MS Frontpage Out. MS Expression In

Microsoft Expression

MS Frontpage may be on its way out with the release of MS Expression.

Some interesting FAQs from the MS site:

Availability

Expression Graphic Designer and Interactive Designer are currently available for download as Community Technology Previews (CTPs). Expression Web (formerly Expression Web Designer) is available as a Beta release.

Code Names

The Expression Graphic Designer code name is “Acrylic,” the Expression Interactive Designer code name is “Sparkle,” and the Expression Web code name is “Quartz.”

Trial versions
Pre-release versions of Expression Graphic Designer, Expression Interactive Designer, and Expression Web are available for download now.

How do products work together?
Designers can incorporate elements created with Expression Graphic Designer into user interface designs created with Expression Interactive Designer, or Web content and applications created with Expression Web.

Expression Graphic Designer supports the creation of graphic designs for export to XAML, the declarative markup language used to describe application user interface elements and rich content for the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).

Expression Interactive Designer is built on top of WPF and can consume XAML files exported from Expression Graphic Designer.

Read the features list here:

http://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/en/graphic_designer/gd_features.mspx

Download your trial version here:

http://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/en/graphic_designer/gd_free_trial.aspx