Seen at REMIX: WebsiteSpark and Web Platform Installer 2.0

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Yesterday we held REMIX Brussels 2009 at Kinepolis. I had a good time during the keynote and talking to many of the attendees during the day. I’ll do a more detailed write-up in due time. In the meantime you can already see some pictures here and here.

WebsiteSpark

During the keynote, Luc Van de Velde officially launched WebsiteSpark in Belgium. This program is now available to small web development and design companies in Belgium. Next to giving you access to software, tools and training it also gives visibility to potential customers.

For more information, FAQ and to register, go to https://www.microsoft.com/web/WebsiteSpark/.
The program is launched in Belgium with two hosting network partners: Combell and Hostbasket.

Web Platform Installer 2.0

Released last week, the Web Platform Installer 2.0 (Web PI) is the easiest way to setup your development machine with all the tools, framework, web server and database elements, or can be used to very quickly deploy a server. It’s a single download that gives you a single interface in which to choose what you want to install on your machine. It contains all the free tools and frameworks from the Microsoft Web stack. But that’s not all, it also gives you a simple way to install open source web applications.

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When you choose to install an application from the Web App Gallery the Web PI will automatically check for any dependencies like the database, certain IIS extensions, and so forth. This applies to ASP.NET applications but also for any PHP open source application that is part of the gallery. It will automatically install CGI on IIS and PHP 5.2.11, and any other dependency needed by the application.

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Are you working or participating to an open source web application? Why not check out how to add it to the gallery? You will need to follow the Web App Gallery Principles and package your application to submit it to the gallery. You can find the details at microsoft.com/web page for developers, where you will find tutorials and the forum.