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Customize MSDN Flash | Unsubscribe Volume 14, Number 1 | January 4, 2010     Top Stories     Windows Azure Platform Just Released: Take Your .NET Apps to the Cloud The Microsoft Windows Azure platform is an Internet-scale cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers. Get the training kits, get the SDK, browse documentation, and start today, sending your applications to the future of computing. ASP.NET MVC 2 Release Candidate Now Available ASP.NET MVC is a free, fully supported framework that enables developers to quickly build standards-based, SEO-friendly Web sites by offering complete control over the HTML and URLs. Your Featured Content Building Applications for Windows Mobile 6.5 Available on demand starting on January 11th, this series of Web seminars will lead you through common application development scenarios in Windows Mobile 6.5. From "hello world" to embedded databases, from sending simple SMS messages to using the new touch-screen enabled Gesture APIs, these sessions will get you started developing custom applications for your Windows Mobile 6.5 device. Preview WCF RIA Services for Silverlight 4 Microsoft WCF RIA Services simplify the traditional n-tier application pattern by bringing together the ASP.NET and Silverlight platforms, providing a pattern to write application logic that runs on the mid-tier and controls access to data for queries, changes, and custom operations. Install WCF RIA Services for Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2010 Beta. Enterprise Library v5 Preview at p&p Summit 2009 Grigori Melnik and Bob Brumfield discuss the future of Enterprise Library.   Test-Drive Windows 7 in a Virtual Environment with a Single Click Visit the Windows 7 Test Drive for Developers and explore Windows 7 feature by feature with no installation required. With Windows 7 running live on our servers in a test-drive environment you can try out short virtual labs and watch supporting videos to learn how Windows 7 can help you and your organization. PHP on Windows Series This series of webcasts, including one virtual lab, will walk you through specifics of PHP on Windows. Topics to include: LAMP to WISP process, PHP to ASP .NET, AMP on Windows, PHP on IIS, using Microsoft Web Platform and more. Build WPF Data Controls for Outlook Add-ins Easily with VS2010 Learn how you can use drag-and-drop data binding and the new WPF designer in Visual Studio 2010 to quickly create controls without writing one line of XAML yourself.     ADVERTISEMENT     For MSDN Subscribers New Software Available for Download • Windows Installer Service 4.5 for Windows Embedded Standard 2009 (x86) - (English) • Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 Enterprise (x64) - DVD (English) • Expression Blend 2 Service Pack 1 (x86) - (English) • System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 (x86) - DVD (English) • SharePoint Designer 2010 Beta (x86) - (English)     Training and Books Get 25% Off Visual Studio ASP.NET 3.5 E-Learning Give your career a boost with flexible, self-paced e-learning. For a limited time, save 25% on e-learning Collection 6463: Visual Studio 2008 ASP.NET 3.5 and other Visual Studio collections. Download Sample Chapters on Windows 7 Discover the portfolio of Microsoft Press books on Windows 7 with this special offer. Register on the Windows 7 training portal and receive links to download sample chapters from new and upcoming Microsoft Press books about Windows 7.     Resources • Partner News • Web Resources • MSDN Evaluation Center • MSDN Magazine • TechNet Flash • TechNet Magazine   MSDN | Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile ©2010 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement Microsoft respects your privacy.  Please read our online Privacy Statement. If you would prefer to no longer receive this this newsletter, please click here to unsubscribe.  These settings will not affect any other newsletters you've requested or any mandatory service communications that are considered part of certain Microsoft services.  To set your contact preferences for other Microsoft communications, see the communications preferences section of the Microsoft Privacy Statement. Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052