The following are 3 download releases by Microsoft (within the last two months) that might interest ASP.NET developers.

ASP.NET AJAX Extensions 1.0 - Framework for developing and running AJAX-style applications with either server-centric or client-centric development models and is fully supported by Microsoft. (Note: Previously known as the Atlas framework)

ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit - Provides both ready-to-run samples and a powerful SDK to simplify creating custom ASP.NET AJAX controls and extenders.

ASP.NET AJAX Futures January CTP - Provides features that extend the core ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 platform with additional functionality that remains under development.

SQL Server 2005 SP2 - Includes enhancements such as data mining add-ins, SQL Server Reporting Services compatibilty with Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007, SQL Server Analysis Services improvements, data compression, manageability enhancements, management reports (for the Express edition), and interoperability improvements.

Visual Studio 'Orcas' March 2007 CTP - The next version of Visual Studio (available as self-extracting installation or Virtual PC image); features new ASP.NET WebForms design-surface with advanced XHTML and CSS features, JScript Intellisense for ASP.NET AJAX and browser DOM, multitargetting for .NET 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5 in websites and web applications, LINQ to SQL designer interaction in websites and web applications, and much more.

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