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Microsoft may have plugged in Cheap Trick for its Visual Studio 2005 launch, but five Microsoft Korea programmers have just one-upped their Stateside developers with music of their own. The group raps in Korean about Visual Studio 2005 Team System, complete with an animation that rivals Hitachi's Get Perpendicular.

English lyrics below the Flash music video reveal choice phrases such as, "We developers who keep living a hard life all the time...I will arm myself, because that is the only way to put an end to this boring life." But the outro says it all: "Are you done for the day? Then, how about have some beer? / Which program do you use, sir? Visual Studio Team System."

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Microsoft may have just shipped Visual Studio 2005, but the company is already starting to discuss its future plans for the development suite. Service Pack 1 is in the works for next summer, says Visual C# product manager Scott Wiltamuth, and Orcas -- the next VS release -- is being hashed out.

The first service pack for the older Visual Studio 2003 will also ship in the first half of next year, with Wiltamuth estimating an April release. Soma Somasegar, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Developer Division, echoed those timeframes, saying the company would provide hotfixes in the interim.

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With musical support from Cheap Trick, Microsoft heralded the arrival of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 at a special "Rock" event in San Francisco Monday. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage looking uncharacteristic in a suit, and even apologized for his formal attire.

Both SQL Server, which was last updated five years ago, and Visual Studio 2005 are critical releases for Microsoft as it gears up for the debut of Windows Vista next year. The development tools, combined with .NET Framework 2.0, will usher in the next-generation of applications that focus on connectivity and streamlining business processes.

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Microsoft on Thursday released to manufacturing Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005, just over a week before the products make their official debut at a gala event in San Francisco. Downloads of the next-generation development products will be available for MSDN subscribers later today.

"Microsoft has noted since it began development of these products that it will ship when customers have indicated the products are ready," a company spokesperson told BetaNews, hinting at the numerous delays. "Today's RTM milestone is evidence that Microsoft's customers have given the company the 'OK' to sign, seal and deliver the latest evolution of its application platform."

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Mainsoft has made it possible for Linux developers to use Microsoft's Visual Studio software to create Web applications for Linux.

Visual MainWin for J2EE Developer Edition, or Grasshopper, is a free .NET plug-in developed following a two-year collaboration with the Mono development community. Mono is an open source alternative to Microsoft's .NET platform. Mainsoft's Visual MainWin enterprise product suite also exposes Visual Studio to developers that use FormScape, Infogate Online and IBM Rational.

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Microsoft on Tuesday said it was preparing a global debut for SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005, and BizTalk Server 2006, which will launch November 7 at an event in San Francisco. The company says that the newest versions of the programs will offer better interoperability, productivity features, and enhanced support.

"These products mark a new generation of platforms for connected systems, and are not only designed to work better together, but will enable customers to better connect with existing systems, trading partners, customers and employees," Andy Lees, vice president of the server division at Microsoft told attendees of Tech Ed 2005 Europe.

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Microsoft officials acknowledged on Monday that the releases of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 have slipped yet again. The updates are now slated to ship towards the end of the year. Such a delay was largely expected after the Beta 2 release of Visual Studio 2005 missed the VSLive! Conference in February.

Development of the new Visual Studio and SQL Server 2005, code-named "Whidbey" and "Yukon" respectively, has been fraught with delays. Microsoft originally planned for a 2004 launch, but moved the roadmap into early 2005 last year. As recent as January, Microsoft was stating Whidbey would ship by summertime.

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Microsoft has made downloadable versions of the Visual Studio 2005 Express beta available to the public. As previous reported the Express edition is a lightweight version designed for hobbyists and students. The Visual Studio products available in the Express edition are Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual C++, Visual J#, Visual Web Developer and SQL Server. The individual betas can be downloaded from the Microsoft Developer Network web site.

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At TechEd Europe this week Microsoft will announce the first beta release of Visual Studio 2005. The release will include the Team Architect edition of Visual Studio Team System, with more of Team System expected in future releases. Also expected to be announced are Express editions of its tools, aimed at hobbyists and developers. MSDN subscribers should have access to download the release by the end of the week.

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At the Tech Ed conference in San Diego, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced Visual Studio Team System. Visual Studio Team System expands the Visual Studio line of products into the lifecycle tools market and is part of the company's new Microsoft Solutions System.

Visual Studio Team System, formerly know as "Burton," helps IT decision makers and project heads work better with developers to build "enterprise grade" applications. In order to facilitate better coordination between groups, Burton enables real time data gathering; resulting in Microsoft's claim that organizations will require fewer status meetings and roles.

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Microsoft is seeking beta testers for the latest service pack to Visual Studio 6.0. Version 6.0 continues to be updated for compatibility purposes, although Microsoft is pushing its latest Visual Studio .NET 2003 release to developers.

"We have made substantial fixes to the 6.0 product since the last service pack, especially with VC++6.0 and VB 6.0," said Visual Studio program manager Tony Pacheco. "We are looking for quality customer feedback."

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With the launch of Visual Studio .NET less than a month away, Microsoft has decided to give MSDN subscribers early access to the new development suite that is meant to serve as the building blocks for next-generation XML Web services. Visual Studio .NET will formally launch in three editions beginning February 13: Enterprise Architect, Enterprise Developer, and Professional. MSDN subscriptions start at $1,199 USD and offer developers access to the latest tools.

After over a year in beta Microsoft's .NET Framework SDK, which provides the guidelines for deploying .NET applications, is also now complete. The .NET Framework SDK includes "everything you need to write, build, test, and deploy .NET Framework applications—documentation, samples, and command-line tools and compilers." The 131 MB package is publicly available for download from Microsoft.

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Amazon is now accepting preorders for Microsoft's Visual Studio .NET. Customers must wait until January 17 for the shipped product, almost a month earlier than the official launch slated for February. Pricing in the Amazon online catalog is set at $999.99 USD for the professional edition of the programming suite. Other variants are available through the site including a January 10 release of Visual Basic .NET 2002, Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Architect, Visual Studio.NET Developer Enterprise 2002, and upgrade releases.

Visual Studio .NET and Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Architect introduce three significant new features: software modeling, database modeling, and development frameworks and templates. Over 20 different programming languages -- including Microsoft's latest implementation of Java -- are supported. It also yields support for Web standards such as XML, SOAP,
and UDDI to extend interoperability across platforms.

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At a forum for software developers in Prague, Bill Gates announced that Visual Studio .NET will be released within the next 30 days, according to reports by Reuters.
In the opening keynote address at COMDEX Fall 2001, Gates held February 13, 2002 as the official launch date. Launch events are currently scheduled to be held at select locations spanning the globe on the 13th.

Beta 2 was released on June 19th coinciding with the tenth anniversary of Visual Basic, a language that stood as the basis for an entire generation of Windows applications.

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In last night's opening keynote address at COMDEX Fall 2001, Bill Gates chimed in that February 13, 2002 will be the official launch date of Visual Studio .NET. Launch events will be held in cities strewn across the United States and at worldwide locations. Visual Studio .NET is a crucial component of Microsoft's strategy to push developers toward XML Web services.

Beta 2 was released on June 19th coinciding with the tenth anniversary of Visual Basic, a language that stood as the basis for an entire generation of Windows applications.

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