It's finally here! Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer kicked off the worldwide launch for SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006.

As such, ASP.NET 2.0 is officially out of beta.  Microsoft ASP.NET website also made a cutover to one which is visually more appealing (powered by ASP.NET 2.0 of course).  Microsoft has a launch gift: Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition will be free for the next one year!

To get your hands on the paid editions of Visual Studio 2005, visit the following links:

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Upgrade
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Upgrade
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers with MSDN Premium
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers with MSDN Premium Renewal

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This post marks the first official blog entry for the ASPNETWorld.com Blog.  This blog runs on the community edition of newtelligence dasBlog, version 1.8. 

Scott Hanselman has a blog entry on dasBlog 1.8 Gold installation procedures and features. Omar Shashine (Scott's partner in crime for the community edition initiative) has some dasBlog tips to offer in his blog.  And of course, Clemens Vaster's blog is also worth reading.  For those who don't know, Clemens is the author of the original dasBlog.

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Be sure to visit all the options under "Configuration" in the Admin Menu Bar above. There are 16 themes to choose from, and you can also create your own.

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