Just downloaded and tried out the December CTP of WPF/E (codename) and it is very smooth - it will be interesting to see how it can apply to scientific research projects.
Both the Windows and Mac CTP's are available...as well as SDK and docs
"WPF/E” is compatible with Internet Explorer 6.0 and 7.0 and also with Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.8 and 2.0.
What is "WPF/E" "WPF/E" is a codename for a new web presentation technology that is created to run on a variety of platforms. It enables the creation of rich, visually stunning, and interactive experiences that can run everywhere: within browsers, and on multiple devices and desktop operating systems (such as the Apple Macintosh). It is consistent with WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation), which is the presentation technology in .NET 3.0 (the Windows programming infrastructure), and XAML (eXtensible Application Markup Language), which is the foundation of the "WPF/E" presentation capability.
"WPF/E" is a codename for a new web presentation technology that is created to run on a variety of platforms. It enables the creation of rich, visually stunning, and interactive experiences that can run everywhere: within browsers, and on multiple devices and desktop operating systems (such as the Apple Macintosh). It is consistent with WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation), which is the presentation technology in .NET 3.0 (the Windows programming infrastructure), and XAML (eXtensible Application Markup Language), which is the foundation of the "WPF/E" presentation capability.
WLS mobile really puts the power of searching and finding info into your hand - I especially use it when travelling to find locations (restaurnats, etc), but also to see the local traffic...
The great part is that it not only run on Windows Mobile devices...but will run on other popular cellphones
What it isWindows Live Search Beta for mobile devices brings the power of Windows Live Local Search to your cell phone. Now you can get the answers you need no matter where you are. Need to find the nearest pizza place? Directions to a friend’s house? Check traffic en route to the office? No problem...it’s all there. What it can do for youThe Windows Live Search Beta for mobile application gives you fast access to local search and maps, driving directions, and even local traffic information. When you get your search results, you can click to call the phone number of the place you found, or even look at a satellite photo (on some phones) to find the best parking nearby!Service requires a J2ME-capable or Windows Mobile phone and a data plan for use...the service itself is free, but your carrier may charge you for data usage.
What it isWindows Live Search Beta for mobile devices brings the power of Windows Live Local Search to your cell phone. Now you can get the answers you need no matter where you are. Need to find the nearest pizza place? Directions to a friend’s house? Check traffic en route to the office? No problem...it’s all there.
What it can do for youThe Windows Live Search Beta for mobile application gives you fast access to local search and maps, driving directions, and even local traffic information. When you get your search results, you can click to call the phone number of the place you found, or even look at a satellite photo (on some phones) to find the best parking nearby!Service requires a J2ME-capable or Windows Mobile phone and a data plan for use...the service itself is free, but your carrier may charge you for data usage.
Source: Windows Live Search Beta for mobile
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 is available for download - to understand how WSS and MOSS (Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007) are related check out this link - http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/overview.mspx
Saw this demo while at SC06 today - this is great news for folks looking to use HPC clusters.
The Open Grid Forum (OGF) announced its interoperability demonstration at the Supercomputing 2006 (SC06) conference showing the work being done towards interoperable high performance computing (HPC). Organizations participating in the demonstration include Altair Engineering, CROWN, EGEE, Fujitsu Labs of Europe, Genesis II, Globus Alliance, HP, Microsoft, OMII-UK, Platform Computing, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and University of Virginia. These participants are exhibiting their prototype implementations of OGF standards and draft specifications used to enable heterogeneous integration of HPC Grid solutions.The demonstration involves compute clusters processing various HPC applications submitted via OGF's Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSATM) HPC Profile draft specification, which leverages common Web Services specifications and existing OGF standards. The use of widely adopted Web Services and OGF specifications enables the interoperable interaction between different HPC middleware platforms.
Source: HPC Leaders Demonstrate Interoperability Using OGF Specs
I love hearing the behind the scene action - as Paul Harvey used to say - And now, the rest of the story...from Murray Sargent's Blog....
