BANGALORE, INDIA: Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 delivers on Microsoft's vision of smart client applications by enabling developers to rapidly create connected applications that deliver the highest quality, rich user experiences. With Visual Studio 2008, organizations will find it easier than ever before to capture and analyze information to help them make effective business decisions.

Visual Studio 2008 enables organizations of every size to rapidly create more secure, manageable, and reliable applications that take advantage of Windows Vista and the 2007 Office system.

Visual Studio 2008 delivers key advances for developers in three primary pillars:

* Rapid application development
* Effective team collaboration
* Breakthrough user experiences

This white paper discusses the different customer experiences that deliver on these three pillars.