The Day 2 keynote at the Visual Studio Live! conference for .NET developers this week highlighted the skill sets and industry changes shaping "The Developer of the Future."
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/17/2012
Microsoft has released a preview of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for SQL Server 2008 R2.
Microsoft released version 3.0 of its Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit for Windows software on Tuesday.
A German court is putting off its decision in a patent infringement case against Microsoft, involving Motorola's data sync technology.
Amazon Web Services is extending its managed services to Windows developers, the company announced this week.
Microsoft announced plans to make Windows Media Center available to Windows 8 users as an optional add-on component.
Microsoft plans to end its "Windows Live" branding in the next few months as it prepares to release the Windows 8 operating system.
Microsoft said it has partnered with cloud-based telephony service provider Twilio, a San Francisco-based startup, to enable developers to build voice and SMS-enabled applications that run on the Windows Azure cloud service.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/03/2012
A German court issued an injunction on the sales of several Microsoft products today, ruling in favor of Motorola Mobility Holdings in a dispute over video patents.
Nokia got its credit rating downgraded again on Friday, topping off a tough string of setbacks during the month of April for Microsoft's mobile hardware partner.
Quest Software is offering migration solutions for organizations moving to Microsoft Exchange Online and Microsoft Office 365.
Microsoft has signed a patent agreement with Taiwan-based device manufacturer Pegatron Corp. over its use of Google Android and Chrome software.
Microsoft plans to release a new test version of Windows 8 in the first week of June, the company announced on Monday.
Microsoft and Facebook have reached an agreement on the U.S. patents that Redmond acquired earlier this month from AOL. The patents, reportedly from Netscape, are related to Web technologies.
Microsoft reported positive fiscal third-quarter earnings on Thursday, buoyed by sales of its Windows 7 OS to business customers, and Office and Dynamic software in its Server and Tools business.
Microsoft announced the official name of Windows 8 and offered information on the upcoming editions of its next operating system on Monday.
Microsoft has released Service Pack 2 for its Office for Mac 2011 productivity suite.
Microsoft is planning to release Office, SharePoint and other software in its next wave of products in early 2013, according to roadmaps that were leaked to the Web.
Microsoft is forming a wholly owned subsidiary to house its interoperability, open source and open standards efforts, the company announced on Thursday.
Developers don't have to purchase a tablet capable of running Windows 8 to test their Metro-style apps. Splashtop is targeting Windows 8 Metro developers with a new test solution that streams Windows environments to Apple iPads.