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DZone > Web Dev Zone > MIX09 Day 1 Keynote: A Roundup of Announcements and Releases

MIX09 Day 1 Keynote: A Roundup of Announcements and Releases

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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!
Release (agency) Web Service Keynote (presentation software)

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