The Software Freedom Law Center, which provides legal representation "to protect and advance free and open source software," has issued an analysis of Microsoft's "Open Specification Promise" and its compatibility with the GNU General Public License.
Microsoft this morning revealed to developers the expected next steps in the software development kit (SDK) for the Office Open XML (OOXML) file format specification.
- By Michael Desmond
- 03/13/2008
Novell, a sponsor of the open source Mono project, issued an announcement today that a new development tool, called MonoDevelop 1.0, will be available for download at the end of this week.
We're going to be featuring free downloads of interest to .NET developers on a fairly regular basis; below is the first installment.
In a rare display of contrition, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer yesterday acknowledged frustration with the acceptance of Windows Vista and the company's failure to upgrade its Internet Explorer browser more routinely, as well the questionable decision to pursue separate development paths for Internet Explorer and the .NET Framework.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 03/07/2008
Perry shares his take on the best LINQ to SQL features, walks you through the biggest changes from ObjectSpaces and more.
One of the biggest risks enterprises face in rolling out PDAs and smart phones is data getting into the wrong hands if a device is lost or stolen. Sybase Inc.'s iAnywhere business unit today is rolling out software it said will help corporate developers address that threat.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 03/03/2008
Jazz up your downloading process with this download bar in Silverlight.
According to blogger Nicholas Carr, Microsoft may be preparing to make a major Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) announcement soon, possibly at its Mix '08 conference this week in Las Vegas
Is the continuous build model right for your shop?
- By Peter Varhol
- 03/01/2008
Semantic Web concepts and technologies gain traction in mainstream development with new crop of tools.
- By Alice LaPlante
- 03/01/2008
"D" declarative programming language is the newest component of Redmond’s "Oslo" project and Dynamic IT strategy
- By Michael Desmond
- 03/01/2008
Microsoft's chairman outlines his vision for a next-generation development platform.
- By John K. Waters
- 03/01/2008
Infragistics’ newly released "Aikido" framework is optimized for Web 2.0 development .
- By Kathleen Richards
- 03/01/2008
Following recent acquisitions, IBM and SAP unveil a host of new products and services.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 03/01/2008
Keep everyone working together with this comprehensive collaboration tool.
New products this month.
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 03/01/2008
Silverlight and online banking work together at Web Services/SOA on Wall Street Conference
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 03/01/2008
Learn how to minimize inherent inaccuracies with Singles and Doubles when performing comparisons; learn how to use extensions, a .NET 3.5 feature, when targeting .NET 2.0 apps; and learn why you should avoid using Names that are used in a type you are extending.
- By Bill McCarthy
- 03/01/2008
Are your software builds slowing you down? Powerful solutions streamline build and branch management.
- By Peter Varhol
- 03/01/2008