1. What’s Coming in Silverlight 3?
Mike Taulty
Microsoft UK
mail: mtaulty@microsoft.com
web: mtaulty.com
tweets: mtaulty
www.microsoft.nl/devdays
2. format of the sessions
• this session is in two parts
– part 1 is now
– part 2 is back in this room at 16:30
• there are very few slides
– used to recap what we’ve already seen
• there are quite a lot of demos
– demos are intentionally simple
– demos all start with File | New | Project
3. the big picture – Silverlight “History”
V1 V2
September 2007 October 2008
4. the big picture – Silverlight Momentum
18 months
since launch
5. the big picture – Silverlight Momentum
18 months 300m+
since launch downloads
6. the big picture – Silverlight Momentum
400,000
18 months 300m+ +
since launch downloads Developers &
Designers
Source: Microsoft Developer Tracker 2008 Report
7. the big picture – Silverlight Momentum
400,000 200+
18 months 300m+ + partners in
since launch downloads Developers &
Designers
30 countries
8. the big picture – Silverlight Momentum
400,000 200+ 200+
18 months 300m+ + partners in Microsoft
since launch downloads Developers & Products &
Designers
30 countries Websites
9. the big picture – Silverlight Momentum
400,000 200+ 200+ Thousands
18 months 300m+ + partners in Microsoft of Apps
since launch downloads Developers & Products & across the
Designers
30 countries Websites Globe
www.silverlight.net/showcase
10. the big picture – Silverlight 3 in 2009
Out of Browser
Capabilities
Empowering
Rich Experiences
Improving
RIA Productivity
Support for Higher
Quality Video & Audio
Design Tooling
11. the agenda
part 1
graphics & design
media tooling
applications
part 2
12. you are here
graphics & design
media tooling
applications
13. recap – graphics and media
H.264 Video & AAC Audio
Perspective transforms
Effects: built-in and custom pixel shaders
Easing Animations
GPU Acceleration
Bitmap Caching
Bitmap Graphics with WriteableBitmap
14. you are here
graphics & design
media tooling
applications
15. recap – design tooling
Workspace – Web Sites, Docking Windows, Gradient Tools, Selection Model
Built-in Code Editor with IntelliSense
XAML Editor IntelliSense
Graphics & Media: Perspective Transformations, Effects, Easing Animations
Designing with Data
Actions, Triggers, Behaviors
Adobe Illustrator & PhotoShop Import
Prototyping->Production with SketchFlow
16. next steps…
• Come to part 2 of the session at 16:30
www.silverlight.net
17. What’s Coming in Silverlight 3?
Mike Taulty
Microsoft UK
mail: mtaulty@microsoft.com
web: mtaulty.com
tweets: mtaulty
www.microsoft.nl/devdays
Editor's Notes
Momentum: A little over a year and a half after the release of Silverlight 1, Microsoft has innovated rapidly, providing a choice of industry leading video and audio codecs, adding support for the largest number of static and dynamic programming languages, and taking advantage of the power of the GPU, all while striving to make Silverlight the most secure platform for building RIAs in the industry. We've worked incredibly hard, and our team has successfully been able to bring the highest level of innovation to the platform over the shortest amount of time. We’ve also continued to see a tremendous amount of interest from online broadcasters and RIA developers, who are creating new and compelling applications that continue to drive adoption the number of developers and customers taking advantage of the benefits of Silverlight continues to grow at a rapid pace and shows no signs of slowing. In addition to more than 400,000 developers are currently using Silverlight, leading companies and government organizations such as Accenture, CBS, CTV, eBay, European Commission, Kelley Blue Book, LinkedIn, Netflix, New York Magazine, Samsung Electronics, the State of California, Turner Sports and Yell .com are building their next-generation rich applications and media experiences using Silverlight. Many new partners have also joined the Silverlight Partner Initiative (SPI) since the launch of Silverlight 2, including leading CDNs, solution providers, and encoding ISVs, bringing the total to approximately 200 partners in over 30 countries who are helping customers around the world develop, design and deliver compelling Silverlight experiences. At Microsoft, more than 200 products and Web sites are now using Silverlight, including Windows Live, Office and Office Live, and MSN . Insert new customer win profiles Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta: Silverlight is changing the way we view the web, and Virtual Earth is changing the way we visualize data. At MIX, Microsoft is bringing the two ideas together to change the way we view data on the web. Today, Microsoft is making a Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta, that enables the rendering of massive amounts of geospatial data to ensure users have a great experience while mining expansive amounts of data.“Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh:We are also enabling new support for Mac developers to target Silverlight using Eclipse. Microsoft funded a project by Soyatec, a France-based IT solutions provider and Eclipse Foundation member, to develop an open sourceplugin called Eclipse4SL which enables advanced Silverlight development capabilities in the Eclipse IDE. Soyatec has now released a Customer Technology Preview (CTP) of Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh. With this, Mac developers using Eclipse can develop Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) using the Silverlight platform.This announcement is a delivery on commitments outlined in the October 2008 Silverlight 2 launch press release, which included – as part of Microsoft’s continued commitment to openness and interoperability – plans to support “additional tools for developing Silverlight applications by providing funding to Soyatec, a France-based IT solutions provider and Eclipse Foundation member, to lead a project to integrate advanced Silverlight development capabilities into the Eclipse IDE.” Soyatec will post the CTP of the project on March 18 at http://eclipse4sl.org under Eclipse Public License Version 1.0, where anyone can submit bugs and feedback or contribute to the project. The complete version of the tools is expected to be available free from the download site by spring 2009.”Silverlight has made tremendous progress since it was first launched a year and a half ago. Today, over 400,000 developers are currently using Silverlight. Leading companies and government organizations such as Accenture, CBS, CTV, eBay, European Commission, Kelley Blue Book, LinkedIn, Netflix, New York Magazine, Samsung Electronics, the State of California, Turner Sports and Yell .com are building their next-generation rich applications and media experiences using Silverlight.“We chose Silverlight because we recognized that it enabled us a faster and more agile development environment, enabling us to quickly deliver superior experiences to our customers,” said Steve Swasey, vice president of corporate communications. “In addition, we experienced real cost savings with our Silverlight solution, which allows us to focus resources on new innovations in online movie viewing to our customers.” Many new partners have also joined the Silverlight Partner Initiative (SPI) since the launch of Silverlight 2, including leading CDNs, solution providers, and encoding ISVs, bringing the total to approximately 200 partners in over 30 countries who are helping customers around the world develop, design and deliver compelling Silverlight experiences. At Microsoft, more than 200 products and Web sites are now using Silverlight, including Windows Live, Office and Office Live, and MSN . In addition, Microsoft announced two deliverables from both internal and external customers: Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta: Silverlight is changing the way we view the web, and Virtual Earth is changing the way we visualize data. At MIX, Microsoft is bringing the two ideas together to change the way we view data on the web. Today, Microsoft is making a Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta, that enables the rendering of massive amounts of geospatial data to ensure users have a great experience while mining expansive amounts of data.“Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh: Microsoft also announced that Soyatec has made available a community technology preview (CTP) of Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh, which enables Mac developers using Eclipse to develop RIA applications using Silverlight. This is a delivery on a project first announced October 13 with the launch of Silverlight 2, and is funded by Microsoft as part of Microsoft’s continued commitment to openness and interoperability.”
Momentum: A little over a year and a half after the release of Silverlight 1, Microsoft has innovated rapidly, providing a choice of industry leading video and audio codecs, adding support for the largest number of static and dynamic programming languages, and taking advantage of the power of the GPU, all while striving to make Silverlight the most secure platform for building RIAs in the industry. We've worked incredibly hard, and our team has successfully been able to bring the highest level of innovation to the platform over the shortest amount of time. We’ve also continued to see a tremendous amount of interest from online broadcasters and RIA developers, who are creating new and compelling applications that continue to drive adoption the number of developers and customers taking advantage of the benefits of Silverlight continues to grow at a rapid pace and shows no signs of slowing. In addition to more than 400,000 developers are currently using Silverlight, leading companies and government organizations such as Accenture, CBS, CTV, eBay, European Commission, Kelley Blue Book, LinkedIn, Netflix, New York Magazine, Samsung Electronics, the State of California, Turner Sports and Yell .com are building their next-generation rich applications and media experiences using Silverlight. Many new partners have also joined the Silverlight Partner Initiative (SPI) since the launch of Silverlight 2, including leading CDNs, solution providers, and encoding ISVs, bringing the total to approximately 200 partners in over 30 countries who are helping customers around the world develop, design and deliver compelling Silverlight experiences. At Microsoft, more than 200 products and Web sites are now using Silverlight, including Windows Live, Office and Office Live, and MSN . Insert new customer win profiles Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta: Silverlight is changing the way we view the web, and Virtual Earth is changing the way we visualize data. At MIX, Microsoft is bringing the two ideas together to change the way we view data on the web. Today, Microsoft is making a Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta, that enables the rendering of massive amounts of geospatial data to ensure users have a great experience while mining expansive amounts of data.“Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh:We are also enabling new support for Mac developers to target Silverlight using Eclipse. Microsoft funded a project by Soyatec, a France-based IT solutions provider and Eclipse Foundation member, to develop an open sourceplugin called Eclipse4SL which enables advanced Silverlight development capabilities in the Eclipse IDE. Soyatec has now released a Customer Technology Preview (CTP) of Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh. With this, Mac developers using Eclipse can develop Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) using the Silverlight platform.This announcement is a delivery on commitments outlined in the October 2008 Silverlight 2 launch press release, which included – as part of Microsoft’s continued commitment to openness and interoperability – plans to support “additional tools for developing Silverlight applications by providing funding to Soyatec, a France-based IT solutions provider and Eclipse Foundation member, to lead a project to integrate advanced Silverlight development capabilities into the Eclipse IDE.” Soyatec will post the CTP of the project on March 18 at http://eclipse4sl.org under Eclipse Public License Version 1.0, where anyone can submit bugs and feedback or contribute to the project. The complete version of the tools is expected to be available free from the download site by spring 2009.”Silverlight has made tremendous progress since it was first launched a year and a half ago. Today, over 400,000 developers are currently using Silverlight. Leading companies and government organizations such as Accenture, CBS, CTV, eBay, European Commission, Kelley Blue Book, LinkedIn, Netflix, New York Magazine, Samsung Electronics, the State of California, Turner Sports and Yell .com are building their next-generation rich applications and media experiences using Silverlight.“We chose Silverlight because we recognized that it enabled us a faster and more agile development environment, enabling us to quickly deliver superior experiences to our customers,” said Steve Swasey, vice president of corporate communications. “In addition, we experienced real cost savings with our Silverlight solution, which allows us to focus resources on new innovations in online movie viewing to our customers.” Many new partners have also joined the Silverlight Partner Initiative (SPI) since the launch of Silverlight 2, including leading CDNs, solution providers, and encoding ISVs, bringing the total to approximately 200 partners in over 30 countries who are helping customers around the world develop, design and deliver compelling Silverlight experiences. At Microsoft, more than 200 products and Web sites are now using Silverlight, including Windows Live, Office and Office Live, and MSN . In addition, Microsoft announced two deliverables from both internal and external customers: Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta: Silverlight is changing the way we view the web, and Virtual Earth is changing the way we visualize data. At MIX, Microsoft is bringing the two ideas together to change the way we view data on the web. Today, Microsoft is making a Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta, that enables the rendering of massive amounts of geospatial data to ensure users have a great experience while mining expansive amounts of data.“Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh: Microsoft also announced that Soyatec has made available a community technology preview (CTP) of Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh, which enables Mac developers using Eclipse to develop RIA applications using Silverlight. This is a delivery on a project first announced October 13 with the launch of Silverlight 2, and is funded by Microsoft as part of Microsoft’s continued commitment to openness and interoperability.”
