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Posts helpful to US-based ISVs implementing products on the Microsoft platform

December 2006 - Posts

Cool Stuff in Longhorn Server: Transactional NTFS
What is Transactional NTFS? Transactional NTFS is an enhancement to NTFS that allows all file operations on an NTFS file system volume to be performed within the scope of a transaction. This is made possible by a new transaction infrastructure in the Read More...
Microsoft Licenses New Office 2007 UI to Developers
Microsoft is licensing the new UI (user interface) in Office 2007 for free so developers can build applications that look similar to the programs in the suite. Microsoft is licensing both design and functionality of Office 2007's Ribbon UI, as well as Read More...
BI Rhythm Launched
The Microsoft BI Voyage program is a developer evangelism initiative program offering the following benefits: Get the tools, resources and help you need to be among the first Microsoft partners to deliver integrated Microsoft Business Intelligence solutions. Read More...
Sync Microsoft CRM 3.0 with Outlook 2007
You can now efficiently access contacts, tasks and more in Microsoft CRM natively with Outlook 2007. The Microsoft Dynamics CRM Team has released the latest version of their CRM v3 Outlook Client for Vista and Office 2007. Download it here . A few people Read More...
WPF/E SDK Refresh
The WPF/E SDK was refreshed today on the WPF/E Dev Center and MSDN Library. The WPF/E SDK installer contains: - Updated SDK docs - Updated QuickStart - VS Template support for VS 2005 SP1 “WPF/E” (codename) Software Development Kit (SDK) Community Technology Read More...
Join us at a local Windows Vista/Office 2007 Launch Event
Experience the next generation of Microsoft software at an upcoming launch event in your area. Join us to discuss your most complex challenges. Discover solutions. Bring your toughest questions. Walk away with answers. Join us in one of these key cities Read More...
ECMA Has Approved the Office Open XML Standard
Not much to say, but after a long road the new Office Open XML standard has been approved by the ECMA. Read more at the ECMA and Microsoft sites: Ecma's official announcement: http://www.ecma-international.org/news/PressReleases/PR_TC45_Dec2006.htm Microsoft Read More...
WPF/E CTP Now Available
"WPF/E” is the Microsoft solution for delivering rich, cross-platform, interactive experiences including animation, graphics, audio, and video for the Web and beyond. Utilizing a subset of XAML (eXtensible Application Markup Language)-based Windows Presentation Read More...
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