New Video & Audio based information for developers is located at these links:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdntv/archive.aspx
http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=14
http://msdn.microsoft.com/theshow/
http://msdn.microsoft.com/dotnetrocks/
MSDN TV: Web Service Enhancements (WSE) 3.0 and Secure Web Services -- Web Service Enhancements (WSE) 3.0 will be released as part of the Visual Studio 2005 wave of technologies bringing with it an easy to use toolkit for building secure Web services. Built on the latest versions of the Web Service protocols such as WS-Security, WSE 3.0 is ideal for building secure, distributed applications using open standards to achieve interoperability. Mark Fussell discusses the driving goals for the WSE 3.0 release, how security best practices have been incorporated by introducing "turnkey security scenarios" and the relationship between WSE 3.0 and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), the future Web Services platform from Microsoft.
Beta’s, RC’s and CTP’s…Oh My! –
Windows “Monad” Shell Beta 2 (for .NET Framework 2.0 RC/RTM) x64 — Windows "Monad" Shell is a new interactive command-line and task-based scripting technology in Windows that enables administrators to more efficiently and securely automate and control system management tasks on both desktops and servers. "Monad" Shell provides powerful task-based control (via built-in command line tools and utilities) and a powerful scripting language that enables comprehensive scripted control of the Windows operating system and applications.
Windows “Monad” Shell Beta 2 (for .NET Framework 2.0 RC/RTM) x86 — Windows "Monad" Shell is a new interactive command-line and task-based scripting technology in Windows that enables administrators to more efficiently and securely automate and control system management tasks on both desktops and servers. "Monad" Shell provides powerful task-based control (via built-in command line tools and utilities) and a powerful scripting language that enables comprehensive scripted control of the Windows operating system and applications.
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0 Pre-Release (RC0) – NOTE: This RC0 Pre-Release is provided for participants of specific partner beta programs. If the beta program you are participating in does not specifically require RC0, you should use the most recent MMC 3.0 packages available here.
Microsoft Management Console 3.0 Pre-Release (Based on Windows Server 2003 R2 RC0).
MMC 3.0 (formerly MMC 2.1) ships as a component in Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Vista, and continues to be the host for a variety of OS and 3rd party admin tools.
Microsoft CRM 3.0 SDK – Preliminary – The Microsoft CRM 3.0 SDK is for developers, system customizers and report writers. It contains the following sections:
· Server Programming Guide – A guide for developers writing server side code, custom business logic, integration modules, workflow assemblies and more. This guide provides an architectural overview of Microsoft CRM, the entity model, security model, Web services, and sample code.
· Client Programming Guide – A guide for developers customizing the Web client or the Microsoft CRM client for Outlook, including scripting, integration of custom Web pages, and sample code.
· Report Writers Guide - A guide for developers writing reports for Microsoft CRM using Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Report Designer.
Hotfixes, Patches, Updates, Service Packs —
Windows CE 5.0 Platform Builder Update – KB904260 — Fixes made in this update:
Component: .NET CF v2.0
Description: Integration of .NET Compact Framework v2.0 into Windows CE 5.0.
Windows CE 5.0 Platform Builder Update – KB904775 – Fixes made in this update:
Component: DirectX
Description: This update addresses the issue with new keyframes not rendering correctly when scanning through a paused video clip.
Windows CE 5.0 Platform Builder Update – KB904256 – Fixes made in this update:
Component: DirectX
Description: MP3 files with certain metadata may not play correctly.
Windows CE .NET 4.2 Platform Builder Update – KB908788 – Fixes made in this update:
Component: DHCP
Description: DHCP release packet may contain an invalid client ID.
Tools and Apps –
Windows SharePoint Services: IntelliSense XML File -- This download includes an update of the Microsoft.SharePoint.xml file used to produce IntelliSense information about the Windows SharePoint Services managed object model within the context of the Visual Studio .NET integrated development environment.
