Microsoft says Indigo is the color for spring

C|Net | at | by Mike

Aiming to get developers behind its approach to Web services, Microsoft plans in March to offer a first look at the company's forthcoming Indigo technology.

The company will release a pre-beta version, known as a "community technology preview" of Indigo--a type of release Microsoft has done with increased frequency in recent months.

Microsoft said on Monday that it will release an updated preview of Avalon, the software giant's new presentation engine. Taken together with an update to Microsoft's Visual Studio programming tools, the two previews will give developers a good look at WinFX, Microsoft's next-generation programming model.