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Office, Visio, Project and SharePoint 2010 Hit RTM Milestone
Congratulations to the Engineering Teams (see the full blog posting here) for hitting this milestone...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 04/17/2010
SharePoint 2010 Extensibility Projects: OBA Deployment Item Template for Visual Studio 2010
Today in my session at the Visual Studio Launch Conference and Expo I’ll be demonstrating an all new...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 04/14/2010
Open XML SDK 2.0 Ships
Office 2007 and 2010 use XML-based file formats and the newly shipped Open XML SDK 2.0 (see...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 03/23/2010
Free Virtual Conference for SharePoint 2010
If you are looking for some excellent sessions delivered to your desktop by industry experts, join...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 02/16/2010
Microsoft Access 2010 Hands-on Lab on the Channel 9 Learning Center for Office 2010
For all those that haven’t experienced or want to further experience development with Access 2010, a...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 02/05/2010
A Virtual Machine (VM) for the Office 2010 Developer Training Kit – (Includes SharePoint 2010)
The Office 2010 Developer Training Kit requires a development environment to give you the...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 02/01/2010
Office 2010 Productivity Solution Development
Certainly developing solutions to enhance Information Worker (IW) productivity is one of key value...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 02/01/2010
PDC Announcement: Microsoft Office 2010 Beta is Available For Download
Today at PDC the general availability of Microsoft Office 2010 Beta was announced. You can download...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 11/18/2009
Announcing the Microsoft Office 2010 (Beta) Workshop: A Developer Training Course On Channel 9
The Office 2010 Workshop is an all new developer training course to debut on Channel 9 today. The...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 11/09/2009
PDC Developer Sessions for Office and SharePoint 2010
Last week’s SharePoint Conference (SPC) was an amazing unveiling of all the investments that the...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 10/27/2009
A Taste of Microsoft Access 2010 and Access Services
For all those that have loved Microsoft Access over the years (and for those that have yet to...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 10/19/2009
PDC09 is Fast Approaching…
will kick off on November 17th so now is the time to get registered. The $300 discount is still...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 10/14/2009
Microsoft Office 2010 Blog Resources
Before I get to the numerous blog resources for Microsoft Office 2010 I want to mention that there...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 10/08/2009
“donovanf’s Identity and Access Blog” becomes “From donovanf’s Office”
As part of my transition to a new role, I’m changing the name of my blog to a more generic title,...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 07/13/2009
Transitioning to a new Evangelism Focus
Well it’s been a really good run for these past several years having the opportunity to evangelize...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 07/08/2009
Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 Highlighted on “The Id Element”
For those that are struggling with getting a handle on Identity Management in their enterprise, Alex...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 06/29/2009
FabrikamShipping Demo Application Available for Download
In an October 2008 blog post I highlighted some videos from the PDC sessions, one being Identity...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 06/19/2009
Identity and Access Strategies for SharePoint (MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0) Products and Technologies
I want to thank Ethan Wilansky and Tomek Stojecki for their excellent and hard work to pull together...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 06/19/2009
Making the shift from ADFS v1 to Geneva Server
After having worked with ADFS v1 for a number of years now, and with all that has been forthcoming...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 06/14/2009
What’s new in Windows CardSpace “Geneva” beta 2
Oren Melzer, SDE, was introduced to “project InfoCard” (a former internal code name for Windows...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 06/04/2009
Geneva Server beta 2, SAML 2.0 and Interoperability with Sun OpenSSO Enterprise and Novell Access Manager
In this episode of The Id Element I talked with Caleb Baker, Sr. SDET, who worked with the...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 05/29/2009
PHP drill down for enabling Information Card use with CardSpace Geneva by Intand’s Scott Otis
Last week I posted a video to The Id Element and described the work that Intand had done to enable...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 05/28/2009
Geneva Server, CardSpace Geneva and PHP Interoperability with Information Cards
This week on “The Id Element” I had the opportunity to interview both the President and CIO, Bryan...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 05/21/2009
Geneva Server Interoperability with Sun OpenSSO and Novell Access Manager Whitepapers
Two new whitepapers are available regarding the interoperability of Geneva Server beta 2 with Sun’s...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 05/19/2009
The Identity Developer Training Kit
Another nice treat coinciding with the Microsoft code name “Geneva” beta 2 release is the the...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 05/12/2009
Microsoft code name “Geneva” beta 2 on “The Id Element”
In preparation for the beta 2 release of Geneva Server, Geneva Framework and Windows CardSpace...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 05/12/2009
Microsoft code Name Geneva Beta 2 Released
The availability of Microsoft code Name “Geneva” beta 2 was announced today at TechEd. This release...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 05/12/2009
This week on The Id Element: Ruchi Bhargava on Windows CardSpace Geneva
This week I visited with Ruchi, a veteran on the Windows CardSpace team. She was one of the devs...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 05/07/2009
This week on The Id Element: Vijay Gajjala on the Geneva Server
This week I had the opportunity to sit down with Vijay Gajjala, Sr. Program Manager on the Federated...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 04/30/2009
This Week on The Id Element: Hervey Wilson on the Geneva Framework
This week on “The Id Element” show Vittorio sat down with Hervey Wilson to discuss the Geneva...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 04/23/2009
Announcing “The Id Element” Show on Channel 9
Vittorio and I are announcing an all new show on https://channel9.msdn.com/ called “The Id Element”....
