Microsoft Web Platform (Installer & Gallery)

Few months ago, a post at WRD was sharing the Microsoft Web Platform.

Yesterday, Microsoft announced the new features in Web Platform, which are:

• Microsoft Web Platform Installer 2.0 Beta
• Web Application Gallery

The Web Platform aims to be a complete ecosystem for building and hosting websites, services, and applications.

Microsoft Web Platform Installer

It installs almost everything that can be required in a Windows server environment like:

• IIS 6/7
• SQL Server 2008 Express
• .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
• Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition
• PHP v5.2.9-1 & more..

and enables users to install web applications like Wordpress, DotNetNuke & more with 1-click.

Web Application Gallery

This is the presentation of the applications that support Microsoft Web Platform. And best of all, anyone can create new applications & have them listed in the gallery which is an opportunity for reaching to thousands.