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Beta
Experience Newsletter Number 4, October 27, 2005
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Firstly,
Thank You!!!
And
what next…?
This is the final newsletter
in the Beta Experience program, as on November
7th Microsoft will launch Visual Studio 2005,
marking the start of a great future for
Application Platform Development. We have very
much enjoyed building this Beta journey, and want
to thank you all for taking part in it - we hope
that you have found many useful resources to
assist you with developing using VS2005.
However, the journey does not stop here! There
are many great initiatives planned for developers
across the EMEA region following the launch
including:
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New
VB 2005 training |
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ASP.NET
2.0 tours featuring the product teams from
Redmond |
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Hand
on Lab style training on Application
Migration |
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The
launch of Vista and the Office “12”
Beta |
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And
much more! |
To
guarantee you stay up to date please ensure you
are registered to receive MSDN
Flash, the ongoing newsletter resource for
developers that keeps you ahead of the game with
all of the latest developer news, offers,
articles, events and
resources! |
The
Beta Experience continues – register now
At
the PDC 2005 in Los Angeles, the next Windows© and
Office© releases have been unveiled to the developer
community. Save your access to the next Beta Experience
and discover the new facilities of Windows Vista and
Office “12”. Windows Vista is
fundamentally different from earlier versions of
Windows, and this difference is already sparking
innovation across the computer industry. The new
platform empowers you to create software that is more
secure, reliable, manageable, and connectable.
During the coming months we also will be
announcing exciting new capabilities that will be part
of the next release of Microsoft Office products,
currently code-named Microsoft Office “12”.
More information and expertise with the Beta Experience.
Stay connected to the next Beta Experience:
Information
& Registration
Get
MSDN Universal, and receive priority access to the
upcoming release of VS2005!
MSDN
UNIVERSAL SUBSCRIBERS AT THE RELEASE OF VISUAL STUDIO
2005 WILL CHOOSE AMONG: 1. Visual Studio
2005 Team Edition for Software Architects 2. Visual
Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers 3.
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Sofftware
Testers Also, MSDN Universal subscribers will
receive great upgrade offers to Visual Studio Team
Suite, which includes Visual Studio 2005 Team Architect
Edition, Developer Edition, and Test Edition all
integrated seamlessly together to support rapid and
secure design, development, test, and deployment, as
well as Visual Studio Team Foundation — a
cost-effective and easy-to-administer team collaboration
server that helps all members of a development team
manage and track the status of their projects.
For more details of the changes to MSDN
subscriptions with the lauch of Visual Studio 2005
please view this
VS05 and MSDN Subscriptions Overview
PowerPoint.
ASP.NET
2.0 Development
In this video Dave
Webster, a Developer Evangelist from Microsoft EMEA
shows some of his favourite features of ASP.NET 2.0 with
an example of a small e-commerce site. Find out how to
build a masterpage file, how to do advanced databinding
for conditional formatting of text, how to localize a
site to market to a different cultural audience and
things to do and avoid when setting the culture.
Watch
the presentation video...
In
this Step-by-step walkthrough Mario Szpuszta, a
Developer Evangelist from Microsoft Austria shows you
how to use the ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts framework in order
to meet requirements of users around user profiles and
personalization. Learn
more...Mario has recently co-authored the
book “Pro ASP.NET 2.0 in C#” with Matthew MacDonald
– to see more take a look at Mario’s
blog here.
EMEA
developers at the PDC
Attention,
geeks on board!!! On 12th September 2005 240
members of the Microsoft EMEA Developer Community took
off – destination, the Microsoft Professional
Developer Conference in Los Angeles, California!!!
Find out what Damir Tomicic, President INETA
Europe had to say about this unique experience and his
opinion of the announcements made during this important
event. Also,
watch the PDC video!
Introducing
Windows Mobile 5.0
Start
getting ready for the next generation of Windows
Mobile-based devices. Read about Windows Mobile version
5.0's new tools, APIs, and technologies for both native
and managed application developers. Download/order the
tools you need to build Windows Mobile 5.0 applications
today. Learn
more...