Momentum: A little over a year and a half after the release of Silverlight 1, Microsoft has innovated rapidly, providing a choice of industry leading video and audio codecs, adding support for the largest number of static and dynamic programming languages, and taking advantage of the power of the GPU, all while striving to make Silverlight the most secure platform for building RIAs in the industry. We've worked incredibly hard, and our team has successfully been able to bring the highest level of innovation to the platform over the shortest amount of time. We’ve also continued to see a tremendous amount of interest from online broadcasters and RIA developers, who are creating new and compelling applications that continue to drive adoption the number of developers and customers taking advantage of the benefits of Silverlight continues to grow at a rapid pace and shows no signs of slowing. In addition to more than 400,000 developers are currently using Silverlight, leading companies and government organizations such as Accenture, CBS, CTV, eBay, European Commission, Kelley Blue Book, LinkedIn, Netflix, New York Magazine, Samsung Electronics, the State of California, Turner Sports and Yell .com are building their next-generation rich applications and media experiences using Silverlight. Many new partners have also joined the Silverlight Partner Initiative (SPI) since the launch of Silverlight 2, including leading CDNs, solution providers, and encoding ISVs, bringing the total to approximately 200 partners in over 30 countries who are helping customers around the world develop, design and deliver compelling Silverlight experiences. At Microsoft, more than 200 products and Web sites are now using Silverlight, including Windows Live, Office and Office Live, and MSN . Insert new customer win profiles Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta: Silverlight is changing the way we view the web, and Virtual Earth is changing the way we visualize data. At MIX, Microsoft is bringing the two ideas together to change the way we view data on the web. Today, Microsoft is making a Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta, that enables the rendering of massive amounts of geospatial data to ensure users have a great experience while mining expansive amounts of data.“Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh:We are also enabling new support for Mac developers to target Silverlight using Eclipse. Microsoft funded a project by Soyatec, a France-based IT solutions provider and Eclipse Foundation member, to develop an open sourceplugin called Eclipse4SL which enables advanced Silverlight development capabilities in the Eclipse IDE. Soyatec has now released a Customer Technology Preview (CTP) of Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh. With this, Mac developers using Eclipse can develop Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) using the Silverlight platform.This announcement is a delivery on commitments outlined in the October 2008 Silverlight 2 launch press release, which included – as part of Microsoft’s continued commitment to openness and interoperability – plans to support “additional tools for developing Silverlight applications by providing funding to Soyatec, a France-based IT solutions provider and Eclipse Foundation member, to lead a project to integrate advanced Silverlight development capabilities into the Eclipse IDE.” Soyatec will post the CTP of the project on March 18 at http://eclipse4sl.org under Eclipse Public License Version 1.0, where anyone can submit bugs and feedback or contribute to the project. The complete version of the tools is expected to be available free from the download site by spring 2009.”Silverlight has made tremendous progress since it was first launched a year and a half ago. Today, over 400,000 developers are currently using Silverlight. Leading companies and government organizations such as Accenture, CBS, CTV, eBay, European Commission, Kelley Blue Book, LinkedIn, Netflix, New York Magazine, Samsung Electronics, the State of California, Turner Sports and Yell .com are building their next-generation rich applications and media experiences using Silverlight.“We chose Silverlight because we recognized that it enabled us a faster and more agile development environment, enabling us to quickly deliver superior experiences to our customers,” said Steve Swasey, vice president of corporate communications. “In addition, we experienced real cost savings with our Silverlight solution, which allows us to focus resources on new innovations in online movie viewing to our customers.” Many new partners have also joined the Silverlight Partner Initiative (SPI) since the launch of Silverlight 2, including leading CDNs, solution providers, and encoding ISVs, bringing the total to approximately 200 partners in over 30 countries who are helping customers around the world develop, design and deliver compelling Silverlight experiences. At Microsoft, more than 200 products and Web sites are now using Silverlight, including Windows Live, Office and Office Live, and MSN . In addition, Microsoft announced two deliverables from both internal and external customers: Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta: Silverlight is changing the way we view the web, and Virtual Earth is changing the way we visualize data. At MIX, Microsoft is bringing the two ideas together to change the way we view data on the web. Today, Microsoft is making a Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta, that enables the rendering of massive amounts of geospatial data to ensure users have a great experience while mining expansive amounts of data.“Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh: Microsoft also announced that Soyatec has made available a community technology preview (CTP) of Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh, which enables Mac developers using Eclipse to develop RIA applications using Silverlight. This is a delivery on a project first announced October 13 with the launch of Silverlight 2, and is funded by Microsoft as part of Microsoft’s continued commitment to openness and interoperability.”
