Well, I am not very much a database guy, however I developed some cool products/solutions in the past dependent on databases. Anyway, I am stuck at home (doctor's orders) and I am bored. I was looking something new to entertain myself, and decided to...

Find here Microsoft IT’s early adopter experiences, best experiences, and lessons learned from our own deployments of Windows Vista , the 2007 Office system , and Exchange Server 2007 Planning the Windows Vista Deployment at Microsoft How Microsoft...

In this online learning collection of six courses, you will gain the knowledge and skills to deploy a Windows-based Hosting solution. Topics covered within the collection include: Overview of Windows-based Hosting. Planning, Deploying and Running...

I was checking Architecture Resource Center tonight and saw the post of John Evdemon . He has compiled a great list of publicly-available SOA resources from Microsoft. If you are interested in the topic, you should have a look at http://blogs.msdn.com...

Release Candidate of the SQL Server Hosting Toolkit went live on the web yesterday! This includes both the Database Publishing Wizard and the Database Publishing Services . Database Publishing Wizard The Database Publishing Wizard enables the deployment...

While we are working towards People-Ready Business , and Dynamic IT environments ; we have great tools and applications in our arsenal. Windows Presentation Foundation is just one of them. Till Windows Vista (or till release of WPF) we did only have...

An Architectural Perspective on Software + Services Technological advances can cause disruption in the use of IT which can have a significant impact on organizations. Beginning with a look at this disruption and the opportunity for innovation that it...

Have you seen the new Windows Live Toolbar ( http://toolbar.live.com )? It comes with a new approach to develop custom buttons without coding. All you need to do is go to http://gallery.live.com/createcustombutton.aspx and fill the necessary information...

By deploying Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server as an enterprise-wide service, Microsoft is standardizing methodologies for project management, software development, and software testing. This standardization provides a much more transparent...

The Microsoft patterns & practices team has released the first Community Technical Preview (CTP) for the Mobile Client Software Factory . The factory will help architects and developers design and build mobile LOB solutions. The Mobile Client Software...

Telecom Argentina is deploying Microsoft Customer Care Framework 2005 to improve efficiency and revitalize obsolete support systems in six of its trouble-ticketing call centers across the country. The deployment is expected to be completed by November...

You can download Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile. Overview: Communicator Mobile extends the reach of Live Communications Server 2005 to information workers who use Windows Mobile based devices. Communicator Mobile offers a similar look and...

SWSoft has launched SiteBuilder 3.0 for Windows last month. You can download and try it. New SiteBuilder 3.0 features for end users include: Drag & Drop Support – Now the SiteBuilder WIZARD supports drag and drop during multiple steps...

Microsoft Expression is a great tiny software. Expression family has Graphic Designer , Interactive Designer for creating UI and Web Designer . Watch the demos available at http://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/en/demos.mspx . Expression is...

After my first entry , I took a look at the session list. I found interesting sessions - which are I think a must attend! Windows Mobile Enterprise Features and Futures (Level 200) If employees in your company or at customers you support are asking...

MEDC 06 Europe will be held on June 6 - 8 in Nice, France. There will be 75+ sessions on Embedded and Windows Mobile, Solutions and Services. On these breakout sessions mostly the following topics will be covered. Also you can check the final list of...

Microsoft pattern's and practices (p&p) has released Composite UI Application Block on December 2005. I did not have much time to read my RSSs for some time. The idea behind Composite UI Application Block is to enable rich user interaction (like...

If you are developing a business application this is a must read article! The Smart Client Baseline Architecture Toolkit provides an integrated set of guidance to help architects and developers create smart client line-of-business applications. A smart...

Have you ever watched Kimberly Tripp talking about SQL Server? Or have you been to TechEd or IT Forum? No... Not a problem, because there is "IT's Showtime" where you can watch all those on-demand! Take a look at; http://www.microsoft.com/itsshowtime...

On April 3, Microsoft announced that ProClarity have joined Microsoft. ProClarity have been developing advanced analysis and visualization technologies that work in association with Microsoft’s business intelligence (BI) platform, which includes SQL Server...

By using existing skills for developing Microsoft Windows®–based desktop applications, a Microsoft Information Technology (Microsoft IT) employee created a Windows Mobile®–based device application that decreases response times to customers' critical situations...

Service Station: All About ASMX 2.0, WSE 3.0, and WCF This month, Service Station tackles questions on ASP.NET 2.0 Web Services, Web Services Enhancements 3.0, and Windows Communication Foundation.

MSFP becoming broad available, and manufacturers started releasing updates, which enables you to use Exchange 2003 SP2's mobility features (e.g.direct push e-mail and remote wipe). First update is coming from I-mate for K-JAM at ftp://ftp.clubimate...

Telecom Italia signed a collaboration aggreement with Microsoft Corp. for the joint development of new telecommunication services and entertainment applications, available from fixed as well as mobile terminals. The partnership between the two companies...

With Windows RSS Platform it is easy to use RSS Feeds in any application. For example in a screen saver application . Here what to do: Install IE7 Beta 2 Preview . Download and install the screen saver . The .msi installer will create a folder...