Kirk Evans has posted a new Channel9 interview about NewsGator Social Sites. Kirk talks with Brian Kellner, VP of Products for NewsGator Technologies, about the capabilities of NewsGator Social Sites.
Social Sites is an enterprise social computing platform built upon SharePoint 2007. Laura Kellner, VP of Marketing for NewsGator, walks us through a detailed look at many of the features of Social Sites.
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For more information about how to get started writing applications for SharePoint, see Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Development Center.
Bruce D. Kyle
ISV Architect Evangelist | Microsoft Corporation
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You can now take try out Surface without having to invest in a new Surface machine in the new Microsoft Surface QuickStart Program. A new entry level titled "Microsoft Surface Community Members" provides access to the SDK and simulator, as well as training and other resources, without any commitment required.
You develop using a Workstation Version of the SDK. So your applications run on a PC using a simulator.
The program has additional benefits including marketing campaigns, Web presence, events, press releases, and so on. The other two levels, Microsoft Surface Partners and Strategic Partners, get even more benefits.
For more information, see Microsoft Surface QuickStart Program.
If your company is not yet a Microsoft Partner, you'll have to follow these four steps to become one:
- If you do not yet have one, create a Windows Live ID.
- Sign in to the Partner Membership Center using your Windows Live ID.
- Answer a few questions about yourself and your company.
- Click I Accept to accept the Microsoft Partner Program Agreement.
The program is free. And as an ISV you can qualify for additional benefits and reduced costs in operating systems and developer tools.
Bruce D. Kyle
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There are four big areas we think about building in a browser for a billion customers around the world. And these four areas have been put into Internet Explorer 8. For ISVs, there are compelling reasons for your customers to use IE8 and for you to add support for Web slices, accelerators.
You should know too that Internet Explorer 8 will be made available via using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) starting August 25. For more information, see IT Professionals: Prepare for Internet Explorer 8 availability via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) in August 2009.
Internet Explorer 8 takes a big step forward in browser innovation focused on the way people use the web today. Faster, easier, safer and more reliable than ever before, Internet Explorer 8 is the best version of Internet Explorer we’ve released to date. For example, through Accelerators and Web Slices we are optimizing the browser experience by removing repetitive, time consuming actions, and Internet Explorer 8 offers protections against malware that are far superior to the protections in other browsers.
So what is all the buzz about?
Security and Reliability Built-In
- Educating and putting people in control to protect people from the major threats of today – top in malware (NSS labs) and leader in phishing, first to integrate the two into one, easy to understand feature without additional add-ons or customizations.
- Built-in protection from emerging threats – first to have cross site scripting (XSS) protection that doesn’t interfere with the way the page renders (like No Script), protection from ClickJacking.
- Tab Recovery – first to have loosely-coupled tabs built-in.
XSS protection helps protect users against Cross-Site Scripting Type-1 reflection attacks, one of the most common attacks against websites. For more details on how this security protection works, see IE8 Security Part IV: The XSS Filter.
Along with XDomainRequest, cross-document messaging (XDM) facilitate a more secure method for creating sites that share content known as “mashups”. XDM provides an easier method for domains to communicate with each other given mutual consent, providing a simpler, better-performing and more secure mechanism
Real World Performance and Ease of Use
We did the research to understand how people use the Web and made those things faster.
- Web Slices and Accelerators – let you do the stuff you usually do on the web faster – either keeping up to date on things without having to actually go to the webpage or finding, searching, etc all without having to open new window, copy/paste, etc. A video shows off how Accelerators in Internet Explorer 8 make your browsing experience quicker and easier:
- Visual Search – helps you find what you are looking for faster; less steps to get you to what you need; allows you to switch between search engines mid-search and change search engines faster
- New tab page – we know people close tabs and then go back to the tab they just closed. Put that right into the new tab page.
Performance is extremely important to us. Internet Explorer 8 is the fastest version of Internet Explorer we have ever created. Not only is Internet Explorer 8 one of the fastest browsers for surfing from site to site it is one of the fastest browsers for doing everyday web tasks such as mapping addresses, emailing links to friends, monitoring eBay auctions, etc.
Enterprise Readiness
Enterprise customers demand all of the above, but more than that, they need to be able to manage and deploy easily. With over 1300 Group Policy settings, we offer more flexibility for how enterprises manage their browser than any other browser out there.
In terms of support, Microsoft supports IE for the life of the operating system.
Support for What Developers Need Now
We have the best support for the most widely used standard – CSS 2.1.
We are committed to providing a browser that accurately supports web standards. In Internet Explorer 8, we shipped several features from HTML5 and a few from CSS 2.1. Our primary concern was making sure that we got CSS 2.1 (a specification that has reached final candidate stage) done right before we moved on to specifications that are still in development and may change.
Best developer tools built-in.
Resources
For more information about IE-8 for developers, see Internet Explorer HTML, CSS, Compatibility, and More on MSDN.
I recently had the pleasure of getting to chat with Vincent Tedesco and Al Perez – both of Total Computer – about their solutions for law enforcement and public safety applications.
