Microsoft Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" and .NET 3.5 Beta 1 Shipped

Microsoft released beta version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Code Named "Orcas" and .NET 3.5 on April 19, 2007.   Get started by downloading -

• "Orcas" Beta 1 Software (VPC image)
• "Orcas" Beta 1 Whitepaper
• "Orcas" Pre-Beta 1 CTP WCF & WF Samples

You can also get relevant information about "Orcas" at Somasager's (VP of Developer Division at Microsoft) Blog and this Information Week article.