A cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in designed to be the source of rich online user experiences
The Silverlight 4 version delivers hundreds of features and controls that, when combined with the continued innovation in Microsoft’s world-class tools for designers and developers — Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft Expression Blend – present the leading edge in rapid, powerful application development. With printing support, rich reporting and charting, and integration with back-end systems and server products including Microsoft SharePoint, Silverlight is ready for business.
Silverlight 4 delivers a full suite of powerful capabilities to business application developers, bringing the best-of-breed .NET platform to browser-based experiences. Silverlight provides an ideal platform for developing and deploying modern business applications for both customer facing and staff-facing applications.
Silverlight is essentially nothing more than Microsoft's vision of a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in designed to be the source of rich online user experiences and to dislodge Flash from its current dominant position on the market. And when the Redmond company said cross-platform they indeed meant it.
Microsoft revealed that it does not plan to leverage the existing Windows Update infrastructure in order to make available Silverlight to all users of the Windows operating system. Such a move would give Silverlight immediate and total access to an install base close to 1 billion users and will make it just as ubiquitous as Adobe's Flash. Instead the Redmond company has debuted a number of in-house projects to push the technology, as well as tap its partners for support.
And in this context, Microsoft announced that "Entertainment Tonight," HSN and World Wrestling Entertainment will all deliver Silverlight content to viewers. In fact, a total of 35 Microsoft partners worldwide have announced their support for Silverlight.
RECOMMENDED: Use Silverlight in the 32-bit Internet Explorer process on x64 systems. Most browser plug-ins (including Silverlight, Flash, Java and almost all ActiveX controls) only work in 32-bit browsers currently.
Note for 2 RC0
Applications built using this release will work off of the Silverlight 2 RC0 Developer Runtime only. This is not intended for public deployment, as end users will not have a way to install a suitable plug-in to view the application. No existing public versions (released or beta) of Silverlight 1.0 or 2 Beta 2 will be auto-upgraded to this runtime. This is only for developers.
Here are some key features of "Microsoft Silverlight":
· Compelling Experiences
· Custom branded experiences using 2D vector graphics, animation, styling, and skinning
· HD video and adaptive streaming techniques for world-class media experiences
· Highly sophisticated RIA's across major browsers on Mac, Windows, Linux, and devices
Unparalleled interactivity with high resolution content through Deep Zoom technology enabling smooth browsing independent of screen size:
· New Markets
· Multi-channel deployment of web applications to the desktop and devices through .NET
· Cost effective media delivery via Windows Server
· Monetization of media assets via protected content and advertising-enabled scenarios
Thriving ecosystem of .NET and Windows Media partners, developers, and applications:
· Team Productivity
· Rapid development through XML-based declarative markup and a full set of controls Role-specific productivity tools to enhance designer--developer collaboration, with Expression Studio, Visual Studio, and Visual Studio Team System
· Flexible programming model that supports JavaScript, C#, VB.NET, AJAX, IronPython, IronRuby, and support for LINQ while accessing data over the network
· Easy to add richness to AJAX applications and reduce cross-browser issues
Requirements:
· Windows Vista with Windows Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 1.5, Firefox 2
· Windows XP SP2 with Internet Explorer 6 or 7, Firefox 1.5, Firefox 2
· Windows Server 2003 (excluding IA-64) with Internet Explorer 6 or 7, Firefox 1.5, Firefox 2
· Windows 2000 with Internet Explorer 6 (Silverlight 2.0 Only)
· X86 or x64 500-megahertz (MHz) or higher processor with 128-megabytes (MB) of RAM
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· New Features for Application Developers
· Comprehensive printing support enabling hardcopy reports and documents as well as a virtual print view, independent of screen content.
· A full set of forms controls with over 60 customizable, styleable components. New controls include RichTextbox with hyperlinks, images and editing and Masked textbox for complex field validation. Enhanced controls include DataGrid with sortable/resizeable columns and copy/paste rows.
· WCF RIA Services introduces enterprise class networking and data access for building n-tier applications including transactions, paging of data, WCF and HTTP enhancements.
· Localization enhancements with Bi-Directional text, Right-to-Left support and complex scripts such as Arabic, Hebrew and Thai and 30 new languages.
· The .NET Common Runtime (CLR) now enables the same compiled code to be run on the desktop and Silverlight without change.
