Microsoft Silverlight

On ^16thApril Microsoft officially unveiled the name for what was previously known as the “WPF/e” at the 2007 National Association of Broadcasters Conference. WPF/e is now Microsoft Silverlight.Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications (RIAs) for the Web.It’s a new cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in that allows users a new and richer multimedia experience when using a Web browser (for example, it supports 720p HD media playback). Web developers targeting IE, Firefox and even Apple’s Safari browser can all make use of Silverlight for a consistently amazing experience. It’s also a client- and server-agnostic platform; this means that the runtimes are the same on any platform, allowing you to deliver the Silverlight experience from an Apache web server, if you like — without requiring any MS software on the server. Learn more about Microsoft Silverlight,

18 April 2007 in Developer Tools & News | Comments enabled