Microsoft is pleased to announce that Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 w/ .NET Framework 4.0  is available for download for all MSDN subscribers, with general availability to follow on October 21^st

New simplified Product SKU’s have been announced:

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate with MSDN: the comprehensive suite of application lifecycle management tools for software teams to ensure quality results from design to deployment.
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Premium with MSDN: a complete toolset for developers to deliver scalable, high quality applications.
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional with MSDN: the essential tool for professional development tasks to assist developers in implementing their ideas easily. (Note: Visual Studio 2010 Professional will also be available without MSDN subscription)

Here is the 10/4 episode on installing Visual Studio 2010…