Great transparency MSFT is showing with Silverlight. The event is essentially instantly available on the web... I did not even have to go Vegas. Snowed in Toronto watching from the comfort of my home office!
Silverlight is arguably one of the best things MSFT has ever done.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/mix/default.mspx
Live Bloging watching MIX
1.5 millions of Silverlight downloads per day
Silverlight 2 beta 1 is available for download...http://silverlight.net/default.aspx.
Media space requirements1. Improve UX2. Improve TCO3. Incorporate Monetization right into your Silverlight AppSilverlight 2 : Adaptive Streaming.. (what can the client do, how is your network bandwitdh)Dynamic switching of stream based upon current conditionsMove Networks and Microsoft partnership with (30 million people use Move today)
Windows Media Services streaming service is free for install on the web. WMS will stream the Olympics for NBC. Progress Download (bit rate throtling) More often than not users will close the vid before.. IIS 7 Media pack in IISAdmin has the ability to thortel media files for throtler (free for download on Windows 2008)
Integration of Advertising straight in the site...Create, Manage, collect and analytics/trackingVisual Studio project types / wizards to build the banner add intercreation in Expression...
Video.show for deploying ads... http://www.codeplex.com/videoshow Very cool.Deep integration into aquantive with metrics and deep analyticals
Encoder 2 to load in advertising into your video screen.
DoubleClick Preroll ads in video with doubleclick instream product DoubleClick will continue to invest in Silverlight 2
NBC.com olympics Perkins Miller .... 2200 hours, 17 days of video content... Need it to be VOD ASAP.
Users will be able to rewind video in case they missed something... Whether you want to lean back or lean in to view the content.... it is covered...Share the video with those in your contact listPicture in Picture experience4 screens to view for live content... You are the directorSchematic is the partner who delivered
RIA requirements
Build in .NET languages C#, VB, Javascript, IronRudySubSet of WPF UI framework, flowlayout, databinding, ws*, crossdomain networking, sockets level code, LINQ
4.1 megabyte download Silverlight should install in 15 seconds
Shipping unit tests with Silverlight 2! Test Rich skining model for control templatesHere is the source code to the Silverlight managed controls and unit tests which anyone can do what they want with!http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ea93dd89-3af2-4acb-9cf4-bfe01b3f02d4&DisplayLang=en
Developer and Designer = Dev-signer
Demos from AOL mail with SL, Hard Rock, Circe de sole
WPF hardware accelartions with no change to your app, just take advantage.
Silverlight for Mobile on the Nokia device! http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1197788