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Microsoft Releases WebMatrix Beta

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The Microsoft Web Platform, which includes the Web Application Gallery, Web Platform Installer, and now, WebMatrix, is designed to provide developers with what they need to build and run Web sites and applications on Windows. As Scott Guthrie, vice president of the Microsoft Developer Division, recently blogged about, WebMatrix is a tool that includes the following:

  • Web server: IIS Developer Express is a lightweight server that helps developers build and test ASP.NET sites and applications and works with Visual Studio 2010, Visual Web Developer 2010 Express, and now WebMatrix.
  • Database: SQL Server Compact Edition 4 is a free, embedded, database engine that enables easy database storage. It works with existing .NET-based data APIs and ASP.NET Web applications.
  • Programming Framework: ASP.NET provides developers a faster way to build standards-based Web sites with its syntaxes and built-in helpers, which both simplify the use of ASP.NET to perform increasingly complex and common tasks, such as connecting to a database, displaying a Twitter feed, or embedding a video.

All components seamlessly integrate with Microsoft’s developer platform and tools including Visual Studio 2010, SQL Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server. Without leaving WebMatrix, developers can build Web sites from scratch, download and customize applications available within Microsoft’s Web Application Gallery, selecting a hosting partner, and deploy their website.

You can learn more about today’s announcement on Scott Guthrie’s blog, and download WebMatrix at: www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix.

Key Messages

  • WebMatrix Value Proposition: Microsoft is introducing a beta version of WebMatrix, an easy and free way to get started building Web sites on Windows. WebMatrix has everything for those wanting to build, customize and deploy Web sites in one, common, straightforward experience. WebMatrix is for developers of all skill sets, and can be downloaded today at www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix.
  • What is WebMatrix: WebMatrix is a tool that includes a Web server (IIS Developer Express), a database (SQL Server Compact), and programming framework (ASP.NET). WebMatrix and makes it easier to create new Web sites from scratch, or use Microsoft’s Web Application Gallery to customize popular ASP.NET and PHP open source community applications. WebMatrix also seamlessly integrates with Microsoft’s professional development tools and servers including Visual Studio, SQL Server and Windows Server.
  • WebMatrix Technical Spotlight: WebMatrix includes a new, easy-to-learn syntax for ASP.NET to provide developers with a faster way to build standards-based Web sites. The built-in helpers simplify the use of ASP.NET to perform increasingly complex and common tasks like connecting to a database, displaying a Twitter feed, or embedding a video.
  • What this means for Developers: Developers want the flexibility and freedom to use the tools they choose. WebMatrix is designed to provide a great set of tools that developers of all backgrounds and interests need to build and run Web sites on Windows.