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	Video	Ultimate with MSDN Download	Premium with MSDN Download	Test Professional with MSDN Download	Professional with MSDN Download	Professional Download
Work in the same IDE to create solutions for the web, desktop, cloud, server, and phone
Examine and refine your code with extensive tools for app debugging and profiling
Verify code quality with unit testing and an extensible testing framework
Get access to Microsoft platforms and tools past and present, with new releases added all the time
Get Team Foundation Server and a Team Foundation Server CAL for production use
Take your apps to the cloud, Windows Store, and Windows Phone Marketplace with included services as subscription benefits
Provision and manage virtual lab environments for testing with consistent configurations	Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Managing lab environments for testing var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-managelabenv";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-managelabenv");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('managelabenv'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('managelabenv', 'c9iframe', 'true', '288', '512', ' unused ', 'http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Visual-Studio-2012-Premium-and-Ultimate-Overview/Visual-Studio-Ultimate-2012-Managing-lab-environments-for-testing/player?w=512&h=288'); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Coordinate your team with agile project management tools	Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Coordinate your team with agile project management var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-coordinateagile";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-coordinateagile");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('coordinateagile'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('coordinateagile', 'c9iframe', 'true', '288', '512', ' unused ', ' http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Visual-Studio-2012-Premium-and-Ultimate-Overview/Visual-Studio-Ultimate-2012-Coordinate-your-team-with-agile-project-management/player?w=512&h=288 '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Organize and define your test plans with test case management and exploratory testing
Improve code quality with a peer code review workflow within Visual Studio	Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Using Code Review to Improve Quality var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-codereviewquality";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-codereviewquality");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('codereviewquality'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('codereviewquality', 'c9iframe', 'true', '288', '512', ' unused ', ' http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Visual-Studio-2012-Premium-and-Ultimate-Overview/Visual-Studio-Ultimate-2012-Using-Code-Review-to-Improve-Quality/player?w=512&h=288 '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Improve developer productivity when multitasking with task suspend and resume	Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: How to multi-task with My Work var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-multitask";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-multitask");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('multitask'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('multitask', 'c9iframe', 'true', '288', '512', ' unused ', ' http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Visual-Studio-2012-Premium-and-Ultimate-Overview/Visual-Studio-Ultimate-2012-How-to-multi-task-with-My-Work/player?w=512&h=288 '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Automate user interface tests to validate application UI	Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Easily testing user interfaces with Coded UI tests var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-automateuitest";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-automateuitest");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('automateuitest'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('automateuitest', 'c9iframe', 'true', '288', '512', ' unused ', ' http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Visual-Studio-2012-Premium-and-Ultimate-Overview/Visual-Studio-Ultimate-2012-Easily-testing-user-interfaces-with-Coded-UI-tests/player?w=512&h=288 '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Find and manage duplicate code in your code base to improve your architecture	Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Finding and managing cloned code var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-findduplicatecode";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-findduplicatecode");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('findduplicatecode'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('findduplicatecode', 'c9iframe', 'true', '288', '512', ' unused ', ' http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Visual-Studio-2012-Premium-and-Ultimate-Overview/Visual-Studio-Ultimate-2012-Finding-and-managing-cloned-code/player?w=512&h=288 '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Determine how much code is being tested with code coverage analysis
Reliably capture and reproduce bugs found during manual and exploratory testing to eliminate "no repro" bugs	Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Easily reproducing issues through manual testing var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-repromanualtesting";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-repromanualtesting");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('repromanualtesting'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('repromanualtesting', 'c9iframe', 'true', '288', '512', ' unused ', ' http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Visual-Studio-2012-Premium-and-Ultimate-Overview/Visual-Studio-Ultimate-2012-Easily-reproducing-issues-through-manual-testing/player?w=512&h=288 '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Understand the dependencies and relationships in your code through visualization	Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Understand your code dependencies through visualization var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-codedependencies";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-codedependencies");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('codedependencies'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('codedependencies', 'c9iframe', 'true', '288', '512', ' unused ', ' http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Visual-Studio-2012-Premium-and-Ultimate-Overview/Visual-Studio-Ultimate-2012-Understand-your-code-dependencies-through-visualization/player?w=512&h=288 '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Visualize the impact of a change, or a potential change in your code	Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Visualize the impact of a change var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-visualizechange";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-visualizechange");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('visualizechange'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('visualizechange', 'c9iframe', 'true', '288', '512', ' unused ', ' http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Visual-Studio-2012-Premium-and-Ultimate-Overview/Visual-Studio-Ultimate-2012-Visualize-the-impact-of-a-change/ '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Collect and analyze runtime diagnostic data from production systems	Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Collecting and analyzing data in production var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-analyzruntime";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-analyzruntime");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('analyzruntime'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('analyzruntime', 'c9iframe', 'true', '288', '512', ' unused ', ' http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Visual-Studio-2012-Premium-and-Ultimate-Overview/Visual-Studio-Ultimate-2012-Collecting-and-analyzing-data-in-production/player?w=512&h=288 '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Perform unlimited web performance and load testing	Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Load testing applications in Visual Studio var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-loadtestingapps";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-loadtestingapps");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('loadtestingapps'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('loadtestingapps', 'c9iframe', 'true', '288', '512', ' unused ', ' http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Visual-Studio-2012-Premium-and-Ultimate-Overview/Visual-Studio-Ultimate-2012-Load-testing-applications-in-Visual-Studio/player?w=512&h=288 '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Design architectural layer diagrams to then validate code implements the architecture	Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Using layer diagrams to design and validate your architecture var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-layerdiags";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-layerdiags");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('layerdiags'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('layerdiags', 'c9iframe', 'true', '288', '512', ' unused ', ' http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Visual-Studio-2012-Premium-and-Ultimate-Overview/Visual-Studio-Ultimate-2012-Using-layer-diagrams-to-design-and-validate-your-architecture/player?w=512&h=288 '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}

