Microsoft’s Sparkle
A couple of articles describing the latest releases of Microsoft’s new visual development tools:
Hands on with ‘Sparkle’ from publish.com
http://www.publish.com/article2/0,1895,1914852,00.asp
Expression Interactive Designer, one of three new software tools aimed at creative professionals and developers. Interactive Designer is being developed under the moniker “Sparkle”.
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Microsoft’s Sparkle: Is it a Flash Killer? from eWeek.
http://www.eweek.com/…K0000594
The software giant has released the first Community Technology Preview (CTP) of its Microsoft Expression Interactive Designer tool, formerly known as Sparkle, and the company also released the fourth CTP of its Expression Graphic Designer, formerly known as Acrylic, said Forest Key, director of product management for Microsoft’s design tools.
Microsoft’s Expression Suite consists of the Expression Graphic Designer, Expression Interactive Designer and the Expression Web Designer. Microsoft has yet to release a CTP for the Web Designer, also known by its codename Quartz.
Key said that with the Microsoft Vista operating system being “all about user experience,” with the Windows Presentation Foundation and support for rich media and advanced user interface capabilities “we believe professional designers will be fundamental to the growth of the Windows platform.”
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