DOTNET Framework 3.0

When speaking to developers about WinFX one question that repeatedly comes up is, “WinFX sounds great, but what happens to .NET?” .NET Framework has becomes the most successful developer platform in the world. Developers know and love .NET.The .NET Framework has always been at the core of WinFX, but the WinFX brand didn’t convey this. The WinFX brand helped us introduce the incredible innovations in terms of Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) and the newly christened Windows CardSpace (WCS) formerly known under the codename “InfoCard.” The brand also created an unnatural discontinuity between previous versions of our framework and the current version.With this in mind we have decided to rename WinFX to the .NET Framework 3.0. .NET Framework 3.0 aptly identifies the technology for exactly what it is – the next version of our developer framework.The change is in name only and will not affect the technologies being delivered as part of the product. The .NET Framework 3.0 is still comprised of the existing .NET Framework 2.0 components, including ASP.NET, WinForms, ADO.NET, additional base class libraries and the CLR, as well as new developer-focused innovative technologies in WPF, WCF, WF and WCS.The .NET Framework 3.0 will still ship with Windows Vista, and will be available down-level for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 as planned. This change doesn’t affect in any way the ship schedules of either Windows Vista or the .NET Framework 3.0 itself.We are confident that this change will go a long way towards reducing confusion people may have about our developer platform and the technologies in which they should invest.Namaste!

C# 3.0

Microsoft has announced the first details of the likely new features in C# 3.0. A technology called LINQ (Language Integrated Query) allows SQL, XML and object queries to be written in C# (and VB). To learn more about LINQ, please visit: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vcsharp/future/default.aspx LINQ and hopefully the other new features of C# are partly based on two Microsoft Research projects, C Omega and SpecSharp. Something similar happened with generics for C#2.0 - this was first released as the experimental GYRO project by Microsoft Research

Verizon invests in online game company

On Monday, the company announced it has taken a minority stake in Super Computer International (SCI), a company that hosts online games for multiplayer video-game developers and publishers, such Microsoft and Sony.Verizon and SCI have been working together since last year, when Verizon introduced its Verizon Game Network (VGN), a video game messenger application that lets users easily join one another online to play interactive games. The service, which costs $7.95 per month, allows subscribers to create their own private servers and invite other players to play with them. Players can also track statistics for games they play and chat with friends using voice over IP technology.Now that Verizon has invested in SCI, the companies will jointly develop Verizon's next-generation online game browser called PlayLinc. This new platform will give gamers more control over their multiplayer game interactions, a richer set of social-networking tools and a wider variety of gaming experiences, Verizon said.For example, Verizon and SCI will work with AOL to make it easier for PlayLinc players to find buddies on AIM, according to Mitch Dornich, product development manager for Verizon Games Services. The PlayLinc browser and communications platform will begin beta tests in June. PlayLinc is being demonstrated to members of the media at the massive Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, an annual game trade show that takes place in Los Angeles this week."When we first got into the gaming market, we came out with a 'me-too' product that wasn't very differentiated from our competitors' products," he said. "Now we're working with SCI to maximize the network assets we both have to take full advantage of the technology."While it may seem strange that Verizon, born out of the 100-year telephone industry, would get into online games, it actually fits well into the company's strategy. As Verizon loses its traditional local-access telephone lines at a rapid pace, the company has been focusing on growing other parts of its business, particularly broadband.Verizon has already spent billions of dollars upgrading its access network with fiber optic cables that reach from its central offices directly to the sides of homes. The new Fios network, which was available to 3 million homes and businesses at the end of 2005, will provide virtually limitless bandwidth. Now the company is looking to sell applications to customers, so they can fill these pipes. In addition to building an online game network, the company is offering a paid TV service."We need to give consumers a reason to subscribe to Verizon broadband," Dornich said. "And online gaming highlights the value of a high-speed connection."Verizon made its first foray into online gaming in September when it launched the Verizon Games Service, which included the Verizon Game Network, a service developed for serious gamers, and Verizon Games on Demand, a service for casual gamers that allowed them to rent or buy games.While Verizon will continue to service the casual gamer, the real money seems to be with serious players. Verizon sees this 18- to 34- year-old male demographic as early adopters of new services and valuable customers, because they are more likely to buy expensive services."Serious gamers are already making significant investments in communications equipment and services," said Bobbie Henson, a spokeswoman for Verizon. "They are the ones that are really interested in our Fios service, because they are the ones who get a specific benefit from the high speeds the fiber network offers."

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