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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. 

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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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We’re gearing up for the next release of the SQL Server, and we are looking for people that have a passion for building great data access technologies and frameworks to help with the effort.  We have been very busy recently releasing:

· Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server aka SqlClient)

· Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack CTP, February 2008 (includes Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client)

· SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP Community Technology Preview (February 2008)

· Microsoft SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver 1.2

If you are interested in designing the next set of API’s and tackling challenging technical subjects across all our SQL Server data access stacks and want to work for a team who is focused on shipping great technologies, we’re interested in hearing from you. Drop me a line directly at ddove@microsoft.com.

Debra Dove
Lead Program Manager