Umbrella is nVentive's attempt at filling the gaps in the existing .net framework and related technologies; hence reducing friction and increasing the predictability of the api.

It consists of a set of helpers and additional abstractions that will likely augment one's vocabulary and level of abstraction. This is the first drop of the framework, and we look forward to adding new modules, that will complement Unity, Enterprise Library, Entity Framework and more.

Go check it out on CodePlex (www.codeplex.com/Umbrella) and see how you can diminish your software's complexity by using new patterns.

nVentive will be present at DevTeach Toronto during the week of May 12th to May 16th. We will be giving conferences on Enterprise Library, hopefully 4.0 if it's out by then. Find us hanging out in the architecure, agile and developer tracks, and don't hesitate to pass by and ask us a few questions.

nVentive.net is officially launched ! We welcome you to discover who we are and how partnering with us can be different. We also invite you to start following our blog which we will be updating regularly with new ideas, thoughts and solutions to the problems we face during the software development cycle !