October 2006 - Posts
On Wednesday, November 8 th at 10AM PDT join the VSTS team as they reach out to the masses in a team chat . Use this opportunity to speak directly with the developers and let them know how you feel. Is your preferred agile methodology not quite working
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Microsoft is very pleased to announce that the Windows Vista Tips & Tricks website is now live at www.windowsvistatnt.com . If you are familiar with the great work the IW team has done over the years with the Office Tips & Tricks program then
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Microsoft has released the Interop Forms Toolkit 1.0. This allows you to create VB.NET Windows Forms and add them to existing VB 6 application. With this toolkit you can now extend your VB 6 applications lifespan while slowly migrating individual forms
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Announcing open registration for the Platform Adoption Tool Beta Program! The Platform Adoption Tool is an application registration system designed to provide you, the Software Vendor, and Microsoft with information about how applications use Microsoft
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The July Partner Program Kit included a new benefit for Gold level ISVs who hold either the ISV or CDS competency. It has come to our attention that the disk labeled TFS actually has a Windows installation on it and not TFS. We have been informed by the
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The ADO.NET vNext CTP was announced recently. A primary goal of the upcoming version of ADO.NET is to raise the level of abstraction for data programming, thus helping to eliminate the impedance mismatch between data models and between languages that
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Go get yourself some MOSS 2007 goodness . The ECM starter kit is focused on ISVs and SIs that want to build and extend MOSS 2007. Grab it while its hot! -james
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Download these two free eBooks from Microsoft Press to get a jump on your Office 2007 development: First Look 2007 Microsoft Office System 7 Development Projects for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services Version 3.0
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The patterns & practices team is pleased to announce the availability of Architecture and Design Guidelines for Business Intelligence Applications. This exploratory community project provides prescriptive guidance on how to overcome architectural
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While I'm at it, I should also mention that the Microsoft Expression takes the many sides of your creative personality to all new levels. Professional design tools give you greater flexibility to create sophisticated applications and content. Innovative
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We’ve released the first beta of its new Web design tool, Expression, which also includes a graphical design tool and an interface designer. http://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/en/default.mspx Expression Web Beta 1 works with Windows XP SP2 and
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Learn how Windows Vista makes it easier than ever to build applications that are more secure, reliable, and manageable. Tune in and see how you can create user-experience breakthroughs that improve usability and enable greater relevance to the work users
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DPE and Mobile and Embedded Division (MED) is running its' first Mobility LOB Application Development Workshop as part of the VS/SQL Rhythm. This four (4) day workshop is open to Enterprise Customers (in EnterpriseGo) and ISV Partners (in ISV Ascend)
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We’ve taken 5 of the best hands-on labs from MEDC 2006 and made them virtual labs. These are basically hands-on labs that are available for anyone by using a Web browser. Through the Web browser you access a virtual environment already configured with
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The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition Access Database Synchronizer provides a way to synchronize data between a Microsoft Access database on a desktop and a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition database on a device. This software addresses
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The Windows Vista Developer Story includes content for developers, and other technology experts and managers, interested in an in-depth exploration of some of the new and extended features in Windows Vista. It is released to the Windows Vista Developer
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Most in class training for Vista Touchdown has wrapped up, but there are still many ways to get training for your Vista development projects. Webcasts on Vista, Workflow Foundation, User Account Control, Vista Migration, Explorer, Windows Presentation
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As a compliment to the Windows Vista Application Certification Workshop (see above) the US ISV team will be offering a limited number of 1 day on-site consulting visits. These high value engagements will be structured to provide ISVs with practical assistance
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In the coming weeks and months, we have a number of activities and events planned leading up to the Business Value launch for Office and Vista on November 30 th and the launch season happening worldwide. Placement of your solution on www.microsoft.com
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Collection 5134: Developing Rich Experiences with Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.0 and Visual Studio® 2005 This collection of 3 2-hour premium clinics teaches about the new capabilities provided by the .NET Framework 3.0. These clinics are for experienced
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As we amp up the activities around hot technologies like AJAX and Smart Client development. The Visual Studio product teams are following through on their commitment to provide early access training via a series of Webcasts. These are not to be missed
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Preview the powerful new features of the 2007 Microsoft Office system in an instructor-led, demo-driven environment! You'll learn how to create customizable solutions that address real-world business problems. Here are the dates for each of the cities:
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AlwaysOn has published a great article which outlines Microsoft's SaaS strategy and resources for ISVs that are thinking to build SaaS application and OnDemand architecture. You can find the article here This article seeks to create a dialog about what
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If your company is enrolled in either the Vista Ascend or Vista Touchdown program and you have profiled your application in Airframe, you won’t want to miss this opportunity! You can become one of the first to achieve the "Vista Certified" status and
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We are pleased to announce the availability of the beta of Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1. You can find a technical description of some of the fixes included in this service pack and download the beta by registering on the Microsoft Connect Site .
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