Microsoft .NET is a set of Microsoft software technologies for connecting your world of information, people, systems, and devices. It enables an unprecedented level of software integration through the use of XML Web services: small, discrete, building-block applications that connect to each other as well as to other, larger applications via the Internet.
What is Microsoft Visual Studio .NET?
Visual Studio .NET is the comprehensive tool set for rapidly building and integrating XML Web services, Microsoft Windows-based applications, and Web solutions.
What is the Microsoft .NET Framework?
The Microsoft .NET Framework is the comprehensive tool set for rapidly building and integrating XML Web services, Microsoft Windows-based applications, and Web solutions.