SyncEXPERT

We have noticed a few blog and news posts pointing to what is being called an updated version of Microsoft Sync Framework. In order to clear up the confusion, we wanted to let everyone know that this in fact is not an update to our previously released version 1.0 of Sync Framework.

Last week we renamed a few of the download files to reflect the various architectures that are supported (ia64,x64,x86). During this renaming, the Microsoft Download Center updated the published date, making it look like a new version of Sync Framework was available.

We want to appologize for any confusion this may have caused.

Source: Microsoft Sync Framework

Announcing Entity Framework & ADO.NET Data Services RTM!

We are excited to announce the RTM of the Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, including the RTM of the ADO.NET Entity Framework and ADO.NET Data Services, which raise the level of abstraction for database programming and supply both a new model-based paradigm and a rich, standards-based framework for creating data-oriented Web services. With this service pack, Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 also support SQL Server 2008, making the Microsoft platform the most comprehensive environment for database application development.

“The ASP.NET AJAX improvements and new capabilities like ADO.NET Entity Framework and ADO.NET Data Services meant we didn’t have to worry about any of the underlying plumbing and could simply focus on building a highly responsive and interactive experience for users,” says Galen Murdock, President and CEO at Veracity Solutions. 

For more information or to download check out http://msdn.microsoft.com/data  

Elisa Flasko
Program Manager, Data Programmability

Microsoft’s premier developer event, the Professional Developer Conference, is almost here. PDC 2008 will feature more than 160 sessions covering a wide range of topics including a number of great sessions from the Data Programmability Team, including the ADO.NET Entity Framework, ADO.NET Data Services and Project “Velocity”.

Developing Applications Using Data Services

Presenter: Mike Flasko

In the near future, applications will be developed using a combination of custom application code and online building block services, including data-centric services. In this session we discuss advancements in the Microsoft development platform and online service interfaces to enable seamless interaction with data services both on-premises (e.g., ADO.NET Data Services Framework over on-premises SQL Server) and in the cloud (e.g., SQL Server Data Services). Learn how you can leverage existing know-how related to LINQ (Language Integrated Query), data access APIs, data-binding, and more when building applications using online data.

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