.NET Framework


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WPF Goes to Work

Windows Presentation Foundation has been greatly underserved by Microsoft’s emphasis on glitz and glamour; learn how to take advantage of WPF in your everyday Windows business apps.

Simplify Background Threads

It requires a lot of plumbing to create, manage, and communicate with background threads. The System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker class already contains the functionality you need to follow best practices.

XMLSpy 2007 3 Enterprise Ed.: Process Open XML for Word and Excel

Tools for those who need to fetch, store or transform XML, including in Word 2007 and Excel 2007.

REPLACE WITH NEW ID# 1787

Use the declarative programming model to enable type-safe data access in ADO.NET.

Consuming Remote Web Services with ASP.NET AJAX

Notice that ScriptManager can't generate a client-side proxy object that can be used to call the remote service? Dan shows you the workaround.

Serialize Data to the Clipboard

Learn how to copy all the custom data formats in objects to the clipboard and determine which ones are appropriate when you paste.

OpenDocument Format

The Open XML-encoded file format that competes with Microsoft's Office Open XML.

Authenticating Users with ASP.NET AJAX

Dan walks you through configuring this method as well as walks you through all the parameters.

i3 Upgrade for .NET Apps and SQL Server

Symantec Corp. boosts .NET features in Application Performance Management platform.

DevExpress Updates CodeRush Productivity Toolset

Developer Express Inc.’s CodeRush 2.5 comes bundled with refactoring toolset.

VS 2008 Beta 2 Debuts

Get the latest downloads related to Visual Studio 2008 (formerly Orcas).

Microsoft To Buy Parlano

Microsoft announced on Thursday that it intends to buy Parlano, a Chicago-based company it has already worked closely with on enterprise communications software.

Creating and Consuming ASP.NET AJAX Page Methods

Using Page Methods when adding the ScriptService attribute is overkill for a single page -- find out how to add the functionality directly using AJAX.

Consuming Web Services with ASP.NET AJAX

Leverage .NET Web services using the ScriptServiceAttribute through the ScriptManager control.

Judge's Ruling Signals 'Game Over' for SCO

The Utah federal court judge's ruling on August 10 -- that SuSE Linux distributor Novell does, in fact, own the copyrights to the UNIX operating system -- signals a major legal blow for The SCO Group. It ends a nearly-five-year-old legal campaign that sowed fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) among Linux users and developers.

ComponentOne Releases Studio Enterprise 2007 v2

ComponentOne LLC issues update to enterprise toolset.

Open XML

The new default file format in the 2007 Microsoft Office system.

Ozzie Reveals More Details of Cloud Development Platform

Ozzie dishes more details on Microsoft’s platform in the cloud.

Microsoft's App Server Technology Close Competition to Oracle

Study gives Microsoft’s application server technology high marks.

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