Microsoft has released a new eLearning site with free online training courses for developers. The first course offered is "Taking Advantage of 64-Bit Computing". They are also running a sweepstakes for people who take part in the training with prizes ranging from a 50" Plasma TV to noise canceling headphones.

eLearning is an effective and efficient system of self-paced personal training, available over the Internet. Microsoft has made courses available in eLearning form to cover several of the important new technologies in Visual Studio 2005, including Connected Systems and Smart Clients, plus Windows Server 2003. More courses are planned for the near future.