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 Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Microsoft ASP.NET Futures (May 2007) Release Available

The Microsoft ASP.NET Futures May 2007 Futures release is  available for download.  Here's the description from Microsoft:

The Microsoft ASP.NET Futures May 2007 (“Futures”) release contains an early developer preview of features providing a wide range of new functionality for both ASP.NET and Silverlight. The Futures release includes early experimental versions of features currently being considered for future versions of ASP.NET and the .NET Framework. The Futures releases assume prior knowledge of the core features of ASP.NET including the previous ASP.NET AJAX Futures January CTP.

Features in this release include ASP.NET Silverlight server controls, new functionality for ASP.NET AJAX Extensions, dynamic data controls, enhancements to dynamic languages, and more.

Blogs describing this release:


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 Tuesday, May 01, 2007
MIX07 Announcements: Silverlight and Expression Studio

MIX07 (Microsoft's flagship conference for web designers and developers) got off with a slew of announcements which included the following:

  • Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 Beta
  • Microsoft Silverlight 1.1 CTP
  • Expression Studio
  • Expression Blend 2 May Preview
  • Microsoft Silverlight Streaming
  • Windows Live Platform Terms of Use

    Microsoft Silverlight

    Check out Mike Harsh's blog post on Silverlight and .NET support:

    http://blogs.msdn.com/mharsh/archive/2007/04/30/silverlight-including-net-support-download-it-today.aspx

    To coincide with Silverlight 1.0 Beta launch, Tim Sneath's team has come up with a nice range of five-minute how-to screencasts to get developers up to speed with Silverlight.

    Check it out here: Silverlight Screencasts

    Microsoft Expression Studio

    Expression StudioGet your copy of Microsoft Expression Studio here.

  • You may also get the individual tools  which make up Expression Studio here:

    On a related note, Microsoft Expression Blend 2 May Preview is now available for download.  This preview-release allows developers to create Silverlight-based applications in either in Javascript or .NET.


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    IIS 7.0 Beta 3 Released - Go-Live License Available

    IIS 7.0 Beta 3 has been shipped and Microsoft is offering a special Go-Live License for IIS7 and Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 3.

    Some of the new IIS 7.0 Beta 3 features include:

    • Web Farm Shared Configuration
    • Delegated Remote Administration
    • Automatic Application Pool Isolation
    • Built-in Fast CGI Support for PHP and other extensions
    • New FTP Server

    For more information, visit Bill Staples' blog:

    http://blogs.iis.net/bills/archive/2007/04/25/what-s-new-in-iis7-beta-3.aspx

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     Monday, April 23, 2007
    DotNetNuke 4.5 with ASP.NET AJAX Support Released

    DotNetNuke (DNN) 4.5.1 has been released.  The latest DNN now features support for Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX.

    Download: http://www.dotnetnuke.com

    Featured review:


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     Saturday, April 21, 2007
    Visual Studio Code Name “Orcas” Beta 1 Released

    Microsoft Visual Studio "Orcas" Beta 1 (including Express Editions CTP) is now available for download.

    Downloads page:

    http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa700831.aspx

    See also: Visual Studio Orcas and .NET FX 3.5 Beta1 notes by S. Somasegar:

    http://blogs.msdn.com/somasegar/archive/2007/04/19/visual-studio-orcas-and-net-fx-3-5-beta1-shipped.aspx

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     Tuesday, April 17, 2007
    WPF/E is now Silverlight

    It has just been announced at NAB that WPF/E is now known as "Silverlight".  The new name comes with a cool new logo and landing site.

    http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/

    Check it out!

    What is Silverlight?

    Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications (RIAs) for the Web.

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    Community Server 2007 Released

    The Community Server 2007 collaboration platform (which includes blogs, forums, photo/file sharing) is now available

    One of the coolest feature in this release is the new "Chameleon" theme system.  This feature allows users to tweak colors, graphics, and fonts with ease.  It also allows easier sharing of themes.

    Community Server 2007 is available in three install options: Windows Install, Web Install and One-Click.

    There are three types of commercial licenses available: Small Business Edition, Professional Edition, and Enterprise Edition.

    As in the previous versions, free licenses are also available.

    For more information, visit the Community Server site at http://communityserver.org.

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     Friday, April 13, 2007
    Hotfix Patch for ASP.NET Compilation Issues

    If you often run into runtime exceptions as a result of ASP.NET 2.0 compilation, you might want to try out this hotfix.

    Scott Guthrie has a blog post describing the compilation bug and offers a workaround for these issues (besides the hotfix solution).

    Word of advice here is that only apply the hotfix patch if you really have an ASP.NET compilation issue.

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     Tuesday, March 27, 2007
    Updated ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 Documentation and "How Do I?" Videos

    The ASP.NET documentation team has posted an update of the ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 documentation.

    In addition,  there are a few more videos added to the list of ASP.NET AJAX "How Do I?" videos.

    For a summary of what's new, check out Scott Guthrie's blog post.

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     Wednesday, March 07, 2007
    Recently released: ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 Extensions/Control Toolkit/Futures, SQL Server 2005 SP2 and Visual Studio 'Orcas' March 2007 CTP

    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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