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Thursday, June 25, 2009 12:44 PM

WPF Chart Controls!!!

NOTE: This was cross posted from here . YES!  WPF officially has charting controls now:).  There’s a new release of the WPF Toolkit: WPF Toolkit - June 2009 Release Bug fixes PLUS CHART CONTROLS!
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Thursday, June 25, 2009 9:55 AM

Web-based mapping tool gets government data via API from OGDI: http://visualfusion.cloudapp.net

Microsoft partner IDV Solutions has created a terrific mapping overlay tool that can get map data from any KML source. Since OGDI natively emits KML, its a great demonstration of web standards enabling open government data. They’ve included DC data from
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:48 PM

FOLLOW UP: Developer Dinner on OGDI

NOTE: This was cross posted from here . Thanks to everyone who attended Developer Dinner showcasing our work on the Open Government Data Initiative ( OGDI ).  Here are the follow up links we promised: OGDI Developer Dinner.pptx FlexEntities.zip -Mar
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Monday, June 22, 2009 3:57 PM

Microsoft Developer Dinner Series for Partners Presenting: Microsoft Open Government Data Initiative – Cloud Computing, REST, AJAX, CSS, oh my! - June 24, 2009 - Reston, VA

Speakers Marc Schweigert, Developer Evangelist James Chittenden, User Experience Evangelist Vlad Vinogradsky, Architect Evangelist Microsoft Corporation, US Public Sector Developer and Evangelism Team Venue: Microsoft Innovation & Technology Center
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Monday, June 22, 2009 10:05 AM

WEBCAST: Microsoft and IDV Solutions at Work for the Enterprise

NOTE: This was cross posted from here . Jerry asked me to help spread the word. “… Visual Fusion from IDV Solutions combines with Bing Maps, SharePoint and other Microsoft technologies to create a visual mashup platform, empowering organizations to unite
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:59 AM

SnagL: Visualizing Government Data using Silverlight

NOTE: This was cross posted from here . My job at Microsoft is to focus on developers building software for the U.S. Government (directly or indirectly).  When talking to folks about Silverlight , I get asked quite often whether it is being used
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:42 AM

Education data set now on OGDI (http://ogdisdk.cloudapp.net)

The OGDI sample site now contains education data from the Federal Education Budget Project sponsored by the New America Foundation . In this case, we just re-hosted the data that they already have for viewing, but now its available for API access so that
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009 5:32 PM

Win a ‘Govie Award’ – Submit an Innovative Gov 2.0 Application

Build innovative applications and help make transparent, collaborative and open government a reality! Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase is scheduled to take place on Sept. 8 in Washington, D.C., in conjunction with the Gov 2.0 Summit, an ‘invite-only’ brainstorming
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Tuesday, June 02, 2009 2:49 PM

Talking Points: Building App Using .NET Workflow

Windows Workflow Foundation Windows Workflow Foundation first shipped as part of .NET Framework 3.0, and allows you to add workflow capabilities to your applications. Workflow can be described as the ability to describe some set of coordinated work with
Posted by Public Sector DPE Team | 3 Comments
Monday, June 01, 2009 12:55 PM

Webcast Schedule for June 2009

Register today for our upcoming webcasts! Date Time Location Title and Registration Presenter Audience June 18, 2009 16:00 – 17:00 EST Webcast Software Design Tools in Visual Studio 2010 Jose Luis Manners Developers June 24 2009 14:00 - 15:00 EST Webcast
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