Feature comparisons

Looking for specific features, like build automation or test case management? Check to see which Visual Studio editions have them.

Categories and features Expand All Collapse All	Feature Video	Ultimate with MSDN Download	Premium with MSDN Download	Test Professional with MSDN Download	Professional with MSDN Download	Professional Download
Debugging and Diagnostics		4/4	3/4	0/4	2/4	2/4
IntelliTrace (Historical Debugging)	Debugging and Diagnostics \| IntelliTrace (Historical Debugging) var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-intellitrace";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-intellitrace");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('intellitrace'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('intellitrace', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '63cb378d-0e32-44f4-b119-2c4ccabcf97d', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
IntelliTrace in Production	Debugging and Diagnostics \| IntelliTrace in Production var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-intellitraceinprod";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-intellitraceinprod");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('intellitraceinprod'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('intellitraceinprod', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '2c55ec3f-72fa-4da3-8c33-68ee77b4dd20', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Code Map Debugger Integration	Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Debug visually with Code Map debugger integration var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-codemapdebug";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-codemapdebug");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('codemapdebug'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('codemapdebug', 'c9iframe', 'true', '288', '512', ' unused ', 'http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Visual-Studio-2012-Premium-and-Ultimate-Overview/Visual-Studio-Ultimate-2012Debug-visually-with-Code-Map-debugger-integration/player?w=512&h=288'); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Code Metrics	Debugging and Diagnostics \| Code Metrics var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-codemetrics";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-codemetrics");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('codemetrics'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('codemetrics', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', 'c6512b9c-4e6e-4814-874b-8437ad7e0876', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Graphics Debugging	Debugging and Diagnostics \| Graphics Debugging var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-graphicsdebugging";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-graphicsdebugging");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('graphicsdebugging'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('graphicsdebugging', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', 'de27d88c-a560-4754-8ce3-c4a1108d855b', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Advanced Web Debugging (Page Inspector)	Debugging and Diagnostics \| Advanced Web Debugging (Page Inspector) var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-pageinspector";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-pageinspector");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('pageinspector'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('pageinspector', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '8c2126b6-4834-4bae-8a9a-3fa86ac4e889', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Static Code Analysis	Debugging and Diagnostics \| Static Code Analysis var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-staticcodeanalysis";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-staticcodeanalysis");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('staticcodeanalysis'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('staticcodeanalysis', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', 'b8ab5efc-5fca-4f5c-83bf-745f1ef55647', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Debugger
Windows 8 Simulator
Profiling	Debugging and Diagnostics \| Profiling var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-profiling";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-profiling");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('profiling'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('profiling', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', 'dde22a9d-f5bd-4983-9cf7-397b575ec5b6', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}	¹	¹
Windows Phone Emulator
Testing Tools		4/4	3/4	2/4	1/4	1/4
Web Performance Testing	Testing Tools \| Web Performance Testing var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-webperformancetest";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-webperformancetest");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('webperformancetest'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('webperformancetest', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', 'f0622054-963c-4a3a-96e6-cc2aa5c298f9', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Load Testing	Testing Tools \| Load Testing var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-loadtest";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-loadtest");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('loadtest'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('loadtest', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '00ea26af-b57c-40ca-837a-70f9d6c291e5', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Microsoft Fakes (Unit Test Isolation)	Testing Tools \| Microsoft Fakes (Unit Test Isolation) var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-fakes";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-fakes");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('fakes'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('fakes', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '8e6b0878-2b8f-484d-a174-323ec7e464e2', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Code Coverage	Testing Tools \| Code Coverage var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-codecoverage";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-codecoverage");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('codecoverage'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('codecoverage', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '744bb0ce-4d74-4ac7-a134-09fcfa7ca442', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Coded UI Testing	Testing Tools \| Coded UI Testing var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-codeuitests";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-codeuitests");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('codeuitests'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('codeuitests', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '241ec38e-7444-486e-8fd7-36bb62fea6d4', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Manual