ABOUT THE SPEAKER Thom Robbins is a senior technology specialist with Microsoft. He is a frequent contributor to various magazines that include .NET, Visual Studio.NET, and Web Services Journal. Thom is also a frequent speaker at a variety of events that include VS Live and others. When not writing code and helping customers he spends his time with his wife at their home in New Hampshire. SESSION DESCRIPTION The next generation of Visual Studio contains the new version of the .NET Framework 2.0 that enables an easier and more robust programming model. In these sessions we will cover these new programming models and how they can be used to develop a variety of applications. We will cover in-depth the .NET Framework 2.0 and how it enables the easy creation of business objects and Web services. We will explore new features of the Framework that include generics, and Web Service Enhancements. In addition we will cover the Team System Foundation Services. This new enterprise class programming system enables application developers to unit test and manage their applications through a series of built-in designers. Finally, we will cover the new features of SQL Server 2005 and how it can be used to enhance your applications and provide a more scalable platform. If you are currently developing applications or are new to the .NET Framework and Web services, these tutorials are for you. We will start with the basics of these new development tools, gradually building into the more advanced features of the Team System and SQL Server.