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New Experiences @MIX from the Microsoft Web Platform

Today is a BIG day for the Microsoft Web Platform and a BIG day for the WEB.  I’m down in Las Vegas at MIX and I just got off stage from the keynote where I demo’d just one of the many exciting and cool new things that make the Microsoft Web Platform...

More Tips and Troubleshooting Help for Classic ASP Developers

Back in May of 2007 I posted a tips for Classic ASP developers post which has since received more than 50 comments and 85,000 views.  Robert McMurray just posted a set of fabulous tutorials for Classic ASP developers.  If you’re out there and...

IIS7 request routing and load balancing module released!

The Application Request Router (ARR) has reached final release and is now available as a free, fully-supported download for IIS7!  ARR enables Web server administrators and hosting providers and to increase Web application reliability and scalability...

ASP.NET MVC Release Candidate build available now!

The ASP.NET team just released the near-final build of ASP.NET MVC!  Download it today!  The tools team added a ton of new features in this release that you’ll want to check out – ScottGu outlines all of the new features and improvements in...

Microsoft Web Platform Installer v1.0 Released!

I’m excited to announce the immediate availability of the Microsoft Web Platform Installer v 1.0 .  The Web Platform Installer (Web PI) is a simple tool that makes it very easy to download and install Microsoft's entire Web Platform in one step,...

Now Online: Comprehensive IIS7 Technical Reference

If you’ve ever tried to find information on how to install a particular IIS7 feature, or how to configure it using the IIS Manager tool, AppCmd.exe, the new Microsoft.Web.Administration interface or WMI provider, this post is for you.  Every IIS7...

How to Run Windows & IIS in the Cloud on Amazon EC2 (in 15 mins)

Choices abound for those looking for a place to run Web applications on Windows.  The purpose of this blog post is to show a quick walkthrough of how to setup your first Windows computer in the cloud on Amazon EC2.  If you’re already familiar...

Start-up your Web business with Microsoft BizSpark

Starting up a Web business, especially in this economy, isn’t easy.  Microsoft wants to make it easier.  A few weeks ago we announced Microsoft BizSpark , a new program specifically for Web start-ups which makes it very easy to get access to...

Microsoft Web Platform Installer Release Candidate – Now works with XP and Windows 2003!

I’m excited to announce the availability of the Release Candidate version of the Microsoft Web Platform Installer (Web PI). **Update 1/20/2009 - the final v1.0 release is now available !** Web PI is a free tool that makes it simple to download and install...

ASP.NET supported on Server Core - Windows Server 2008 R2

In case you haven’t already heard the news, ASP.NET will now be enabled on Windows Server Core starting with Windows Server 2008 R2.  If you're not familiar with Server Core, it is a low footprint Server installation option that lays down just the...

Why IIS7? Top 12 cool features…

Every time I talk with customers in meetings or at conferences I’m struck by how many cool amazing new capabilities IIS7 has.  I can go on for literally hours talking about the new features and benefits, and showing demos.  And with each new...

IIS7 Request Routing and Load Balancer Release Candidate Available for Download

I’m excited to announce that IIS has released a Release Candidate of the new IIS7 Application Request Routing (ARR) extension!  ARR enables Web server administrators to easily scale-out Web applications and improve reliability through HTTP-level...

Find New IIS7 Extensions at http://www.iis.net/extensions/

I’m happy to announce that IIS7 Extensions have found their home at http://www.iis.net/extensions Every since IIS7 shipped 9 months ago, the IIS team has been cranking away adding new features to the platform. Last time I blogged about how we do this...

IIS7 URL Rewrite Extension is finished – download now!

I’m excited to announce that the IIS7 URL Rewrite extension is finished and available for download.  For more information on some last minute features we added, and how to download it, see Ruslan’s blog post here:  http://blogs.iis.net/ruslany...

Apache Emulation for IIS by Helicon Tech

Now this is something you don't see every day! I ran across Helicon Tech's latest IIS module today, called Helicon APE , which stands for Ap ache E mulation.  This looks like a very cool module for those who want to ‘emulate’ Apache’s runtime environment...

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Bill Staples is a long time web enthusiast currently employed at Microsoft Corporation as General Manager of the Web Platform and Tools engineering teams including IIS, ASP.NET, Visual Web Developer, Media Server and Commerce Server. Bill began his involvement with the web community in the early nineties, developing rudimentary CGI applications on Apache server and Linux. Over the past ten years he has worked on web technologies running on OS platforms from Solaris to Windows, using dynamic scripting technologies including Cold Fusion, PERL, ASP, and ASP.NET. For the past several years Bill has led the IIS team at Microsoft, including the IIS 5.1, 6.0 and 7.0 projects.

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