For the past two years at Tech 2002 -- an annual conference for technical and developer partners working with Microsoft Business Solutions -- Microsoft .NET has been the focal point of many keynotes, round tables and strategy sessions. , Microsoft .NET-connected software simplifies the connecting of systems and devices, and augments on-site solutions with external Web services. While .NET remains a hot topic at this year's Tech 2002, which began here Sunday, the message is a little different. With the unveiling of the Microsoft Business Framework -- a series of development tools, classes and runtime files that sit on top of the .NET Framework -- Microsoft .NET actually made an appearance at the conference. For the nearly 700 attendees of Tech 2002, .NET-fueled code samples and new applications earmarked the beginning of an exciting new time for developing business solutions.
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