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Learn more about WinFS, the new relational file system for Windows. As an essential piece of Microsoft’s Integrated Storage strategy, WinFS bridges the gap between file systems and databases and provides a unified, rich programming platform for all data: structured, semi-structured, and unstructured. With WinFS, Developers will be able to use its unified Item Data Model across applications, present new relational organization constructs for data, and create applications that exploit data more powerfully. WinFS is a development platform that will improve developer productivity and reduce organizations’ time to market.
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WinFS Beta 1 Refresh Available to MSDN Subscribers MSDN subscribers can now download our Beta 1 Refresh release. This release contains the same functionality of our original Beta 1 release and runs on the final release of the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and works with the RTM version of Visual Studio 2005. |
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WinFS Buzz
- Watch the WinFS PDC Video
Learn how WinFS can transform the way you think about data. Shown at PDC 2005, this video shows you how applications can let you unify, organize, explore, and innovate like never before! - WinFS Sessions at the PDC
These talks from the recent Professional Developers Conference '05 give you an overview of what WinFS is all about and introduce you to the power of developing applications using this revolutionary file system with Windows Forms and ADO.NET. - WinFS Team Blog
Get the word straight from the WinFS team! They'll keep you abreast of the latest WinFS developments, and you can comment on their posts. - WinFS Newsgroup
Find out what the community is saying about WinFS: ask and get answers to your own questions about the beta. - Channel 9: See the WinFS Beta 1 Demo!
See what the chatter is all about on Channel 9. Channel 9 visits the WinFS team to talk about the technology and gets a demo of the beta in the bargain.