We would like to invite you to a Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Enhancements workshop September 4-5 in Boston. This training event is designed to help you understand some of the new features that will be included with these product releases so you can determine how to utilize key features within your applications. This is not a regularly scheduled event; rather, this is a special event that we have organized to help you accelerate your knowledge and use of the Visual Studio 2008 and the upcoming .NET 3.5 enhancements.

This training event will cover key topics such as:

• Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 Enhancements

• .NET Language Integrated Query (LINQ) – Objects, Datasets, SQL

• Connected Application Foundations using WF, WCF, and CardSpace

• Web Development with AJAX

• Building WPF Applications in Visual Studio 2008 and Expression Blend

• Extending the Office Fluent UI using VSTO

• Building Mobile Applications using Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Compact Framework 3.5

• Developing ASP.NET MVC web applications

• ADO.NET Entity Framework

• ASP.NET Dynamic Data

• Silverlight 2.0

For more information, you can login to the Metro Portal – www.discovermetro.net and navigate to the Framework and Tools Rhythm. Then go to Events and locate this training event. Contact your ISV Architect Evangelist for an invitation to join the Metro Portal. You can register for the event here.