ASP.NET 2.0 Provider Model

The ASP.NET 2.0 provider model was designed with the following goals in mind:

1. To make ASP.NET state storage both flexible and extensible
2. To insulate application-level code and code in the ASP.NET run-time from the physical storage media where state is stored, and to isolate the changes required to use alternative media types to a single well-defined layer with minimal surface area
3. To make writing custom providers as simple as possible by providing a robust and well-documented set of base classes from which developers can derive provider classes of their own

It is expected that developers who wish to pair ASP.NET 2.0 with data sources for which off-the-shelf providers are not available can, with a reasonable amount of effort, write custom providers to do the job

For more click here http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa479030.aspx

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Visual Studio Orcas

Visual Studio Orcas is the future version of Visual Studio

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa700830.aspx

LINQ Project in C# 3.0

The LINQ Project is a codename for a set of extensions to the .NET Framework that encompass language-integrated query, set, and transform operations. It extends C# and Visual Basic with native language syntax for queries and provides class libraries to take advantage of these capabilities.

Go through these links to know more about LINQ Project isn C# 3.0

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa479865.aspx
http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/e/62e1f196-54e5-485f-a31d-c7b384428564/AndersLinqFunctional.zip

More than just a Web server

More than just a Web server, Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS7) provides a secure, easy to manage platform for developing and reliably hosting Web applications and services.

With IIS7 in Longhorn Server Beta 3 we can

1. Reduce attack surface, footprint and patching with fully customizable install
2. Enjoy greater reliability and security with automatic sandboxing of new sites
3. XCopy deploy config beside code and content with new config system
4. Share configuration across a Web farm by sharing configuration
5. Administer the server easily and efficiently using powerful new admin tools
6. Minimize downtime through detailed diagnostics and troubleshooting tools

Details can be found on http://www.iis.net/default.aspx?tabid=7

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