Testing	Testing Tools \| Manual Testing var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-manualtests";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-manualtests");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('manualtests'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('manualtests', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', 'd83a66d9-6e92-40fe-9f64-7710cc5e9f2a', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Exploratory Testing	Testing Tools \| Exploratory Testing var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-exploratorytesting";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-exploratorytesting");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('exploratorytesting'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('exploratorytesting', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '7253e666-7d4b-4acd-85ed-33fe4bafdb84', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Test Case Management	Testing Tools \| Test Case Management var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-testcasemanagement";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-testcasemanagement");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('testcasemanagement'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('testcasemanagement', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '82b34d56-4dbd-440b-a7b8-32a32280695f', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Fast Forward for Manual Testing
Lab Management
Extensible Testing Framework
Unit Testing	Testing Tools \| Unit Testing var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-unittest";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-unittest");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('unittest'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('unittest', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '5cb9d19e-8d0d-48b6-bbc2-bcbc9873d563', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Integrated Development Environment		4/4	4/4	0/4	3/4	3/4
Code Clone	Integrated Development Environment \| Code Clone var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-codeclone";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-codeclone");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('codeclone'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('codeclone', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '2863bfc1-d04c-4392-82be-e918624a39eb', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Refactoring	Integrated Development Environment \| Refactoring var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-refactoring";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-refactoring");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('refactoring'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('refactoring', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '489b9f6e-cd56-4652-87c9-2b8dfcd07a0c', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Business Application Development (LightSwitch)	Integrated Development Environment \| LightSwitch var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-lightswitch";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-lightswitch");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('lightswitch'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('lightswitch', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '7c4a5d2a-418f-42da-9422-9acafd515dff', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
One-Click Web Deployment
Extensible WPF-Based Environment
Model Resource Viewer
Multi-Targeting
Blend	Integrated Development Environment \| Blend for Visual Studio var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-blend";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-blend");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('blend'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('blend', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', 'ab9788fc-cd18-474a-942c-61754e9e428b', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}	¹⁴	¹⁴
JavaScript and jQuery Support
Project & Solution Compatibility with Visual Studio 2010 SP1
Multiple Monitor Support
Development Platform Support		4/4	4/4	0/4	4/4	4/4
Windows Desktop Development	Development Platform Support \| Windows Desktop Development var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-windowsdesktop";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-windowsdesktop");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('windowsdesktop'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('windowsdesktop', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', 'e1916a85-83ba-40b7-8187-8d8aee0fa7da', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Windows Store Application (including ARM) Development	Development Platform Support \| Windows Store Application (including ARM) Development var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-windowsapp";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-windowsapp");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('windowsapp'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('windowsapp', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', 'a645e064-03ad-4ad1-ab24-9699c5bffcbb', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Web Development
Windows Phone Development
Office and SharePoint Development	Development Platform Support \| Office and SharePoint Development var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-sharepointoffice";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-sharepointoffice");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('sharepointoffice'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('sharepointoffice', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '43b4f91e-f28b-4ca1-ab76-00834984bac2', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Cloud Development	Development Platform Support \| Cloud Development var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-cloud";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-cloud");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('cloud'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('cloud', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '756a4b74-89af-4bca-a49a-846f2d2e4134', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Customizable Development Experience
Architecture and Modeling		4/4	2/4	0/4	1/4	1/4
