Summary
.NET is a Web initiative taken by Microsoft to bring a common infrastructure to developers, end users, and businesses. This infrastructure can be used to develop Web-based applications that are scalable and interoperable. The two important technologies that .NET is based on are XML and SOAP.
The .NET environment consists of the .NET infrastructure and tools, .NET services, .NET device software, and the .NET user experience.
The Common Language Runtime (CLR) is the runtime environment provided by the .NET Framework. The Common Type System (CTS) provides an exhaustive list of types that are supported by the runtime.
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