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 04/17/2009
Setting up Geneva Server for Issuing Managed Information Cards
I started this blog on the plane returning from The Experts Conference (TEC) 2009 in Las Vegas this...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 03/28/2009
Wiring up the Geneva Framework Simple Claims-Aware Web Apps to Geneva Server
Ok, from the previous post, you built a Geneva Server VM for exploration. However, it’s not readily...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 03/20/2009
Creating Virtual Machines for Microsoft Code Name “Geneva” - Part 2
I trust you’ve had fun exercising the Geneva Framework Samples. Now let’s take the steps to build...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 03/19/2009
Creating Virtual Machines for Microsoft Code Name “Geneva” - Part 1
Sometimes one doesn’t know exactly what to do to get themselves setup with a new technology where...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 03/16/2009
Novell Access Manager 3.1 interops with ADFS
In March of 2007 I had the opportunity to work with a Novell team to put together an interop demo...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 01/23/2009
The next generation: Microsoft “Geneva” Platform Components Beta Unveiled at PDC08
It was soooo sweet to see the Microsoft code name “Geneva” Beta release unveiled at the PDC. For...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 10/29/2008
ADFS and Shibboleth Step-by-Step Guide Available
For some time now I’ve been asked if there is an Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) and...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 10/14/2008
Microsoft Code Name “Zermatt” developer framework beta
For those that have been writing claims-aware web applications for AD FS, you have a leg up on the...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 07/22/2008
Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) for ASP.NET 2.0 Developers
This post is to inform you of a couple new screencasts on Channel9 hosted by Keith Brown. In these,...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 06/19/2008
Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) for ASP.NET 2.0 Developers
This post is to inform you of a couple new screencasts on Channel9 hosted by Keith Brown. In these,...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 06/19/2008
.NET Programming with System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement (SDS.AM)
To fill out the trio of my System.DirectoryServices resource postings, I wanted to point you to an...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 05/15/2008
AzMan in Windows Vista? You bet! And “Longhorn” too!
The fourth screencast in the AzMan series by Keith Brown is now available on Channel9. It is titled,...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 04/04/2007
.NET Programming with System.DirectoryServices.Protocols (SDS.P)
In line with Ethan Wilansky’s previous white paper on System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 04/02/2007
Windows Authorization Manager (AzMan): The Best Kept Secret…
I don’t know how many times I’ve had someone say to me that has “discovered” AzMan that they feel it...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 03/07/2007
.NET Programming with System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory (SDS.AD)
I am so pleased to announce a new white paper on MSDN by Ethan Wilansky that provides an...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 02/12/2007
Using ADAM with ActiveDirectoryMembershipProvider for Forms Authentication
I’m going to take a bit of a detour from discussion of the specific content of Keith Brown’s paper...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 11/14/2006
Capitalize on the Platform’s Identity Infrastructure for Single Signon (SSO)
Providing SSO across desktop applications is certainly a desired goal in application development,...
Author: donovanf [Microsoft] Date: 10/25/2006