Microsoft has launched Silverlight 3, newest version of its Rich Internet application (RIA) technology.The new plugin application will be a good competitor to Adobe Flash Player. Silverlight 3 is expected to offer enhanced internet usage experience especially with high quality video performance. The release is today, On the eve of the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, to be held in New Orleans.
The newest iteration of Silverlight includes over 50 new features, ranging from enhanced video performance and improved quality to support for Visual Studio, Expression Blend and running Silverlight applications from the browser. Browser-wise, Silverlight 3 supports the latest browser iterations, including Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3.5, as well as GPU hardware acceleration.Microsoft Silverlight 3 can be downloaded at www.microsoft.com/silverlight. Users of Silverlight 2 will automatically be updated. Microsoft has also issued Silverlight 3’s software development kit (SDK), which can be downloaded from Microsoft’s site.
The new version of Silverlight application can be used in cases where no Internet connection is present. Silverlight 3 supports for IIS Smooth Streaming, which allows interactive 1080p HD video to be streamed using Microsoft's IIS web server software. Silverlight 3 takes advantage of 3D hardware acceleration.
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