SharePoint Portal Server 2003: IntelliSense XML Files -- This download includes updates for the following XML files used to produce IntelliSense information about the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Windows SharePoint Services managed object models within the context of the Visual Studio .NET integrated development environment (IDE):
- Microsoft.SharePoint.xml
- Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.xml
- Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.SingleSignon.xml
- Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.SingleSignon.Security.xml
- Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Admin.Search.xml
.NET Compact Framework 2.0 Redistributable – The Microsoft® .NET Compact Framework 2.0 Redistributable contains the common language runtime and class libraries built for the .NET Compact Framework. In addition to supporting version 2.0, it also supports applications developed for version 1.0 and service pack releases before version 2.0.
Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2005 – Microsoft Report Viewer control enables applications that run on the .NET Framework to display reports designed using Microsoft reporting technology. This redistributable package contains Windows Forms and ASP.NET Web server control versions of the Report Viewer. For more information about Microsoft reporting technology, click here
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System Redistributable Package (x86) – Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System is the technology that brings the power and productivity of Visual Studio .NET and the .NET Framework to business solutions built on Microsoft Word 2003, Microsoft Outlook 2003, Microsoft Excel 2003 or Microsoft InfoPath 2003.
Microsoft Visual J# v2.0 Redistributable Package – The Visual J# Redistributable Package is not intended to run applications written with other Java-language development tools. Applications and services built with Visual J# will run only on the .NET Framework and will not run on any Java Virtual Machine. Visual J# has been independently developed by Microsoft and is not endorsed or approved by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
.NET Framework 2.0 SDK (IA64) – The Microsoft .NET Framework Software Development Kit (SDK) v2.0 (IA64) includes tools, documentation and samples developers need to write, build, test, and deploy .NET Framework applications on IA64 platforms.
.NET Framework 2.0 SDK (x64) – The Microsoft .NET Framework Software Development Kit (SDK) v2.0 (x64) includes everything developers need to write, build, test, and deploy .NET Framework applications—documentation, samples, tools and compilers.
.NET Framework 2.0 SDK (x86) – The Microsoft .NET Framework Software Development Kit (SDK) v2.0 (x64) includes everything developers need to write, build, test, and deploy .NET Framework applications—documentation, samples, tools and compilers.
Microsoft .NET Framework v2./0 Redistributable Package (x64) – The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 (x64) redistributable package installs the .NET Framework runtime and associated files required to run 64-bit applications developed to target the .NET Framework v2.0.
The .NET Framework version 2.0 (x64) improves scalability and performance with improved caching, application deployment and updating with ClickOnce, support for the broadest array of browsers and devices with ASP.NET 2.0 controls and services and 64-bit support. For more information on the .NET Framework 2.0 click here.
Microsoft .NET Framework v2.0 Redistributable Package (IA64) – The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 (IA64) redistributable package installs the .NET Framework runtime and associated files required to run 64-bit applications developed to target the .NET Framework v2.0.
The .NET Framework version 2.0 (IA64) improves scalability and performance, improved caching, application deployment and updating with ClickOnce, support for the broadest array of browsers and devices with ASP.NET 2.0 controls and services and 64-bit support. For more information on the .NET Framework 2.0, click here.
Guides and Whitepapers –
Application Integration and Process Intelligence using BixTalk Server 2004 – Discussion on how BizTalk Server 2004 and BizTalk Adapter v2.0 for mySAP Business Suite provides Microsoft a framework to create a business integration and intelligence solution that improved application integration and document processing visibility.
Visual Studio Team Foundation Installation Guide – This is the most current version of the Installation Guide for Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server. It contains any changes that were made to the guide since shipping.
Presentations and WebCasts –
Visual Basic – Debugging VB6 and VB.NET – In this demonstration, you will see how debugging works when you have an application that uses both Visual Basic 6 and Visual Basic .NET. This video is presented by Scott Swigart of Swigart Consulting.
Getting Started – Visual Basic Fusion with VB 6 and VB.NET – This presentation walks you through the Visual Basic Fusion articles and shows how Microsoft Visual Basic 6 applications can be extended with the Microsoft .NET framework. Two videos presented by Scott Swigart of Swigart Consulting are provided with this download.
Tablet PC Development Overview – New to Tablet PC Development? Learn how to use the Tablet PC Platform API to extend existing applications or create applications specifically targeted to take advantage of the power of pen and ink in computing.
Cheers!