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BlackBerry Gets a Live Endorsement
May 13, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft and RIM close the gap between applications and mobile devices.
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CodeGear's Long Goodbye
May 08, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Embarcadero's purchase of Borland's dev tools unit can only mean good things.
Data Driver
SQL Injections: The Attacks Continue
May 07, 2008
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
Readers give their take on the nefarious but all-too-common database hack.
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Popfly Game Creator
May 06, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft's new Popfly offering draws new talent into the game dev space.
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Help for Developers
May 01, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
A new site aims to be the go-to .NET resource on the Web.
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Feedback: The Move from J2EE
May 01, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
One reader shares his thoughts on making the switch to .NET.
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Do Developers Hold The Bag For Latest SQL Injection Exploits?
April 30, 2008
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
Depends which bag-carrying developer you ask.
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Talking Problems and Resolution with BMC's Ran Gishri
April 29, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Company's global marketing director discusses the evolving challenges facing dev shops.
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Live Mesh: Microsoft's Theory of Everything
April 24, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
New Web service may be the thing to bind together Microsoft's disparate software, services and runtimes.
Data Driver
Will SQL Server 2008 Slip Again?
April 23, 2008
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
SQL Server 2005 SP3 might block version 2008's momentum.
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Q&A: Cyber Crime's Chief Investigator
April 22, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft's first CSO shares his views on data security and Redmond's new Trust model.
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The Best Thing You Will Watch All Day
April 17, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft stumbling in the dark.
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Virtualization Watch
April 17, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
How much traction has virtualization gained in your dev shop?
Data Driver
Women Give Thumbs Up To MySQL
April 16, 2008
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
One reporter's observation at MySQL confab: more women interested in the open source DBMS.
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Open Source .NET Projects Getting Cold Shoulder?
April 15, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft should be careful not to forget the open source .NET universe.
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Power Down
April 10, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
It's the kind of security story that should give anyone chills.
Data Driver
Open Source Databases Fight Growing Pains
April 09, 2008
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
Can open source database servers scale as companies grow?
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Microsoft Talks Trust
April 08, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Craig Mundie reprises Microsoft's "trust" mantra -- this time, for the Internet.
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Two Sides of the OOXML Coin
April 03, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Things get heated between OOXML and its detractors after ISO approval.
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Oracle's Open Source Spin
April 02, 2008
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
So, no one wants to muck with database code.
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A Glimpse at Visual Studio Team System
April 01, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
VSTS group manager demos "Rosario" at VSLive!
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The ISO End Game
April 01, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Reports "suggest" that Microsoft's OOXML has squeaked by with an approval.
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Krugle Improves Code Search
March 27, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
New product lets users track down code across the Web.
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Lost In The Shuffle, A New Database Sighting
March 26, 2008
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
Sybase brings up the rear position in the database race.
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Microsoft: 'I Drink Your Milkshake'
March 25, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Company is in good position to drain competitor revenues.
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Fixing Firefox
March 20, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Mozilla talks to RDN about how its dev team tackles issues like memory performance.
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Extend and Compete
March 20, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Mozilla invites developers to expand and improve its Firefox add-ons.
Data Driver
SQL Server Data Services: What Is It?
March 19, 2008
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
Cloud-based services that make you go, "Hmmm..."
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Is Microsoft Serious About Interoperability?
March 18, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Even after the company's recent spate of interop moves, it's hard not to be cynical.
Data Driver
The Database Decision
March 13, 2008
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
For DBAs, sometimes it's about the Benjamins.
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E-Mail and the Law of Unintended Consequences
March 13, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Like cars and fast-food chains, the now-ubiquitous medium for communication isn't immune to misuse.
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What's Behind Microsoft's Recent Moves?
March 11, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Looks like Microsoft is courting standards, but there may be more to its motives than what the company reveals.
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Microsoft MIXing It Up
March 06, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Redmond announces IE 8 and Silverlight 2 betas at the conference.
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Microsoft Launches the WorldWide Telescope
March 06, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
New Microsoft project is an effort to map the skies.
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Having Trouble Installing SQL Server CTP? Try "L" for Local
March 05, 2008
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
When MS gets around to writing the docs, maybe it'll specify this little trick.
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Standard Issue: IE 8 Finally Gets It Right
March 04, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
The browser's next release will be more standards-friendly right out of the box.
