.NET Framework


Microsoft Eyes Social Software Development

Microsoft’s recent deal with Facebook could foretell broader use of social networking software within companies.

Waterfalling Forward to Agile

Manage the transition to agile processes.

SlickEdit: Enhance Code Editing

SlickEdit is an alternative development environment designed for hardcore developers. It's a highly configurable and highly productive environment, but one that has a steep learning curve.

Visual Guard Updated

Visual Guard for .NET allows dev managers to add security features to projects and manage users and roles among coders.

Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 Released

First Release of Spring.NET Now Available

Interface 21 bows Spring.NET 1.1, a dev-deployment framework for .NET apps.

Microsoft's Linux Deals: Tempest in a Teapot for Developers

Analysts say Microsoft’s IP deals won’t have a big impact on enterprise developers

Windows Communication Foundation

The skinny on Microsoft's programming model for messaging.

Inform Users With Customized Visual Feedback

Add and customize visual cues on your AJAX-enabled Web pages with the UpdateProgress control and PageRequestManager class.

Implement UpdatePanel Properties

Control how partial-page updates are performed by defining the UpdatePanel control's ChildrenAsTriggers and UpdateMode properties.

Microsoft Partnering With GigaSpaces

Microsoft Corp. has partnered with Israel-based GigaSpaces Technologies Ltd. to bundle the vendor's extreme transaction processing middleware with a Microsoft front-end and enterprise grid. The agreement is on the heels of GigaSpaces' announcement of version 6.0 of its flagship data grid and caching platform, expected in September.

Certification Czar

Master of exams Lutz Ziob, General Manager, Microsoft Learning, talks about Redmond's new certs.

OutSystems App-Dev Platform Enters U.S. Market

OutSystems Inc. offers platform for developing Web service-based apps.

The Right Staff

Utilize often-overlooked recruiting practices.

OCS 2007 Set to Ease Telephony-App Integration

Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 ties Office suite to corporate phone systems.

Windows Workflow Foundation

Should you code your business logic or use a workflow model?

.NET Gets Dynamic

Dynamic Language Runtine (DLR) to be part of the next versions of Silverlight and AJAX.

Ties that Bind

Tech-Ed 2007: Microsoft calls for agile, business-focused IT through tighter links between development and operations.

Visual Studio Tool Takes SAP to Office

ERP-Link Corp.'s iNet platform brings SAP to .NET.

Open Sourcing Online ID Management

Redmond teams up with open source community to create an interoperable architecture for identity protection.

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