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Microsoft Expression Studio 2, the next generation of professional tools for web and interface design, is scheduled for release in Germany on July 7, 2008. The suite is fully compatible with Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008.
Innovations in the XAML standard used by Expression Studio and Visual Studio are intended to create new opportunities for collaboration between designers and developers.