Silverlight 3 Deployment and Management

David Tesar — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT

Silverlight 3 has just released to the web and they have a virtual launch event! The big question for IT Pros is how can I deploy and manage it in my environment?

Thankfully, we created a Silverlight deployment guide to give enterprises guidance on the various options available to deploy Silverlight. In summary you can deploy a new install or upgrade of Silverlight 3 in the following ways:

Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) – is an excellent way to deploy Silverlight along with your patches and other Microsoft updates. Very easy with no configuration of Silverlight necessary. Also, WSUS install or update GUIDs are available in the release history.
SMS, SC Config Manager, or SC Essentials – are all great options to deploy Silverlight. Just create a package to deploy it or utilize the integration of WSUS with SC to assist.
Group policy – utilizing startup or logon scripts is an option, but of course requires a bit of scripting and rolling out group policies.
Microsoft Update – allows clients to discover the Silverlight updates when they check for updates via the built-in Microsoft Update over the internet. This would be feasible for smaller companies where they allow clients to install
Advertise the executable – is not a deployment method, but nice to know we support this if you’d like to manually advertise the executable install file via a website, email, etc..
Allow the automatic update via the Silverlight built-in auto-updater - is a great option if you have Silverlight installed on non-Windows clients. Similar to the previous two options, it only works if the users are administrators of their own machine.

As for management of Silverlight, there really isn't much you should need to manage. However, there are a couple group policies you could use by importing the Silverlight custom ADMX/L file (website). More settings will be added to this same website as they become available.

Resources:
Watch the Virtual Launch Event at seethelight.com
Download the Silverlight Deployment Guide
Install Silverlight 3 on your own machine
Watch technical developer videos on SL3 from Ch9

Take a Tour of Yosemite National Park with Deep Zoom

Matt Hester — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:07:00 GMT

I had a chance to see some really cool technology at SXSW. Aside from the worlds fastest server, my favorite was the Yosemite Extreme Panoramic Imaging Project. Take a quick tour here, sorry for the Yogi impression could not resist :-)

To learn more about the technologies in the video take a look here:

Project website: Yosemite Extreme Panoramic Imaging Project
Take your own tour of Yosemite National Park:
http://www.xrez.com/yose_proj/yose_deepzoom/new/XRez%20Xtreme%20Pano/index.html
Deep Zoom: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645050(VS.95).aspx
Photosynth: http://livelabs.com/photosynth/

Who would have thought: Terminal Services, Silverlight and Robotics

Narenda Wicaksono — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Here's a video showing how Terminal Services, Silverlight, and our Robotics Studio can all be integrated into something truly spectacular.

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