In a major shift of position, the next release of Microsoft's widely deployed Internet Explorer browser will set standards-based rendering as the default, a move that will impact how developers build and deploy Web content.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 03/04/2008
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
Microsoft's SaaS initiatives gets kickstarted with online betas of Exchange Server 2007 and Office SharePoint Server 2007.
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
The company's "Vista Capable" standard appears to have been partially influenced by decision to help Intel sell components with lower graphic capabilities.
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
Silverlight and online banking work together at Web Services/SOA on Wall Street Conference
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 03/01/2008
Microsoft and Talend partner up to bring Open Studio, Talend’s open source BI tool, to the Windows platform.
- By John K. Waters
- 03/01/2008
European Union fined Microsoft 899 million Euros for failure to comply with the EU's 2004 finding that Redmond was engaged in monopolistic practices.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 02/27/2008
Redmond officially rolls out Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 in Los Angeles event.
One of the great things about virtualization is that it makes it incredibly easy to add a new server -- or 10, or 100 new servers.
Microsoft's proposed Yahoo acquisition could be good news for developers, analysts say.
- By John K. Waters
- 02/25/2008
Those anticipating the next Silverlight beta release may not have long to wait. In a blog post on Friday, general manager of Microsoft's Developer Division Scott Guthrie said that the beta will come "shortly" and detailed some of the features to expect.
In a move that will let Web developers use their existing skills to build rich Internet applications for the desktop, smart clients and browsers, Adobe Systems Inc. today released the first version of its widely anticipated AIR cross-operating system runtime, along with updates to its Flex framework for Windows and Macintosh platforms.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 02/25/2008
On Friday Microsoft released an e-mail sent from Kevin Johnson, president of the Microsoft Platforms & Services Division, to employees of his department commenting on how consolidating with Yahoo might impact them and Microsoft as a whole.
While Microsoft's announcement yesterday that it will publish key APIs and share its communications protocols was met with skepticism by the European Commission and other critics, .NET developers we talked with welcomed the step that Redmond had defiantly resisted until now.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 02/22/2008