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Visual Studio Portal News

News feed for the main Visual Studio portal page on MSDN.

'Download Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack (SP) 1 Today'

'Visual Studio 2008 SP1 introduces full support for SQL Server 2008, improved performance in the IDE and WPF designers, improved Web development and site deployment, as well as many Team Foundation Server enhancements.'

'Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack (SP) 1 Now Available'

'Download the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 for improved features for both client and Web development. Additionally, SP1 for the .NET Framework introduces the ADO.NET Entity Framework and ADO.NET Data Services.'

'Requirements Management with Visual Studio Team System White Paper'

'This white paper outlines how to use Visual Studio Team System for successful requirements management using Visual Studio Team System 2005 or Visual Studio Team System 2008. In addition, you can use this paper to learn about some of the challenges that Microsoft intends to address in the next release: Visual Studio Team System code name "Rosario."'

'Use the Visual Studio Gallery to Share Your Extensions to Visual Studio'

'The Visual Studio Gallery is the new site for all Visual Studio extensions. It includes everything from community built power toys to advanced industry partner solutions. All developers can post info about their Visual Studio extensions to the Visual Studio Gallery.'

'Heroes Happen Here'

'Welcome to the launch of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008. Together these three products provide a secure and trusted platform for building your most mission-critical applications. Learn more about these products and launch events in your area at HeroesHappenHere.com.'

'Now Available: Team System Management Model Designer Power Tool February 2008 CTP'

'The Team System Management Model Designer Power Tool is a tool for modeling line-of-business health scenarios and the associated instrumentation. This CTP release also includes a Management Guide that contains prescriptive guidance on building highly manageable applications on the Microsoft Windows platform.'

'Bill Gates: Backstage at the Office Developer Conference'

'Watch this Channel 9 interview during which Bill Gates shares the history of Office as a developer platform, some hints on the future of Access, how he personally uses Office 2007, if he still writes code, and his view on whether Office has hit the productivity plateau.'

'Download Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition Power Tools'

'Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition Power Tools is a set of enhancements and tools that complement and improve the user experience of VSTS Database Edition 2008.'

'MFC Beta Now Available!'

'A beta for a major update of MFC is now available for download. Using these components, developers will be able to create applications with the "look & feel" of Microsoft’s most popular applications—including Office, Internet Explorer and Visual Studio.'

'Protect and License Your .NET Code with Microsoft Software Licensing and Protection Services'

'The newly launched Microsoft Software Licensing and Protection (SLP) Services enables software publishers to more effectively protect their code from reverse engineering, as well as package, license, and include activation for their applications. SLP Services offers a developer toolkit that enables protection of .NET code to help prevent piracy and intellectual property theft.'

'Calling all Microsoft Office and SharePoint Developers!'

'Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn and network, as developers, architects, industry technical experts, Microsoft insiders, executives and partners come together in a public forum to redefine what it means to be focused on Microsoft Office system development. And your voice counts.'

'Visual Studio Tip of the Day'

'How well do you know your Visual Studio environment? Interested in new keyboard shortcuts or tools options you didn’t know existed? Want to learn more about IDE features that work for any language? Check out Sara Ford’s Visual Studio Tip of the Day and learn something new every day!'

'Get the Free Visual Studio 2008 E-Book Offer'

'Get a free e-book that includes content from Microsoft Press books on Microsoft LINQ, Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX, and Microsoft Silverlight.'

'Download the .NET Framework 3.5'

'Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 contains many new features building incrementally upon .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0, and includes .NET Framework 2.0 service pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.0 service pack 1.'

'Download Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions'

'The Express Editions are an expansion of the Visual Studio and SQL Server product line to include free, lightweight, easy-to-use, and easy-to-learn tools for hobbyists, students, and novice developers who want to build dynamic Windows applications, Web sites, and Web services.'

'Download Trial Editions of Visual Studio 2008'

'Not an MSDN Subscriber yet? Go download a trial edition of Visual Studio 2008 and discover why so many people are. After you decide to purchase, you can upgrade your installed trial edition without uninstalling and reinstalling.'

'MSDN Subscribers: Get Visual Studio 2008 Now'

'Visual Studio 2008 is immediately available for download to MSDN Subscribers through MSDN Subscriber Downloads.'

'The Wait for Visual Studio 2008 is Over!'

'On Monday, Nov. 19, Microsoft announced that Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 were released to manufacturing (RTM). With more than 250 new features,Visual Studio 2008 includes significant enhancements in every edition, including Visual Studio Express and Visual Studio Team System. Developers of all levels - from hobbyists to enterprise development teams - now have a consistent, secure and reliable solution for developing applications for the latest platforms: the Web, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, the 2007 Office system, and beyond.'