Silverlight 3.0 is the current version of Silverlight that was unveiled in March 2009 and will have a full release in July 2009. It features new capabilities for building rich internet applications (RIAs) including controls, search discoverability, .NET RIA services, improved performance, and accessibility. Silverlight 3.0 also allows applications to run outside the browser on the desktop and includes new graphics, media, and Expression Blend 3 features.

1. Silverlight 3.0Subodh N Pushpak

2. AgendaIntroductionSilverlight RoadmapExploring new features of Silverlight 3.0Exploring RIA servicesDemos Q & A

3. IntroductionSilverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform implementation of the .NET Framework for building and delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications (RIA) for the Web. Silverlight unifies the capabilities of the server, the Web, and the desktop, of managed code and dynamic languages, of declarative and traditional programming, and the power of Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).

4. IntroductionSilverlight enables following features:It is a cross-browser, cross-platform technology. It runs in all popular Web browsers, including Microsoft Internet Explorer, Flock, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and Opera, and on Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X.It provides a consistent experience no matter where it runs.It is supported by a very small download that installs in seconds.

5. .Net Ecosystem

6. Silverlight RoadmapSilverlight 1.0 – JavaScript supportSilverlight 2.0 – managed code support with controlsSilverlight 3.0 Current version: unveiled at MIX09 in Las Vegas on March 18, 2009. A beta version is available for download.Full Release on July 10 2009

7. Silverlight 3.0 new featuresDeveloping LOB applications with Silverlight RIA.ControlsSearch Discoverability.NET RIA Services FrameworkImproved PerformanceAdvanced Accessibility

8. Search Engine DiscoverabilitySilverlight Solves the SEO-related challenges posed by RIAs by utilizing business objects on the server, together with ASP.NET controls and site maps, and automatically mirror database-driven RIA content into HTML that is easily indexed by the leading search engines.Demo

9. Outof BrowserOut of browser Experience / DemoRun Apps Out of BrowserDesktop & Start MenuSafer & More SecureSmooth Installation& Auto UpdateWindows IntegrationConnectivity Detection

10. Silverlight 3.0 new featuresGraphicsPerspective3DGraphicsBitmap CachingNew Bitmap APIThemed App SupportEnhanced Control SkinningImproved Text Rendering

11. Silverlight 3.0 new featuresMediaSmooth StreamingMore Format ChoicesFull Screen HD PlaybackExtensible Media FormatsIndustry LeadingContent Protection

12. Expression Blend 3Prototyping w/ SketchFlowVisual Design WorkflowAccessible InteractivityDesign w/ DataVSTF IntegrationDesign Surface Extensibility

13. More FeaturesApplication library cachingDeep Zoom improved.Binary XML communication with the server is compressed, improving performance.Local connections allow communication between two Silverlight applications, on the client side. LocalConnection API to communicate (using a named pipe style model)

14. Links Silverlight Beta 3 runtime http://silverlight.net/getstarted/silverlight3/default.aspxSilverlight Beta 3 for Visual Studio Tools http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=143571Silverlight Beta 3 Toolkithttp://codeplex.com/Silverlight

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16. Questions & Answers