Web Client Software Factory has been released! You can get the bits from http://msdn.microsoft.com/webclientfactory .

With the Web Client Software Factory – January 2007 release, architects and developers can quickly incorporate many of the proven practices and patterns found while building enterprise, custom developed line of business web applications using ASP.NET 2.0.

These applications have one or more of the following characteristics:

·        They have complex page flows and workflows

·        They are developed by multiple collaborating development teams

·        They are composite applications which present information from multiple sources through an integrated user interface.

·        They can benefit from simpler deployment techniques (XCopy deployment)

·        They are composed of loosely coupled modules that can be independently deployed

·        They support online business transaction processing web sites

The factory contains a collection of reusable components and libraries, Visual Studio 2005 solution templates, wizards and extensions, How-to topics, automated tests, extensive architecture documentation, patterns, and a reference implementation. The factory makes use of the ASP.NET platform, Workflow Foundation, and Enterprise Library January 2006.