Silverlight 2.0 on the horizon

This article was originally published in VSJ, which is now part of Developer Fusion.
Microsoft has decided to rename Silverlight 1.1 to Silverlight 2.0 to reflect the fact that the feature set of the forthcoming version will be greatly expanded.

As well as adding support for .NET, it will include a comprehensive control model, powerful skinning/theming, data binding, and over 20 controls in the box. Silverlight 2.0 Beta with a Go-Live license will be available in the first quarter of 2008. From a broader Web development perspective, Microsoft has released a preview of the ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions. Key features of the preview include MVC, Dynamic Data Controls and REST Services.

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