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Overview/Description
To introduce web services and custom server controls for ASP.NET web development, and to explain error handling, configuration, deployment, and security for ASP.NET applications

Target Audience
Web developers with minimal experience using previous versions of Active Server Pages or similar technology, who wish to start working with Microsoft ASP.NET

Prerequisites
Familiarity with basic web technologies - HTML and HTTP; experience developing applications using an object-oriented language, such as Java, C++, or Microsoft Visual Basic; familiarity with the Microsoft Visual Basic .NET syntax

Specific areas in which ASP.NET has been improved are:

Productivity: You can easily and quickly create ASP.NET Web pages and applications using new ASP.NET server controls and existing controls with new features. New areas such as membership, personalization, and themes provide system-level functionality that would normally require extensive developer coding. Core development scenarios, particularly data, have been addressed by new data controls, no-code binding, and smart data-display controls.

Flexibility and extensibility: The enhanced ASP.NET architecture supports a broader range of Web applications. For example, all controls now feature integrated support for browsers and devices so that they support the type of functionality previously available in the MMIT. Many ASP.NET features are also extensible so that you can easily incorporate custom features into applications. The ASP.NET provider model, for example, provides pluggable support for different data sources.

Performance: Features such as pre compilation, configurable caching and SQL cache invalidation allow you to optimize the performance of your Web applications. Security: It is now easier than ever to add authentication and authorization to your Web applications.

Hosting: ASP.NET includes new features that make it easier to manage a hosting environment and create more opportunities for hosters to add value.
 
Completeness: New and existing features work in concert to allow you to create end-to-end scenarios that address real-world Web development challenges.

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