SQL Server 2008 & Windows 2008 Server and Free student downloads of Visual Studio 2008 !
Today Steve Ballmer officially kicked off more than 225 events in the world wide launch of the next generation of infrastructure and application platform products including Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Server 2008, and SQL Server 2008.
The theme of the launch is “Heroes Happen Here” which highlights the heroic work that IT professionals, developers and partners do every day to create useful, cutting-edge solutions and applications.
What does it mean for PerformancePoint Server?
Generally speaking this means better performance, more out of the box connectivity, more Office integration, more scalability.
Free student downloads for Visual Studio 2008 an more
In the past I have painfully spent money for more than one student version of Visual Studio. I found out a few days ago that Microsoft is making an INCREDIBLE move by offering students free downloads of the professional Microsoft development tools. This is a dream come true for many students on a tight budget and educational institutions that want to simplify teaching students and teachers on the latest development tools and server products.
Channel8 described it as:
How would you like a free copy of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008? How about the entire Microsoft Expression Studio? Not enough...... how about Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and more?
For once, something that sounds too good to be true really is this good and really is true. Starting today (or soon in some areas), students worldwide will be able to download our professional development and design tools for free! It's called DreamSpark and it is upon us.
You can also download the 90 day trial here.
