Paul Krill
Editor at Large

Spring framework for .Net advances

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Jun 5, 20072 mins

Interface21 announced at the TechEd 2007 conference in Orlando, Fla. Tuesday a milestone release of the Spring.Net 1.1 application framework for building enterprise .Net applications. The software is rooted in the popular Spring Framework for Java. A key feature in Spring.Net 1.1 is an ASP.Net framework for Web development, which supports bi-directional data binding and dependency injection for pages and user co

Interface21 announced at the TechEd 2007 conference in Orlando, Fla. Tuesday a milestone release of the Spring.Net 1.1 application framework for building enterprise .Net applications.

The software is rooted in the popular Spring Framework for Java. A key feature in Spring.Net 1.1 is an ASP.Net framework for Web development, which supports bi-directional data binding and dependency injection for pages and user controls.

“Interface21 has long recognized that the fundamental concepts of the Spring Framework can provide real and immediate value to .Net development,” said Rod Johnson, CEO of Interface21 and founder of the Spring Framework, in a statement released by Interface21.

ASP.Net AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) integration is featured in version 1.1. Also, declarative transaction management is offered via XML configuration and attributes. An ADO.Net data access framework in version 1.1 simplifies use of ADO.Net. Portable service abstractions, meanwhile, export plain .Net objects via .Net Remoting and other methods. Client-side proxies can be created based on endpoint URL and service interfaces.

Software downloads for Spring.Net can be found here.

Also at TechEd, Microsoft and Analog Devices announced that Analog is porting the .Net Micro Framework to function with Analog’s Blackfin processors. .Net Micro Framework is a bootable runtime supporting .Net development for embedded devices.

Crossbow Technology, which supplies wireless sensor technology, announced Imote2Bulder for .Net Micro Framework. Imote2Builder features tools for developing wireless sensor applications on Marvell PXA hardware. Microsoft development tools will be usable on this platform.

Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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