Posted by Alin Irimie
on November 18, 2009
Today, at the Microsoft Professional Developer Conference (PDC) here Los Angeles, Microsoft announced not only the release of version 4.0 of the.NET Micro Framework, but also that they are open sourcing the product and making it available under the Apache 2.0 license, which is already being used by the community within the embedded space.
The .NET Micro Framework, a development and execution environment for resource-constrained devices, was initially developed inside the Microsoft Startup Business Accelerator, but recently moved to the Developer Division so as to be more closely aligned with the overall direction of Microsoft development efforts. Continue reading…
Posted by Alin Irimie
on November 12, 2009
Under the pressure from Windows Azure release in a week, Amazon unveiled today a new AWS SDK for .NET Developers providing .NET developers the libraries, code samples, and documentation needed to build an AWS-powered application using any programming language capable of making .NET calls including C#, Visual Basic, Windows PowerShell, and other compliant languages. .NET developers get a special treatment with a dedicated .NET Forum and a special Windows & .NET Developer Center.
The SDK includes: Continue reading…
Posted by Alin Irimie
on May 18, 2009
On Monday, May 18th, Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 (Professional, Suite and Team Foundation Server) will be available to MSDN Subscribers through MSDN Subscriber Downloads and to the general public on Wednesday, May 20th through Microsoft Downloads.
Posted by Marcio Castilho
on October 29, 2008
The Microsoft CCR and DSS Toolkit 2008 delivers a set of .NET- and Compact Framework-class libraries and tools that enable developers to better deal with the inherent complexities of creating looselycoupled concurrent and distributed applications. The Toolkit is designed to help developers take advantage of the Concurrency and Coordination Runtime (CCR) and Decentralized Software Services (DSS) originally released as part of Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio. Microsoft CCR and DSS Toolkit 2008 provide early adopters with access to select technologies today; transitioning to Microsoft’s .NET Framework in the future.
To learn more about Microsoft CCR and DSS Toolkit 2008 visit http://www.microsoft.com/ccrdss
Posted by Marcio Castilho
on October 28, 2008
As Ray Ozzie was announcing yesterday during the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2008 in Los Angeles, Windows Azure and all its related technologies will evolve in the coming months, but you can start previewing all these technologies creating applications directly from Visual Studio 2008.
With Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft is making easier for developers to build, debug, test and deploy application for the Azure cloud platform. These tools include a local cloud environment that runs inside the developer machine.
You can download it here
Posted by Marcio Castilho
on October 28, 2008
Today at the Embedded Systems Conference Boston, Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework version 3.0. With the version 3.0 release, the .NET Micro Framework enables developers to create powerful embedded systems that are more securely connected through a variety of wired and wireless protocols.
“The .NET Micro Framework continues to marry modern computing models with rich embedded capabilities, offering developers a highly productive approach to making smart devices, such as a home energy management system that manages your appliances based on the current energy rates and your needs, or a glucose meter that uploads your readings to a common place that is accessible to your caregivers,” said Colin Miller, product unit manager at Microsoft. “With the version 3.0 release, the .NET Micro Framework adds a number of major enhancements, enabling developers to be more versatile and flexible in creating powerful embedded systems.”
New Features of .NET Micro Framework Version 3.0
Version 3.0 brings several new features and enhancements to an already robust and productive development platform:
- Enhanced secure connectivity. .NET Micro Framework version 3.0 features new connectivity support, including Wi-Fi integration, Universal Serial Bus support, Web Services for Devices, secure sockets layer and support for a file system compatible with FAT32.
- Extended hardware choices. Enhancements include interoperability with native code allowing direct access to hardware, reduction in the minimum footprint to 64K RAM, a more accessible and easier-to-use porting kit, support for the Analog Devices Blackfin processor family, and ARM Thumb and Thumb-2 instruction sets.
- Increased productivity. A fully integrated development experience with both Visual Studio 2008 and Visual C# 2008 Express Edition — along with interoperability — provides developers with powerful debugging and emulation capabilities and a more flexible migration path for .NET developers and those with existing native code modules.
- Additional user interface options. Touch and gesture support enable development of more interactive and capable device applications.
“In today’s world, we are surrounded by small, embedded devices. This reality will undoubtedly grow at a substantial rate in the future, as device-makers are finding it easier than ever to bring new, compact devices to market quickly and efficiently with the .NET Micro Framework,” said Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst of the Enderle Group. “As a truly embedded platform, the .NET Micro Framework provides a huge opportunity to make these devices even more powerful and intelligent. The new features of version 3.0 will help accelerate connectivity and increase the potential applications for smaller devices.”
The.NET Micro Framework is a platform that enables developers to more quickly develop embedded systems that are smart, securely connected and easier to manage. More information is available on the .NET Micro Framework Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/netmf/default.mspx.
Posted by Marcio Castilho
on October 28, 2008
Development Manager from Microsoft, Seshu Adunuthula, announced today the availability of the Community Technology Preview 2 of the project code-named “Velocity”. The goal of Velocity is to provide a robust and scalable distributed caching mechanism for .NET applications. ASP.NET applications is among the many uses of Velocity to provide a simple effective way to distribute caching over a huge number of clustered servers, integrating easily with declarative web.config entries.
CTP2 includes several new enhancements including High Availability, Performance improvements, PowerShell integration, Additional Configuration Store options and native 64 bit support.
You can download it here
Posted by Marcio Castilho
on October 27, 2008
This week Microsoft has unveiled a new logo for the Microsoft .NET platform, and as we all learned from the PDC 2008 keynote it has everything to do with the new Windows Azure, hence the color blue here.
According to Chris Keonig’s blog post
about the new logos, the change was made because
Microsoft needed a logo that was in sync with the key values that we want .NET to stand for: consistency, robustness and great user experiences. We also wanted a logo that conformed to the design principles that are driving Microsoft’s brand identity evolution and is reflected in newer brands such as Silverlight, Surface and more. Finally, we needed a logo that is more strongly aligned with the portfolio of brands that .NET is most strongly aligned with: Silverlight, Visual Studio and our server products.
