New and exciting technologies from Microsoft, such as WPF, XAML, XBAP and Silverlight, are changing the way software is developed and delivered – forever. They may even change the way that users pay for software! Here we give a very brief overview of these technologies and explain why they will have such an impact on software development and deployment. Just follow the links for more detailed explanations.

WPF is a completely new user interface technology developed by Microsoft. Unlike previous enhancements to the Windows User Interface platform WPF does not build upon existing Windows UI components, but rather provides a completely new UI platform.

WPF is implemented in .NET Framework 3.0 and is built into Vista and can easily be installed onto Windows XP machines. WPF operates alongside traditional Windows User Interface components rather than replacing them. In fact, a WPF application can include traditional Windows UI components.

Why Use WPF?

Summary of Benefits of WPF