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Microsoft Hiring Program Managers for SQL

Anyone interested in working for Microsoft on the next and future editions of SQL Server might want to check out this blog post from Lead Program Manager Debra Dove.

Microsoft Scraps Yahoo Acquisition Plans

Citing a hefty price tag and other concerns, Microsoft this weekend officially scrapped its plans to acquire Yahoo.

Reports: Microsoft and Yahoo Actively Negotiating Merger Deal

Shares of Microsoft closed just shy of 7 percent higher on Friday May 2 based on new speculation that Microsoft and Yahoo are now actively negotiating to seal a deal.

Google Makes Pact with Key Microsoft BI Partner

Google and Panorama Software partner up to develop SaaS tool for Google Docs.

Borland Debuts Silk 2008 Test Suite

Borland Silk 2008 test suite boosts RIA testing and adds extensibility framework.

Robotics Developer Studio 2008 CTP

Redmond unveils new CTP of its Robotics Developer Studio 2008.

Study: SaaS Most Important Enterprise Software Trend

According to a recent survey of 850 "enterprise software customers," Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) continues to be the most important enterprise software trend.

Broadening the Reach of SOA

Configuration Service 2.0 may offer a glimpse of what’s to come in Microsoft’s next-generation SOA platform.

IBM Mashup Tool Focused on Enterprise Content

IBM launches new mashup tools WebSphere sMash and Mashup Center.

Microsoft Considers MSDN Revamp

Microsoft task force seeks to improve MSDN by soliciting developer feedback and boosting search features.

Altova Refreshes XML Suite

Altova releases upgraded XML tools suite with OOXML support.

Gartner: Economic Woes Will Increase Offshoring

Research firm Gartner is predicting that the current economic downturn in the U.S. will mean more IT and development positions will go overseas.

Glitch Postpones Windows XP SP3 Availability

One of Microsoft's retail point-of-sale applications has an incompatibility with Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1.

Vista Speech Macros Beta for Developers Released

Advanced developers who want to tell their computer what to do (literally), rather than punch keys or click on icon, may want to check out a "pre-beta" technical preview of Windows Speech Recognition Macros for Vista.

Web 2.0 Event Draws the Bleeding-Edge Cloud Crowd

Tim O'Reilly woke up his end-of-the-day audience when he took the stage at last week's Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco.

Web Developers Left Holding the Bag on SQL Injection Attacks

Microsoft is claiming that an injection attack vulnerability discovered late last week and made public this week related to the popular business database application SQL, is not the company's fault but may lie with lax Web developers.

Cisco and Microsoft: Clash of the UC Titans

According to market watcher Infonetics Research, both Cisco Systems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are tops, overall, in the UC space. In fact, buyers say that Cisco and Microsoft are their preferred Unified Messaging and Communicator suppliers.

IDC: IT Budgets Down in 2008

IT execs are focusing on cutting costs rather than investing in technology this quarter, according to a report by research analysts at IDC.

Microsoft Announces Extensibility Framework for .NET

Last week, Microsoft's .NET Framework program manager Krzysztof Cwalina announced that his team is working on a new framework for .NET -- Managed Extensibility Framework -- designed to improve compatibility with third-party extensions.

Convergence Idea Gets Serious With Live Mesh, Analysts Say

Live Mesh sounds like "HailStorm" in concept -- a way to access your data from any device with an Internet connection -- says Microsoft's Rosoff.

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