February 2007 - Posts
What's New for Developers in Windows Mobile 6 The Windows Mobile 6 developer platform release focuses on a few core goals: simplify line of business (LOB) application development and deployment; make the task of building a single application that runs
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Update your Windows Mobile devices for the Changes to the US Daylight Savings Time In August 2005, the United States Congress passed the Energy Policy Act that changes both the start and end dates of Daylight Savings Time (DST) starting in 2007. Effective
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If you are holding back on deployment of Windows Vista here are some tools that will help you to accelerate Vista deployment. Last month Microsoft announced the release of the final versions of six tools that will help businesses accelerate deployment
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Virtual PC 2007 was released on February 19 th . Reminder Virtual PC 2007 is * free* ! Here's a brief list of what's new: Support for Windows Vista 64-bit as a host Support for Windows Vista as a guest operating system AMD-V and Intel VT support Improved
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I’ve spent most of my career specializing in new releases including .NET Framework (1.0), BizTalk 2000, Site Server, Merchant Server, Systems Management Server 1.0, Windows NT, Project 1.0 and even Windows for Pens (circa 1991)! While I’m no longer on
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When we discuss Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) with ISV's, many of the questions we often hear relate to interoperability with other platforms, communication technologies, standards, etc. Jorgen Thelin is the Senior Program Manager for Connected
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Microsoft hosts quarterly meetings for those who are aspiring to be an architect and for those who are already an architect within their company. These events are called ArcReady and ArcCouncil. The events are held on the same day in the same location
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Thanks to the overwhelmingly positive feedback from the Security Development Lifecycle session at the ISV CTO Summit 06, we are providing an optional pre-event to the ISV CTO Summit 07 entitled: " Security Development Lifecycle Workshop "; covering best
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Today we announced the release the web of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2. SP2 is an important deliverable for SQL Server, providing support for Windows Vista and the 2007 Office System in addition to delivering important enhancements for customers. Download
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A special Microsoft “WPF/E” (Codename) Deep Dive Developer Lab (a MIX University offering) will be held on the Microsoft Redmond Campus, February 26-28. “WPF/E” is Microsoft’s solution for delivering rich interactive experiences for the Web and beyond.
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There's been a lot of commotion lately around the Government-mandated change to Daylight Savings Time. The energy bill, signed by President Bush in 2005, extends daylight savings by four weeks and will take effect for most U.S. cities at 2:00 AM on March
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The DPE Architecture Strategy team released the first-ever SaaS architecture guidance/sample application on our platform . The guidance and the sample is based on a HR scenario. Architected as a single instance multi tenant solution, this application
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One of the topics in the ISV space that's getting more and more attention is the "Software as a Service model". I have people ask me is Microsoft doing anything in this space. The answer is YES. I have seen many definitions of SaaS. The best and the most
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The PDC is Microsoft’s ultimate event for developers. It offers great training, access to folks on the product teams and a view of our roadmap for the next several years. The next PDC will be held in LA from September 30 to October 1 2007. SAVE THE DATES!
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Discover the new UI. The new user interface simplifies the way you work by organizing program features according to the activities you want to do. In addition, you can preview formatting and editing decisions before committing to a change. Or maybe you’ll
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MIX is Microsoft’s premiere conference for web developers, designers and business professionals. MIX07 will explore the next generation web technologies that help consumer-oriented, web-based businesses unlock new revenue opportunities and lower development
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Window Server “Longhorn” Training Event (Redmond, WA) Microsoft is preparing to release the next generation Windows Server platform for your needs and those of your customers, and we want to enable you to take advantage of it. We invite you to learn about
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The February 2007 CTP of WPF/E is now available. This release includes a new SDK and samples, as well as some new features including: better text input and presentation capabilities, mouse cursor support, and better media rendering. The Windows download
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