MIX09 Day 1 Keynote: A Roundup of Announcements and Releases

Wednesday was Day 1 of Microsoft’s MIX 2009 conference. The keynote was handled by Bill Buxton and Scott Guthrie. There were a lot of announcements throughout the day, including beta, CTP, and final software releases. Here is a roundup of what’s new and where you can get more information.

MIX Coverage and Liveblogging

• MIX09 Site
• John Papa
• Tim Sneath
• Dave Campbell

New & Updated Downloads

• ASP.NET MVC 1.0
• Expression Blend 3 Preview
• Expression Web SuperPreview for Internet Explorer
• Silverlight 3 Runtime Beta 1
• Silverlight 3 SDK Beta 1
• Silverlight 3 Tools for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta 1
• Data-Driven RIA with Silverlight
• ADO.NET Data Services 1.5 CTP1
• Live Search API SDK
• CAT.NET 1.0 CTP
• Web Deployment Tool RC1 (x86)
• Windows Azure SDK
• Windows Azure Tools for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 March 2009 CTP
• Web Platform Installer 2.0 Beta
• Web Application Gallery

What’s New

ASP.NET MVC 1.0

• Shipped!

Silverlight 3

• GPU Hardware Acceleration (Windows & Mac)
• Perspective 3D Support
• Bitmap & Pixel APIs
• Deep Zoom Improvements
• Deep Linking and Navigation
• Improved SEO
• Support for Multi-Touch and ClearType
• Over 100 Controls
• H.264, AAC, MPEG-5 A/V Support
• Mac Eclipse Support – Get it here.
• Out-of-Browser Support on Windows and Mac (Like Adobe AIR)
• RIA Services – Simplified End-to-End Data Validation, Data Binding, Authorization & Roles Mgmt with Silverlight Client and ASP.NET Server Components

Expression Blend 3

• SketchFlow - Tool to create prototypes. More info here.
• Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator Import
• Source Control Integration
• Intellisense for XAML, C# and VB.NET

Expression Web 3

• SuperPreview (Built-in and Standalone)
• Improved Standards-Based Development
• Secure FTP Support
• Target Multiple Languages

ASP.NET 4.0

• Velocity (Distributed Caching)
• Improved AJAX
• WebForms Enhancements

Visual Studio 2010 Web Development

• Better Javascript / AJAX Experience
• jQuery Tools
• SharePoint Support
• Multiple config Files Supported

Web Platform Installer

• Shipped 2.0 Beta
• Install a Web App and All It's Required Components

Web Application Gallery

• Portfolio of ASP.NET and PHP Web Applications for Download
• Examples: DotNetNuke, DasBlog, WordPress, Drupal, Graffiti

Windows Azure

• Commercial Release in 2009
• FastCGI / PHP Support
• Run .NET Apps in Full Trust
• SQL Data Services with Relational DB and Full ADO.NET Support

IIS Extensions

• Secure FTP
• WebDAV
• URL Rewriting
• Routing Engine w/Forward Proxy
• Bit Rate Throttling

Commerce Server 2009

• Shipped!