| Volume 12, Number 23: November 3, 2008 | | Top News | | This guide describes features and includes vivid screenshots from the pre-Beta version released at PDC. Build applications on a solid foundation, enable richer application experiences, and integrate the best of Windows and Web services. | |
| | From the Editor With the recent launch of the Internet Explorer 8 Beta, there are a lot of resources that you can start leveraging in your development work. You can start out by visiting the Internet Explorer Developer Center for the latest information on IE8 and access to resources for building great looking, cross-browser Web sites with HTML, the document object model (DOM), dynamic HTML (DHTML), and cascading style sheets (CSS). Check out what's new in IE8 for developers and visit the Internet Explorer Web Development Forum to ask questions and interact with the community of Web developers. Here are a couple of IE8 toolkits: | • | IE8 Admin Kit Beta Use the kit to simplify the creation, deployment, and management of customized Internet Explorer 8 packages. | | • | IE8 Marketing Toolkit Understand the new opportunities IE8 presents for partners. Gain a quick understanding of Accelerators, Web Slices, Visual Search Suggestions, and more. | PDC2008 Available Anywhere, Anytime "By the time we finish our PDC, there will be nobody out there with a wider range of Cloud Computing services than Microsoft." - Steve Ballmer If you weren't able to make PDC2008 in person, fear not, code warrior. With PDC2008 sessions available online, you can code on while experiencing the future of the Microsoft technology platform. In addition to the unveiling of Microsoft's cloud computing platform ( try the community preview of Azure Services Platform), here's a sample of other announcements: Time to MIX It Up Now in its fourth year, MIX is a unique technology conference that connects Web professionals with industry thought leaders to explore the future of the Web together. Sign up for MIX09, March 18 - 20, 2009 at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. Check out the MIX09 sessions or view the latest speaker list. Register for pre-event workshops. If you like to compete, sign up for the inaugural MIX10K or Restyle challenges and win a trip to MIX09 on us. Contest details will be announced in November. Do you know about the MIX Online community site? Complete with insightful articles, freely downloadable open source prototypes, and robust community conversation, MIX Online thinks about scenarios and users first, and technology second. Space is even more limited this year at MIX, so register early to secure your spot. You'll receive US$200 off the conference price when you register by January 15. Thanks for reading,
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Web Resources | | If you weren't able to make PDC2008 in person, fear not, code warrior; with PDC2008 sessions available online, you can code on while experiencing the future of the Microsoft technology platform. Watch the keynotes and more than 160 sessions available online. This is where you'll learn about Windows 7, Cloud Services, and the future of a bevy of other products. | | | Startup 101 is a set of four Microsoft sponsored on-demand webinars for developers creating software companies. In each session, Bob Walsh, noted Micro ISV/startup expert, addresses the burning questions you have for authorities on legal considerations, accounting, selling software to businesses and resources to help you build your company. | Security for Developers | | This article is the first in the "SDL series" - a set of 8 articles investigating the Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle. In this series, through extensive interviews and research, the authors pull back the covers on Microsoft's Security Development Lifecycle e- a development practice upon which millions of users (and billions of dollars) depend. | Training | | Get free e-book chapters about Silverlight 2, LINQ, and ASP.NET 3.5. Preview a chapter and sign up for the free download offer to get additional content. | Case Studies | | Pitney Bowes expects to gain flexibility, cut costs, and expand its business with the Azure Services Platform from Microsoft. | Partner News | | Download a free 60-day evaluation with tech support. | | | There is a better way to manage software projects. Try VersionOne's Agile Project Management Software, rated #1 by users, and get a free T-shirt. | | | The MSDN Flash is full of pointers to in-depth technical information that we encourage subscribers to forward to friends and co-workers. If you've received this issue from someone via e-mail and would like to receive the free MSDN Flash newsletter biweekly, all you have to do is register. | | |  | Develop for the Cloud  | | Webcasts & Online Events All times Pacific Time. | | National and Global Events  Explore the future of the Web with fellow developers and designers at MIX09, March 18 - 20, 2009, at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. MSDN Developer Conference: Coming to a City Near You Experience Microsoft's Cloud Computing Platform, be among the first to see Windows 7, and take your .NET skills to the next level. The cost is just US$99, and attendees get some cool giveaways. We hope to see you at the MDC in your area. Microsoft ASP.NET Connections, Visual Studio Connections, SQL Server Magazine Connections November 10 - 13 Las Vegas, N Microsoft ASP.NET Connections and Visual Studio Connections dive deep into Visual Studio 2008 and the upcoming SQL Server 2008. While supplies last, attendees get a copy of Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 with one CAL. Co-located with SQL Server Magazine Connections and SharePoint Connections. Register for one show and attend sessions in all shows for no extra charge. | | |
