Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Has Shipped

According to a MS source, SP1 for VS 2005 R2 has now shipped. It's meant to be available on the Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 page, but it's not up yet. It should be there by the end of the day.

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Visual Studio Beta 1 Arrives in Cookham

COOL Stuff! That nice delivery man just rang the door bell and I now have Beta 1 of VS 2005) aka Whidbey. The package contains several bits and pieces:

• VS 2005 Beta 1 (2 CDs)
• R debugger (CD)
• Visio tools (1 CD)
• MSDN library (3 CDs)
• 64-bit SDK (1 CD)

Additionally, Microsoft has shipped a copy of Amber Point Express, a web services management tool. AmberPoint Express allows you to manage, monitor, analyse, diagnose and test your web services. It's also fully integrated with Visual Studio. Neat! I'll post more once I get it all loaded up!