One of the key technologies behind the high quality display of mathematical text in Word 2007 and RichEdit 6.0 is a special component called LineServices along with its sibling Page/TableServices. In addition to handling math display, various versions of LineServices are responsible for line layout in Word, Publisher, RichEdit, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, FrontPage, Visio, and Vista. It was developed by one of the most amazing teams at Microsoft. Because LineServices is used by components like RichEdit and Vista controls, it’s indirectly available to developers outside Microsoft. The low-level interfaces to run it directly are tricky to use and in general aren’t documented very completely. Microsoft developers who use LineServices generally consult with the LineServices team. This post tells some of how LineServices came to be and developed over time.
One of the key technologies behind the high quality display of mathematical text in Word 2007 and RichEdit 6.0 is a special component called LineServices along with its sibling Page/TableServices. In addition to handling math display, various versions of LineServices are responsible for line layout in Word, Publisher, RichEdit, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, FrontPage, Visio, and Vista. It was developed by one of the most amazing teams at Microsoft. Because LineServices is used by components like RichEdit and Vista controls, it’s indirectly available to developers outside Microsoft. The low-level interfaces to run it directly are tricky to use and in general aren’t documented very completely. Microsoft developers who use LineServices generally consult with the LineServices team.
This post tells some of how LineServices came to be and developed over time.
Source: Murray Sargent: Math in Office : LineServices
How timely this post is...at SC06 I was just having a discussion with someone (who would like to remain nameless) about this very topic...John, that's 1 down :-)
Cross-browser authoring One of the most popular blog entries was the web browser compatibility one where folks were very vocal about the lack of authoring support on non-IE browsers. I'm proud to say that Telerik is announcing that they will support cross-browser authoring with an integrated rich text editor that will be available for all customers licensed for Office SharePoint Server at no additional cost. According to Telerik, you can use the rich text editor in the following scenarios: • rich-text filed control in SharePoint forms (in Lists, etc.) • rich-text editor WebPart • Web Content Management scenario You can read more about it in the press release. They are going to launch a limited beta program in early December and plan to release final bits by end of calendar year. There should be a nomination form linked from http://www.telerik.com/sharepoint shortly. Arpan Shahhttp://blogs.msdn.com/arpans
One of the most popular blog entries was the web browser compatibility one where folks were very vocal about the lack of authoring support on non-IE browsers. I'm proud to say that Telerik is announcing that they will support cross-browser authoring with an integrated rich text editor that will be available for all customers licensed for Office SharePoint Server at no additional cost. According to Telerik, you can use the rich text editor in the following scenarios: • rich-text filed control in SharePoint forms (in Lists, etc.) • rich-text editor WebPart • Web Content Management scenario
You can read more about it in the press release.
They are going to launch a limited beta program in early December and plan to release final bits by end of calendar year. There should be a nomination form linked from http://www.telerik.com/sharepoint shortly.
Arpan Shahhttp://blogs.msdn.com/arpans
Source: Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Team Blog : Cross-browser authoring
I really like to see this collaboration between the researchers at UC Berkeley and Catharine van Ingen from MSR's eScience group - they are using data mining and cubes to help with the scientific research. This is really neat stuff...
SIM WATEREnvironmental science has enjoyed an explosion in data collection and storage, thanks to ever-improving sensors and computer hardware. But real-world data can be mess and sensors in the field can always be hit by birds or otherwise made to give false readings. The problems compound when data comes in different formats from multiple sources. Digital Watershed is a watershed event for the field, an unprecedented collaboration that will bring all the water data together.Full story and photos: http://www.coe.berkeley.edu/labnotes/1106/vaningen.html
Here is the next RFP from MSR - this one is on Synthetic-Biology and is open worldwide. See the RFP for more details:
Synthetic-Biology Request for ProposalsMicrosoft Research launched a $500,000 request for proposals in synthetic biology Nov. 4. Synthetic biology lies at a junction between engineering and biology, and Microsoft is accepting proposals to address related computational challenges. Synthetic Biology lies at a junction between engineering and biology. Much of modern biology is based on three breakthroughs: (1) understanding the structure and operation of DNA, (2) manipulating DNA with restriction enzymes and the Polymerase Chain Reaction, and (3) understanding the genome through DNA sequencing. Synthetic Biology is based on three new developments: (1) direct synthesis of DNA, (2) abstraction of biological function, and (3) the growth of an industry of standard biological parts. Long-term research goals include how to best design and build engineered biological systems and to promote the open and transparent development of tools for engineering biology. Long-term social goals include enabling new industries based on the rational engineering of biological systems and materials, and constructing a society that can productively apply biological technology.
