The capabilities and advantages of using the Microsoft .NET Framework are undeniable. It provides the ability to rapidly build, deploy, manage, and use connected, security-enhanced solutions with Web Services, enabling businesses to integrate their systems more rapidly and agilely and helping them realize the promise of information anytime, anywhere, on any device.
Microsoft has devoted a great deal of time and attention to making the various aspects of .NET technology interoperate across the Microsoft platform, and it shows in important areas such as enhanced performance, memory management, ease of deployment, and security. However, these benefits can be seriously compromised when developers are working in heterogeneous environments and have to build .NET applications that must integrate with non-Microsoft technologies.
