The Windows Live team recently released and update to their Windows Live Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio, and added a new ASP.NET Server Control for Virtual Earth!  Now it is super easy to add a Virtual Earth capabilities to your ASP.NET applications using this new control.

For information about the control visit these sites:

• Dev Center:  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualearth/default.aspx
• Server Control Announcement http://dev.live.com/blogs/devlive/archive/2008/07/27/386.aspx
• Download link: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D7C6DF11-2283-4CAC-9723-172F5C33EFBB&displaylang=en
• Screen cast: http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Mark+Brown/Virtual-Earth-ASPNET-Control-CTP-Release/
• Feeback via connect: https://connect.microsoft.com/feedback/default.aspx?SiteID=505&wa=wsignin1.0

In the download, they also offer ASP.NET controls for Windows Live Contacts, Login, Messenger and Silverlight.  With this new addition, Virtual Earth can easily become a part of your web applications.

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