10/14 UPDATE: With the release of Silverlight 2.0, all apps built with the beta require additional work to be compatible with the latest code base. For the time being, the Unified Search prototype will be unavailable for testing. After 2 weeks of debugging and updating, I am excited to announce that...

We finally have the Silverlight UI complete for the Unified Search prototype and are working on deploying the code to the live servers for partners to test. As we scramble to get the final pieces of the Unified Search interface ready for in-person focus groups with partners today, I wanted to give everyone...

Metaliq and I connected back in the fall of 2007 to begin working on the project, but due to business justifications, yada-yada-yada, we didn’t end up beginning the project until February 2008. Fast forward through legal sign-offs, design reviews, hosting analysis, and we arrive in mid-May 2008 where...

Microsoft announced a product called Silverlight back at the Mix conference in the spring of 2007. As a part of this some select partners were offered the opportunity to begin developing on the platform early and showcase their work at the conference. One of these partners was San Francisco based Metaliq...

With a design direction achieved, the team has started development work to prove the desired functionality can be built in Silverlight 2 Beta 1. Our goal early in the process to validate that SL 2 Beta 1 is indeed the proper technology choice. The major areas functionality the team is attempting to prove...

While we do not have official sign-off on the design yet, I'm excited give you an sneak peak of the upcoming Silverlight interface that we will be prototyping in June. In this image, you can see: An updated, clean design as compared to the current Partner Search More subtle use of...