Web Platform Installer 2.0 Released
Last week, Microsoft launched WebsiteSpark, a program designed to jumpstart Web Development for individuals and small companies who make a living on the Web. More information available at http://blogs.msdn.com/swiss_dpe_team/archive/2009/09/28/microsoft-websitespark-visibility-support-and-software-for-web-agencies.aspx.
Microsoft also announced the final release of the Web Platform Installer 2.0 (Web PI), which makes it easy to install the latest components of the Microsoft Web Platform including IIS, ASP.NET, Visual Web Developer, SQL Express and more.
To get the new version you just need to launch Web PI and you'll be prompted to upgrade to the RTW version. Otherwise you can visit www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx, click on the download link and install it (the web page is still mentioning the old Web PI Relese Candidate 2.0, but the download link is pointing you to the right version J).
Since the launch (5 months ago) the Web PI has installed more than 840’000 apps, so if you have a cool Web App waiting to be discovered by the mass, submit it to the Windows Web App Gallery today. Besides being a great tool for making your Web App well known, the Web PI is of course a great tool for quickly provisioning web servers and web development machines.