If you’re interested in hearing about how our leading edge technologies can be applied for a specialized vertical, I encourage you to check out the videos I’ve posted here and here.
Cheers!
I recently had the pleasure of getting to chat with John Pavain – President and Founder of MaxQ Technologies – about business intelligence and analytics solutions for his ERP products and for more general purpose applications based on the Microsoft platform.
If you’re interested in hearing how the Microsoft BI platform can be extended to meet your needs, I encourage you to check out the video I’ve posted here.
Cheers!
I recently had the pleasure of getting to speak with Bill Cava – CTO of ektron – about their content management products built on the Microsoft platform.
If you’re interested in seeing how deep understanding of the Microsoft platform can produce truly rich products, I encourage you to check out the videos I’ve posted here and here.
Cheers!
I recently had the pleasure of getting to speak with Craig Gravina – VP of Product Development at Eclipsys – about the products he’s brought and is bringing to market based on our software + services plaform.
Craig and his team have done a great job of realizing the vision of software + services. If you’re interested in this topic, I encourage you to check out the video I’ve posted here.
Cheers!
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Steve Dellutri – CTO and Founder of CosmoCom – about their hosted and on-premise solutions for distributed call centers.
Steve and his team have done a great job in architecting a solution that’s proven adaptable to changes in deployment topology and customer demand over the long haul.
If you’d like to hear more on topic, check out the videos I’ve posted here and here.
Cheers!
I recently had the pleasure of getting to speak with Jim Falino (VP of Development at CGS) about the forthcoming release of BlueCherry 8 – their flagship ERP product for the fashion and apparel industry.
Jim’s team built a solution that’s fully customizable and completely data driven on the Windows Presentation Foundation and the rest of the MIcrosoft stack. If you’re interested in hearing more on this topic, check out the video I’ve posted here and here..
Cheers!
I recently had the pleasure of getting to speak with Bob Godgart (CEO and Founder or Autotask) about products, services, and hosted offerings. Autotask is a provider of leading edge Professional Services Automation (PSA) solutions, and anticipated the move from on-premise solutions toward those hosted in the cloud.
Having assumed the risks of entrepreneurialism, Bob’s speaks to these topics from direct experience. His insights are worth a listen, so If you’re interested in hearing more on topic, take a peek at ithis video..
Cheers!
I just posted a new screencast called “SharePoint Guidance for ISV Developers”
You can watch it here, or go directly to the Screencast.com link at http://www.screencast.com/t/DawjZ5l0B.
Here’s a quick abstract about the screencast:
With the growing presence of SharePoint 2007, more and more developers are looking to use SharePoint as an application development platform. Available guidance is provided by many sources and can often seem contradictory. We provide architects and developers with some help getting started with deployment, unit testing, and versioning. We also help with many common architectural decisions such as SharePoint list versus database.
Hope you enjoy it!
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With WPF becoming more and more prevalent I thought it would be a good idea to revisit using WPF in office add-ins. Way back when we launched Office 2007 one of the demo’s we did was an Outlook add-in that used a WPF control on an Outlook Form Region. I’m not going to get that complex in this screencast, but I will show you how to host a simple WPF control on a WinForm and display that as a result of a Send event inside Outlook.
I hope all you WPF developers begin looking to Outlook as a platform and that the Office developers see some of the advantages of using WPF inside your Office add-ins.
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What's the latest on Windows Azure and Microsoft's cloud platform? David Chappell discusses his perspective on this fast-changing area with Bob Familiar.
Channel 9, the video site and forum aimed at software developers.will be redesigned and revamped to add live webcasts, better integration with social networks, new technical training materials. In addition, you will see more posts from the company's technology leaders.
The initiative, called "Revolution 9," was introduced in a special edition of "This Week in Channel 9".
The US ISV team often posts partner videos and how to screencasts to Channel 9.
The plan is to phase out Channel 8 for students and Channel 10 site for technical enthusiasts and blend the content into Channel 9. Coding4Fun site also be phased out in standalone form, with its content rolled into Channel 9, although the "Coding4Fun" name will still be used as part of the larger site. Some content that would have been on Channel 8 will go to Microsoft's Student Experience site. The changes don't affect the Mix Online or TechNet Edge sites.
Channel 9 was launched five years ago, featuring behind-the-scenes video interviews with Microsoft engineering leaders, software developers and executives. The name comes from United Airlines in-flight channel that lets passengers listen in on the cockpit.
You can be one of the first to get Windows 7 and get it for half off by pre-ordering. Get Windows 7 at Microsoft Store or from online retailers for a limited time.
Windows 7 is coming on October 22, 2009. You can:
- Pre-order a Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade for $49 or
- Windows 7 Professional Upgrade for $99 at Microsoft Store.
That's about half off the estimated retail prices.
Want more info? Go to the Windows team blog and find out all the details.
The offer begins June 26, 2009 and will continue while supplies last or until July 11, 2009, whichever comes first.
For those outside the United States, the special pricing is available in Canada, France, Germany, Japan, UK.