Momentum: A little over a year and a half after the release of Silverlight 1, Microsoft has innovated rapidly, providing a choice of industry leading video and audio codecs, adding support for the largest number of static and dynamic programming languages, and taking advantage of the power of the GPU, all while striving to make Silverlight the most secure platform for building RIAs in the industry. We've worked incredibly hard, and our team has successfully been able to bring the highest level of innovation to the platform over the shortest amount of time. We’ve also continued to see a tremendous amount of interest from online broadcasters and RIA developers, who are creating new and compelling applications that continue to drive adoption the number of developers and customers taking advantage of the benefits of Silverlight continues to grow at a rapid pace and shows no signs of slowing. In addition to more than 400,000 developers are currently using Silverlight, leading companies and government organizations such as Accenture, CBS, CTV, eBay, European Commission, Kelley Blue Book, LinkedIn, Netflix, New York Magazine, Samsung Electronics, the State of California, Turner Sports and Yell .com are building their next-generation rich applications and media experiences using Silverlight. Many new partners have also joined the Silverlight Partner Initiative (SPI) since the launch of Silverlight 2, including leading CDNs, solution providers, and encoding ISVs, bringing the total to approximately 200 partners in over 30 countries who are helping customers around the world develop, design and deliver compelling Silverlight experiences. At Microsoft, more than 200 products and Web sites are now using Silverlight, including Windows Live, Office and Office Live, and MSN . Insert new customer win profiles Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta: Silverlight is changing the way we view the web, and Virtual Earth is changing the way we visualize data. At MIX, Microsoft is bringing the two ideas together to change the way we view data on the web. Today, Microsoft is making a Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta, that enables the rendering of massive amounts of geospatial data to ensure users have a great experience while mining expansive amounts of data.“Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh:We are also enabling new support for Mac developers to target Silverlight using Eclipse. Microsoft funded a project by Soyatec, a France-based IT solutions provider and Eclipse Foundation member, to develop an open sourceplugin called Eclipse4SL which enables advanced Silverlight development capabilities in the Eclipse IDE. Soyatec has now released a Customer Technology Preview (CTP) of Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh. With this, Mac developers using Eclipse can develop Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) using the Silverlight platform.This announcement is a delivery on commitments outlined in the October 2008 Silverlight 2 launch press release, which included – as part of Microsoft’s continued commitment to openness and interoperability – plans to support “additional tools for developing Silverlight applications by providing funding to Soyatec, a France-based IT solutions provider and Eclipse Foundation member, to lead a project to integrate advanced Silverlight development capabilities into the Eclipse IDE.” Soyatec will post the CTP of the project on March 18 at http://eclipse4sl.org under Eclipse Public License Version 1.0, where anyone can submit bugs and feedback or contribute to the project. The complete version of the tools is expected to be available free from the download site by spring 2009.”Silverlight has made tremendous progress since it was first launched a year and a half ago. Today, over 400,000 developers are currently using Silverlight. Leading companies and government organizations such as Accenture, CBS, CTV, eBay, European Commission, Kelley Blue Book, LinkedIn, Netflix, New York Magazine, Samsung Electronics, the State of California, Turner Sports and Yell .com are building their next-generation rich applications and media experiences using Silverlight.“We chose Silverlight because we recognized that it enabled us a faster and more agile development environment, enabling us to quickly deliver superior experiences to our customers,” said Steve Swasey, vice president of corporate communications. “In addition, we experienced real cost savings with our Silverlight solution, which allows us to focus resources on new innovations in online movie viewing to our customers.” Many new partners have also joined the Silverlight Partner Initiative (SPI) since the launch of Silverlight 2, including leading CDNs, solution providers, and encoding ISVs, bringing the total to approximately 200 partners in over 30 countries who are helping customers around the world develop, design and deliver compelling Silverlight experiences. At Microsoft, more than 200 products and Web sites are now using Silverlight, including Windows Live, Office and Office Live, and MSN . In addition, Microsoft announced two deliverables from both internal and external customers: Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta: Silverlight is changing the way we view the web, and Virtual Earth is changing the way we visualize data. At MIX, Microsoft is bringing the two ideas together to change the way we view data on the web. Today, Microsoft is making a Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta, that enables the rendering of massive amounts of geospatial data to ensure users have a great experience while mining expansive amounts of data.“Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh: Microsoft also announced that Soyatec has made available a community technology preview (CTP) of Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh, which enables Mac developers using Eclipse to develop RIA applications using Silverlight. This is a delivery on a project first announced October 13 with the launch of Silverlight 2, and is funded by Microsoft as part of Microsoft’s continued commitment to openness and interoperability.”