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Microsoft's Open Course
March 04, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Opening up its APIs is just the latest in a series of similar moves by Microsoft.
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The Most Important Acquisition In Modern Software History?
February 28, 2008
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
Sun's MySQL buy will be remembered for years to come -- well, unless MicroHoo happens.
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EU Spanks Microsoft on Big Launch Day
February 28, 2008
Redmond's new openness isn't enough to ward off $1 billion fine over antitrust concerns.
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And for the Standards-Obsessed...
February 28, 2008
More EU problems as new investigation on Microsoft's OOXML push begins.
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The Ozzie Effect?
February 28, 2008
Microsoft's chief software architect pushes for a bridge between OOXML and ODF.
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Game Devs Got Game
February 26, 2008
When it comes to end user experience, game developers have much to offer the enterprise.
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Microsoft Opens Up APIs, Protocols
February 21, 2008
Redmond reveals new plans to promote interop and and standardization.
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Generation .NET
February 21, 2008
Microsoft reaches out to budding developers through DreamSpark program.
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Delphi Goes to School in Russia
February 21, 2008
CodeGear signs 1 million-seat licensing agreement with Russian education officials.
Data Driver
A Key To Big Blue's IOD Strategy
February 20, 2008
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
Cognos gives IBM the BI edge
Data Driver
SQL Server 2008 Beta: It's Here!
February 20, 2008
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
CTP released prior to big launch event is considered "feature complete" at this point.
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Two If by Sea
February 19, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
A series of disruptions to undersea data cables has led to questions about what developers can do to fortify their cloud-reliant apps.
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Driving Toward D
February 14, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
New Microsoft programming language has critical ties to Oslo initiative.
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Redmond's Open Source Binary-to-OOXML Conversion Project
February 14, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
New project scheduled to launch tomorrow.
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Office Is Back on the Menu
February 12, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
New features announced at Microsoft Office System Developers Conference.
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OOXML Spat Continues
February 12, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Burton Group and ODF supporters caught in specification squabble.
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Developers' Take: Microsoft Buying Yahoo
February 07, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Right now, there's more nervous speculation than excitement.
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Oh, and SQL Server 2008 Is Delayed
February 07, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Sussing out the facts from all the Microsoft-speak.
Data Driver
Would Microsoft Move Yahoo To SQL Server?
February 06, 2008
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
MySQL might get pinched off if the mother-of-all-software-deals goes through.
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Remembering Jim Gray
February 05, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
One year after the Microsoft research fellow went missing, the industry pays tribute.
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Information as a Service
January 31, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
As enterprises continue to grow in complexity, IaaS can help deliver better information access to the people who need it.
Data Driver
SQL Server 2008 Delay: The Writing Was on the Wall
January 30, 2008
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
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5 Questions with Sun Microsystems' Simon Phipps
January 29, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
The company's chief open source officer talks standards, defends ODF.
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IE 8: Compliance Fix or House of Cards?
January 24, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
New "super-standards mode" raises some hackles.
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Microsoft's Big Day
January 24, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Product "launch wave" planned for late February.
Data Driver
Will Sun Cast a Shadow on Other Database Platforms?
January 23, 2008
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
Sun's acquisition might do put Oracle in a tizzy, yet work in favor of IBM and Microsoft.
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Altova's Alexander Falk Discusses OOXML and ODF
January 22, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
CEO talks standards and the possible impact from the upcoming ISO vote.
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Standard or Not, OOXML Has a Lot Going for It
January 17, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
When it comes to which standard takes the edge, the ISO vote may not matter that much.
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Sun Snaps Up MySQL
January 17, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
What does the $1 billion deal mean for developers?
Data Driver
Free PASS Available For SQL Server 2008 CTP
January 15, 2008
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
PASS opens up SQL CTP
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Microsoft's Musical Chairs
January 15, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Some notable Redmond players are leaving the company.
Daily Darrow
Raikes Replacement: Why Go Outside?
January 11, 2008
| posted by Barbara Darrow
Why not recruit from within?
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The Coming OOXML Showdown
January 10, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
The upcoming ISO vote gives the presidential primaries a run for their money.
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Readers Respond: 100 Million Vistas?
January 10, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Responses fall on both sides of the Vista coin.
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Search Spending Spree
January 08, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft shells out another billion for Fast Search & Technology.
