Microsoft® Visual Studio® is a family of products designed to help developers create software applications. It ensures that developers create better, more dynamic and robust software applications with greater accuracy and in a shorter time.

Microsoft Visual Studio® 2008 includes the following major new customer benefits:

• Access to the latest version of the Microsoft .NET Framework development system—the .NET Framework 3.5. 
• Significant improvements in the way developers query databases. 
• Better support for developing applications with the 2007 Microsoft Office system. 
• The introduction of Language Integrated Query (LINQ), which provides developers with a tooI to write SQL-style queries directly from within Microsoft programming languages.

Visual Studio 2008—Fast, Flexible, and Collaborative
Develop at Light Speed

Visual Studio 2008 delivers a wave of innovative new technologies, including improved language and data features. It ensures that developers can:

• Rapidly create connected applications. 
• Deliver next-generation software experiences. 
• Overcome software development challenges.

Develop on the Latest Platforms
Visual Studio 2008 is a unified toolset that helps developers and development  teams to build great applications on the Microsoft platform. New features include:

• Support for Windows Vista® and the 2007 Office system assists developers in building compelling rich client applications.
• Support for MicrosoftASP.NET AJAX and the Microsoft SilverlightTM Add-in for Visual Studio 2008—helps developers build a spectrum of rich interactive Web applications.
• With the delivery of Windows Server® 2008 and Microsoft SQL ServerTM 2008, Visual Studio 2008 is the single environment that developers and development teams need to help them become successful.

Develop Collaboratively
Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 provides the tools, processes and guidance for teams of any size to help all members improve their skills and work more effectively together. In addition:

• Developers working in teams can add new members faster and also incorporate designers using Microsoft Expression® tools. 
• Development teams can manage users easier, collaborate better, and build higher-quality applications.
• The new tools and frameworks help to simplify tasks and ensure that developers can concentrate on high value work.

MSDN® Overview
MSDN, short for Microsoft Developer Network, provides documentation,  technical support, and up-to-date software for developers creating software  with Microsoft products. The benefits of an MSDN Subscription include:

• Software Assurance for Visual Studio clients.
• Access to a huge range of Microsoft products, such as servers and operating systems, for development/test purposes. 
• Upgrade to Visual Studio 2008 as soon as it is available. 
• Upgrade to Windows Server 2008 as soon as it is available. 
• Access to two new dynamic design tools: Microsoft Expression® Web, a professional-level Web design tool, and Microsoft Expression BlendTM, for creating interactive Windows applications that move designer-developer productivity to a whole new level.

Business Value of Visual Studio 2008
What it means to a developer

With Visual Studio 2008, applications are easier to build and more robust. The benefits include:

• LINQ means you can write native queries without using specialized languages. 
• ASP.NET AJAX will enhance Web development efforts. 
• Developers can create higher quality applications with improved unit/load testing and code profiling.

What it meansto a Business
Visual Studio 2008 provides tools that will enable your development team to manage users easier, collaborate better, and build higher-quality applications. Specifically:  

• Your development team can create applications faster with better outcomes. 
• Your business can build and deliver applications on new systems such as WindowsVista and the 2007 Office system. 
• Visual Studio 2008 gives your business a single consistent way to retrieve and update almost any kind of data.

System Requirements
Requirements vary for different combinations of components within Visual Studio 2008. To install it you need: 

• Computer with a 1.6 GHz or faster processor 
• 384 MB of RAM or more; 768 MB or more for Windows Vista 
• 2.2 GB of available hard disk space 
• 5400 RPM hard drive 
• 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution display 
• DVD-ROM Drive

Visual Studio 2008 can be installed on the following operating systems: Windows Vista (x86 and x64) — all editions except Starter Edition; Windows XP (x86 and x64) with Service Pack 2 or later (all editions); Windows Server 2003 (x86 and x64) with Service Pack 1 or later (all editions); Windows Server 2003 R2 (x86 and x64) or later (all editions).

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