Yes, the .Net framework has been released and can be distributed.

You can download the .Net Framework SDK at http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/default.asp?url=/downloads/sample.asp?url=/msdn-files/027/000/976/msdncompositedoc.xml&frame=true

The redistributable runtime is at http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/default.asp?url=/downloads/sample.asp?url=/msdn-files/027/001/829/msdncompositedoc.xml



>Hi,
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>As we know Microsoft has released VS.NET recently and it is ready to use. How about .NET Framework? Was it officialy released as well? I have heard that .NET would be available late this year but now I am not sure about what is the status of the "whole" thing. Can commercial .NET applications be deployed right now?
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>Thanks!