MSDN Flash - Volume 10, Number 14: July 10, 2006

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This newly-released patterns & practices software factory extends Visual Studio 2005 with additional guidance that helps to demystify and automate designing and developing occasionally-connected smart client applications. The resulting application architecture is both extensible and fully customizable.

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Web Resources

October 9 - 12, Redmond, WA
Spend four intense days with the architects behind Microsoft's patterns & practices, and deeply explore Microsoft's recommendations for .NET application architecture and development.


The Back Room - Exclusively for System Builders

Building boxes is a different kind of business. We provide a place to find relevant information and help you maintain and grow your business.

Walter VonKoch discusses the RSS reading experience in Internet Explorer 7 and the RSS platform. He demonstrates how Web site publishers can enable feed discovery, feeds, and Simple List Extensions (SLE).

The .NET Show: DSI

Learn about Microsoft's Dynamic Systems Initiative (DSI) and how it can help your IT shop and your developers work closer together.

Luca Bolognese walks through the new features in the Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) May 2006 Community Technology Preview (CTP). Specifically, he introduces the new LINQ to SQL designer, joins, and data binding support.


Security for Developers

Occasionally we run into a scenario where someone asks about shipping a strong name skip verification entry for their assembly with their product. Generally, their reasoning is that the performance hit of strong name verification is too great for their application.



The Fabrikam Fine Furniture reference application is a feature-rich, fully-functional reference application. The source download includes a Microsoft Visual Studio .NET solution containing the end-to-end application, and you can also download separate components to assist you in building mobile PC and Tablet PC solutions.


Get the community technology preview version of our free framework for building next-generation Web applications using AJAX.

An application that aggregates Prescriptive Architecture Guidance Group guidance and suggestions, and allows you to search and sort across it.

Microsoft Blinq Prototype

Blinq is a tool for generating ASP.NET Web sites for displaying, creating, and manipulating data based on database schema.


Case Studies, KB Articles, & How-tos

Insurance Leader Enables Business Users, Frees IT Staff with Data-Reporting Services

SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition helped Pacific Life to free its business groups and IT personnel by standardizing data infrastructure, easing data access and reporting, improving business and IT efficiency, and reducing costs.


Australian Government Agency Expands Services While Streamlining Administration

Moving to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition has helped the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) increase the value of its existing data, and increase performance, scalability, and productivity.

Austrian Broadcast Corporation (ORF) Gains with SQL Server 2005

ORF deployed SQL Server 2005, and saw 70 percent faster responses with XML data types; and has found it up to 90 percent faster to create XML-based applications. Additionally, the company is using the Database Mirroring feature of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 to provide high availability to a separate SQL Server instance on a standby server.


.NET Framework KB Articles

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Training

For an inside look at developing with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, this self-paced E-Learning clinic is now available.


Learn online in new, hands-on Visual Studio 2005 workshops from Microsoft E-Learning. Topics cover four main areas: Windows Development, Web Development, Data/XML, and Distributed Application. Get 30 percent off for a limited time.


Partner News

LEADTOOLS Multimedia v.15 includes new multimedia formats and filters, DVD burning and authoring support, and more.


International Events

Need to update your developer skills? Take advantage of special training and certification offers available by learning solutions partners. But hurry, they won't last long.

Create a Windows CE-based device with the Shared Source Webcam Driver or the Shared Source DVR Engine to win an Xbox 360. Contest ends at midnight, Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-7) on 28 July, 2006.

7 - 10 November, Barcelona, Spain
Four days of live interaction to keep you ahead. Microsoft Tech·Ed: Developers is an audience-specific event giving you the edge you need to keep up with the latest development trends.


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MSDN Events

Starting in August, we've got some great new MSDN sessions for you:

Exploring the System.Net Namespace in the .NET Framework 2.0

Developers are increasingly being asked to create applications that interact with common network services. So, it's a good thing the .NET Framework 2.0 enables you to write connected applications with less hassle and fewer lines of code ...

Windows Communication Foundation Exposed

Windows Communication Foundation (formerly code-named "Indigo") is a set of .NET technologies for building and running distributed systems. WCF is a new breed of communications API that unifies previously disparate communications media and offers a single API for coding ...

Building the Next Generation of Web Applications with ASP.NET "Atlas"

Tired of postbacks taking precious seconds away from your Web app's performance? Do users complain about slow-loading pages? Are you wondering what the AJAX buzz is all about?

Be sure to check the MSDN Events Web site for more information, cities, and dates.