Microsoft Web Platform integrates Internet Information Services, WebMatrix, Visual Web Developer Express Edition, Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition, Content Management Systems, .NET Framework, Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio, and PHP. ASP.NET is a free, fully supported Web application framework that helps build standards-based Web solutions by providing a rich set of features and easy integration with databases and web services. Internet Information Services in Windows Server provides a secure web platform for reliably hosting ASP.NET and PHP web applications on the same server.