Today Microsoft announced the release of the .Net Framework 3.0.
There are four new technologies introduced in the .Net Framework 3.0:
- Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
- Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
- Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)
- Windows CardSpace (WCS, formerly “InfoCard”)
Here you have the download links:
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Redistributable Package
Microsoft® Windows® Software Development Kit for Windows Vista™ and .NET Framework 3.0 Runtime Components
There are also Visual Studio 2005 extensions to support the development with .Net Framework 3.0.
Here you have the links to download the extensions:
Visual Studio 2005 extensions for .NET Framework 3.0 (Windows Workflow Foundation)
The Visual Studio 2005 extension for Windows Communication Foundation and Windows Presentation Foundation are still in beta:
Visual Studio 2005 extensions for .NET Framework 3.0 (WCF & WPF), November 2006 CTP
Enjoy :)