PowerTCP Emulation for .NET CF provides advanced Internet communications components for handheld smart devices. PowerTCP Emulation for .NET CF features VT52, VT100, VT220, VT320 terminal support and includes Telnet, Rlogin, Rexec and Rsh communication components. PowerTCP Emulation for .NET CF supports international characters, including double-wide Unicode. The components support asynchronous operation which uses fewer resources, is more flexible and produces code that is easier to maintain.