Microsoft posts the first device update for the Microsoft Mobile Internet Toolkit (MMIT)

Microsoft this week posted the first device update for the Microsoft Mobile Internet Toolkit (MMIT), raising the total number of devices tested to over 140. MMIT provides extensibility and technology to support many mobile devices that browse Web applications built with the toolkit. This update is the first step in an ongoing process, and we will continue to update and increase the list of tested hardware. Microsoft is committed ensuring that ASP.NET applications built with the MMIT will always work well on the most popular hardware.

The device update can be downloaded from http://www.asp.net/mobile/deviceupdate.aspx. The list of devices included in the update can be found at http://www.asp.net/mobile/testeddevices.aspx.

The MMIT, which ships as part of Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, is a set of extensions to Microsoft's ASP.NET technology that enable developers to quickly build browser-based mobile Web applications that can automatically adapt to virtually any device. The MMIT enables Visual Studio .NET developers to build new ASP.NET web applications that target multiple devices using a single set of controls. These controls automatically render the appropriate markup--including HTML, WML and cHTML--while dealing with different screen sizes, orientations, and device capabilities, all from the same code, regardless of the target device. Previously mobile developers were forced to rewrite or alter applications to accommodate different devices and form factors. Using MMIT, this work is done for them. Samples, tutorials, and other resources on mobile Web application development with .NET can be found at http://www.asp.net.

ASP.NET (a server side, browser-based programming model) and the .NET Compact Framework (a client, or device side programming model), comprise a significant portion of Microsoft's .NET development platform. Together, MMIT and the .NET Compact Framework are complimentary technologies. Collectively they deliver greater productivity by enabling .NET developers to use the same programming tools (in a choice of languages) and a single programming across the desktop, server, and device.

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For more information on ASP.NET and the MMIT, visit http://www.asp.net