1. 1 Jon Box Architect Evangelist Microsoft John Mullinax Platform Strategy Advisor Microsoft

2. 2 8:30 am – 9:00 am: Breakfast 9:00 am – 9:15 am: Introduction by Microsoft 9:15 am – 12:00 noon: Featured talk by Pluralsight

3. 3 WPF AppMobile App Web App Cloud Data Storage

4. 4 Frameworks.NET Framework.NET Framework WCF Integration WCF Integration LINQ (XML, ) LINQ (XML, Obj) ADO.NET Data Services ADO.NET Data Services Control Framework Control Framework Standard Controls Standard ControlsFrameworks.NET Framework.NET Framework WCF Integration WCF Integration LINQ (XML, ) LINQ (XML, Obj) ADO.NET Data Services ADO.NET Data Services Control Framework Control Framework Standard Controls Standard Controls Languages VB.NET VB.NET C# C# Iron Python Iron Python Iron Ruby Iron RubyLanguages VB.NET VB.NET C# C# Iron Python Iron Python Iron Ruby Iron Ruby Dev Tools Expression Blend 2.5 Expression Blend 2.5 VS 2008 Extensions VS 2008 Extensions Silverlight Debugging Silverlight Debugging Dev Tools Expression Blend 2.5 Expression Blend 2.5 VS 2008 Extensions VS 2008 Extensions Silverlight Debugging Silverlight Debugging Resources: Silverlight 2 Beta 2 Installation http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=120319 Blend 2.5 June Preview Installation http://www.microsoft.com/expression/try-it/default.aspx?filter=prerelease Learn Silverlight: http://www.silverlight.net

5. 5 SQL Server Data Services Microsoft ® SQL Server ® Data Services (SSDS) is a Web facing data storage and processing utility Scales without Limits S torage and processing scales without restrictions S torage and processing scales without restrictions Businesses pay only for the resources consumed Businesses pay only for the resources consumed Scales without Limits S torage and processing scales without restrictions S torage and processing scales without restrictions Businesses pay only for the resources consumed Businesses pay only for the resources consumed Application Agility Simple, flexible data model Simple, flexible data model REST and SOAP protocols support REST and SOAP protocols support Application Agility Simple, flexible data model Simple, flexible data model REST and SOAP protocols support REST and SOAP protocols support Business Ready SLA Built using robust Microsoft SQL Server technology Built using robust Microsoft SQL Server technology SLA for business continuity SLA for business continuity Highly available, reliable and secure Highly available, reliable and secure Business Ready SLA Built using robust Microsoft SQL Server technology Built using robust Microsoft SQL Server technology SLA for business continuity SLA for business continuity Highly available, reliable and secure Highly available, reliable and secure Resources Learning and registration for beta: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/dataservices SSDS team blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/ssds Resources Learning and registration for beta: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/dataservices SSDS team blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/ssds

6. 6 Visual Studio 2008 Improved WPF Designers Improved WPF Designers SQL Server 2008 support SQL Server 2008 support ADO.NET Entity Designer ADO.NET Entity Designer TFS usability enhancements and SQL 2008 hosting support TFS usability enhancements and SQL 2008 hosting support Web development enhancements (AJAX controls, site deployment, data and tools) Web development enhancements (AJAX controls, site deployment, data and tools) Visual Studio 2008 Improved WPF Designers Improved WPF Designers SQL Server 2008 support SQL Server 2008 support ADO.NET Entity Designer ADO.NET Entity Designer TFS usability enhancements and SQL 2008 hosting support TFS usability enhancements and SQL 2008 hosting support Web development enhancements (AJAX controls, site deployment, data and tools) Web development enhancements (AJAX controls, site deployment, data and tools).NET Framework 3.5 WPF performance enhancement WPF performance enhancement Optimized client.NET runtime Optimized client.NET runtime WCF service performance enhancement when hosted in IIS WCF service performance enhancement when hosted in IIS ADO.NET Entity Framework ADO.NET Entity Framework ADO.NET Data Services ADO.NET Data Services WCF support for ADO.NET entity based DataContracts. WCF support for ADO.NET entity based DataContracts. Improved REST service support Improved REST service support.NET Framework 3.5 WPF performance enhancement WPF performance enhancement Optimized client.NET runtime Optimized client.NET runtime WCF service performance enhancement when hosted in IIS WCF service performance enhancement when hosted in IIS ADO.NET Entity Framework ADO.NET Entity Framework ADO.NET Data Services ADO.NET Data Services WCF support for ADO.NET entity based DataContracts. WCF support for ADO.NET entity based DataContracts. Improved REST service support Improved REST service support Resources: SP1 beta download location: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8835254 SP1 overview (Scot Guthrie’s blog): http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/05/12/visual-studio-2008-and- net-framework-3-5-service-pack-1-beta.aspx

7. 7 Velocity Distributed in-memory cache A cluster of cache nodes Fault tolerant caching of.NET objects ASP.NET session synchronization Named caches and searchable regions Applications use cache-aside pattern Uses high perf TCP/IP communicationsVelocity Distributed in-memory cache A cluster of cache nodes Fault tolerant caching of.NET objects ASP.NET session synchronization Named caches and searchable regions Applications use cache-aside pattern Uses high perf TCP/IP communications Resources: CTP download location: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=B24C370 8-EEFF-4055-A867-19B5851E7CD2&displaylang=en

8. 8 Features Full CSS 2.1 support HTML 5 support Web activities Web slices Script performance Cross-domain object User experience through zooming IE7 compatibility modeFeatures Full CSS 2.1 support HTML 5 support Web activities Web slices Script performance Cross-domain object User experience through zooming IE7 compatibility mode Resources IE Team Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/ie IE Developer Center: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ie Resources IE Team Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/ie IE Developer Center: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ie

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