Everybody is now talking about Web 2.0, a Web that is more dynamic, richer, more interactive, and, ultimately – much more exciting than anything we know now. It’s just human nature to look for unusual and new stuff. But, what does that mean for business applications?

Let’s look at Google Maps. Yes, we are all excited by Google Maps. It looks great. It is very interactive. And, most importantly, it behaves completely differently from what we expect to see in a “normal” browser. But, compared to any realistic business application – say something like trivial Internet banking – Google Maps is nothing. It supports just a few use cases compared to the hundreds or thousands of use cases for a typical business application.
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With each new major release of Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft changes the languages and methodologies for building executables from the source created within an application. Without the assistance of simplification tools, then, development teams integrating Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 must re-write and redesign significant amounts of their application build processes. But, such an endeavor proves so costly and time-consuming that many enterprises choose to delay or omit upgrades to their development environments. Unfortunately, avoidance will quickly create a situation where new applications are written in the new Visual Studio but without compatibility to the vast amount of programs and systems that were developed in older versions.
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.NET Micro Framework (.NET MF) is a new technology that can be applied to a variety of small devices. For a relatively new technology, there are already several different development tools and a platform standard already available. Some of the development tools are still in beta, and as you can guess new ideas are already in the works. This application note is a guide to what tools are available for application development. This application note will be updated as new tools become available.
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Microsoft® Windows® Compute Cluster Server 2003 is designed specifically to run parallel, high-performance computing (HPC) applications to solve complex computations. Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 accelerates time-to-insight by providing an HPC platform that is simple to deploy, operate and integrate with existing infrastructure and tools.
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Built on the .NET foundation and optimized for use in small intelligent devices, .NET Micro Framework combines the reliability and efficiency offered by a .NET enabled managed code environment, the strength of the C# programming language, and the professional Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 tools. Sharing existing .NET code across multiple product lines and platforms results in a shortened development cycle and significantly improved productivity.
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1. Install PushOK SVN SCC
a) Download the setup file from the PushOK web site. Once downloaded, double click the exe file and click Next to continue with the setup.
b) Read and agree to the license agreement and click Next.
c) Confirm that the application destination folder is correct and click Next.
d) Click Next to complete the installation.
e) Click Close to exit the setup wizard and initiate the file monitoring service which will examine
your computer for all subversion managed folders.
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Why build a Software Development Lifecycle solution based on Visual Studio Team System?
Avanade has over 2500 solution developers worldwide focused on the .NET platform that work with customers to integrate Microsoft technologies in heterogeneous enterprise IT environments. As we execute large and complex projects, building mission-critical applications with geographically distributed teams, we have little room for error - the success of the project depends on how accurately we can estimate and deliver on the engagement. To this end, we are constantly looking for ways to improve consistency and repeatability of our development process and thus increase the productivity of our project teams. In other words, our project execution must be industrialized. Industrialization is about being predictable, repeatable, consistent, and high-quality.
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What’s New in Visual Studio 2008?
- Multi-Targeting Support
- New HTML Designer an

Multi-Targeting Support
- Visual Studio 2008 supports targeting multiple versions of the .NET Framework
- Choose which Framework version to target when opening or creating an application
– .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5
- Visual Studio IDE only shows features appropriate for your selected target version
– Toolbox/Add New Item/Add Reference/IntelliSense
- Open 2.0 project in Visual Studio 2008?
– Dialog offers option to upgrade, or leave it alone
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