Best toolset for Windows Vista and Windows Server
- Comprehensive .NET Framework 3.5 visual designers
- New MFC and SDK support for Windows Vista
- Target .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, or 3.5 from one environment
Enable great Web experiences that have AJAX support
- Web developers can quickly build applications that have broadest possible reach and a rich, browser-based client experience
- Expressive and standards-compliant
- Better collaboration between designer and developer
Handle data more smoothly
- Simplified access to XML, relational and object data
- Innovative new programming language features, such as Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
- Local Data Cache helps developers easily handle occasionally connected clients
Build great applications for Microsoft Office system
- Extensive support for the 2007 Office system
- New visual designers for the key Office UI elements such as the Ribbon, Custom Task Pane, and Form Regions
- Build Microsoft Office SharePoint workflow solutions
Go Mobile
- Build applications for Windows Mobile by using .NET Compact Framework 3.5
- Employ mobile device emulators to make application development and testing easier
- Create Web applications that dynamically display on hundreds of mobile device types