Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2008
Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition is a comprehensive set of tools that accelerates the process of turning the developer's vision into reality.
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Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2008
Product Code: C5E-00245
Operating Systems: Windows
Full retail product.
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2008 - Academic
Product Code: C5E-00289
Operating Systems: Windows
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2008 - Upgrade
Product Code: C5E-00247
Operating Systems: Windows
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2008 with MSDN Premium (2 years)
Product Code: F1P-00118
Operating Systems: Windows
Includes 2 year of MSDN subscription. This is an electronic license which allows you to download Microsoft products. You can also request a welcome pack.
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2008 with MSDN Professional (2 Years)
Product Code: F1Q-00120
Operating Systems: Windows
Includes 2 years of MSDN subscription. License is electronic with welcome pack available on request.
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional with MSDN Premium 2008 (1 Year)
Product Code: UEJ-00010
Operating Systems: Windows
Includes 1 year of MSDN subscription.
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional with MSDN Premium 2008 Renewal (1 Year)
Product Code: UEJ-00014
Operating Systems: Windows
You can only use this renewal if you have a current 1 year Visual Studio Professional with MSDN Premium Subscription (retail box license).
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional with MSDN Professional 2008 (1 Year)
Product Code: UEH-00006
Operating Systems: Windows
Includes 1 year of MSDN subscription.
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional with MSDN Professional 2008 Renewal (1 Year)
Product Code: UEH-00007
Includes 1 year of MSDN subscription. You may only renew via this product if you currently own a boxed license of Visual Studio with MSDN.
Product Description
Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition was engineered to support development projects that target the Web (including ASP.NET AJAX), Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, The 2007 Microsoft Office system, SQL Server 2008, and Windows Mobile devices. The number of platforms that developers must target to meet business needs is increasing rapidly. Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition provides the integrated toolset for addressing all of these needs by providing a superset of the functionality available in Visual Studio 2008 Standard Edition.
Today's developers face the challenge of targeting a broad range of platforms and crafting applications that quickly deliver value to the business. Integrated designers and language features in Visual Studio allow developers to build the connected applications demanded by today's businesses while taking advantage of the .NET Framework 3.5 to reduce development time.
What's New in 2008
• Build applications that utilize the latest Web technologies with improved support for AJAX and Web Controls and the Microsoft AJAX Library
• Create Web applications more easily with an improved design surface and standards support
• Utilize data from any data source more smoothly with LINQ, a set of language extensions to Visual Basic and Visual C#
• Manage and build applications that target multiple versions of the .NET Framework. For the first time, you can use one tool to work on applications that run on .NET Framework versions 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5
• Ensure application correctness more easily with integrated unit testing in Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition
• Discover the full power of the .NET Framework 3.5 with integrated tools which simplify building great user experiences and connected systems
• Build stunning user experiences with integrated designers for Windows Presentation Foundation. Experiences built with WPF can interoperate seamlessly with Windows Forms
• Create connected applications using new visual designers for Windows Communications Foundation and Windows Workflow Foundation
• Use Visual Studio's professional development environment to build Microsoft Office-based solutions that are reliable, scalable, and easy to maintain (available in Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition only)
• Enhance collaboration between developers and designers to create more compelling user experiences
Feature Highlights
• Build applications for Windows, the Web, the Microsoft Office system, the .NET Framework, SQL Server, and Windows Mobile with integrated drag-and-drop designers
• Editor features such as Edit and Continue and Microsoft IntelliSense simplify the cycle of designing, developing, and debugging an application
• Deploy client applications easily with ClickOnce, which enables developers and IT Pros to deploy an application and its prerequisites and then ensure that the application remains up-to-date
• Build applications which target the .NET Framework, shortening development time by reducing the need for infrastructure code and helping to enhance application security
• Use ASP.NET to speed the creation of interactive, highly appealing Web applications and Web services. Master Pages allow developers to easily mana
System Requirements
Windows
• Computer with a 1.6 GHz or faster processor
• Visual Studio 2008 can be installed on the following operating systems:
• Windows Vista (x86 & x64) - all editions except Starter Edition
• Windows XP (x86 & x64) with Service Pack 2 or later - all editions except Starter Edition
• Windows Server 2003 (x86 & x64) with Service Pack 1 or later (all editions)
• Windows Server 2003 R2 (x86 and x64) or later (all editions)
• 384 MB of RAM or more (768 MB of RAM or more for Windows Vista)
• 2.2 GB of available hard-disk space
• 5400 RPM hard drive
• 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution display
• DVD-ROM Drive
• Additional features may require Internet access. Fees may apply.