Architecture Explorer	Architecture and Modeling \| Architecture Explorer var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-archexplorer";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-archexplorer");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('archexplorer'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('archexplorer', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', 'bd1f7b73-5f93-47b0-bb72-6fcbaec7f5ae', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Architecture and Layer Diagrams	Architecture and Modeling \| Architecture and Layer Diagrams var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-layerdiagram";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-layerdiagram");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('layerdiagram'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('layerdiagram', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '7edc3931-7122-4905-9267-cf3c8ad2d406', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Architecture Validation			²
UML® 2.0 Compliant Diagrams (Activity, Use Case, Sequence, Class, and Component)	Architecture and Modeling \| UML® 2.0 Compliant Diagrams var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-uml";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-uml");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('uml'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('uml', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '190784fe-084a-456b-b3a3-8cf44ddd13ee', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}		²
Visualize Code with Dependency Graphs (By Assembly, By Namespace, and By Class)			²		²	²
Code Map	Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Understanding complex code with Code Map var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-codemap";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-codemap");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('codemap'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('codemap', 'c9iframe', 'true', '288', '512', ' unused ', 'http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Visual-Studio-2012-Premium-and-Ultimate-Overview/Visual-Studio-Ultimate-2012-Understanding-complex-code-with-Code-Map-ENU/player?w=512&h=288'); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}		²		²	²
Lab Management		4/4	4/4	4/4	0/4	0/4
Virtual Environment Setup & Tear Down
Provision Environment from Template
Checkpoint Environment
Team Foundation Server		4/4	4/4	4/4	3/4	3/4
Backlog Management	Team Foundation Server \| Backlog Management var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-backlogmanager";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-backlogmanager");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('backlogmanager'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('backlogmanager', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', 'e94b06e7-b001-48e9-beaa-0382ebbd6abb', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Sprint Planning
Agile Task boards	Team Foundation Server \| Agile Task boards var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-agiletaskboard";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-agiletaskboard");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('agiletaskboard'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('agiletaskboard', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '2cbe0735-68dd-44a8-abed-52e2dc60574b', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}					³
Exception Analytics (PreEmptive Analytics for TFS CE)						³
SharePoint Integration (Team Project Portal) ⁴						³
Reporting & BI						³
Project & Project Server integration ⁵						³
System Center Integration⁶						³
Version Control						³
Work Item Tracking						³
Build Automation						³
Kanban Board
Collaboration		4/4	4/4	3/4	2/4	2/4
PowerPoint Storyboarding	Collaboration \| PowerPoint Storyboarding var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-storyboarding";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-storyboarding");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('storyboarding'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('storyboarding', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '30ae3b26-b466-4190-a6e3-d049270f325b', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Request and Manage Feedback ⁷	Collaboration \| Request and Manage Feedback var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-feedbackmanager";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-feedbackmanager");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('feedbackmanager'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('feedbackmanager', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '7a2763de-5ef0-418d-8d02-9afcf62de3bf', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Code Review	Collaboration \| Code Review var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-codereview";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-codereview");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('codereview'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('codereview', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '49876441-4594-47cb-a6df-824196dfc7ab', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Task Suspend/Resume	Collaboration \| Task Suspend/Resume var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-tasksuspend";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-tasksuspend");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('tasksuspend'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('tasksuspend', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '0895d100-852f-4638-b385-70accd5f2053', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}
Team Explorer	Collaboration \| Team Explorer var lightboxId = "video-lightbox-teamexplorer";var box = zbox.createBox("video-lightbox-teamexplorer");if(box){ box.onHide.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.destroyVideo('teamexplorer'); }); box.onBeforeShow.addHandler(function(){ videoLightbox.createVideo('teamexplorer', 'showcase', 'true', '360', '640', '9d197462-83e9-47b7-b84a-cff6015182a5', ' unused '); }); if(dep.utils.getUrlHash() == lightboxId) if (dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.ios & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.android & dep.user.os != dep.user.osType.windowsphone) { box.show(); } }else{$("#" + lightboxId).remove();}					³
Team Explorer Everywhere for TFS (3rd-Party Development Tools Support)						³
Software and Services for Production Use		4/4	3/4	2/4	2/4	1/4
Visual Studio Updates⁸
Team Foundation Server
Team Foundation Server CAL
Team Foundation Service¹⁰
Office Professional Plus
Windows Azure⁹
Software for Development and Testing		4/4	4/4	1/4	1/4	0/4
Windows, Windows Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Windows Embedded
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Dynamics
All other Microsoft servers (SharePoint, Exchange, etc.)
Other Benefits		4/4	4/4	2/4	2/4	0/4
Windows Phone developer account¹¹
Windows Store developer account¹²
Office 365 Developer Subscription¹³
Technical Support Incidents		4	4	2	2
Microsoft E-Learning Collections (per year)		2	2	1	1

Includes Tier Interaction Profiling
Read-Only
Requires full Team Foundation Server and TFS CAL (purchased separately)
Microsoft SharePoint Server licensed separately
Microsoft Project and Project Server licensed separately
Microsoft System Center licensed separately
End users can use the free Feedback Client to submit feedback to TFS, and access MSDN software to review the app and provide feedback.
MSDN Subscription not required. Updates vary by edition.
Windows Azure benefits vary by offering
Paid MSDN subscriptions will have access at no additional charge when paid plans become available
One-time 12-month membership. Availability varies by country. For more information, see Windows Phone Marketplace.
One-time 12-month membership. Availability varies by country. For more information, see Windows Store.
One-time 12-month membership. Availability varies by country.
Includes SketchFlow

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Capabilities comparison

Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Managing lab environments for testing

Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Coordinate your team with agile project management

Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Using Code Review to Improve Quality

Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: How to multi-task with My Work

Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Easily testing user interfaces with Coded UI tests

Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Finding and managing cloned code

Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Easily reproducing issues through manual testing

Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Understand your code dependencies through visualization

Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Visualize the impact of a change

Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Collecting and analyzing data in production

Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Load testing applications in Visual Studio

Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Using layer diagrams to design and validate your architecture

Feature comparisons

Debugging and Diagnostics | IntelliTrace (Historical Debugging)

Debugging and Diagnostics | IntelliTrace in Production

Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Debug visually with Code Map debugger integration

Debugging and Diagnostics | Code Metrics

Debugging and Diagnostics | Graphics Debugging

Debugging and Diagnostics | Advanced Web Debugging (Page Inspector)

Debugging and Diagnostics | Static Code Analysis

Debugging and Diagnostics | Profiling

Testing Tools | Web Performance Testing

Testing Tools | Load Testing

Testing Tools | Microsoft Fakes (Unit Test Isolation)

Testing Tools | Code Coverage

Testing Tools | Coded UI Testing

Testing Tools | Manual Testing

Testing Tools | Exploratory Testing

Testing Tools | Test Case Management

Testing Tools | Unit Testing

Integrated Development Environment | Code Clone

Integrated Development Environment | Refactoring

Integrated Development Environment | LightSwitch

Integrated Development Environment | Blend for Visual Studio

Development Platform Support | Windows Desktop Development

Development Platform Support | Windows Store Application (including ARM) Development

Development Platform Support | Office and SharePoint Development

Development Platform Support | Cloud Development

Architecture and Modeling | Architecture Explorer

Architecture and Modeling | Architecture and Layer Diagrams

Architecture and Modeling | UML® 2.0 Compliant Diagrams

Visual Studio Ultimate 2012: Understanding complex code with Code Map

Team Foundation Server | Backlog Management

Team Foundation Server | Agile Task boards

Collaboration | PowerPoint Storyboarding

Collaboration | Request and Manage Feedback

Collaboration | Code Review

Collaboration | Task Suspend/Resume

Collaboration | Team Explorer

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