Use Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Developer to:
- Test applications easily, including web services; using Application Center Test (ACT).
- Share source code and design documents with integrated Microsoft Visual SourceSafe® 6.0d.
- Use Microsoft .NET-connected reference applications. Learn how to design and structure .NET-connected applications with end-to-end reference applications, including design documents, models and sample code.
Developers using Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer will benefit from:
- A productive team development environment. Development teams can safely version and share source code and documentation using Microsoft Visual SourceSafe. Development guidelines and best practices can be shared across development teams using XML-based Template Description Language and Enterprise Template projects. Development teams can analyse performance and scalability of XML web services and applications using Application Center Test (ACT).
- The ability to build scalable and secure XML web services and applications. Rapidly build, test and deploy scalable and reliable enterprise applications that harness the power of servers, including full-featured developer versions of Microsoft Windows® Server 2003 and Microsoft SQL Server. Visually build server-side and database components using Server Explorer, Component Designer and Visual Database Tools. Use the new web Services Development Kit (WSDK) to support several core Web service scenarios, including message-based security (WS-Security).
- A scalable, dependable platform for distributed applications. Create secure, reliable, high-performance applications using the Visual Studio .NET 2003 integrated development environment (IDE) and the Windows Server 2003 programming model. Choose from a broad range of integrated third-party tools.