http://blogs.msdn.com/data/archive/tags/Visual+Studio+2008+SP1/default.aspxTags: Visual Studio 2008 SP1enCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/data/archive/2008/08/11/announcing-entity-framework-ado-net-data-services-rtm.aspxMon, 11 Aug 2008 19:11:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8848356dpblogs3http://blogs.msdn.com/data/comments/8848356.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/data/commentrss.aspx?PostID=8848356<P><B>Announcing Entity Framework &amp; ADO.NET Data Services RTM!</B></P> <P>We are excited to announce the RTM of the Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, including the RTM of the ADO.NET Entity Framework and ADO.NET Data Services, which raise the level of abstraction for database programming and supply both a new model-based paradigm and a rich, standards-based framework for creating data-oriented Web services. With this service pack, Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 also support SQL Server 2008, making the Microsoft platform the most comprehensive environment for database application development. </P> <P>“The ASP.NET AJAX improvements and new capabilities like ADO.NET Entity Framework and ADO.NET Data Services meant we didn’t have to worry about any of the underlying plumbing and could simply focus on building a highly responsive and interactive experience for users,” says Galen Murdock, President and CEO at Veracity Solutions. (<A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/aug08/08-11NETFXPR.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/aug08/08-11NETFXPR.mspx">Link to Official Press Release</A>)</P> <P>For more information or to download check out&nbsp;<A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/data" mce_href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/data">http://msdn.microsoft.com/data</A>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P>Elisa Flasko <BR>Program Manager, Data Programmability</P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8848356" width="1" height="1">ADO.NETDataProject AstoriaEntity FrameworkAstoriaData ServicesVisual Studio 2008 SP1