DreamSpark is available to all University Students, and best of all its FREE!
February 27th, 2009, keaotixIf you’re a university student interested in programming, then DreamSpark is for you.
DreamSpark provides access to;
- Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2005 Professional Editions
- Expression Studio 2 (includes Web, Blend, Media and Design)
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Developer Edition
- Windows Server 2003 Standard
- Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 Academic Edition
- Microsoft CCR and DSS Toolkit 2008
- XNA Game Studio 3.0
- Microsoft IT Academy Student Pass
All these great applications for FREE. Simply go to www.dreamspark.com, register, select your university and Download!
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I just tried out the DreamSpark service. However when I try to download anything the site claims my email address is not valid at Deakin and will not verify me. Anyone else had this kind of problem?
Hey Tom, Microsoft seems to be having a few problems with the site. I’ve contacted them about this and they are working on a solution. Hopefully it’ll be up in the next few days.
Went back to the site today and Deakin emails are working again! Time to get some VS2008
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