including WS-Routing, WS-Security, WS-Attachments, and Direct Internet Message Encapsulation (DIME).
7) Improved Debugger:
An enhanced debugger displays more readable and intuitive views of data, helping you detect and fix errors in your code before deployment.
8) New ADO.NET Managed Providers:
New managed providers offer easy access to Oracle 7i, Oracle 8i, and ODBC data sources.
9) Online, Third-party Community Sites:
Gain knowledge and advice from the improved integrated Dynamic Help system, as well as a host of online, third-party community sites.
10) Visual Studio .NET Integrated Development Environment (IDE):
The enhanced Visual Studio .NET 2003 IDE provides improved start-up time, performance, and reliability.
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