SAF 2004 India concluded yesterday and we had some very interesting participation. Here are some snaps from the same: http://geekswithblogs.net/k
This is available in MSDN Downloads. Supports E&C for C# Express - http://blogs.msdn.com/danie
Of late, I have had a chance to attempt to understand SOA. Just like OOP was a shift in the development mindset from procedural, same is SOA from OO/Component based mindsets. Going ahead, technologies like Indigo will be based upon the SOA philosophy. Here are couple of links to help you understand SOA better: 1) Understanding Service Oriented Architecture 2) Service Orientation and Its Role in Your Connected Systems Strategy 3) Envisioning the Service Oriented Enterprise - presentation by Pat Helland...
http://blogs.msdn.com/somas
Download the .NET Framework 1.0 Service Pack 3 from here
I returned this part Friday [8th Oct] after a 10 day long MSDN Yatra - Yatra, in Hindi, literally means travel. And MSDN Yatra is very close a concept to the same. When on a Yatra, Microsoft India Evangelists visit different cities across the country where they engage with SIs, ISVs and Academia, in addition to delivering a MSDN Session at the city in question. And I just returned from Kolkatta and my hometown, Chandigarh after these engagements and sessions, with an excellent response - particularly...