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Vista: Over 100 Million Sold
January 08, 2008
| posted by Michael Desmond
Have you had a try at Microsoft's OS du jour?
Daily Darrow
Novell-Microsoft: Keep Your Friends Close, Your Enemies Closer
January 02, 2008
| posted by Barbara Darrow
Novell logged a hearty $356 million in Microsoft-related revenue last year.
Daily Darrow
Alternative (Development) Universes
December 27, 2007
| posted by Barbara Darrow
Is there (business) life in Second Life?
Daily Darrow
Finally: NetSuite IPOs
December 21, 2007
| posted by Barbara Darrow
Hosted ERP player now has to prove SuiteFlex to developers, enterprise customers.
Daily Darrow
FTC Blesses Google-DoubleClick
December 20, 2007
| posted by Barbara Darrow
European regulators remain to be woo'd.
Daily Darrow
Xen in Hyper-V? Um ... Nope
December 20, 2007
| posted by Barbara Darrow
Windows Server Team blogs correction.
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A Few Predictions for Next Year
December 19, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
The cream of the crop.
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What's Your Plan for 2008?
December 19, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Next year will see a lot of new toys from Microsoft. Tell us how your shop plans to make use of them all.
Daily Darrow
Sun To Nix Other Dev Tools For NetBeans
December 17, 2007
| posted by Barbara Darrow
Company will steer Java Studio users to NetBeans IDE.
Daily Darrow
Microsoft CRM 4.0 RTM Caps Weeks of Updates
December 16, 2007
| posted by Barbara Darrow
Pre-holiday alphas, betas, RTM releases flow.
Daily Darrow
Search: Google Grows And Grows, MSN Not So Much
December 13, 2007
| posted by Barbara Darrow
Google search behemoth adds share in November.
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PDC and WinHEC: Backed Up and Back on Track
December 12, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft makes developers wait just a little more for the popular shows.
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Microsoft Releases ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Preview
December 12, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Redmond's developer story now a little more complete.
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Last Chance for Predictions!
December 12, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
What do you think the new year will bring?
Daily Darrow
Microsoft Aces CNBC From DoubleClick
December 11, 2007
| posted by Barbara Darrow
Ad syndication deal undercuts Google/DoubleClick.
Daily Darrow
Shocker: Dell Dives Into Ad Biz
December 10, 2007
| posted by Barbara Darrow
As it faces market share erosion, accounting inquiries, Dell spends $4.5 billion to form its own ad/marketing organization.
Daily Darrow
RIP CompUSA
December 09, 2007
| posted by Barbara Darrow
What's left of venerable mass retailer to go under the gavel.
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WPF: The Challenge Ahead
December 05, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Developers take on the WPF learning curve.
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What's Gonna Happen?
December 05, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Send us your predictions for 2008.
Data Driver
Microsoft Commerce Server Boss Now at Cactus Commerce
December 04, 2007
| posted by Barbara Darrow
Ryan Donovan lands at Ottawa-based Microsoft Gold partner.
Data Driver
Microsoft Presses Enterprise Mobile Into Service
November 30, 2007
| posted by Barbara Darrow
Startup, funded by Microsoft, seeks to parlay Office dominance into cell phone realm.
Data Driver
Dev Notes From Around The 'Internets'
November 29, 2007
| posted by Barbara Darrow
Marc Fleury sounds off, Silverlight gains new digits.
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The Google Effect? Verizon Opens It Up
November 28, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Announcement from the wireless network provider may mean big opportunities for mobile application development.
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Visual Studio 2008: The Ride to the Top
November 28, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
The recent release of VS08 has changed this company's approach to development.
Data Driver
MCPs Get Knowledge Base Windfall
November 27, 2007
| posted by Barbara Darrow
Microsoft Certified Professionals now get the same info access as partners.
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Visual Studio 2008 Finally Ships
November 21, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Latest offering includes .NET Framework 3.5.
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Another Development Conference Delayed
November 21, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
This time, it's WinHEC that gets pushed back a full six months.
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ODF Split: Good Riddance or Good Grief?
November 14, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
The OpenDocument Foundation folds.
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Vista Worries
November 14, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
With sales for Microsoft's latest OS lagging, when is the right time to start developing for it?
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Visual Studio 2008 Is Nearly Here
November 07, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Against expectation, Microsoft is set to meet its VS08 deadline.