Momentum: A little over a year and a half after the release of Silverlight 1, Microsoft has innovated rapidly, providing a choice of industry leading video and audio codecs, adding support for the largest number of static and dynamic programming languages, and taking advantage of the power of the GPU, all while striving to make Silverlight the most secure platform for building RIAs in the industry. We've worked incredibly hard, and our team has successfully been able to bring the highest level of innovation to the platform over the shortest amount of time. We’ve also continued to see a tremendous amount of interest from online broadcasters and RIA developers, who are creating new and compelling applications that continue to drive adoption the number of developers and customers taking advantage of the benefits of Silverlight continues to grow at a rapid pace and shows no signs of slowing. In addition to more than 400,000 developers are currently using Silverlight, leading companies and government organizations such as Accenture, CBS, CTV, eBay, European Commission, Kelley Blue Book, LinkedIn, Netflix, New York Magazine, Samsung Electronics, the State of California, Turner Sports and Yell .com are building their next-generation rich applications and media experiences using Silverlight. Many new partners have also joined the Silverlight Partner Initiative (SPI) since the launch of Silverlight 2, including leading CDNs, solution providers, and encoding ISVs, bringing the total to approximately 200 partners in over 30 countries who are helping customers around the world develop, design and deliver compelling Silverlight experiences. At Microsoft, more than 200 products and Web sites are now using Silverlight, including Windows Live, Office and Office Live, and MSN . Insert new customer win profiles Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta: Silverlight is changing the way we view the web, and Virtual Earth is changing the way we visualize data. At MIX, Microsoft is bringing the two ideas together to change the way we view data on the web. Today, Microsoft is making a Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta, that enables the rendering of massive amounts of geospatial data to ensure users have a great experience while mining expansive amounts of data.“Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh:We are also enabling new support for Mac developers to target Silverlight using Eclipse. Microsoft funded a project by Soyatec, a France-based IT solutions provider and Eclipse Foundation member, to develop an open sourceplugin called Eclipse4SL which enables advanced Silverlight development capabilities in the Eclipse IDE. Soyatec has now released a Customer Technology Preview (CTP) of Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh. With this, Mac developers using Eclipse can develop Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) using the Silverlight platform.This announcement is a delivery on commitments outlined in the October 2008 Silverlight 2 launch press release, which included – as part of Microsoft’s continued commitment to openness and interoperability – plans to support “additional tools for developing Silverlight applications by providing funding to Soyatec, a France-based IT solutions provider and Eclipse Foundation member, to lead a project to integrate advanced Silverlight development capabilities into the Eclipse IDE.” Soyatec will post the CTP of the project on March 18 at http://eclipse4sl.org under Eclipse Public License Version 1.0, where anyone can submit bugs and feedback or contribute to the project. The complete version of the tools is expected to be available free from the download site by spring 2009.”Silverlight has made tremendous progress since it was first launched a year and a half ago. Today, over 400,000 developers are currently using Silverlight. Leading companies and government organizations such as Accenture, CBS, CTV, eBay, European Commission, Kelley Blue Book, LinkedIn, Netflix, New York Magazine, Samsung Electronics, the State of California, Turner Sports and Yell .com are building their next-generation rich applications and media experiences using Silverlight.“We chose Silverlight because we recognized that it enabled us a faster and more agile development environment, enabling us to quickly deliver superior experiences to our customers,” said Steve Swasey, vice president of corporate communications. “In addition, we experienced real cost savings with our Silverlight solution, which allows us to focus resources on new innovations in online movie viewing to our customers.” Many new partners have also joined the Silverlight Partner Initiative (SPI) since the launch of Silverlight 2, including leading CDNs, solution providers, and encoding ISVs, bringing the total to approximately 200 partners in over 30 countries who are helping customers around the world develop, design and deliver compelling Silverlight experiences. At Microsoft, more than 200 products and Web sites are now using Silverlight, including Windows Live, Office and Office Live, and MSN . In addition, Microsoft announced two deliverables from both internal and external customers: Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta: Silverlight is changing the way we view the web, and Virtual Earth is changing the way we visualize data. At MIX, Microsoft is bringing the two ideas together to change the way we view data on the web. Today, Microsoft is making a Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta, that enables the rendering of massive amounts of geospatial data to ensure users have a great experience while mining expansive amounts of data.“Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh: Microsoft also announced that Soyatec has made available a community technology preview (CTP) of Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh, which enables Mac developers using Eclipse to develop RIA applications using Silverlight. This is a delivery on a project first announced October 13 with the launch of Silverlight 2, and is funded by Microsoft as part of Microsoft’s continued commitment to openness and interoperability.”