Synthetic-Biology Request for ProposalsMicrosoft Research launched a $500,000 request for proposals in synthetic biology Nov. 4. Synthetic biology lies at a junction between engineering and biology, and Microsoft is accepting proposals to address related computational challenges.
Synthetic Biology lies at a junction between engineering and biology. Much of modern biology is based on three breakthroughs: (1) understanding the structure and operation of DNA, (2) manipulating DNA with restriction enzymes and the Polymerase Chain Reaction, and (3) understanding the genome through DNA sequencing. Synthetic Biology is based on three new developments: (1) direct synthesis of DNA, (2) abstraction of biological function, and (3) the growth of an industry of standard biological parts. Long-term research goals include how to best design and build engineered biological systems and to promote the open and transparent development of tools for engineering biology. Long-term social goals include enabling new industries based on the rational engineering of biological systems and materials, and constructing a society that can productively apply biological technology.
Source: Microsoft Research Home
If you've ever been interested in using datamining tools - but don't have the time to figure out how it all works...take a look at these add-ins for the Excel2007. With the data in a spreadsheet - you can kick off an analysis.
I can see this a great way to clean and analyze data...especially scientific data.
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Data Mining Add-ins for Office 2007 (Data Mining Add-ins) allow you take advantage of SQL Server 2005 predictive analytics in Office Excel 2007 and Office Visio 2007. The download includes the following components: Table Analysis Tools for Excel: This add-in provides you with easy-to-use tasks that leverage SQL Server 2005 Data Mining under the covers to perform powerful analytics on your spreadsheet data. Data Mining Client for Excel: This add-in allows you to go through the full data mining model development lifecycle within Excel 2007 using either your spreadsheet data or external data accessible through your SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services instance. Data Mining Templates for Visio: This add-in allows you to render and share your mining models as annotatable Visio 2007 drawings.
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Data Mining Add-ins for Office 2007 (Data Mining Add-ins) allow you take advantage of SQL Server 2005 predictive analytics in Office Excel 2007 and Office Visio 2007. The download includes the following components:
Source: Download details: SQL Server Data Mining Add-ins for Office 2007 CTP
I just ran across the 3D support they've added to the maps on local.live and it is amazing...especially w/ cities like Seattle & Boston...
About 3D maps
View 3D perspectives of land and cities using the mouse, keyboard, or an Xbox 360 Controller for Windows. With the navigation control you can view cities and streets from different heights and angles. Latitude, longitude, and altitude appear in the lower-left status bar of the browser window. A scale bar in the lower-right corner of the map indicates the distance from your viewing point to the objects below you.
View 3D perspectives of land and cities using the mouse, keyboard, or an Xbox 360 Controller for Windows.
With the navigation control you can view cities and streets from different heights and angles. Latitude, longitude, and altitude appear in the lower-left status bar of the browser window. A scale bar in the lower-right corner of the map indicates the distance from your viewing point to the objects below you.
Link to Live Search
This is great to hear - this will allow folks not using Office to have access to scientific info/data that could be include in documents...
Office Open XML http://www.microsoft.com/interop/msnovellcollab/open_letter.mspx Novell engineers have been working for the last year together with Microsoft engineers through the ECMA TC45 working group in producing a complete specification that would allow for interoperability across office suites. Novell will develop the code necessary to bring support for Office Open XML into OpenOffice, and we will contribute that support back to the OpenOffice.org organization. We will also distribute the Office Open XML plug-in in our own edition of OpenOffice. In addition, we will participate in the Open XML Translator open source project.
Office Open XML
http://www.microsoft.com/interop/msnovellcollab/open_letter.mspx
Thought some folks in the Health and Life Sciences field might find these talks interesting.
The Microsoft Developer & Platform Developer Evangelism Team is proud to announce industryStream, the premier technical program for developers. industryStream provides a constant flow of technical information with a focus on the Health and Life Sciences industry, as well as, networking opportunities for enterprise, partners. industryCast Newly launched in the Fall of 2006, this series runs every other Tuesday from 1pm to 2.30pm Eastern Standard Time. Make these your must-see source of the latest technology trends and solutions in health and life sciences. Our regulars include product managers from Redmond, as well as industry gurus within Microsoft discussing best of class Microsoft solutions for the health and life sciences industry.
