Microsoft
has previewed new betas of Internet Explorer, Silverlight and Expression Studio
at the
MIX08
conference in Las Vegas.
Ray Ozzie, chief software architect at Microsoft, said during his keynote
that the web is at the centre of everything the company is doing.
"The investments we are making will enable developers and designers to
deliver a range of seamless, connected experiences across the continuum of web
applications, rich clients, mobile and other devices," he said.
Internet Explorer 8 beta is the
first version of Microsoft's latest browser to be released to the public.
The application sports better support for CSS and Ajax, among other developer
platforms. It also has enhanced security features and new developer tools.
Microsoft also released a beta version of its latest
Silverlight
program, offering a new zoom-in feature known as Deep Zoom along with 40 new
controls and a .Net base class library.
The company has
already
announced a deal with
Nokia to port Silverlight to
Symbian
S60 OS and series 40 tablet devices.
Developers were also offered a new version of Microsoft's
Expression
Studio 2. The web design and development suite now fully supports Visual
Studio and features upgraded support for PHP and Silverlight.
A new subscription service for Expression Studio will offer developers new
applications and learning tools.
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