Microsoft Silverlight 3 supports World Wide Web Explorer 8 and Firefox 3.5

December 31st, 1969 | Category: Tech Talk


Microsoft released Silverlight 3, its Rich Net application (RIA) technology competitor to Adobe Flash, for Mac OS X and Windows. Available as a Web application framework that works in conjunction with your Web browser, Microsoft Silverlight enables Web programmers to embed animation, vector graphics, audio and video subject matter into Web pages. Microsoft has positioned Silverlight 3 as a challenger

to Adobe’s Flash technology. The latest version of Silverlight includes by 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 browsers, including World Wide Web Explorer 8 and Firefox 3.5, as well as GPU hardware acceleration. In […]

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