Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 is Here

Microsoft has launched Visual Studio 2012 and .NET Framework 4.5, what it calls, its integrated development solution for building and managing applications. According to the company, Visual Studio 2012 is a set of tools that helps developers build modern applications for burgeoning trends like consumerization and cloud computing.

Besides, the company also lifted curtains on: Visual Studio Update 1 timing, Visual Studio 2012 Express for Desktop availability, F# Tools for Visual Studio Express 2012 for Web availaibilty and TFS Power Tools for Visual Studio 2012 and other updates. Visual Studio 2012 provides the richest development environment for building compelling modern applications meeting customer needs for always-on, accessible anywhere, and data-intelligent applications.

"Today more than ever before, developers have the opportunity to create modern client apps connected to cloud services that make information more easily accessible to users, on any device, at any time," said S. Somasegar, Corporate Vice President of the Developer Division at Microsoft. "The release of Visual Studio 2012 and .NET Framework 4.5 delivers our most comprehensive and streamlined set of tools yet, providing the centerpiece for  an integrated development experience targeting the latest and greatest platforms from Microsoft."

Microsoft also shares that over 20 partners have worked on products and solutions built on this latest wave of technologies, including Infosys, Cognizant and HCL.

To download, purchase or get more information on Visual Studio 2012, visit www.microsoft.com/visualstudio.

To download or get more information on the .NET Framework 4.5, visit: http://www.microsoft.com/net/