Funny, just got out of a meeting with MS about .net. I would suggest getting your MS rep out there to the developers and infrastructure groups to see what .net provides for both areas. Your basically looking at XML Web Services that will allow you Rapid Application Development and cross platform communication. There are four parts to .net: Clients, Servers, XML Web Services and Developer tools
We just got the developer pitch today (kind of understood what was going on) and will get the infrastructure part later (my area). But .net as far as I can figure is a family of development and server products. Exchange 2000 is one of the .net applications but I don't think Terminal Services really changes much between Win2K and .net servers. Biztalk Server, Share Point Portal Server, Exchange 2000, SQL 2000, etc. are all part of the 12 server products that will be available. There are also the development platforms Visual Studio .net, etc. Ken --- Ken Leyba Windows/Exchange System Administrator California State University Dominguez Hills > -----Original Message----- > From: Thompson, Elizabeth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 5:00 PM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: .net questions > > > Situation: > > Our web committie (i am not involved) meet and decided there > was no need to > go to .net for web at this time, becuase they could do everything they > needed to with out it. "not that great, can do the same stuff myself" > > no-tech manager "a" then went to non-tech higher up "b" (my > boss's boss) and > said "what! we need to go to .net, as MS says it is the next > best thing!" > > non-tech higher up "b" (my boss's boss) said to my boss "what > is up with > .net and why aren't we going to it? MS is advertizing it all > over the place! > we need to get it!" > > my boss said - Find OUT what is going on! > > I went to technet and MS and now the lists. > > Per MS it is a XML web serivce which somehow has > servers....MS site was not > clear on how it worked. The Technet article were better on > told me that .net > is a programming framework to link web and "traditional" > server systems > together to enable better flow of information. > > Am I correct in my undertsanding? > > Is .net server a true NOS based or is is just web services? > > My undertanding is that it is not offically released yet, is > that correct? > > Is anyone beta testing it? If so what problems have they > found with Exchange > and Terminal services? I thought I read from one of my lists > that there were > issues with exchange?????? > > > Who is planning on going to it? > > > Thanks For Your Help. > > Elizabeth Thompson > Service and Support Tech > CCBC - Catonsville > > List Charter and FAQ at: > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
