Astoria and Jasper
Astoria and Jasper are two project announcements that have been somewhat overshadowed by all the attention that Silverlight is getting. Both projects are related to ADO and data services although they have a very different focus. Astoria is a service framework for mapping a data model to HTTP operations in a standard way. Jasper is a development aid for building interactive applications that expose a data model. Both have a CTP out at MIX.
- Microsoft Codename "Astoria" - May 2007 Community Technology Preview
[Astoria project page](astoria.mslivelabs.com/)