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Welcome to the MSDN Virtual
Labs |
| Welcome to the MSDN Virtual Labs! The
MSDN Virtual Labs allow you to either quickly evaluate or learn how
to build great applications for Windows and the Web, through a series
of guided, hands-on labs which can be completed in 90 minutes. The
best part is, you can begin accessing the MSDN Virtual Labs immediately
FREE with no installation required. Start by selecting the type of
module you want from the list below. |
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Office
Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 provides a rich set of
tools and technologies that enables developers to efficiently implement
robust business solutions. In these labs, you will use Word, Excel
and InfoPath 2003 with industry standard XML, .NET Framework technologies
and the Visual Studio Tools for Office. |
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SQL
Server 2005
SQL Server 2005 is Microsoft's next-generation data management and
analysis software that will deliver increased scalability, availability,
and security to enterprise data and analytical applications while
making them easier to create, deploy, and manage. In these labs, you
will get to experience many of the new features in SQL Server 2005
including CLR integration, XML support and deep business intelligence
integration. |
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Visual
Studio 2005
Visual Studio 2005 will introduce a wave of productivity enhancements
designed to assist all members of the software development team. These
virtual labs are based on pre-release versions of Visual Studio 2005,
and deliver a sneak-peak of what's coming! |
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ASP.NET
2.0
With ASP.NET 2.0 you create richer Web applications with fewer lines
of code. These virtual labs teach you about the improvements in ASP.NET
2.0, including new controls and new membership and personalization
features. Explore Web development with ASP.NET 2.0. |
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Visual
Studio Team System
Visual Studio Team System integrates process guidance, prescriptive
architectures, and life-cycle tools for successfully deploying solutions
on the Windows platform. Team System includes proven process guidance,
prescriptive architectural guidance, and solution accelerators that
assist organizations in improving the predictability and reliability
of delivering mission-critical solutions. Visual Studio Team System
provides tools to support the entire software development team. |
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Windows
Workflow Foundation
Windows Workflow Foundation is the programming model, engine and tools
for quickly building workflow enabled applications on Windows. It
consists of a WinFX namespace, an in-process workflow engine, and
designers for Visual Studio 2005. |
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Visual
Studio .NET 2003 Hosted Trial
Follow this link if you want a free-form, 3-hour hosted trial of Visual
Studio .NET 2003. The rest of the labs on this page provide structured,
90-minute hands-on lab walkthroughs of specific product areas. But
if you just want to evaluate Visual Studio .NET 2003 at your own pace
then the Hosted Trial is the place for you. |
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Visual
Studio .NET 2003
Introducing Visual Studio .NET 2003 - visionary yet practical, the
single comprehensive development tool for creating the next generation
of applications has arrived. |
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Visual
C#
Visual C# .NET 2003 is the modern, innovative programming language
and tool for building .NET-connected software for Microsoft Windows,
the Web, and a wide range of devices. With syntax that resembles C++,
a flexible integrated development environment (IDE), and the capability
to build solutions across a variety of platforms and devices, Visual
C# .NET 2003 significantly eases the development of .NET-connected
software. |
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Visual
J#
Visual J# .NET 2003 is a powerful tool for Java-language developers
who want to build applications and services on the Microsoft .NET
Framework. Visual J# .NET 2003 targets the new .NET Framework version
1.1, is fully integrated with Visual Studio .NET 2003, and provides
added support for building Mobile Web applications. |
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Visual
Basic
Visual Basic .NET 2003 provides the easiest, most productive language
and tool for rapidly building applications for Microsoft Windows and
the Web. Ideal for existing Visual Basic developers as well as new
developers in the Microsoft .NET development environment, Visual Basic
.NET 2003 delivers enhanced visual designers, increased application
performance, and a powerful integrated development environment (IDE)
to get you on the fast track to application development. |
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Visual
C++
Visual C++ .NET 2003 is the most productive C++ tool for creating
the highest-performance applications for Windows and the Web. Nearly
all world-class software, ranging from the leading Web browsers to
mission-critical corporate applications, is built using the Visual
C++ .NET development system. Visual C++ .NET 2003 brings a new level
of productivity to C++, without compromising flexibility, performance,
or control. View product information, including case studies, news
and reviews, system requirements, and information on how to obtain
Visual C++ .NET 2003. |
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Soup
to Nuts
Learn how to build Microsoft Windows Forms applications and Smart
Clients in Microsoft .NET. We will cover object oriented concepts
and delve deep into .NET. During this series of labs, you will learn
how to create rich user interfaces, access data, and see industry-proven
ways to get Windows Forms applications to market quickly. |
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Visual
SourceSafe
Visual SourceSafe is the ideal version control system for any development
team using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. Historically, problems within
the team development environment stem from the inability to work comfortably
in a setting sensitive to their projects and source code. |
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Data
Access and Storage
Most applications require some form of data access. If you are creating
a new application, you have three excellent data access choices: ADO.NET,
ADO, and OLE DB. |
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ASP.NET
ASP.NET is a programming framework built on the common language runtime
that can be used on a server to build powerful Web applications. ASP.NET
offers several important advantages over previous Web development
models - it allows you to write code more easily and it offers enhanced
performance, security, power, and flexibility. |
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Smart
Client
Smart clients are easily deployed and managed client applications
that provide an adaptive, responsive and rich interactive experience
by leveraging local resources and intelligently connecting to distributed
data sources. |
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Web
Services
Web Services represents a new platform on which developers can build
the same distributed applications they've always built, but this time
with interoperability as the highest priority. |
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Fritz
Onion's Intro to ASP.NET
Fritz Onion is a founding partner of Pluralsight, a think-tank organization
delivering in-depth technical content and training, where he focuses
on Web development with ASP.NET. He is the author of the highly acclaimed
book Essential ASP.NET (Addison Wesley), and is currently working
on a second edition that will cover ASP.NET 2.0. |
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Security
Security is a common and ever-present concern for both users and developers.
There are a broad range of ways in which programmers can improve the
security of their applications. |
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BizTalk
Building on Microsoft Windows Server System and the Microsoft .NET
Framework, Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 delivers an integrated, interoperable,
modularized, extensible, and security-enhanced e-business solution
that enables companies to connect information, systems, people, and
processes. The labs in this series build upon each other to give a
"top to bottom" experience of Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004.
Though we suggest taking the full course of labs to get the broadest
possible knowledge of the material, they can be taken in any order.
If you find some of the more advanced material using concepts you
are unfamiliar with, please try one of the earlier labs. |
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