The Microsoft Developer & Platform Developer Evangelism Team is proud to announce industryStream, the premier technical program for developers. industryStream provides a constant flow of technical information with a focus on the Health and Life Sciences industry, as well as, networking opportunities for enterprise, partners.
industryCast
Newly launched in the Fall of 2006, this series runs every other Tuesday from 1pm to 2.30pm Eastern Standard Time. Make these your must-see source of the latest technology trends and solutions in health and life sciences. Our regulars include product managers from Redmond, as well as industry gurus within Microsoft discussing best of class Microsoft solutions for the health and life sciences industry.
Source: Ashish Jaiman's Blog : industryStream - FOR HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES
There is new drop of Game Studio Express (Beta 2) - I'm still interested in seeing how XNA could be used for scientific visualizations. Also an updated XNA FAQ...
From the Microsoft Interoperability Web site -
Microsoft Enhances Interoperability With Open Virtualization Format BRUSSELS, Belgium — Oct. 17, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today announced at the Interoperability Summit in Brussels that its virtualization format technology will now be available under its Open Specification Promise (OSP), an irrevocable promise from Microsoft to every individual and organization in the world to make use of this patented technology for free, now and forever when implementing specified open standards. Microsoft first announced the availability of an OSP for Web services specifications in September 2006 and now is expanding its customer-focused commitment to interoperability by applying the OSP to Microsoft’s Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Image Format specification.
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Oct. 17, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today announced at the Interoperability Summit in Brussels that its virtualization format technology will now be available under its Open Specification Promise (OSP), an irrevocable promise from Microsoft to every individual and organization in the world to make use of this patented technology for free, now and forever when implementing specified open standards. Microsoft first announced the availability of an OSP for Web services specifications in September 2006 and now is expanding its customer-focused commitment to interoperability by applying the OSP to Microsoft’s Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Image Format specification.
Source: Microsoft Enhances Interoperability With Open Virtualization Format: Irrevocable promise will make Microsoft’s virtualization format software freely available to all.
It would be interesting to see someone test out the SQL Server Hosting Toolkit for publishing their scientific data - imagine capturing it locally and then publishing it to a Science SQL hosting service, so all the other researchers in your space could test out their algorithms on your datasets.
Details on the Database Publishing Wizard as well as the download can be found at http://www.codeplex.com/Wiki/View.aspx?ProjectName=sqlhost&title=Database%20Publishing%20Wizard.Future plans for the Hosting Toolkit can be found at http://www.codeplex.com/Wiki/View.aspx?ProjectName=sqlhost&title=Project%20Roadmap
From Laurent Bonnet [MS France] blog:
Very interesting addtion for web hosters who want to simplify their customers procedures on Shared or Dedicated hosted solutions using ASP.Net 2.0 and SQL Server 2005: Microsoft has just launched the SQL Server Hosting Toolkit with the release of the Database Publishing Wizard Community Technology Preview 1.The objective of the SQL Server Hosting Toolkit is to enable a great experience around hosted SQL Server. The Database Publishing Wizard works toward this mission by making it easy to upload a database from a development box up to a shared hoster. In its first incarnation, the Database Publishing Wizard is a command line tool that generates a T-SQL script designed to be executed in the script execution windows provided by most hosters in their database management consoles.In the coming months, Microsoft will be adding a GUI, integrate it into Visual Studio, and enable seamless deployment from the tool to an upload service hosters will be able to deploy.
Source: Web Hosting, French Way - by Laurent Bonnet [MS France] : SQL Server Hosting Toolkit... Launched !
Saw this on Developer Blog - it would be great to see the managed MPI wrapper....
Managed MPI Wrapper MPI is a widely used programming interface to develop parallel applications. .Net is also the one of the most popular framework used in Windows Platform. How can we develop a MPI application under the .Net framework? Here is the answer: Managed MPI Wrapper. The basic idea for this framework is wrapper the MPI APIs into a simple managed library. The developer can benefit from both the productivity features of .Net and the maturity of MPI APIs. Currently, I am working on creating a prototyping.
