Mentally Jumbled notes that Visual Studio 2010 Pre-Beta CTP is Now Live.

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 mark the next generation of developer tools from Microsoft. Designed to address the latest needs of developers, Visual Studio delivers key innovations in the following pillars: Democratizing Application Lifecycle Management, Enabling emerging trends, Inspiring developer delight and Riding the next generation platform wave.

For more details see Mentally Jumbled - http://www.mentallyjumbled.com/2008/10/visual-studio-2010-pre-beta-ctp-is-now.html