Windows Server 2003 R2 Reviewer's Guide Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2

ASP.NET 2.0

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  Efficiently managing ASP.NET 2.0 Web sites and applications is simpler. A new configuration API allows administrators to write scripts that automate provisioning, deployment, and management. Additionally, a new MMC plug-in integrated with IIS 6.0 enables GUI-based administration of all ASP.NET configuration settings giving the user with integrated set of management tools for IIS and ASP.NET administration. With the Health Monitoring API, developers can add granular event-level analysis functionality to their applications which enables real-time tracing and stats of running applications.
  
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  ASP.NET 2.0 introduces a number of new features for implementing high performance solutions. First, Web Sites can now be pre-compiled to enhance performance and responsiveness or to protect intellectual property by deploying with source code stripped away. Second, ASP.NET 2.0 offers features like an enhanced logging framework and built-in automated security and database caching which allow developers to build self-managing, self-healing applications on the DSI (Dynamic Systems Initiative) model. Lastly, ASP.NET 2.0 can be customized for any enterprise environment by replacing or extending any of the built-in features or services.
  
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  New ASP.NET services and built-in features enable more productive development of richer application scenarios. Forty five new Security, Data, Navigation & Web Part Controls allow developers to write up to 70% less code for faster development of rich web sites and applications. Security is enhanced and streamlined by Membership and Login APIs adding custom authentication and authorization to new applications. Additionally, a new page design framework using Master Pages, Themes, and Skins separates site design from code and content to deliver a consistent, customizable user experience that can be updated and maintained separately from the application’s code and content.