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VISUAL STUDIO

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your project, Visual Studio can help turn your ideas
into software.

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WINDOWS

Windows is reinvented with an all-new touch interface, Windows Store, and dev platform that lets you sell apps across the globe.

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WINDOWS PHONE

Windows Phone brings the latest technologies to create apps for the phone. Add new dimensions, like Live Tiles, to your apps and games.

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WINDOWS AZURE

Windows Azure is an open and flexible cloud platform that enables you to quickly build, deploy and manage applications.

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OFFICE

Office is an extensible platform of integrated programs, on-premise servers, services, tools, and platform technologies.

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MSDN – Explore Windows, Web, Cloud, and Windows Phone Software Development

MSDN – Explore Windows, Web, Cloud, and Windows Phone Software Development

Visio Services Virtual Labs Released Learn how to develop visual BI and visual Collaboration solutions Friday, Jun 1

Windows 8 Release Preview now available! Experience the newest version of Windows and see the Windows 8 app experience. Thursday, May 31

What’s New in Visual Studio 2012 RC Release Candidates of Visual Studio 2012, Team Foundation Server 2012, and .NET Framework 4.5 now available for download! Thursday, May 31

.NET Rocks! Podcast: Beth Massi Builds Apps with LightSwitch in Studio 11 Carl and Richard talk to Beth Massi about the latest incarnation of LightSwitch. Wednesday, May 23

Latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report released Latest threat trends focusing on the second half of 2011. Wednesday, May 16

DevLabs Releases Casablanca Project An incubation project to support cloud-based client-server communication in native code. Wednesday, May 16

MSDN – Explore Windows, Web, Cloud, and Windows Phone Software Development

Brian Harry
Technical Fellow
TFS Power Tools for the RC
Friday, Jun 1

S. Somasegar
Senior Vice President
Visual Studio 2012 and .NET 4.5 Release Candidates available now!
Thursday, May 31

Jason Zander
Corporate Vice President
Announcing the Release Candidate (RC) of Visual Studio 2012 and .NET Framework 4.5
Thursday, May 31

Eric Lippert
Principal Software Development Engineer
Past performance is no guarantee of future results
Thursday, May 31

Beth Massi
Senior Program Manager
LightSwitch Tips & Tricks on Query Performance
Tuesday, May 29

Charles Sterling
Senior Program Manager
Exciting news: Keyword-Driven Testing Integration from LogiGear
Thursday, Apr 19