Enterprise Library for .Net Framework 2.0 Released

Just Released: Enterprise Library for .NET Framework 2.0

This is available on MSDN

About Enterprise Library 2.0

The patterns & practices Enterprise Library is a library of application blocks designed to assist developers with common enterprise development challenges. Application blocks are a type of guidance, provided as source code that can be used "as is," extended, or modified by developers to use on enterprise development projects. This release of Enterprise Library includes six application blocks (Caching, Cryptography, Data Access, Exception Handling, Logging and Security), and provides similar functionality to the previous releases for the .NET Framework 1.1; however, Enterprise Library has been redesigned to use the new capabilities of the .NET Framework 2.0.

Highlights of this release include:

• Support for .NET Framework 2.0 Best Practices. This release makes use of many exciting new features of .NET Framework 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005, including generics and Visual Studio Team System unit tests. In addition, the new platform capabilities have enabled us to deprecate certain Enterprise Library features including the Configuration Application Block and much of the Security Application Block. Migration guidance is included in the Enterprise Library documentation.
  
• Improvements based on customer feedback. It has been almost a year since the original release of Enterprise Library and MS had incorporated many improvements based on feedback from customers including the online community of over 15,000 people. This includes configurable instrumentation, improvements to the flexibility and performance of the Logging Application Block, and support for more database types through the Data Access Application Block.
  
• Simplify and accelerate common development scenarios. As with previous releases of Enterprise Library, this release is designed to help developers with common enterprise development challenges, and provide a foundation library that can be customized and extended to meet unique requirements.

Roadmap of Enterprise Library from Microsoft :-

No new releases of Enterprise Library are planned for 2006. As customer feedback is received about the January 2006 release, the patterns & practices team will evaluate when it may make sense to release an updated version and what this should contain. The team will also evaluate the opportunity to update Enterprise Library as new platform technologies such as WinFX and Language Integrated Query (LINQ) are released. In the meantime, the team is focusing on new deliverables that will assist developers in using multiple application blocks together to form solid end-to-end applications. More information about this initiative will be available on the Enterprise Library community site.

Resources

• Introduction and Downloads: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/?url=/library/en-us/dnpag2/html/EntLib2.asp
• Community Workspace: http://practices.gotdotnet.com/projects/entlib
• Webcasts: Enterprise Library for .NET Framework 2.0: Overview, Enterprise Library for .NET Framework 2.0: Core Architecture

Kurnool Luanch in Hindu

Kurnool launch had been published in Hindu, Popular National News Paper. But Anjana's name was printed instead of Arun ( last minute change in schedule ) . i hope they had taken from the website before the launch might had mistaken this.

Click here to view the news @ Hindu Website

Microsoft Community Launch @ Hyderabad

Due to the Security restrictions that are kept by police because of Congress party Plenary session happening at GMC Balayogi Stadium, Gachbowli. Which is very near in to proximity of the venue of Launch and all the particpants will feel difficult to pass these roads to reach the venue, Community Launch had been post phoned to 4th February 2006.


This is s gift from MUGH to Congress Party because if we have launch on the same day very near to the venue of APCC then all the congress leaders will be willing to learn the Technology rather than taking part in their leaders sessions. So we changed the date as a gift to Andhra Pradesh Congress party.


Just Kidding

Session by Vishal Joshi on M.S Certifications

MUGH Microsoft User Group, Hyderabad had organised a session on MS Certifications. Speaker for the session is Vishal Joshi from MS, Redmond. He had clearly explained the New generation certifications coming from Microsoft and he had answered all the quereis very patiently raised by the audience on upgradation paths. This was good session as i had feeling earlier that Microsoft Certifcations are not that much of great value as i heard from many of my friends that you go through the exam even if you sit for 3 days and read all the multiple choice questions available in the training kits. Due to Vishal's session i had changed my mind on this and plan to take MS certification. That's really cool session by Vishal.

Some Useful Link on VSTS, Vista and Patterns & Practices

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/teamsystem/reference/presentations/default.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/2005/

Visual Studio Team System :

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/tryit/hosted/teamsystem/default.aspx

Speech - Vista : Exploring New Speech Recognition And Synthesis APIs In Windows Vista
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/06/01/speechinWindowsVista/default.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.mspx

Patterns & Practices Web Services Security guide --

· MSDN site: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnpag2/html/wssp.asp

· Community Workspace: http://practices.gotdotnet.com/projects/sopatterns

· QuickStarts & CHM format: http://practices.gotdotnet.com/projects/sopatterns

VISTA Migration: http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnlong/html/vistatopten.asp

Developer Tool Bar for IE 6 and IE 7

The developer community is waiting for a long time: Where is the free developer toolbar for IE? And the IE team recognized it and and announced the next addition to their developer tool support: The IE dev toolbar. This tool will help developers to explore their HTML documents and understand everything about it.

For More details http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/09/16/469686.aspx

Wanna Download it and Test it.

Code4Bill, To identify and Reward Brillant Student Technologists in India

Code4Bill is a unique contest aimed at finding the best student technologists in India. Contest registrations are now open and shall close at 24.00 hrs on the 18th of January 2006.

But I would recommend and like all the brillaint student technologists in india to take part in this

Bill G contest to identify best student technologists in India.

For more details http://www.microsoft.com/india/code4bill/home/default.aspx

CORE MUGH ON TV9

MUGH will be on TV9, a very popular Telugu 24/7 News Channel this Sunday (Jan 15th).

MUGH Core members would be talking about MUGHand its activities, it's different User Groups, the MVP program etc.

This will be telecasted in the 'TechnoBytes' programme @ 12.30 PM IST.

TechnoBytes is a programme that aims at increasing the digital literacy by focusing on the core issues related to Information

More info http://technobytes-tv9.net/about.php

Technology.

MUGH UG Meet on M.S. Certifications

UG Meeting Topic: "Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Certifications and Learning Products"

Date -- Jan 16th 2006 - 6.30 P.M - 8.00 P.M.

Venue: Microsoft Campus, Multi Purpose Room (MPR Room), Gachibowli.

http://groups.msn.com/dotnetusergrouphyd/thevenuemap.msnw

Note:: Some of you may get free exam vouchers and some VS 2005 or SQL2005
Books too!!!

Speakers: Vishal Joshi, Product Planner (Visual Studio and SQLServer), Microsoft , Redmond. & Teresa Canady, Director, Microsoft Learning, India

Target Audience: .Net Developers and SQL Server Professionals... (Free for All) - Please take your Company Identity Card.

Description:

"With launch of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005, Microsoft is launching new generation of Certifications and Learning products... The new generation of Certification (MCTS, MCPD, and MCITP) is aimed towards raising the bar and brining higher recognition to certified professionals... It is aimed towards differentiating technology expertise and professional job experience... The new generation of learning products are not only focused on technology but also on professional skills... We will be talking in detail about how new certifications strategy is laid down... i.e. which exams should be taken to achieve which certification, how to prepare for them, what learning material will be available, why change the certification program, what new tools and benefits will be available what upgrade options will be available for folks who already are MCAD, MCSD or MCDBA OR for folks who have just started taking MCP exams...

We will also dive deep into individual exams what is the coverage and which exam is right for whom... We will also talk about the not yet easily available information on exam availability and other exciting stuff...