MPI is a widely used programming interface to develop parallel applications. .Net is also the one of the most popular framework used in Windows Platform. How can we develop a MPI application under the .Net framework?
Here is the answer: Managed MPI Wrapper.
The basic idea for this framework is wrapper the MPI APIs into a simple managed library. The developer can benefit from both the productivity features of .Net and the maturity of MPI APIs. Currently, I am working on creating a prototyping.
Source: Developer Blog : Managed MPI Wrapper
Opportunity for folks to give the Port 25 folks some feedback....
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 9:10 AM by MichaelF Recently we posted about http://www.devreadiness.com, an online resource for Vista Application Compatibility questions/guidance. After posting we received some feedback that with some changes they could become much more useful for Open Source Developers. Based on this feedback we are going to create a set of resources specifically tailored for the open source developer/ISV. This is where we would like some help. We can move forward with this based on our understanding and assumptions or we can involve our community and ensure that the “right” changes are being made. To this end we are seeking a small group of volunteers who would be willing to act as a review/guidance team. This endeavor should not be tremendously time consuming. We anticipate a single review/feedback cycle of existing content to get us started. After an initial pass we will request one to two more review cycles to ensure we are on the right path.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 9:10 AM by MichaelF
Recently we posted about http://www.devreadiness.com, an online resource for Vista Application Compatibility questions/guidance. After posting we received some feedback that with some changes they could become much more useful for Open Source Developers. Based on this feedback we are going to create a set of resources specifically tailored for the open source developer/ISV.
This is where we would like some help. We can move forward with this based on our understanding and assumptions or we can involve our community and ensure that the “right” changes are being made. To this end we are seeking a small group of volunteers who would be willing to act as a review/guidance team. This endeavor should not be tremendously time consuming. We anticipate a single review/feedback cycle of existing content to get us started. After an initial pass we will request one to two more review cycles to ensure we are on the right path.
Source: Port 25 : Developer Resources for Open Source Software on Vista
Marty Humphrey and his team have released an .NET implementation of many of the popular services provided by the Globus Toolkit.
Globus Interoperability for the .NET Platform This site provides client and server implementations of two of the most popular services provided by the Globus Toolkit. The Globus Toolkit v. 4 (GT4) implementation of GridFTP, a data transfer protocol, and GRAM, a job execution protocol, are widely deployed in many scientific grids. We present implementations of both GridFTP and GRAM, services and clients, that run on the Microsoft .NET Framework and are interoperable with their GT4 counterparts.
This site provides client and server implementations of two of the most popular services provided by the Globus Toolkit. The Globus Toolkit v. 4 (GT4) implementation of GridFTP, a data transfer protocol, and GRAM, a job execution protocol, are widely deployed in many scientific grids. We present implementations of both GridFTP and GRAM, services and clients, that run on the Microsoft .NET Framework and are interoperable with their GT4 counterparts.
Source: GridFTP and GRAM for the .NET Framework
The announcement for the CXP Developers Workshop 2006 just went out - it would be great to see more Science Research Projects attend and integrate via CXP.
ConferenceXP Developers Workshop 2006 Microsoft Research and the ConferenceXP Project Team will host a two-day ConferenceXP workshop for researchers, educators, developers, users and administrators on Thursday, November 2 and Friday, November 3, 2006 in Bellevue, Washington. The ConferenceXP workshop will bring together ConferenceXP researchers and collaborators to discuss the current status of and future directions for ConferenceXP. It will also enable ConferenceXP RFP award winners and other invitees to learn more about the ConferenceXP research platform, showcase their work, exchange ideas, and introduce new developers and researchers to the ConferenceXP development environment. ConferenceXP Workshop Agenda The ConferenceXP Workshop on Thursday, November 2 and Friday, November 3, 2006 will focus on ConferenceXP development, deployment, and future directions as well as related research in academia. Registration To apply for an invitation to attend the ConferenceXP Developers Workshop 2006, please fill out the application form. Acceptance notifications will include hotel registration information. As in previous years, there is no charge for the workshop and priority will be given to academic attendees. The workshop will be limited to 50 attendees this year.