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Security Concerns
November 07, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Tell us what yours are!
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Microsoft Looks Sharp with F#
October 31, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
The company introduces a new functional programming language into Visual Studio.
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Testers Get a Moment in the Spotlight
October 24, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft launches a new site for testing and QA professionals.
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Asked and Answered: More Secure .NET Development
October 24, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Q&A with the Open Web Appliction Security Project's Dinis Cruz.
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RDN Innovator Awards Deadline Nov. 15!
October 24, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Take advantage of the extended deadline.
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Cross-Build Injection Threatens App Security
October 17, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Open source projects are especially vulnerable, researchers found.
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The Facebook Phenomenon
October 17, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Not just a "fad."
Data Driver
SAP-Business Objects Deal Should Have No .NET Impact
October 11, 2007
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
Just one deal among many, say analysts, and there are more to come.
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Adobe Ascendant
October 10, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
It's not all about Silverlight; Adobe's AIR is picking up steam.
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Facebook: Fad or Framework?
October 08, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Development platforms these days....
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Leaving Live
October 08, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft's Live unit adds another name to a growing list of defectors.
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Coming Soon: .NET Framework Libraries Source Code
October 03, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft plans to release the reference source code for the .NET Framework libraries.
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Back to School
October 03, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Reading, writing...security?
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The Future of Development Is...Facebook?
October 03, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Passing fad, or something more? You tell us.
Data Driver
Calling on Oracle 11g Developers
September 26, 2007
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
Choose your own ending to this migration story.
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The OOXML Odyssey: In Defense of Microsoft
September 26, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Is the ISO push all for show?
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Stow the Politics: What's Your Take on OOXML and ODF?
September 26, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Don't hold back -- tell us what you think about them both.
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RDN Innovator Awards
September 26, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Send us your nominations!
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Visual Studio Gets New Management
September 19, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Q&A with new team leader Jason Zander.
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The OOXML Odyssey: Reader Outrage Edition
September 19, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft gets no sympathy after OOXML rejection.
Data Driver
MySQL Nears RTM
September 12, 2007
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
Dubbed MySQL Fall 2007 Release, product gets preview at MySQL User Con in Japan.
Data Driver
'Katmai' Waiting Game
September 12, 2007
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
The question lingers when SQL Server 2005 is already quite good.
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RDN Innovator Awards Kick Off
September 12, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Enter your best, most innovative dev projects!
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Forrester Gives Design Advice
September 12, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Forum turns its focus on more user-friendly, adaptable applications.
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Microsoft's Office Open XML Spec Deep-Sixed -- For Now
September 05, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
OOXML comes up short in the number of required votes.
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Mobile Platforms A-Go-Go
September 05, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
We want your input on mobile application development for an upcoming feature!
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Four Steps To Save a Dying Dev Project
August 29, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Forrester details a plan to help developers dig themselves out of a hole.
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Windows Genuine Meltdown
August 29, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft's validation software falls victim to simple human error.
Data Driver
Going Mobile
August 22, 2007
Microsoft's own shows how it's done on the road.
Data Driver
RAT Costs Extra
August 22, 2007
Oracle 11g comes with a few caveats
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The Dish on Dynamic Languages
August 22, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Python takes the lead in the dynamic languages field, according to Forrester.
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Whither C++
August 22, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
The creator of C++ discusses the improvements and challenges that lie ahead.
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Imagine Cup Recognizes Young Programmers
August 15, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft gives students around the world a $25,000 incentive.
Data Driver
Are You a .NET Survivor? Tell Us About It
August 08, 2007
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
Get into the .NET Survivors Guide
Data Driver
Allow Me To Introduce Myself
August 08, 2007
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
Oracle 11g does .NET; and SQL Server 2008 comes out with CTP #2.
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Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2
August 08, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Here's the latest on the new features included in the recently released beta.
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The Best of What's New
August 08, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
RDN wins big. Now, tell us how we can be better.
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.NET Survival Guide
August 08, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
The next few months will be busy for Redmond. We'll help get you ready.
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Wonking Windows Live
August 01, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Ray Ozzie finally levels with industry watchers on Microsoft's Live effort.
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Show Me the Mundie
August 01, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Mundie's talk about parallelism and the trend toward multi-core sounds a lot like something we've heard before.
