By responding to potential threats with thoughtfulness, and a zeal to add value, SQL and Big Data could be big business for Redmond.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 02/01/2012
Microsoft released an out-of-band security bulletin on Friday aimed at patching all versions of the .NET Framework to prevent potential elevation of privilege attacks in ASP.NET-based Web sites.
As the market becomes more diffuse, its practitioners and participants must cope and adapt.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 01/01/2012
Microsoft is planning to release an updated version of its BizTalk Server 2010 about 6 months after Windows Server 8 is released, the company announced last week.
Mono for Android 4.0 is the first implementation of the open source .NET Framework to target Android tablet devices.
- By John K. Waters
- 12/08/2011
Using SSDT means we don't just shout orders at the database; instead, we plan what we're going to say.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 12/01/2011
Microsoft on Monday outlined upcoming changes to its next-generation Windows Embedded operating system, which are largely based on Windows 8.
Microsoft's BUILD announcements about Windows 8 and other technologies are a break from the past.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 11/01/2011
Microsoft released its October Security Bulletin alerting users to eight patches, including a critical fix for .NET and Silverlight.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/07/2011
Microsoft highlighted an update to SharePoint Online during the Day 1 keynote at its SharePoint 2011 conference in Anaheim, Calif. The major update will offer Business Connectivity Services, among other features, enabling developers to have read-write access to Web services for building cloud-based front-ends to data sources.
Microsoft launched the final version of its free Windows Phone Software Development Kit (SDK) 7.1 for building mobile applications that run on the Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" operating system on Wednesday.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 09/29/2011
Mobile phone operators are starting to release Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" updates to customers worldwide, Microsoft announced on Tuesday.
A team of analysts at independent consultancy Directions on Microsoft updated their Windows platform roadmap based on announcements from Microsoft's Build conference for developers, held earlier this month.
Wednesday morning's Build keynote targeted the rank and file .NET developer, focusing in on the Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview, among other topics.
- By Michael Desmond
- 09/14/2011
Microsoft pulled back the curtain on its new operating system, code-named "Windows 8," at a preview during its Build conference, being held this week in Anaheim, Calif.
Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows and Windows Live Division, lead the two-hour long keynote offering details on the developer preview of Windows 8.
- By Michael Desmond
- 09/13/2011
Visual Studio executive Dave Mendlen is one of several high-ranking executives this week who announced their departures from Microsoft.
Visual Studio 2010 Lab Management provides a centralized way to create, manage and share environments in your domain-joined Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2010 development shop.
- By Brian Randell
- 08/01/2011
For years, nobody cared that the legacy image-syncing application consumed as much bandwidth and processing time as it did.
Let the pundits debate Flash versus Silverlight versus HTML5. You need to develop software and want the real story. HTML5 offers many benefits to developers that are usable today with the right tooling and adoption strategies.