Microsoft Research and the ConferenceXP Project Team will host a two-day ConferenceXP workshop for researchers, educators, developers, users and administrators on Thursday, November 2 and Friday, November 3, 2006 in Bellevue, Washington.
The ConferenceXP workshop will bring together ConferenceXP researchers and collaborators to discuss the current status of and future directions for ConferenceXP. It will also enable ConferenceXP RFP award winners and other invitees to learn more about the ConferenceXP research platform, showcase their work, exchange ideas, and introduce new developers and researchers to the ConferenceXP development environment.
ConferenceXP Workshop Agenda
The ConferenceXP Workshop on Thursday, November 2 and Friday, November 3, 2006 will focus on ConferenceXP development, deployment, and future directions as well as related research in academia.
Registration
To apply for an invitation to attend the ConferenceXP Developers Workshop 2006, please fill out the application form. Acceptance notifications will include hotel registration information. As in previous years, there is no charge for the workshop and priority will be given to academic attendees. The workshop will be limited to 50 attendees this year.
There's a TechNet Webcast coming up on the WinHPC Job Scheduler...
TechNet Webcast: Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 Job Scheduler (Level 200) Start Time:Thursday, October 05, 2006 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada) End Time:Thursday, October 05, 2006 2:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada) Description: Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 brings high-performance computing (HPC) to industry standard, low-cost servers. Jobs, discrete activities scheduled to perform on the compute cluster, are the key to Compute Cluster Server operation. What benefits can you gain with Job Scheduler in Compute Cluster Server 2003? Join this webcast to learn about the benefits of Job Scheduler features, the Job Scheduler stack, as well as the credentials-handling and submission processes.Presenter: Ming Xu, Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation
TechNet Webcast: Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 Job Scheduler (Level 200)
Start Time:Thursday, October 05, 2006 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
End Time:Thursday, October 05, 2006 2:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Description:
Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 brings high-performance computing (HPC) to industry standard, low-cost servers. Jobs, discrete activities scheduled to perform on the compute cluster, are the key to Compute Cluster Server operation. What benefits can you gain with Job Scheduler in Compute Cluster Server 2003? Join this webcast to learn about the benefits of Job Scheduler features, the Job Scheduler stack, as well as the credentials-handling and submission processes.Presenter: Ming Xu, Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation
Source: Events Home
I ran across the Microsoft Simple Sharing Extensions Specification today and am quite excited by it, especially for enabling loosely-cooperating apps to use RSS as a way to share data/items in a list. I'd be quite interested in other ideas on how it could be used with scientific data/research.
What is the Simple Sharing Extensions specification? Simple Sharing Extensions (SSE) is a specification that extends RSS from unidirectional to bidirectional information flows. SSE defines the minimum extensions necessary to enable loosely cooperating applications to use RSS as the basis for item sharing—that is, the bidirectional, asynchronous replication of new and changed items among two or more cross-subscribed feeds. For example, SSE could be used to share your work calendar with your spouse. If your calendar were published to an SSE feed, changes to your work calendar could be replicated to your spouse's calendar, and vice versa. As a result, your spouse could see your work schedule and add new appointments, such as a parent-teacher meeting at the school, or a doctor's appointment. SSE allows you to replicate any set of independent items (for example, calendar entries, lists of contacts, list of favorites, blogrolls) using simple RSS semantics. If you can publish your data as an RSS feed, the simple addition of SSE will allow you to replicate your data to any other application that implements the SSE specification.
Simple Sharing Extensions (SSE) is a specification that extends RSS from unidirectional to bidirectional information flows.
SSE defines the minimum extensions necessary to enable loosely cooperating applications to use RSS as the basis for item sharing—that is, the bidirectional, asynchronous replication of new and changed items among two or more cross-subscribed feeds.
For example, SSE could be used to share your work calendar with your spouse. If your calendar were published to an SSE feed, changes to your work calendar could be replicated to your spouse's calendar, and vice versa. As a result, your spouse could see your work schedule and add new appointments, such as a parent-teacher meeting at the school, or a doctor's appointment.
