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New Version of Silverlight Unveiled at PDC
The Silverlight 4 Beta was unveiled at the Professional Developer's Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles. The list of features for business developers is long, so here’s a list of keywords fo features to get you started: printing, clipboard, right click menu, Read More...
Bring Silverlight, WPF to Facebook Using New SDK
You can now use Microsoft technologies such as Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) in conjunction with the Facebook social platform. Microsoft SDK for Facebook . No matter what your application flavor is, the Microsoft SDK for Facebook Read More...
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Ships
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is now available worldwide to help businesses reduce costs, protect communications and delight e-mail users. Microsoft Business Division President Stephen Elop made the announcement at Microsoft Tech•Ed Europe 2009 conference Read More...
White Paper: The Time to Move to the Cloud is Now
“The challenge for software vendors is no longer about when to include or even shift entirely to SaaS, software-plus services, or other Cloud-based solutions. The time is now. The challenge is how to make it happen,” according to a white paper written Read More...
Security Intelligence Report Details Threat Landscape
The seventh Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) describes the changing threat landscape including software vulnerability disclosures and exploits, malicious software (malware), and potentially unwanted software. The release of the SIR is the Read More...
Video, Photos Shows Windows Azure Data Centers
A video from CNET shows the new data center in Chicago that hosts Windows Azure. In its first phase, the ground floor of the facility is designed to hold up to 56 containers, each filled with anywhere from 1,800 to 2,500 servers. Each of the servers can Read More...
Roadmap for Windows Azure Transition From CTP to Business
Windows Azure team has announced the transition from the Community Technology Preview (CTP) to the release and had provided information for developers who want to continue development. Transition from CTP to Business Windows Azure will go live at Professional Read More...
Developers, Architects, Decisions Makers Converge on PDC09
Professional Developer Conference (PDC09) launches in Los Angeles,CA November 17 –19. Pre-sessions begin November 16. PDC is the definitive developer event focused on the technical strategy of the Microsoft developer platform. At the PDC, you’ll have Read More...
Register Your Win 7 Compatible Application, Get Windows 7 Ultimate Free
ISVs in the United States who register your application in Front Runner as being compatible with Windows 7 will receive a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate. Windows 7 comes out next week. This is your last chance at this offer. For those outside the US, Read More...
Discounts for PDC Extended through October 30
Discounts for registering for Professional Developers Conference (PDC) at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA PDC have been extended through October 30. The conference event dates: Conference | Nov 17–19 Workshops | Nov 16 PDC is the definitive Read More...
Notable Software + Services articles and entries from Microsoft
I was recently hunting down some good articles where Microsoft is talking about S+S. Here’s a few of the ones I found very helpful. Ozzie's Cloud Hangs over Silicon Valley , In a talk at Silicon Valley's Churchill Club on Thursday, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's Read More...
SOA Explored in Latest Architecture Journal
The latest Architecture Journal ( Journal 21 ) focuses on Service Orientation Today and Tomorrow. Eight articles discuss aspects such as business alignment, service modeling, governance, federation, infrastructure, reusability, convergence, and coexistence Read More...
Windows Azure World Tour Comes to Reston, Dallas, Silicon Valley
You are invited to join Dave Chappell when he discusses Windows Azure and Cloud Computing across the United States. Chappell is leading authority on cloud computing and has written the white paper for Microsoft describing the Windows Azure Platform architecture. Read More...
Best Practices For Developing on SharePoint Shared
As ISVs, you may want to extend your application into your customer SharePoint sites. The patterns & practices team has put together guidance to assist you  building collaborative applications that extend your line-of-business (LOB) systems. Read More...
Windows Azure Business Side Explained From Developer Point of View
The business model from a developer point of view for Windows Azure is explained by Microsoft veteran and Software Architect George Moore in a video on Channel 9. Moore is involved in defining and implementing an how Microsoft is taking Windows Azure Read More...
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