ASP.NET 2.0, Visual Studio 2005, Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition are the next release of Microsoft's Web platform and tools. With Microsoft's new Web platform and tools you will be able to build powerful, scalable, and feature rich Web applications faster than ever before. Common and never-before possible scenarios become simple, allowing developers to build the best Web experience.

Join us for a comprehensive tour of Web application development in ASP.NET 2.0!  We will start off by exploring the new and exciting features in ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005, such as Personalization, Master Pages and navigation controls.  We will quickly delve into core web development concepts for creating secure, reliable and scalable web applications.   We will show you how ASP.NET 2.0 reduces the amount of code required to perform common data access tasks by adding a number of data-enabled controls as well as learn about Object-Relational Mapping techniques to create robust, secure data access layers for your Web applications.  In addition, we will cover topics related to ASP.NET security including forms, windows & passport authentication as well as running a .NET process within IIS through impersonation.

The need to centralize and deliver relevant information in a consistent and customized format continues to be an important requirement for most organizations.  In the last part of this session we will show you how to use the ASP.NET 2.0 Web Part Framework and Personalization to create flexible and modular websites that leads to better and faster decision making. With ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft will continue to raise the bar for web development productivity, security and usability.  Don’t miss this opportunity to see how.