SSE allows you to replicate any set of independent items (for example, calendar entries, lists of contacts, list of favorites, blogrolls) using simple RSS semantics. If you can publish your data as an RSS feed, the simple addition of SSE will allow you to replicate your data to any other application that implements the SSE specification.
Source: XML Developer Center: Frequently Asked Questions for Simple Sharing Extensions (SSE)
I've been looking at and playing with the Data Mining Add-in for Excel for the past month to see how scientists could utilize it in analyzing their data - and I think it will be quite useful. The idea behind it is to send data in an Excel table to a SQL Server Analysis Server and let it execute it's algorithms over it - it's great for finding outliers as well as seeing the relationship of data...can't wait for it to be fully released...
Data Mining Add-ins For Office 2007 In The Works Attendees at TechEd 2006 got a first look of the SQL Server Data Mining Add-ins for Office 2007, which garnered a spot on the Top Ten TechEd Hot Buttons. The release will include Table Analysis Tools for Excel, Data Mining Client for Excel and Data Mining Templates for Visio. Watch this space for more news on the add-ins, coming soon to your desktop in beta form with Community Technology Preview 2 (CTP2) of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (SP2) in October. In the meantime, you can check out some early screenshots. You'll also have an opportunity to see the add-ins live at PASS 2006. Source: The Data Miner: SQL Server Data Mining News
Attendees at TechEd 2006 got a first look of the SQL Server Data Mining Add-ins for Office 2007, which garnered a spot on the Top Ten TechEd Hot Buttons. The release will include Table Analysis Tools for Excel, Data Mining Client for Excel and Data Mining Templates for Visio. Watch this space for more news on the add-ins, coming soon to your desktop in beta form with Community Technology Preview 2 (CTP2) of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (SP2) in October. In the meantime, you can check out some early screenshots. You'll also have an opportunity to see the add-ins live at PASS 2006.
Domain Specific Language (DSL) Tools Version 1 is a set of tools for creating graphical designers hosted in Visual Studio.
About Version 1 Version 1 of Domain-Specific Language Tools lets you create a custom graphical designer that uses your own domain-specific diagrammatic notation. You can then create custom text templates that use models created in your designer to generate source code and other files
About Version 1
Version 1 of Domain-Specific Language Tools lets you create a custom graphical designer that uses your own domain-specific diagrammatic notation. You can then create custom text templates that use models created in your designer to generate source code and other files
Last week at the OGF meeting in DC - Blair Dillaway presented their incubation work around SecPAL - Papers and slide deck are available on the Microsoft Research SecPAL web site (see http://research.microsoft.com/projects/SecPAL
Of specific interest, Blair's paper A Unified Approach to Trust, Delegation, and Authorization in Large-Scale Grids
The development of large-scale, decentralized distributed computing environments has highlighted the need for fine-grained control over trust relationships and delegated access rights. Existing approaches do not fully satisfy these needs. They typically lack precision and/or require an undesirable reliance on centralized administration to be effective. In addition, one finds multiple independent mechanisms, with disparate semantics, being used to manage trust, delegation and authorization. This makes it difficult to understand the effective security in large distributed systems and complicates their management. The goal of the SecPAL project is to develop a language for expressing decentralized authorization policies, and to investigate language design and semantics, as well as related algorithms and analysis techniques. This project is a collaboration between the advanced technology incubation group of Microsoft’s Chief Research and Strategy Officer and Microsoft Research Cambridge.
The development of large-scale, decentralized distributed computing environments has highlighted the need for fine-grained control over trust relationships and delegated access rights. Existing approaches do not fully satisfy these needs. They typically lack precision and/or require an undesirable reliance on centralized administration to be effective. In addition, one finds multiple independent mechanisms, with disparate semantics, being used to manage trust, delegation and authorization. This makes it difficult to understand the effective security in large distributed systems and complicates their management.
The goal of the SecPAL project is to develop a language for expressing decentralized authorization policies, and to investigate language design and semantics, as well as related algorithms and analysis techniques. This project is a collaboration between the advanced technology incubation group of Microsoft’s Chief Research and Strategy Officer and Microsoft Research Cambridge.
Just saw that Digipede annouced the release of Digipede Network Version 1.3 which features integration with Windows CCS, as well as an expanded API to provide developers with even greater control of how they grid-enable their applications.