Dave GloverDeveloper EvangelistMicrosoft Australia Pty LtdBlog: http://blogs.msdn.com/dglover

{ Reach End-Users With Next Generation Web Applications }

Enterprise Content Management solutions

CMS product CommunityManager.NET

Plus custom development

Plus integration

Clients medium-to-large

Windows .NET SQL Server Performance boost %

2003 2.0 2005 - Baseline -

2008 2.0 2005 1566%

2008 3.5 2005 1589%

2008 3.5 2008 CTP5 1609%

Windows .NET SQL Server Duration (h:mm:ss)

2003 2.0 2005 3:37:59

2008 2.0 2005 0:13:55

2008 3.5 2005 0:13:43

2008 3.5 2008 CTP5 0:13:33

Scenario: 1,000 loops of 20 concurrent requests

*All tests performed on identical hardware details at www.elcom.com.au and

www.elcom.com.au/Microsoft-2008-Stack/default.aspx

Functional testing for ASP.NET AJAX and JavaScript

Integrated code metrics

Improved performance and scalability profiling

Faster, Easier Development

A powerful, new HTML designer

CSS management

JavaScript debugging and Intellisense®

Better support for working with data

ListView control

LinqDataSource

Less Effort, More Effect

ASP.NET AJAX built-in

Enhanced AJAX functionality

Better interoperability with WebParts, <asp:treeview>, <asp:menu>, etc

Nested master pages

New ListView control

Breakthrough User Experiences

Functional testing for ASP.NET AJAX and JavaScript

Integrated code metrics

Improved performance and scalability profiling

Faster, Easier Development

A powerful, new HTML designer

CSS management

JavaScript debugging and Intellisense®

Better support for working with data

ListView control

LinqDataSource

Less Effort, More Effect

ASP.NET AJAX built-in

Enhanced AJAX functionality

Better interoperability with WebParts, <asp:treeview>, <asp:menu>, etc

Nested master pages

New ListView control

Breakthrough User Experiences

New HTML DesignerWorking with CSSMigrating ProjectsEasier Data with LINQ

Languages like JavaScript are more and more popular

Their type-less, dynamic nature presents challenges to traditional development activities like debugging and statement completion

Visual Studio 2008 makes JavaScript a 1st class development experience with

Syntax coloring

Intellisense

Debugging

JavaScript Debugging and IntelliSense

The Challenge

The Solution

ASP.NET AJAX And Visual Studio 2008Project 3.5 Details.aspx and UpdatePanelCities.aspx and JavaScript

Multi-Browser ASP.NET AJAX Support

other browsers too

In Visual Studio 2008, ASP.NET AJAX provides client-script libraries that incorporate cross-browser ECMAScript (JavaScript) and dynamic HTML (DHTML) technologies; this technology is compatible with commonly used browsers such as

Internet Explorer

Mozilla Firefox

Apple Safari

The Challenge

The Solution

Modal PopupConfirmationValidatorPassword StrengthWatermarksAJAX Control Kit

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.NET Developer SIG

Microsoft Office System SIG

http://www.MOSSIG.net

SQL Server User Group

http://www.sqlserver.org.au/

Teched 2008

http://www.microsoft.com/australia/teched07Sydney Sept 2nd to 5th