With the imminent release of Silverlight 2.0, developers and Web designers -- particularly those already working in Microsoft IT environments -- will have the first viable alternative technology to Adobe Flash for building rich Internet applications, analysts and developers said.
Microsoft first released Silverlight, a cross-browser runtime for Web-based multimedia and 3-D applications, about a year ago. However, the development of the 1.0 version, like many new Microsoft products, was rushed and not even close to the vision the company had for the product.
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