Microsoft adds to Visual Studio tools line
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Continuing to fill out its Visual Studio tools line, Microsoft on Monday is announcing Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition, intended for developers working in small organizations.
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Adobe updates its Web development tool with support for Microsoft .Net.
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The ability to build Windows Live applications will be added to its Visual Studio toolkit.
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OCTOBER 26, 2004  - Microsoft Corp. is continuing its efforts to tap the enterprise-level development market with the announcement of a new framework and tool for Visual Studio Team System to
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Microsoft said Monday that it had released a improved version of its Robotics Studio platform, adding support for Windows Embedded CE 6.0 and Windows Mobile, as well as programming improvements.
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Microsoft Wednesday released the latest versions of its performance and monitoring tool, which forms a cornerstone in its plan to create a management platform for Windows.
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A software tools maker is staking its future on helping developers prepare for streamlined coding for Web services (define) as well as Avalon, the graphics display component in the works for Longhorn, Microsoft&#39;s next version of Windows.
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At Microsoft's annual conference for business partners, company executives said new versions of Windows Server, SQL Server and Visual Studio will be launched simultaneously next February.
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Release makes use of technology from CodeWeavers to let customers run applications from Microsoft.
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Aiming to recruit more students to programming and to its set of tools, Microsoft plans to give away full versions of its Visual Studio and Expression development tools.
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Microsoft announced a major support upgrade, clearer road maps, and a new financing option for its Dynamics range of business applications on Wednesday.
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Microsoft expands its ERP access with a tool to more closely integrate the enterprise and desktop.
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Microsoft plans to issue a service pack for Visual Studio on Friday, as well as a version of the update specifically aimed at fixing issues with the software for those running Windows Vista.
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(InfoWorld) - Eyeing the rich application design space, Microsoft on Monday is detailing milestones in its Expression design tools platform, including the introduction of Expression Media to manage video files, images, and fonts. The company will announce Expression Studio, a suite of four products. The full suite, however, will not ship until the second quarter of 2007. Expression puts Microsoft more squarely into the same ballpark with Adobe and its rich media tools such as Flash and Flex. Microsoft, like Adobe, also is factoring in the application developers in its pursuit of the Web design space, according to analyst Bola Rotibi, of Ovum. "It's allowing the designers to work in their own environments and developers to work in their own environments but to have a shared context," Rotibi said. With the Expression products, designers build the look of an application. Microsoft's Visual Studio development platform, on the other hand, is for developing the code part of an application, according to Microsoft. Expression Studio, which will be priced at $599 for the full suite, features Expression Media, providing digital asset management and team workflow. Based on the iView MediaPro product acquired by Microsoft, it also features Expression Media Encoder for encoding and deploying video and audio. A first CTP of Expression Media is due early next year. The product will be generally available for $299 in the second quarter of next year, for users who wish to purchase it separate from the full suite. Expression Media helps designers handle what may be thousands of design elements, said Forest Key, director of Web/Client UX Platform Marketing in the Microsoft Developer Division. "With Expression Media, they can create a visual catalog," that includes metadata, Key said. Other components of the suite include: * Expression Web, for building Web sites. Formerly known as Expression Web Designer, it is shipping now for an estimated retail price of $299. FrontPage users can upgrade for $99. A free 60-day trial period is being offered, with downloads available. * Expression Blend, formerly known as Interactive Designer or Sparkle, for delivering interactive experiences on Windows. Blend Beta 1 is available now for download. The general release is scheduled for second-quarter 2007; it is priced at $499. * Expression Design, formerly Graphic Designer or Acrylic, for designing visual elements for Web and Windows experiences. A December Community Technology Preview (CTP) is available. The product ships only as part of the full Expression Studio suite next year. Expression Design was based on the Creature House Expression technology acquired by Microsoft in 2003. The latest versions of Blend and Design feature a new interface for designers. The interface enables, for example, designers to see how a layout looks on different monitors. In addition to Expression Studio, Microsoft on Monday is offering the first CTP of Windows Presentation Foundation Everywhere (WPE/E). This technology serves as a cross-platform browser plug-in for rich media, animation and video content based on Windows Media technology. Users can author content for WPE/E with the Expression Media and Design products. WPE/E allows designers and developers to build an experience in the browser that is richer than could be done with just the browser itself, Key said. Featured is the ability to render the XAML (Extensible Application Markup Language) file format for rich media capabilities. Microsoft also is launching an online community for designers, featuring forums, video demos, and team blogs.
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(InfoWorld) - Microsoft this week released a beta version of Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the 2007 Microsoft Office System, enabling developers to leverage new features in the upcoming Office package. The official name of the beta release is the Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Second Edition Beta; the product is being referred to as a second edition because the existing edition works with Office 2003. Previously code-named "Cypress," the beta serves as an add-in for Visual Studio available for free to all Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition and Visual Studio Tools for Office 2005 users. The Cypress beta is being unveiled in coordination with a refresh of the beta for the 2007 Office System. "VSTO 2005 SE (Visual Studio Tools for Office 2005 Second Edition) gives developers the power to take advantage of the 2007 Office System as a development platform and create scalable Office-based solutions," said KD Hallman, general manager, Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System, in her blog. Developers using the beta get add-in support for building Office applications that leverage Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio and InfoPath as well as support for 2007 Office System features. Inclusion of PowerPoint and Visio is new in this release. A developer, for example, could build an application that leverages database information to create a chart in Visio, said Jaye Roxe, group product manager for Visual Studio. Other features in the beta release include runtime support for the Ribbon UI, custom task panes and InfoPath regions. The Ribbon UI in 2007 Office System replaces the current system of layered menus, toolbars, and task panes with a simpler system of interfaces, according to Microsoft. The interfaces are optimized for efficiency and discoverability. The general release of Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the 2007 Office System is expected to coincide with the release of the 2007 Office System itself at the end of this year.
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InfoWorld - Microsoft said this week that it is now allowing developers to examine source code for .Net Framework libraries as a way to help developers build better software. But developers first will need to upgrade to the newly released Visual Studio 2008 software development platform.
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LINQ big, better teamwork needed Review Visual Studio is more than an integrated development environment. It is a strategic tool intended to promote the Microsoft platform.â¦