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The TestDrive demos for Visual Studio 2008 will be launching December 31st. However, you can instantly launch an online installation of Visual Studio 2008 to explore the latest features. Or watch the demonstration videos by clicking a link below.
	Multi-targeting in Visual Studio 2008
	Multi-targeting is a new feature in Visual Studio 2008 that allows developers to choose which .NET Framework they want to target for a given project. Available choices are 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5, and you may change your selection after a project has already been created. The IDE filters selectable features and the build system generates appropriate warnings based on whether a particular feature is available in the target platform.
	Improving Web Developer Productivity and ASP.NET AJAX Integration
	Web developers have traditionally been asked to where lots of hats. Unlike "pure coders" who can focus on a single programming language, Web developers have to know HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and XML in addition to their chosen programming language. These days, they have even more on their plate with the addition of AJAX and Silverlight. Fortunately, Visual Studio 2008 offers a host of new features designed to simplify and improve the Web development experience.
	Developer Productivity with LINQ to SQL
	The purpose of this demo is to show off how Visual Studio 2008 improves the productivity of Web developers. The demonstration covers the following topics: Object Relational Designer, The ASP.NET LinqDataSource control and ASP.NET AJAX Integration
	Microsoft Open XML and LINQ to XML
	With Office 2007, Microsoft introduced a new, XML-based file format for Office. With LINQ to XML, Microsoft offers the ability to use language-based query against XML documents. When you combine these two technologies, you have the ability to search and manipulate Office documents in a completely new way.

The TestDrive demos for Visual Studio 2008 will be launching December 31st. However, you can instantly launch an online installation of Visual Studio 2008 to explore the latest features. Or watch the demonstration videos by clicking a link below.
	The New WPF Designer and WPF/WinForms Interoperatbility
	The WPF designer in Visual Studio 2008 has been radically improved from the one that found its way into Visual Studio 2005 following the release of .NET 3.0. Capable and intuitive, the designer allows developers to accomplish many tasks through graphical manipulation, whereas before nearly everything had to be done by hand-coding XAML. Productivity takes a huge step forward with the time saved using the new WPF designer.
	Connected Applications with Windows Communication Foundation and Windows Workflow Foundation
	Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) are relatively new technologies, having only been officially release with .NET 3.0 in November 2006. Despite this, each technology has received some significant updates for Visual Studio 2008. For WCF, the most visible update is the new tooling that enables developers to be more productive in creating and testing services. For WF, many of the improvements revolve around integration with WCF.
	Office Business Applications and the New Ribbon Designer
	Visual Studio Tools for Office is built-in to Visual Studio 2008 Professional. VSTO 2008 offers support for application- and document-level customization for both Office 2007 and Office 2003. The purpose of this demo is to provide a basic VSTO demonstration using the new Ribbon Designer. The demonstration covers the following topics: Graphical Ribbon Designer and Office APIs