1. 1 1 “Bits and Bobs” Eric Nelson Eric.Nelson@microsoft.com Eric.Nelson@microsoft.com Application Architects Microsoft Ltd http://blogs.msdn.com/ericnel

2. 2 2 Early Adoption Assistance Commit to develop on the Betas Technical Benefits Support via AirFrame Class room based training Opportunities to attend 2 day labs (most active) Briefings

3. 3 AirFrame http://airframe.msdn.com Separate programs – Office, Vista, Longhorn Server Super user – can add other users Users can Raise support incidents Register for training View Live Meetings and Webcasts Showcase your solution!

4. 4 4 Next few months Register at http://airframe.msdn.com http://airframe.msdn.com Vista Certification Labs 9 th Nov Reading Accelerator labs 13th/14th Manchester Workflow Briefing 21 st Nov London Workflow Accelerator Lab 30 th /31 st Jan Reading Vista and Office 2007 Training 2/3 day training Plus SQL Server 2005 BI Training 23 rd to 26 th Jan ericnel@microsoft.com ericnel@microsoft.com

5. 5 5 Dates... RTM Vista and.NET Framework 3.0 November Office 2007 end of 2006 Launches Vista/Office for Consumers early 2007 Vista/Office for Business November 2006

6. 6 6 Tools Tools lagging runtime/framework Workflow – tool fine WCF – no tool – sort of WCF – no tool – sort of WPF Designer: Sparkle - Expression Interactive Designer Developer: Cider – Next VS (orcas) Both 2007

7. 7 7 Exploring.NET Framework 3.0 and Vista.NET Framework 3.0 works on both Windows XP and Vista.NET Framework 3.0 – public download Vista – MSDN Subscribers

8. 8 8 Exploring.NET Framework 3.0 and Vista Two choices Release Candidate 1 of Vista – matching SDK Release Candidate 2 Windows Vista RC1 Windows Vista RC1 Customer Preview Program, MSDN and TechNet Subscribers.NET Framework 3.0 RC1.NET Framework 3.0 RC1 Windows SDK RC1 Windows SDK RC1 Visual Studio "Orcas" Extensions for.NET Framework 3.0 RC1Visual Studio "Orcas" Extensions for.NET Framework 3.0 RC1 Visual Studio "Orcas" Extensions for.NET Framework 3.0 RC1 Visual Studio "Orcas" Extensions for.NET Framework 3.0 RC1 Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation Expression Interactive Designer September CTP Expression Interactive Designer September CTP Expression Graphics Designer September CTP Expression Graphics Designer September CTP

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