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Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005

Microsoft Visual Studio is a complete set of development tools for building ASP.NET Web applications, XML Web services, desktop and mobile applications. It provides developers with enhanced functionality across a wide range of areas allowing developers to build richer, more powerful applications in less time.

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With a single fully integrated development environment for all types of development including Windows, Office, Web, and Mobile applications, Visual Studio 2005 provides a wealth of benefit to the developer:

• A comprehensive tools platform – Visual Studio 2005 offers productive developer tools for customers of all stripes, from the novice programmer to the experienced enterprise development team. With Visual Studio 2005, developers enjoy comprehensive tools that offer a development experience tailored for their unique needs
• Reduced development complexity – Visual Studio 2005 enables customers to more easily deliver a broad range of .NET Framework-based solutions, including Windows, Office, Web, and mobile applications
• Improved team collaboration – Visual Studio 2005 Team System offers productive and integrated lifecycle tools that increase communication and collaboration amongst development teams
• A vibrant third-party ecosystem – Take advantage of over 300 products from over 150 Visual Studio Industry Partners program participants and enjoy a comprehensive array of third-party solutions that augment Visual Studio 2005

 
Microsoft ships four different ‘levels’ of products in Visual Studio 2005
The Express products. Lightweight, easy to use, easy to learn tools for hobbyists, enthusiasts, and students who want to learn how program or evaluate the .NET Framework Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition. The professional developer tool for individual programmers of those working in small teams who are building mission-critical, multi-tier smart client, Web, and mobile applications
   
Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition. The entry-point developer tools for professionals looking for a streamlined development experience and the ability to create robust client/server applications using the .NET Framework Visual Studio 2005 Team System. Productive, integrated lifecycle tools that help teams to communicate and collaborate more effectively as they deliver modern, service-oriented solutions on the .NET framework
The Team System is available in the following editions:
     
     

Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite

Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite is a productive, integrated, and extensible suite of lifecycle tools that expands the Visual Studio product line to enable greater communication and collaboration among software development teams. With Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite organisations can ensure greater predictability and quality early and often throughout the development process. It includes Team Edition for Software Architects, Software Developers, Software Testers and Database Professionals.

Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers

Team Edition for Software Developers provides advanced development tools that enable teams to incorporate quality, early and often throughout the lifecycle. Performance analysis tools measure, evaluate, and target performance-related issues in code, helping identify performance bottle-necks early on.

Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals

Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals delivers a database development product designed to manage database change, improve software quality through database testing and bring the benefits of Visual Studio Team System and lifecycle development to the database professional.

Visual Studio 2005 Team Test Load Agent

Team Test Load Agent generates supplemental test load for use with Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Testers that enables organisations to simulate more users and more accurately test the performance of Web applications and servers.

Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Architects

Team Edition for Software Architects provides tools for visually constructing solutions that are designed from the onset for the environments in which they will be used allowing teams to develop and deploy applications faster and more effectively. The modelling framework allows architects to visualise prescribed architectures and network infrastructures.

Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Testers

Team Edition for Software Testers introduces a set of test tools that are integrated into the Visual Studio environment. These tools allow testers to author, execute, and manage tests and related work items all from within Visual Studio.

Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server

Team Foundation Server is what powers the collaboration aspects of the Visual Studio Team System. When used in conjunction with Visual Studio Team System, Team Foundation Server enables you to effortlessly manage and track the progress and health of your projects.
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