Visual Studio .NET Editions
Visual Studio .NET is available in four editions: Professional, Enterprise Developer, Enterprise Architect, and Academic. The core languages included with Visual Studio — Visual Basic, Visual C++, Visual C#, and Visual J# — are each also offered in separate standard editions.
The following table lists the different features available with each edition of Visual Studio .NET.
| Feature | Professional | Enterprise Developer | Enterprise Architect | Academic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Basic .NET | X | X | X | X |
| Visual C++ .NET | X | X | X | X |
| Visual C# .NET | X | X | X | X |
| Visual J# .NET | X | X | X | X |
| Create and use XML Web services | X | X | X | X |
| Build Web applications | X | X | X | X |
| Build Windows applications | X | X | X | X |
| Target handheld wireless devices | X | X | X | X |
| Target Pocket PC's and Windows CE .NET powered devices | X | X | X | X |
| Design tables and views on SQL Server Desktop Engine | X | X | X | X |
| Design tables, views, procedures, triggers, functions, and so forth, on SQL Server Desktop Engine, SQL Server, and Not Oracle | X | X | ||
| Windows 2000 Server Developer Edition | X | X | ||
| SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition | X | X | ||
| Commerce Server 2000 Developer Edition | X | X | ||
| Host Integration Server 2000 Developer Edition | X | X | ||
| Exchange Server 2000 Developer Edition | X | X | ||
| Visual SourceSafe | X | X | ||
| Test XML Web services and applications | X | X | ||
| .NET Reference Applications | X | X | ||
| Enterprise Templates execution | X | X | ||
| Enterprise Templates authoring | X | |||
| BizTalk Server 2000 Developer Edition | X | |||
| Visio-based software modeling | X | |||
| Visio-based database modeling | X | |||
| Tools for faculty, including assignment management and code extraction | X | |||
| Tools for students, including application wizards and assignment management | X | |||
| Academic-specific documentation and code samples for faculty and students | X |
See Also
Installation and Setup | What's New in Visual Studio .NET | Visual Basic .NET Standard Edition| Visual C# .NET Standard Edition | Visual C++ .NET Standard Edition | Visual Database Tools Editions
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