May 2001:

Redmond is showing off two new editions of Visual Studio.Net: Visual
Studio.Net Enterprise Architect and Visual Studio.Net Enterprise
Developer. They focus on three key areas: Software and database
modeling; development frameworks and templates; and Web services
testing. Beta 2 of Visual Studio.Net will be available around
mid-June, but Enterprise Architect and Enterprise Developer will not
be included in that release.

Read More About It Here

April 2001:

Download the Microsoft .NET Framework SDK   

Or order the SDK CD from:

April 2001:

.NET Framework, Visual Studio.NET, and ASP.NET Developer Resources

Feb 2001:

Microsoft has created 9 public newsgroups for discussing the new .NET technologies, including Visual Studio.net.

Feb 2001:

An in-depth overview of the .NET architecture, the .NET framwork and a review of C#

Check it out here

April 2001:

Order your copy of Visual Studio.NET Beta 1 from:

Nov 2000:

Preparing Your Visual Basic 6.0 Apps for the Upgrade to Visual Basic.NET  Provides recommendations for upgrading your applications to Visual Basic.NET, including information on the Visual Basic.NET Upgrade Tool and architectural guidelines for enabling a smooth upgrade from Visual Basic 6 to Visual Basic.NET. 

Nov 2000:

Introducing ADO+: Data Access Services for the Microsoft .NET Framework Presents the design motivations behind ADO+, as well as a brief introduction to the various classes in the two layers that comprise the ADO+ framework—the connected Managed Providers and the disconnected DataSet. 

Nov 2000:

Developers welcomed the release last week of the full beta version of Microsoft Corp.'s Visual Studio.Net tool suite as the first real opportunity, despite nagging compatibility questions, to build Web services. 

The platform is one of the first .Net pieces that the Redmond, Wash., company has begun to deliver. Microsoft officials here at Comdex said the beta is 90 percent complete, compared with a preview version released in July, which was about 60 percent complete

Nov 2000:

The first beta release of Visual Studio.Net has barely left the Redmond
nest, but Microsoft is already busy working on Beta 2. This version is aimed squarely at ASPs. 

Early next year, Microsoft plans to release Beta 2 of the .Net development kit and framework that incorporates security and code delivery features specifically for ASPs.

Read All About It Here

Nov 2000:

Java versus .Net debate heats up

Customers are more likely to use Java than .Net because it is considered more open, but if Sun Microsystems' language shows any weaknesses, companies would not hesitate to go with Microsoft. 

Nov 2000:

Microsoft Visual Studio.NET Beta 1 is now available. This release is the first chance for customers to take a look at the forthcoming innovations of Visual Studio.NET, which establishes a complete development environment for building applications on the Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft's next generation Web application development platform.

Oct  2000:

Oct 2000:

Oct  2000:

Visual Studio.NET Beta 1 is nearing completion and will soon be available to developers. This release will be the first chance for developers to take a look at the forthcoming innovations of Visual Studio.NET, which establishes a complete development environment for building applications on the Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft's next generation Web application development platform.

July 2000: