Microsoft announced that the EBSnet Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stack is included as a component of the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework 2.5. With TCP/IP, the .NET Micro Framework is delivering on the vision of helping to create new business opportunities for developers that build solutions for small network-enabled devices, by allowing them to communicate with the Internet.

“We are proud to be collaborating with Microsoft, and look forward to new opportunities presented by the .NET Micro Framework,” said Thomas Volz, vice president of EBSnet Inc. “Working together, we will continue to build on both companies’ well-established reputations as we drive strategic initiatives and continue to be leading providers of services and embedded software products.”

“Since its launch early last year, the .NET Micro Framework has gained momentum with developers, bringing modern tools and paradigms to embedded development within an ever-expanding partner ecosystem,” said Colin Miller, product unit manager of the .NET Micro Framework at Microsoft. “The technology licensed from EBSnet allows us to provide developers with even more opportunities to drive connected experiences and product differentiation on resource-constrained devices.”