Microsoft^® .NET, the newest family of Microsoft products, will drive the next generation Internet by making information available anytime, anywhere, on any device. .NET Enterprise Servers let you integrate and Web-enable your enterprise today while building the foundation for the next generation of Internet applications. These servers deliver the reliability, performance, scalability, and manageability required by enterprise solutions.

Microsoft designed the .NET Enterprise Servers to help companies rapidly integrate and orchestrate services and applications into a single, comprehensive solution. .NET Enterprise Servers are designed with performance in mind, and are built from the ground up for interoperability using open Web standards such as Extensible Markup Language (XML). The .NET Enterprise Servers, along with the Microsoft Windows^® 2000 platform, supply the foundation for developing and managing applications for the .NET platform. .NET is accessible by any device, at any time, from any place—and is fully programmable and customizable.

The .NET Enterprise Servers include the following:

• Microsoft Application Center 2000: The deployment and management tool for high-availability Web applications built on Windows 2000.

• Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000: Orchestrate business processes and Web services within and between organizations.

• Microsoft Commerce Server 2000: The solution for quickly building an effective online business.

• Microsoft Exchange 2000: The reliable, easy-to-manage messaging and collaboration solution for bringing users and knowledge together.

• Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000: Integration components for host systems.

• Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000: Integrated firewall and Web cache server built to make the Web-enabled enterprise safer, faster, and more manageable.

• Microsoft Mobile Information 2001 Server: The reliable and scalable platform for wireless solutions that brings mobile users and information together—anytime, anywhere, on any device.

• Microsoft SQL Server 2000: The complete database and analysis solution for delivering scalable Web applications.