Get Your Loaded MIX09 USB Stick

Posted Mar 18, 2009

Just announced – MIX attendees will receive a free MIX09 USB stick chocked full of bits goodness!  Immediately after the keynote, USB sticks will be available at the registration desk on the 4th floor.  On the MIX USB drive you’ll find all the software needed to get started building on the Microsoft Web Platform today:

  • The Azure™ Services Platform Training Kit (Feb 2009).  The Azure Services Training Kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content including hands-on labs, presentations, and demos that are designed to help you learn how to use the Azure Services Platform.
  • Microsoft® Expression® Web SuperPreview for Internet Explorer® (March Preview).  SuperPreview for Internet Explorer allows you to see how your pages render in different versions of Internet Explorer and to quickly discover which elements on your page may be causing problems.
  • Microsoft® Silverlight™ Tools for Visual Studio® SP1.  This package is an add-on for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 to provide tooling for Microsoft Silverlight 2
  • Microsoft SQL Server Express 2008 with Tools.  A lightweight, feature-rich, powerful database for Windows and Web data-enabled needs.
  • Microsoft® Visual Web Developer™ 2008 with SP1.  An easy to use environment for dynamic Web application development.
  • Microsoft® Web Application Installer.  The Web Application Installer Beta is designed to help get you up and running with the most widely used Web applications freely available for your Windows server. Web AI provides support for popular ASP.NET and PHP Web applications including Graffiti, DotNetNuke, WordPress, Drupal, OSCommerce, and more.
  • Microsoft® Web Platform Installer.  The Microsoft Web Platform Installer is a free tool that makes it simple to download and install the latest components of the Microsoft Web Platform, including the IIS, SQL Server Express, the Microsoft®.NET Framework, and Visual Web Developer.
  • PHP on Windows Training Kit.  The PHP on Windows Training Kit includes demos and hands-on labs to help you understand how to build PHP applications using Windows®, Internet Information Services (IIS) 7 and Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008.

 

But wait…there’s more!

In addition to the MIX09 USB bits stick, attendees will also receive a free copy of Windows® Web Server 2008 (estimated retail value $500).  Windows Web Server 2008 is a robust and reliable foundation on which to develop, deliver, and manage rich user experiences and applications. Designed to be used as an Internet-facing Web server, Windows Web Server 2008 is a great choice for hosting the Microsoft Web Platform and you can be up and running in no time with the latest version of the Web Platform Installer.

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