Microsoft unveils VS 2005 in local market

With the launch of Visual Studio 2005, which ranges from Standard to Team System, Microsoft introduces features and technologies to support application development through all phases of the software life cycle, from development to deployment Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0 enable developers and development teams to build high-performance, security-enhanced and reliable solutions using an enterprise-ready development platform. Visual Studio 2005 features an expanded set of tools including Visual Studio Team System, an extensible life-cycle tools platform that enables collaboration among software development teams to deliver modern service-oriented solutions.

Edmund Quek, regional developer evangelist and Matthew Thomas Hardman jointly presented the key note at the event attended by about 400 invitees.

Microsoft Bangladesh also concluded a .NET curriculum workshop for university teachers on May 25 at the premises of Institute of Information Technology, University of Dhaka. This is the second educational workshop by Microsoft for university teachers in this country.

The workshop was conducted by Edmund Quek and Matthew Hardman of Microsoft Asia Pacific. The workshop was coordinated by ASM Rahmatul Hamid, developer evangelist of Microsoft Bangladesh.

"The objective of the curriculum workshop is to inform interested faculty members from computer science, computer engineering and IT-related departments about .NET, which is Microsoft's technology for developing applications for the Windows platform. These may be Windows desktop applications, ASP.NET web applications, web services or smart device based programs such as for SmartPhones or PocketPCs," said Mr. Edmund Quek.

The workshop was attended by over fifty participants from all the leading universities of Bangladesh, both from public and private sector.