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Beta Patrol: Visual Studio and SQL Server
August 01, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Have you tried out these betas? Let us know what you think about them!
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Visual Studio 2008: Beta Inbound
July 25, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
A more "feature-complete" beta is expected some time this week.
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Gears of War
July 25, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
How much of an impact will Google's set of offline applications have?
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Silverlight Rising
July 18, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
The number of working Silverlight apps is impressive...and growing.
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Jump-Start Your Skills with Virtual Labs
July 18, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Here's one more way for developers to brush up on their Microsoft skills.
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Forrester Weighs In on App Servers
July 18, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
According to a report, Oracle tops the market with IBM and Microsoft next in line.
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Where Are the Developers Going?
July 11, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
More developers are directing their efforts away from the Windows OS, a survey finds.
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.NET Framework Security
July 11, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
The latest round of Microsoft patches includes fixes for a critical .NET Framework security flaw.
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Where's Waldo?
July 11, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie has been conspicuously absent, lately.
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Happy Fair Use Day!
July 11, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
How will you be celebrating?
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Top 10 Dev Mistakes
June 27, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
A report lists some common problems that can make any software development project tank.
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Halfway House
June 27, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
The last few months have been hectic, and Redmond shows no signs of stopping.
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Silverlight Goes Linux
June 20, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
A demo of a Silverlight 1.1 beta running on Linux is scheduled for MIX 07.
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Get Your Gears On
June 20, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
With Google Gears gaining speed, Microsoft needs to come up with an answer.
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Virtual Reversal
June 20, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft eases up on its Vista virtualization policies, but the change might throw dev organizations and partners for a loop.
Data Driver
Silverlight and Flash Heat Up
June 13, 2007
| posted by Jeffrey Schwartz
Plus, Google puts Microsoft on the antitrust hot seat, the Visual Studio Team System add-in ships, and more.
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Tech-Ed 2007 Wrap-Up
June 06, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Muglia's keynote speech gives a few insights into Microsoft's SOA plans.
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The Name Game
June 06, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Say goodbye to "Katmai" and "Orcas." Microsoft takes these products to their next phase.
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PDC Gets DQ'd
May 30, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft's flagship developer conference gets the axe.
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Honing Computer Science Education
May 30, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
How colleges and universities are spicing up their computer science programs to boost interest.
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Katmai Is Coming
May 23, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
The next version of SQL Server gathers steam.
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Stumping for Silverlight
May 23, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft is betting on "Popfly" to encourage Silverlight uptake.
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Sturm und Drang: Open Source Edition
May 16, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
It's anyone's game when Microsoft and the open source community face off over patents.
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Longhorn Gets a Name
May 16, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Bill Gates gives "Windows Server 2008" his official blessing at WinHEC.
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Post-MIX Thoughts
May 09, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft kicks its effort to win over developers into high gear.
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Opera Inbound and Shooting for the Moonlight
May 09, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
The two things Silverlight lacks -- support for Linux and the Opera browser -- might be on their way.
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BlackBerry Software Push
May 09, 2007
| posted by Lee Pender
RIM plans to release a Visual Studio plug-in for building BlackBerry applications.
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MIXing Bowl
May 02, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Silverlight gets plenty of stage time at the conference.
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Missing the Orcas Bus
May 02, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Time to muse on what will get axed from Orcas -- and the odds don't look good for .NET Entity Framework.
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Most Definitely Digging This
May 02, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Digg.com gets dragged into the middle of the DRM drama.
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Secure Your Code
April 25, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft's Michael Howard says universities and corporate development shops must do more to teach young programmers about security issues.
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Caught in a Legal .NET
April 25, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Microsoft gets hit with another lawsuit, this time over a possible patent violation involving the .NET Framework.
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Make Way for Orcas
April 18, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Anticipating beta 1, and the slew of new technologies it represents.
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Silverlight: Alphabet Soup No More
April 18, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
WPF/E sheds the clunky moniker, but is that enough to make it a viable contender against Flash?
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Space Madness: Charles Simonyi Edition
April 11, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
The ex-Redmondian's space jaunt may have just upped the ante for other Microsoft alumni. Plus, is open source software for space travel a good idea?
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Enterprise Library 3.0
April 11, 2007
| posted by Michael Desmond
Expect easier deployment with this latest version, plus new features including the Application Block Software Factory.
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