Enterprise Library 3.0 – April 2007 Released

Brief Description
This release of Enterprise Library includes: Caching Application Block, Cryptography Application Block, Data Access Application Block, Exception Handling Application Block, Logging Application Block, Policy Injection Application Block, Security Application Block and Validation Application Block.

Overview
The patterns & practices Enterprise Library is a library of application blocks designed to assist developers with common enterprise development challenges. Application blocks are a type of guidance, provided as source code that can be used "as is," extended, or modified by developers to use on enterprise development projects. This release of Enterprise Library includes application blocks for Caching, Cryptography, Data Access, Exception Handling, Logging, Policy Injection, Security and Validation.


System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003; Windows Vista; Windows XP


Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or 3.0. You need .NET Framework 3.0 for the
Application Block Software Factory and the WCF adapters for the Validation

Application Block and Exception Handling Application Block

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 development system (any of the following
editions):

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Testers

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Architects

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite




To use the Application Block Software Factory and the Strong-Naming
Guidance Package, you need the Guidance Automation Extensions (GAX). To
modify these guidance packages, you also need the Guidance Automation
Toolkit (GAT).

Some blocks and samples require the use of Microsoft SQL Server or other
database products.

Visual Studio Team System or NUnit 2.2 is required if you want to
execute unit tests.

Download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=62ef5f79-daf2-43af-9897-d926f03b9e60&displaylang=en