Momentum: A little over a year and a half after the release of Silverlight 1, Microsoft has innovated rapidly, providing a choice of industry leading video and audio codecs, adding support for the largest number of static and dynamic programming languages, and taking advantage of the power of the GPU, all while striving to make Silverlight the most secure platform for building RIAs in the industry. We've worked incredibly hard, and our team has successfully been able to bring the highest level of innovation to the platform over the shortest amount of time. We’ve also continued to see a tremendous amount of interest from online broadcasters and RIA developers, who are creating new and compelling applications that continue to drive adoption the number of developers and customers taking advantage of the benefits of Silverlight continues to grow at a rapid pace and shows no signs of slowing. In addition to more than 400,000 developers are currently using Silverlight, leading companies and government organizations such as Accenture, CBS, CTV, eBay, European Commission, Kelley Blue Book, LinkedIn, Netflix, New York Magazine, Samsung Electronics, the State of California, Turner Sports and Yell .com are building their next-generation rich applications and media experiences using Silverlight. Many new partners have also joined the Silverlight Partner Initiative (SPI) since the launch of Silverlight 2, including leading CDNs, solution providers, and encoding ISVs, bringing the total to approximately 200 partners in over 30 countries who are helping customers around the world develop, design and deliver compelling Silverlight experiences. At Microsoft, more than 200 products and Web sites are now using Silverlight, including Windows Live, Office and Office Live, and MSN . Insert new customer win profiles Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta: Silverlight is changing the way we view the web, and Virtual Earth is changing the way we visualize data. At MIX, Microsoft is bringing the two ideas together to change the way we view data on the web. Today, Microsoft is making a Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta, that enables the rendering of massive amounts of geospatial data to ensure users have a great experience while mining expansive amounts of data.“Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh:We are also enabling new support for Mac developers to target Silverlight using Eclipse. Microsoft funded a project by Soyatec, a France-based IT solutions provider and Eclipse Foundation member, to develop an open sourceplugin called Eclipse4SL which enables advanced Silverlight development capabilities in the Eclipse IDE. Soyatec has now released a Customer Technology Preview (CTP) of Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh. With this, Mac developers using Eclipse can develop Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) using the Silverlight platform.This announcement is a delivery on commitments outlined in the October 2008 Silverlight 2 launch press release, which included – as part of Microsoft’s continued commitment to openness and interoperability – plans to support “additional tools for developing Silverlight applications by providing funding to Soyatec, a France-based IT solutions provider and Eclipse Foundation member, to lead a project to integrate advanced Silverlight development capabilities into the Eclipse IDE.” Soyatec will post the CTP of the project on March 18 at http://eclipse4sl.org under Eclipse Public License Version 1.0, where anyone can submit bugs and feedback or contribute to the project. The complete version of the tools is expected to be available free from the download site by spring 2009.”Silverlight has made tremendous progress since it was first launched a year and a half ago. Today, over 400,000 developers are currently using Silverlight. Leading companies and government organizations such as Accenture, CBS, CTV, eBay, European Commission, Kelley Blue Book, LinkedIn, Netflix, New York Magazine, Samsung Electronics, the State of California, Turner Sports and Yell .com are building their next-generation rich applications and media experiences using Silverlight.“We chose Silverlight because we recognized that it enabled us a faster and more agile development environment, enabling us to quickly deliver superior experiences to our customers,” said Steve Swasey, vice president of corporate communications. “In addition, we experienced real cost savings with our Silverlight solution, which allows us to focus resources on new innovations in online movie viewing to our customers.” Many new partners have also joined the Silverlight Partner Initiative (SPI) since the launch of Silverlight 2, including leading CDNs, solution providers, and encoding ISVs, bringing the total to approximately 200 partners in over 30 countries who are helping customers around the world develop, design and deliver compelling Silverlight experiences. At Microsoft, more than 200 products and Web sites are now using Silverlight, including Windows Live, Office and Office Live, and MSN . In addition, Microsoft announced two deliverables from both internal and external customers: Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta: Silverlight is changing the way we view the web, and Virtual Earth is changing the way we visualize data. At MIX, Microsoft is bringing the two ideas together to change the way we view data on the web. Today, Microsoft is making a Virtual Earth for Silverlight beta, that enables the rendering of massive amounts of geospatial data to ensure users have a great experience while mining expansive amounts of data.“Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh: Microsoft also announced that Soyatec has made available a community technology preview (CTP) of Eclipse4SL support for Macintosh, which enables Mac developers using Eclipse to develop RIA applications using Silverlight. This is a delivery on a project first announced October 13 with the launch of Silverlight 2, and is funded by Microsoft as part of Microsoft’s continued commitment to openness and interoperability.”