· Enhanced databinding support increases flexibility and productivity through data grouping/...
Silverlight 4 delivers a full suite of powerful capabilities to business application developers, bringing the best-of-breed .NET platform to browser-based experiences. Silverlight provides an ideal platform for developing and deploying modern business applications for both customer facing and staff-facing applications.
Silverlight is essentially nothing more than Microsoft's vision of a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in designed to be the source of rich online user experiences and to dislodge Flash from its current dominant position on the market. And when the Redmond company said cross-platform they indeed meant it.
Microsoft revealed that it does not plan to leverage the existing Windows Update infrastructure in order to make available Silverlight to all users of the Windows operating system. Such a move would give Silverlight immediate and total access to an install base close to 1 billion users and will make it just as ubiquitous as Adobe's Flash. Instead the Redmond company has debuted a number of in-house projects to push the technology, as well as tap its partners for support.
And in this context, Microsoft announced that "Entertainment Tonight," HSN and World Wrestling Entertainment will all deliver Silverlight content to viewers. In fact, a total of 35 Microsoft partners worldwide have announced their support for Silverlight.
RECOMMENDED: Use Silverlight in the 32-bit Internet Explorer process on x64 systems. Most browser plug-ins (including Silverlight, Flash, Java and almost all ActiveX controls) only work in 32-bit browsers currently.
Note for 2 RC0
Applications built using this release will work off of the Silverlight 2 RC0 Developer Runtime only. This is not intended for public deployment, as end users will not have a way to install a suitable plug-in to view the application. No existing public versions (released or beta) of Silverlight 1.0 or 2 Beta 2 will be auto-upgraded to this runtime. This is only for developers.
Here are some key features of "Microsoft Silverlight":
· Compelling Experiences
· Custom branded experiences using 2D vector graphics, animation, styling, and skinning
· HD video and adaptive streaming techniques for world-class media experiences
· Highly sophisticated RIA's across major browsers on Mac, Windows, Linux, and devices
Unparalleled interactivity with high resolution content through Deep Zoom technology enabling smooth browsing independent of screen size:
· New Markets
· Multi-channel deployment of web applications to the desktop and devices through .NET
· Cost effective media delivery via Windows Server
· Monetization of media assets via protected content and advertising-enabled scenarios
Thriving ecosystem of .NET and Windows Media partners, developers, and applications:
· Team Productivity
· Rapid development through XML-based declarative markup and a full set of controls Role-specific productivity tools to enhance designer--developer collaboration, with Expression Studio, Visual Studio, and Visual Studio Team System
· Flexible programming model that supports JavaScript, C#, VB.NET, AJAX, IronPython, IronRuby, and support for LINQ while accessing data over the network
· Easy to add richness to AJAX applications and reduce cross-browser issues
Requirements:
· Windows Vista with Windows Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 1.5, Firefox 2
· Windows XP SP2 with Internet Explorer 6 or 7, Firefox 1.5, Firefox 2
· Windows Server 2003 (excluding IA-64) with Internet Explorer 6 or 7, Firefox 1.5, Firefox 2
· Windows 2000 with Internet Explorer 6 (Silverlight 2.0 Only)
· X86 or x64 500-megahertz (MHz) or higher processor with 128-megabytes (MB) of RAM
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· New Features for Application Developers
· Comprehensive printing support enabling hardcopy reports and documents as well as a virtual print view, independent of screen content.
· A full set of forms controls with over 60 customizable, styleable components. New controls include RichTextbox with hyperlinks, images and editing and Masked textbox for complex field validation. Enhanced controls include DataGrid with sortable/resizeable columns and copy/paste rows.
· WCF RIA Services introduces enterprise class networking and data access for building n-tier applications including transactions, paging of data, WCF and HTTP enhancements.
· Localization enhancements with Bi-Directional text, Right-to-Left support and complex scripts such as Arabic, Hebrew and Thai and 30 new languages.
· The .NET Common Runtime (CLR) now enables the same compiled code to be run on the desktop and Silverlight without change.
· Enhanced databinding support increases flexibility and productivity through data grouping/...
| Developer: License / Price: Size / OS: Last Updated: | Microsoft Freeware / FREE 8.1 MB / Windows 2K / XP / 2003 / Vista / XP X64 / 2008 / Vista64 / 7 / 7 x64 September 2nd, 2010 |
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