14 DAY TRIAL // A new resource available as a free download from Microsoft is designed to streamline planning and deployment of the latest iteration of Silverlight for corporate customers. The Redmond company is offering IT professionals the Silverlight Deployment Guide version 4, in an attempt to simplify the work needed for business users to embrace the alternative it offers to Adobe Flash. However, the resource is not limited to Silverlight 4 RTW, which is now available to the general public, as it also deals with previous releases of the technology.
“A few days ago the new version of the Silverlight 4 Deployment Guide was made available for download. This guide is great for any enterprise who wants to deploy, manage, or troubleshoot Silverlight version 1-4 in their corporation,” David Tesar, Microsoft technical evangelist, revealed.
According to statistics made public by Microsoft earlier this year, strong Silverlight uptake means that the plug-in is now installed on approximately 60% of all Internet-connected devices worldwide. The Redmond company underlines the fact that there are a range of benefits available to businesses that choose to embrace Silverlight. First off, Microsoft has published the details related to the Silverlight Support Lifecycle Policy, enabling business users to plan ahead for upcoming versions of the technology. In addition, Silverlight is designed to play nice with not just Windows, but also Macintosh, and Linux and to integrate with products such as ASP.NET and SharePoint services.
“I led this effort in collaboration with the Silverlight product team and here are the major new additions since the previous version of the guide: deploying and managing Silverlight out of browser (OOB) applications; links to the Updated Group policies and template (ADMX/L files) which includes the new capability to lockdown (Silverlight Trusted Applications — allows users to install out-of-browser applications via the Install dialog; WebCam and Microphone — allows webpages and applications to access the microphone and webcam; UDP Multicast Networking — allows webpages and applications to do UDP multicast networking); [and] updated the verbiage to include Silverlight 4 and new system requirements,” Tesar added.
Silverlight 4 Build 4.0.50401.0 RTW is available for download here.
Visual Studio 2010 Premium is available for download here.
Visual Studio 2010 Professional is available for download here.
Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate is available for download here.
Visual Studio Test Professional 2010 is available for download here.
.NET Framework 4 RTM is available for download here.