Microsoft .NET RIA Services March '09 Preview (formerly known as Alexandria) is announced!
Microsoft .NET RIA Services simplifies the traditional n-tier application pattern by bringing together the ASP.NET and Silverlight platforms. RIA Services provides a pattern to write application logic that runs on the mid-tier and controls access to data for queries, changes and custom operations. It also provides end-to-end support for common tasks such as data validation, authentication and roles by integrating with Silverlight components on the client and ASP.NET on the mid-tier.
Learn more what you can do with the new framework after just a couple of hours! We'll publish a series of articles on .NET RIA Services with demo available in a moment.