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Microsoft is generating out there as of March 5 the first beta for developers of Net Explorer (IE) eight,Microsoft Office 2010 Pro Plus, as well as the very first beta release of Silverlight 2.0.IE eight includes a number of new attributes,Windows 7 32bit, including WebSlices,Microsoft Office 2010 Standard, Things to do, a brand new phishing filter and enhanced standards support. Microsoft officials mentioned they are going to produce a public beta of IE eight offered these days for download later currently by any interested testers from the IE Web web page. (Seems like the personal IE 8 Beta one release currently has come and gone.)Microsoft also is making offered for download a 1st test develop of its Silverlight 2 IE plug-in that's Microsoft;s option to Adobe;s Flash. Silverlight two is adding wealthy World wide web application and cellular assistance towards the entertainment content material which was the concentrate of Silverlight one. Silverlight two also will permit developers to integrate advertisements into Silverlight applications and websites.Microsoft hasn;t released ultimate ship date targets for both IE 8 or Silverlight two.Microsoft also is readying a beta of SQL Server Data Solutions, a forthcoming enterprise-focused backbone services. Chief Software program Architect Ray Ozzie, who was the kick-off keynoter for Blend ‘08 described the forthcoming SQL Server Data Companies beta but provided no specifics on what that service will include. (I;m wondering if it might be “Blue,” the Microsoft-hosted SQL Server services I;ve been hearing rumors of for more than a year….) Microsoft says SQL Server Information Solutions is not “Blue,Windows 7 Ultimate Key,” or the hosted version of SQL Server that sources say Microsoft is developing.Update: Here;s what Microsoft is saying about SQL Server Data Solutions (from today;s press release. “The support is designed for developers building Web-based programs that need a scalable, easily programmable and highly readily available utility-based data store.” Microsoft is allowing Combine attendees to register for a preview develop of the service. No word yet on how others can apply to be in the beta.)Ozzie provided Blend attendees with a rather high-level review of the myriad Software+Services projects underway at Microsoft. Ozzie said Microsoft will continue to embrace on-line advertising, to Webify its existing consumer and business products and offer users a choice of on-premise,Microsoft Office 2007 Pro, hosted and cloud-based solutions. He hinted that Microsoft will have more Office Live announcements coming later this year.Ozzie tossed out just a few references to Microsoft being a player in utility computing and wanting to construct connected personal, device and business “meshes.” I didn;t hear much else I hadn;t heard him say before. Anyone else at Mix or watching the Internet cast who noticed any new Ozzie-isms?