As a result, Web Services can be accessed by any language, using any component model, and running on any operating system. Quickly build middle-tier business components. The components you will build will be powerful and scalable enough to run your business. One way we've addressed this is to update the Visual Basic language with a number of new features, including new object-oriented capabilities. Build scalable, available solutions.
NET makes it easier to produce reliable applications and components that scale by default.
Other key enhancements of Visual Studio. Full COM and platform support to make it easy to migrate your existing code. Automatic garbage collection. Extensible and typed metadata, allowing the declaration of new types and categories of metadata. XML support for Web-based component interaction.