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Virtual Server SP1 Released

A key Microsoft virtualization product has gotten an important update.

Quest Upgrades SQL Server 2005 Offerings

Continuing its support of Microsoft SQL Server and SQL Server 2005, Quest Software recently unveiled its latest offering, Change Director for SQL Server, as well as upgrades to its Performance Analysis for SQL Server 6.0 and Toad SQL Server 3.0.

Microsoft Releases Development Tools Connector

A new tunnel has been released which links two disparate Microsoft development tools, creating a more seamless development environment.

Intersoft, Nevron Ship Major Bundle of .NET Tools

QuarX for .NET from Intersoft Solutions Corp. and Nevron provides comprehensive toolset for Web and WinForms components.

Telerik Goes Live with Next-Gen Web Controls

Telerik announces "Prometheus," the newest version of its RadControls suite for .NET FX 3.5, to be released in 2008.

Sun Enters RIA Fray with JavaFX

JavaFX, new from Sun Microsystems Inc., adds Java-based tools to the growing rich Internet application space.

Tools Vendors Return to Native

CodeGear and Microsoft please native programmers with plans to improve C++ portfolios and continue to develop native code options.

Developers to Get Hooks Into SQL Server 'Katmai'

Katmai could improve Microsoft's standing in the database space.

Oracle Pushing Identity Governance Framework

Identity Governance Framework proposed by Oracle Corp. will help protect consumer information online.

Visual Studio Magazine Readers' Choice Awards

Visual Studio Magazine Readers' Choice Awards: The best tools in the industry across 22 categories, as chosen by VSM readers and editors.

AMD Upgrades Dev Center

AMD Inc. upgrades testing center, providing developers—including the Microsoft Visual Studio team—with access to multi-core processors

Teamprise Readies Java SDK for TFS

Teamprise makes Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server accessible to Java developers with new software development kit

Ballmer Touts 'Software Plus Services,' Beats OBA Drum

Ballmer speaks at Software 2007 Conference, focuses on promoting Software Plus Services, Office Business Apps (OBAs).

Microsoft Pushing RFID-Based Development Through BizTalk

Radio frequency identification technology (RFID) achieves business integration in the beta of Microsoft’s BizTalk Server 2006.

Vista Pre-Release Time Bomb Set To Explode

Warning to users of pre-release versions of Windows Vista: In two days, your operating system will self-destruct, like the cassette tape at the beginning of "Mission: Impossible."

Open Source Community Skeptical About Silverlight

Open source players suspect the cross-platform Silverlight is not as friendly as it seems.

Analyst Looks at Mashups vs. SOBAs

Mashups need to get serious and take a lesson from SOBAs if they're to succeed in the world of enterprises.

Conquering the Cloud

MIX07: Inside Microsoft's radical vision for cross-platform Web development.

.NET Developers Taking to PowerShell

Scripting in the .NET-based PowerShell saves developers time and leverages their Microsoft platform expertise.

Software Factories: Modernizing Development

Software factories produce the blueprints and pieces developers need to efficiently create applications.

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