--- title: Microsoft PDC09 keynote highlights | daily.dev description: Recap of day one announcements at Microsoft's PDC 2009 conference, including Ray Ozzie's keynote on a three-screen (PC, TV, device) vision tied to Windows 7,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-pdc09-keynote-highlights-agjskxvtd twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Microsoft PDC09 keynote highlights | daily.dev og:description: Recap of day one announcements at Microsoft's PDC 2009 conference, including Ray Ozzie's keynote on a three-screen (PC, TV, device) vision tied to Windows 7,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-pdc09-keynote-highlights-agjskxvtd og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/aGjSkXVTD.png og:image:alt: Microsoft PDC09 keynote highlights og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Microsoft PDC09 keynote highlights **[Maarten Balliauw](https://daily.dev/sources/maartenballiauw)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Recap of day one announcements at Microsoft's PDC 2009 conference, including Ray Ozzie's keynote on a three-screen (PC, TV, device) vision tied to Windows 7, Internet Explorer, Silverlight and Windows Azure. New releases and announcements include Codename Dallas, Microsoft Pinpoint, Windows Server AppFabric, Windows Identity Foundation (formerly Geneva) reaching RTW, ASP.NET MVC 2 Beta, SQL Server Modeling CTP, and the Sync Framework Power Pack for SQL Azure. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Windows Identity Foundation and how does it relate to Geneva? Windows Identity Foundation is the renamed, release-to-web (RTW) version of the identity framework previously known by the codename Geneva, announced at Microsoft PDC 2009. It provides claims-based identity and access control capabilities for .NET applications, allowing developers to build applications using a unified identity model. _Developers adopting claims-based auth can track framework renames and releases like this on daily.dev._ ### When was ASP.NET MVC 2 Beta released? ASP.NET MVC 2 Beta was released on November 18, 2009, during Microsoft's PDC 2009 conference, available as a direct download from the Microsoft Download Center alongside other platform announcements like Windows Server AppFabric and SQL Server Modeling CTP. _Teams planning an ASP.NET MVC upgrade path can follow release milestones like this on daily.dev._ ### What is Windows Server AppFabric? Windows Server AppFabric is the on-premise extension to the Windows Azure platform, announced at Microsoft PDC 2009. It extends Azure capabilities to local, on-premise server environments, complementing cloud services like SQL Azure and the Azure platform's data and application hosting features. _Architects weighing on-premise versus cloud extensions can follow Azure ecosystem updates on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [VSLive\! @ Microsoft HQ: Developer Takeaways and Must-Watch Sessions](https://daily.dev/posts/vslive-microsoft-hq-developer-takeaways-and-must-watch-sessions-loaeceaql) · Visual Studio Blog · 7 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#aspnet](https://daily.dev/tags/aspnet), [#cloud](https://daily.dev/tags/cloud) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-pdc09-keynote-highlights-agjskxvtd) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Microsoft PDC09 keynote highlights","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-pdc09-keynote-highlights-agjskxvtd","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-pdc09-keynote-highlights-agjskxvtd"},"datePublished":"2026-10-04T13:04:40.428Z","dateModified":"2026-10-15T02:22:30.693Z","description":"Recap of day one announcements at Microsoft's PDC 2009 conference, including Ray Ozzie's keynote on a three-screen (PC, TV, device) vision tied to Windows 7,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/18e7df4f5d1856475fd07b3e48f6ce35?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/18e7df4f5d1856475fd07b3e48f6ce35?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Maarten Balliauw","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Maarten Balliauw","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--rOTg3VYO--/f_auto,q_auto/v1791119043/logos/maartenballiauw?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/maartenballiauw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-pdc09-keynote-highlights-agjskxvtd","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"aspnet,cloud","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Maarten Balliauw","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/maartenballiauw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Microsoft PDC09 keynote highlights"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-pdc09-keynote-highlights-agjskxvtd#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is Windows Identity Foundation and how does it relate to Geneva?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Windows Identity Foundation is the renamed, release-to-web (RTW) version of the identity framework previously known by the codename Geneva, announced at Microsoft PDC 2009. 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