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Microsoft pre-release of Windows 8 now open to scrutiny

Posted by: Jack Vaughan on September 14, 2011    0 comments    last post: September 14, 2011
At Microsoft’s BUILD developer conference (formerly ''PDC'') in L.A., the company showed Windows 8's new Metro graphical interface. WinRT APIs, which Microsoft unveiled along with Windows 8, could help developers grapple with multiple delivery platforms.

Enterprise Business Motivation Model

Posted by: Jack Vaughan on August 09, 2011    0 comments    last post: August 09, 2011
The Enterprise Business Motivation Model is the creation of A. Nicklas Malik, an Enterprise Architect at Microsoft. It is a conceptual information model that captures the core elements of business strategy, business function, and business motivation.

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Windows 8 may rely more on HTML5

Posted by: Jack Vaughan on July 13, 2011    3 comments    last post: January 23, 2012
While Windows 8 is not expected until deep into 2012, the first rumblings of Microsoft's marketing machine started in June as the company began disclosing new technologies to be included in the upcoming release. One is HTML5. [From SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com]

HTML is the new HTML5

Posted by: Jack Vaughan on February 02, 2011    1 comment    last post: January 22, 2012
If you were concerned about the burgeoning ''HTML5'' t-shirt movement, you may rest better knowing one of HTML5's great advocates, Ian Hicksonn, has declared the term "HTML5" over and out, in favor of the term ''HTML.''

dotConnect Data Providers come with Improved Model Designer.

Posted by: Core Lab on February 01, 2011    0 comments    last post: February 01, 2011
New versions of Devart dotConnect data providers come with new greatly improved model designer. It delivers the ability to create several diagrams per model and automatic generation of sequences and triggers for Autoincrement properties in Oracle databases.

OData patterns for data access

Posted by: Jack Vaughan on January 03, 2011    0 comments    last post: January 03, 2011
OData (Open Data Protocol) is a Web protocol for querying and updating data. Lance Olson, Group Program Manager at Microsoft, took time to answer some questions about what's new with OData and where it is going.

IronPython and IronRuby find new home

Posted by: Jack Vaughan on October 22, 2010    0 comments    last post: October 22, 2010
Microsoft has moved its Iron projects outside the company. New project leaders for IronPython will include Miquel de Icaza.

Enterprise Library 5.0 and Unity 2.0 BETA1 released

Posted by: Grigori Melnik on March 29, 2010    0 comments    last post: March 29, 2010
Microsoft patterns & practices team is pleased to announce the release of the Enterprise Library 5.0 Beta1 and Unity 2.0 Beta1 - February 2010.

Model-Based Testing with NModel

Posted by: Jesper Goertz on January 21, 2010    1 comment    last post: July 15, 2010
In model-based testing you let a model of the system drive the testing. NModel is a professional-grade free toolset for C#. NModelRS enables you to test implementations in other languages such as Java.

Crypto Obfuscator For .Net 2010 released

Posted by: LogicNP Software on January 20, 2010    3 comments    last post: November 16, 2010
Crypto Obfuscator offers advanced obfuscation, encryption and optimization technology.

Microsoft moves on Azure cloud

Posted by: Jack Vaughan on October 20, 2009    1 comment    last post: September 15, 2010
A new CTP for the Azure DB ... free promo time on Azure cloud for some MSDN subscribers ... and some tips on dealing with cloud storage ...

Thom Robbins Joins Kentico as Product Evangelist

Posted by: Petr Palas on October 19, 2009    0 comments    last post: October 19, 2009
Web content management system vendor Kentico Software announced the appointment of Thom Robbins as Product Evangelist. Thom Robbins comes from Microsoft where he worked as the Director of Developer Audience.



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A look at .NET 3.5

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Brad Abrams: Patterns for successful ASP.NET AJAX development

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Windows Workflow Foundation is a new technology that many developers will need to get their heads around. In a brief excerpt adapted from Programming Windows Workflow Foundation: Practical WF Techniques and Examples using XAML and C#, K.Scott Allen considers aspects of workflow definition. (March 22, Chapter Excerpt)

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