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David
Goon’s last 2 articles have been focussed on the
new features of VS 2005 and Windows Mobile 5.0 –
join him now as he steps you through building a
sample application that takes advantages of these
features. To read David’s previous
articles please visit the newsletter
archive. |
Object
Binding Support
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In
this article Mario Szpuszta, a developer
Evangelist from Microsoft Austria talks about why
he is excited by the new object binding support in
Windows Forms and ASP.NET, and shows some simple
and practical use cases.
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MS
Press - *New* Step by Step Titles
October
sees the launch of the new range of ‘Step by Step’
Visual Studio titles from Microsoft Press. Aimed at
developers looking for an in-depth introduction and
tutorial on a Microsoft Technology, these popular
‘learn-by-doing’ texts have been re-written for the
new technology releases.
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Visual
Basic 2005 Step by Step by Mike
Halvorson ISBN: 0735621314 Publication
Date: October 5th, 2005 Price: $39.99 Learn
more... |
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ASP.NET
2.0 Step by Step by George Shepherd ISBN:
0735622019 Publication Date: 26th October,
2005 Price: $39.99 Learn
more... |
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C#
Step by Step by John Sharp ISBN:
0735621292 Publication Date: October 5th,
2005 Price: $39.99 Learn
more... |
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ADO.NET
2.0 by Rebecca Riordan ISBN:
0735621640 Publication Date: November 16th,
2005 Price: $39.99 Learn
more... |
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View
from the community |
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Hear
what André Obelink a Technical Manager, VB
community leader and INETA leader from the
Netherlands has to say about the latest release
of Visual Basic 2005.
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Andrea
Saltarello, Technical Director of Managed
Designs and MVP for ASP.NET in Milan, Italy
talks about why he finds visual Studio 2005 and
ASP 2.0 superior tools to work with.
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Missed
the previous issue?
Look
for previous issues in our archive. |
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Product
Information
MSDN
Subscriptions
View
this PowerPoint to see an overview of the changes
to MSDN subscriptions with the launch of Visual
Studio 2005. More...
Subscriptions
Product Roadmap
This
MSDN Subscriptions Product Roadmap provides a high
level overview of the changes to MSDN with the
introduction of VS2005. More...These
slides give an overview of the new benefit
administration system for volume licensing
customers. More...
IT
Showcase VS Team System
Find
out more about Visual Studio Team System with this
new data sheet. More... |
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Case
Studies
Learn
how Microsoft IT set up Visual Studio 2005 Team
System for development teams based on a
pre-release version of Visual Studio 2005. More…This
technical Case study shows how one group at
Microsoft used VSTS to integrate vital tools and
systems and provide an environment that fosters
team collaboration and communication thereby
driving predictable project results. More… |
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VSTS
Videos 'Before and After'
These
videos depict mock customer discussions of a
Project Manager, Architect, Tester, and
Developer's experience before and after Visual
Studio Team System.
You will learn about
common pain points for the individuals and then
see how Visual Studio Team System helped to
address some of those issues.
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Free*
Microsoft E-Learning Courses and Clinics for
Visual Studio 2005
Access
E-Learning topic's you want, when you want it, and
learn at your own pace. Each lesson includes
hands-on virtual labs and offline functionality,
so sign up today. Visit Microsoft
E-Learning. * Microsoft E-Learning for
Visual Studio 2005 is free until November 8,
2005. |
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Skill
Assessments
Take
a free Microsoft Skills Assessment to help you
meet your Visual Studio 2005 training goals. Learn
more... |
Don’t
Forget, register your Visual Studio Beta 2 NOW and
receive a Free Online Book from Microsoft
PressRegister your copy of Visual Studio
2005 Beta 2 today, and receive access to a free
developer book from Microsoft Press. Chose from
online versions of Introducing ASP.NET 2.0,
Introducing Microsoft Visual Basic 2005, and
Writing Secure Code, 2nd Edition. Go to this
page for more
information. |
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Don't
miss the next Beta Experience for Windows Vista
and Office “12”. Register
now for the reminder to be informed when the
new Betas and exciting training material is
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