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Development Tools & Software Utilities (Dev Tools & IT Utilities)
In this area of our product catalog you will find programming tools and IT utilities that will help you with almost every aspect of software development. These software development tools will help you with: designing, coding, testing, deploying and maintaining your software application. As well as complete IDE tools, there are developer tools for version control and also software build tools to help you in reliably building new releases of your software. There are also documentation tools, issue tracking and help desk tools that allow you to cover almost every aspect of the Software Development Life-Cycle (SDLC).
It's not just developer tools! There are IT utilities for Systems Administrators, Network Administrators and Database Administrators (DB Admins) to use. For example, we have database tools, like database backup utilities to make sure you are backing up your MSFT SQL Server database reliably, db tools to speed up data maintenance tasks on MySQL databases and database utilities to compare data schemas in Oracle databases prior to live deployment. We have an extensive range of XML tools, to help you manage your XML based data files. There are application packaging and deployment tools to help you manage and distribute your software applications across your organization. There are SharePoint tools to help you monitor the Audit logs from your SharePoint server farm.
For technical writers, technical authors, business process & workflow creators and the developer who has turned into the accidental documenter at the end of the project, we have a wide selection of help authoring tools to help you create basic help files right through to full on-line published or Web based integrated software documentation and self-help systems for users. These range for basic help generators, through to sophisticated modern documentation tools that take a capture, document and share or collaborative approach to creation on-line documentation.
The Dev Tools & IT Utilities catalog is split into 3 main categories based on platform and compatibility: Windows, Linux and Unix. We have many more tools for Windows environments than we do for Linux & Unix and as such the Windows tools category is sub-divided into further categories based on product compatibility. In general for all the tools listed here you can: find, compare, download, review, try and buy the dev tools and IT utilities from our Web site. If you are interested in News about DevTools we also have many Tools News RSS feeds that you can subscribe to, to help keep you up to date with all the latest releases in your specific area of interest. So whether you are watching for the latest version of your favorite bestselling installation tool to be released or looking for a brand new DevTool to help with a new problem - you will find high quality, commercial grade software developer tools and IT utilities here to meet your needs.
Publisher: Microsoft Primary Category: Development Product Type: Component / Application / LightSwitch Controls / LightSwitch Screen Templates / LightSwitch Business Types / LightSwitch Themes / LightSwitch Shells / LightSwitch Custom Data Sources
Building business applications has never been easier. Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch gives you a simpler and faster way to create high-quality business applications for the desktop and the cloud. LightSwitch is a new addition to the Visual Studio family.
Specialized toolset to simplify testing. Microsoft Visual Studio Test Professional 2010 is a specialized toolset for quality assurance teams that simplifies test planning and manual test execution. Test Professional works in conjunction with Visual Studio software for developers, enabling effective collaboration between developers and testers throughout the application development lifecycle.
A powerful IDE that ensures quality code. Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate is a comprehensive suite of application lifecycle management tools for teams to ensure quality results, from design to deployment. Whether you're creating new solutions or enhancing existing applications, Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate lets you bring your vision to life targeting an increasing number of platforms and technologies - including cloud and parallel computing.
Deliver scalable, high-quatlity applications. Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Premium is a complete toolset that simplifies application development for individuals or teams, allowing the delivery of scalable, high-quality applications. Whether writing code, building databases, testing, or debugging, you can increase your productivity using powerful tools that work the way you work.
Comprehensive tools for individual developers to deliver solutions. Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional is an essential tool for individuals performing basic development tasks. It simplifies the creation, debugging, and deployment of applications on a variety of platforms including SharePoint and the Cloud. Visual Studio 2010 Professional comes with integrated support for test-driven development, as well as debugging tools that help ensure high-quality solutions.
MSDN Subscriptions offer developers and development organizations the most convenient access to Microsoft platform technologies, including Windows operating systems, servers, and Office applications. Various levels of MSDN Subscriptions are offered, some of which may be attached to a Visual Studio product for access to Microsoft's complete developer tools and platform technologies. MSDN Subscriptions also provide information and technical support resources needed to design, build, and test applications. Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition provides advanced tools for database change management and testing and offers functionality to enable database developers and administrators to be more productive and increase application quality in the database tier.
MSDN Subscriptions offer developers and development organizations the most convenient access to Microsoft platform technologies, including Windows operating systems, servers, and Office applications. Various levels of MSDN Subscriptions are offered, some of which may be attached to a Visual Studio product for access to Microsoft's complete developer tools and platform technologies. MSDN Subscriptions also provide information and technical support resources needed to design, build, and test applications.
MSDN Subscriptions offer developers and development organizations the most convenient access to Microsoft platform technologies, including Windows operating systems, servers, and Office applications. Various levels of MSDN Subscriptions are offered, some of which may be attached to a Visual Studio product for access to Microsoft's complete developer tools and platform technologies. MSDN Subscriptions also provide information and technical support resources needed to design, build, and test applications.
MSDN Subscriptions offer developers and development organizations the most convenient access to Microsoft platform technologies, including Windows operating systems, servers, and Office applications. Various levels of MSDN Subscriptions are offered, some of which may be attached to a Visual Studio product for access to Microsoft's complete developer tools and platform technologies. MSDN Subscriptions also provide information and technical support resources needed to design, build, and test applications.
MSDN Subscriptions offer developers and development organizations the most convenient access to Microsoft platform technologies, including Windows operating systems, servers, and Office applications. Various levels of MSDN Subscriptions are offered, some of which may be attached to a Visual Studio product for access to Microsoft's complete developer tools and platform technologies. MSDN Subscriptions also provide information and technical support resources needed to design, build, and test applications.