Microsoft tunes VS.Net tools for Enterprise
eWeek | at | by Mike
Microsoft is developing upgrades to its enterprise templates and frameworks for the next major version of the Visual Studio .Net platform that will let developers scale applications to the enterprise level. The Redmond, Wash., company introduced preliminary versions of these development tools in February, when it announced Visual Studio .Net 1.0. Microsoft is working to enhance the tools to be more robust and scalable, with support for Web services federation, business orchestration and test tools, said sources familiar with the company's plans.
"There's nothing like this out there today. This isn't a 'catch-up' effort," said one developer, who wished to remain anonymous. "If Microsoft pulls this off, [Whitehorse is] going to be a killer tool. It's going to be conceptually similar to BEA [Systems Inc.'s] WebLogic Workshop, but much more encompassing and with Microsoft's notoriously good developer usability."