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Todd Anglin

The Impact of Windows 8

By now, you've no doubt seen the first preview of Microsoft's follow-up to the hit Windows 7 release (if not, take five minutes and check-out the video on YouTube - don't worry, it's "official" and not a leak). Windows 8 finally has a name and a face, and we finally have a (public) glimpse of where Microsoft is driving the modern OS experience. The preview does not dive deep or provide the full story for Windows 8 (expect more details as Microsoft marches towards the September Windows 8 "BUILD" conference), but it does highlight some interesting facets of Microsoft's plan you should start to think about as a developer.

For in-depth analysis of the the live D9 Windows 8 preview, and analysis of the follow-up preview in the aforementioned YouTube video, Windows "super fan" Paul Thurott has your ticket. Microsoft RD and long-time Microsoft insider Andrew Brust also has some interesting commentary on RDN. I'll leave the reporting to the reporters, and simply highlight some of the bigger revelations to come out of this week's news so we're all on the same page.

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Todd Anglin,
Chief Evangelist
@toddanglin

In this issue

Q2 2011 is Coming: Sign Up for Webinar Week Silverlight Controls Beta Out Next Week
Next on the Sitefinity Roadmap Test Studio Service Pack 1 is here
Enhancements to Free Decompiler WP7 Chart Released
OpenAccess Free Adds SQL Server Support Two New Awards in the Telerik Arsenal
TeamPulse R2 Product Plans Revealed 5 Problems with Using Spreadsheets for Project Management
Attend DevReach Online for Free Test Studio Weekly Live Demos

News & Updates

Webinar Week

Q2 2011 is Coming: Sign Up for Webinar Week

Mark the week starting July 18 in your calendars and start planning for the traditional Telerik “What’s New” Webinar Week! We will give you a walkthrough of all the exciting stuff we will ship with the Q2 2011 release and, of course, will give you a chance to win Telerik Ultimate Collection licenses!

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Silverlight Beta

Silverlight Controls Beta Out Next Week

The Beta release of our new Silverlight controls is scheduled for next week. You’ll be able to check out our updated online examples and have a look at our brand new integration demo—the Executive Dashboard—the next generation in rich data visualization controls. Until then, you can play with the Executive dashboard and get the chance to WIN an iPad2!!!

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Sitefinity roadmap

Next on the Sitefinity Roadmap

Stay tuned for the upcoming Sitefinity releases this month. A Sitefinity 4.1 Service Pack 2 release is due on June 20. A preview of the brand new Sitefinity e-commerce module, which will deliver complete online store management, will be also available by the end of the month.

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Testing R1 SP1

Test Studio Service Pack 1 is here

Not long after the R1 2011 release of Test Studio, our testing product team shipped Service Pack 1 of the tool. Among the important updates are: WPF/SL recording enhancements, FindExpression UI optimizations, code changes in VS to update test steps, cut/copy/paste improvements in the Project View and Test Explorer, and more.

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Decompiler

Enhancements to Free Decompiler

It’s only been a few weeks since its Beta launch, but JustDecompile has already seen a number of important enhancements. From support for decompiling to VB to various new decompiling features to significant performance, memory and UI optimizations, JustDecompile is moving fast. Try out the .NET decompiler everyone is talking about.

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WP7 Chart

WP7 Chart Released

The fastest Windows Phone 7 chart is now available. Designed for the mobile environment, the control can accommodate complex scenarios. How do we know it’s the fastest WP7 chart available? Our WP7 team did a thorough performance test comparing loading time, frame rate and memory.

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ORM free

OpenAccess Free Adds SQL Server Support

The Free Edition of Telerik’s data access tool – OpenAccess ORM – has been enhanced with support for all commercial versions of SQL Server. This will allow you to use the free edition of the tool in all of your SQL Server projects, and drastically reduce the time to write CRUD. Get it today!

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Telerik Awards

Two New Awards in the Telerik Arsenal

In the course of the past month, Telerik managed to win not one, but two awards for its constant innovation in the software development industry! RadControls for Silverlight won in the Silverlight Tools category in Code Project’s 2011 Members Choice Awards, whereas the complete RadControls IU suite was named for the fifth consecutive year to the exclusive "SD TIMES 100" list. Thank you for your support!

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TeamPulse roadmap

TeamPulse R2 Product Plans Revealed

With the new version of our agile project management tool TeamPulse, coming this August, we will provide users with some of the most requested features. Among them are a new backlog management module that will give users even greater control over work items, drag-and-drop prioritization and tagging. We will also introduce some new collaborative features such as email notifications and comments.

Learn more Contents

Problem Spreadsheet

5 Problems with Using Spreadsheets for Project Management

According to some customers and people from the community we have surveyed, the spreadsheet is the most widely used tool for managing software projects. Even though spreadsheets are relatively cheap and easy to use, they cause many problems and can lead to project failure. That’s why we decided to compile a list of the top 5 most common challenges teams using spreadsheets face and how we can help solve those.

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DevReach

Attend DevReach Online for Free

Join us on June 23 for DevReach 2011 Online - a FREE online half-day event on Microsoft technologies! See what famous speakers, such as Tiberiu Covaci, Donald Belcham and Chris Menegay have to say about VSTS2010, Async ASP.NET and more. DevReach Online is part of DevReach, the premier developer conference in Central and Eastern Europe, delivered to you by Telerik and Martin Kulov at Kulov.net, a Microsoft Regional Director.

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Testing Webinars

Test Studio Weekly Live Demos

We organize weekly live webinars to help you easily get started with Test Studio. These 1-hour demos provide users with an overview of the product capabilities and will help you learn to create automated tests in minutes. It is a great resource for all people who have just downloaded a trial. The next demo will take place on June 16, 11am – 12pm EDT.

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