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Report: Windows 7 Surpasses Vista in Market Share

Windows 7 now has nearly 15 percent of the operating system market for business users, outshining Vista.

Microsoft and Intel Unveil Dev Platform for Digital Sign

Microsoft and Intel today announced the availability of a developer platform for a digital sign that offers an interactive screen and the ability to track users.

Microsoft's Ecosystem Effort

Early access and intensive assistance helped bolster tooling support for Visual Studio 2010.

Microsoft Embraces H.264 Video for IE 9

Microsoft voiced support for the H.264 video codec in future versions of Internet Explorer, while affirming Adobe Flash.

Microsoft Warns of SharePoint Security Flaw

Microsoft issued a security advisory on Thursday for a vulnerability in two SharePoint products.

Microsoft Attacks Android in HTC Patent Deal

Microsoft and HTC signed a patent deal involving HTC's mobile smartphones running the open source Android operating system.

GrapeCity Updates Components for VS2010

New components add features and support for .NET Client Profile in Visual Studio 2010.

UPDATE: Windows Embedded Standard 7 Released

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the launch of Windows Embedded Standard 7 at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, Calif.

IE 8 XSS Vulnerability To Get Fixed in June

Microsoft is preparing a security update in June for the IE XSS filter in Internet Explorer 8.

Developers Rank Microsoft .NET Ahead of Google and Other Frameworks

Evans Data conducted a global survey of 425 developers earlier this month to find out their overall satisfaction with software frameworks and Web platforms.

Microsoft Security Report Points Fingers at ISVs

Windows security holes have declined in the last year by 8.4 percent, according to a new Microsoft report.

Free Service Checks Windows 7 Application Compatibility

Small-to-medium businesses (SBMs) trying to assess if older applications will run on Windows 7 Professional edition can take advantage of a free online remediation service.

Microsoft Set To Release ADFS 2.0

Upcoming federated ID management technology promises to improve authentication across both server and cloud.

Office 2010 SharePoint 2010 Available to IT Pros

Subscribers to Microsoft's IT professional services got access to Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 yesterday.

SQL Server 2008 R2 Set to Analyze Mountains of Data, Coming in May

Developers with Visual Studio 2010 can package data-tier application components, including tables, views and stored procedures, as a single unit of deployment.

Microsoft 2010 Products Hit RTM, Arriving in May

Microsoft on Thursday announced the release of four of its 2010-branded applications to its manufacturing partners.

Smartphone Development Is More Than Just iPhone

Although it's clear that the iPhone platform is still the place to be for mobile developers, results from a recent Ovum survey indicate that there's a lot of development activity around all the major platforms.

Component Makers Expand into New Markets

Telerik, Infragistics and other .NET component makers compete outside of their traditional space.

Telerik Expands Portfolio with Team Development Tools

The company is offering several tools that enable developers to work with Microsoft Team Foundation Server.

Silverlight 4 Officially Launched

Microsoft releases shipping version of Silverlight 4 with a focus on ease and speed of development

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