Jon Westfall
02-18-2006, 01:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/tour/vs2005_guided_tour/VS2005pro/Smart_Client/NETCFOverview.htm' target='_blank'>http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/t...TCFOverview.htm</a><br /><br /></div><i>"The .NET Compact Framework represents a major step forward in providing you with the tools and platform library support for building the next generation of smart device applications. Given that smart devices are expected to proliferate broadly over the next three years, this remains a critical area of development. Key areas of improvement in the .NET Compact Framework 2.0 are enhanced abilities for building user interfaces, a new mobile database engine and associated tools for creating data-centric applications more easily and significantly improved testing and deployment capabilities. In addition there are substantial emulator improvements, new core framework enhancements, and better COM Interop support and Managed Interfaces to D3D."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Kris-Feb06-VSTour2005.jpg" /><br /><br />If you're new to WM Development or just want to find out what the .NET CF is in general, Microsoft has put together a guided tour that you can use to explore the product, complete with video.