What is the “.NET” in Windows CE .NET?
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 Extensible Markup Language (XML) Web services: small, discrete, building-block applications that connect to each other—in addition to other, larger applications—via the Internet. .NET connected software delivers what developers need to create XML Web services and stitch them together. The benefit to individuals is a seamless, compelling experience of sharing information. .NET technologies implemented in Windows CE .NET include XML, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Microsoft Passport, Microsoft Windows Messenger, and the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework, which increase developer productivity.