July 2008 - Posts
Microsoft researchers are unveiling a prototype that uses an internal projection and vision system to bring a spherical computer display to life. People can touch the surface with multiple fingers and hands to manipulate photos, play games, spin a virtual
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Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) offers source control, data collection, reporting, and project tracking, and is intended for collaborative software development projects. It sits on a server in your organization as a project repository. It works
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The latest community technology preview of Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition is now available on our download site . In addition to providing support for SQL Server 2008 database projects, this release incorporates many previously released
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Sam Ramji, senior director of platform strategy, made three announcements at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention in Portland, Oregon that support open source initiatives. Microsoft has become a Platinum sponsor of the Apache Software Foundation . Microsoft
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Do you ever have a need to create really awesome 3D models? Well a while back Microsoft acquired Galigari ( http://www.microsoft.com/virtualearth/resources/news-feb-08.aspx ) for their truly awesome 3D toolset. They’ve just released Caligari 7.6,
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The Windows Home Server 2008 Power Pack 1 has been released to manufacturing (RTM). Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 will be automatically downloaded to Windows Home Servers through Windows Update if Automatic Updates is enabled on your home server. The
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You can sell video games for the Xbox 360 console — and keep most of the profits — beginning this holiday season. As a Premium member in the XNA Creators Club , you’ll be able to submit any complete Xbox 360 game you’ve created in XNA Game Studio to the
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Windows Search 4.0 will begin automatic updates using Windows Update within the next week or so to Windows Vista, but will be an optional update for Windows XP users. The new version will update the indexes, Search will release most of the requested resources
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Scott Gurthrie announced the fourth community technology preview for ASP.NET Framework's MVC , the Model View Controller that will come with .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1. ASP.NET MVC provides a framework that enables you to easily implement the model-view-controller
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BizTalk Services provides a way to connect multiple service-enabled applications in the cloud. The latest community technology preview (CTP), R12, adds workflow enabled service orchestration. A hosted Windows Workflow Foundation runtime and Web services
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The Windows Live Mesh preview was broadened this week so you can get an early peek at the device and data synchronization services. All participation requirements were dropped, except for having a Windows Live ID. The announcement was made on the Live
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The redesigned and streamlined ISV Resource Center Web site is the place to start for advice and resources relevant to your marketing and development needs. New navigation helps you find what you need faster—and regular content updates help keep you informed.
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IE8 is set for broad release in the third calendar quarter, which means real soon now. There are several features for you. Most important is standards compatibility. You may see misaligned Web pages, overlapping text or images, JavaScript functionality
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eWeek.com provides an insight into the Oslo and how the initiative relates to cloud computing. You can read the article at Oslo: Road to Microsoft's Cloud . But I'll summarize key points of interest to ISVs here. Oslo is built around service oriented
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I was asked by a partner this week what new features are in store for business intelligence. Here are some of the new features for BI. The links take you to a page to find datasheets, white papers, blogs, and webcasts. SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services
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Bob Kelly, corporate vice president of the Microsoft Server and Tools business, announced at Worldwide Partner Conference that Microsoft SQL Server 2008 would be on the price list in August. Several features are of interest specific to developers. LINQ
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The Microsoft virtualization products that includes Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V , System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 , and Microsoft Application Virtualization (formerly SoftGrid) starts with a press briefing September 8. The September
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An extension to .NET Framework 3.5, Code-named Zermatt , helps you more easily build applications that incorporate a claims-based identity model for authentication and authorization. Claims are a set of statements that identify a user and provide specific
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We are pleased to announce Microsoft Certified Master -- a new certification series for individuals deeply focused on designing, building, and troubleshooting solutions based on a single product. The Microsoft Certified Master program incorporates advanced,
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Small Business Assurance program announced at Worldwide Partner Conference provides you and your customers with confidence in moving to Windows Vista. When you and your customers buy a new PC with genuine Windows Vista Business or Windows Vista Ultimate,
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Microsoft Pinpoint is Microsoft’s premier online business marketplace for small and medium-sized business customers and partners. It is a benefit of the Microsoft Partner Program. Through Pinpoint partners can connect with prospective customers that best
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Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008 will ship in mid-November. Early trial releases are available now on MultiplyYourPower.com . Both servers are part of the Windows Essential Server Solutions that help small
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The Worldwide Partner Conference is in full swing in Houston, Texas. More than 7,000 partners representing 145 countries have gathered at Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center to learn more about business growth opportunities and product innovation
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In my last post , I mentioned that I'd be building a demo of how to add SQL 2008 spatial data to a WPF layer over VE. I've made some good progress on that front, and will post the demo soon (hopefully by this week's end.) Building off the great
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You can build Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications easier across multiple development teams with Composite Application Guidance for WPF . This guidance is intended for software architects and developers who are building enterprise WPF client
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Today we have announced an alliance with TenDigits to deliver a mobile solution for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 for both Windows Mobile phones and BlackBerry mobile phones. This solution, which also offers offline capabilities can be administered directly
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Beginning in mid-July we'll be offering an online version of Microsoft Office to subscribers. The Microsoft Equipt bundle includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote, plus OneCare and a handful of existing free Windows Live applications. The software
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ISVs can now receive a special Hyper-V designation to support the Certified On or Works-With certifications for Windows Server 2008 applications. The designation lets those considering your software that it has passed compliance testing for Windows Server
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Today I got an opportunity to preview some of the following Dynamics CRM ISV Solutions scheduled to be demoed in various CRM Sessions (DYN007 and DYN010 on Wed 7/9/2008) @ Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) . Mitchell Humphrey: Utilized CRM Platform to
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I recently had the honor of participate in Incubation Week out in Silicon Valley. Leading up to the event we realized that at least two out of our six participants wanted to integrate Virtual Earth and Silverlight. I searched for guidance online but only
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Microsoft has published a set of documents that affirm our Interoperability Principles that increases openness, drive greater interoperability, and provide more choice for developers, customers, and competitors. Highlights of the announcement include:
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