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OutSystems Releases New Agile Application

OutSystems's All-In-One Agile Suite promises to save time both for developers trying to incorporate changes into customer applications, and customers who want to get the process right but do it quicker while still having a say over the development.

Only 2 Fixes Expected on Patch Tuesday

IT pros can expect one of the lightest Patch Tuesdays in recent memory this month as Redmond indicated there would only be two patches -- one critical, one important.

Ballmer Stumps for Azure Down Under

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave a rousing endorsement of cloud development in Australia today at a Live Web Rally event entitled Liberation Day.

UPDATE: Adobe Patches Reader Flaw

Adobe Systems on Wednesday said it has released a patch to stave off stack buffer overflow exploits in its free and widely used Adobe Reader software.

WinHEC: Keynote Spotlights Windows 7 Device Connectivity

Microsoft's Steve Sinofsky started WinHEC by telling developers how Windows 7 will make it easier to integrate device drivers and provide an improved user experience.

Microsoft: 'Geneva' Will Help Change Access Paradigm

Microsoft is leading the move to claims-based access with an announcement this week of a claims-aware application codenamed "Geneva" Framework.

Inside Microsoft's Network Identity Framework

As Microsoft gets set to deliver its cloud-based services centered on the Windows Azure platform and Live Framework, the company's new identity management roadmap will be the key to addressing concerns about security and authentication.

Worm Hits Windows 2000 in China

Despite issuing a preemptive patch two weeks ago and another warning late last week, Redmond is now investigating a bug exploiting Windows Server Service for Windows 2000 that reportedly originated in China.

Microsoft To Add Smooth Streaming in IIS7

Web sites will be able to get improved bandwidth management for streaming media using a new extension to the Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS7) Web server.

Microsoft Rolls Out Services Connector CTP

Microsoft has introduced a new Windows server component to seamlessly connect Active Directory users to Microsoft-based services and other services residing in the Internet cloud.

Microsoft: Software More Secure, but Malware Is Growing Threat

The number of software vulnerabilities in the first half of 2008 dropped 4 percent compared with the previous six months and a respectable 19 percent from the first half of 2007.

Cloud Computing Prompts New IT Planning

Microsoft's announcement last week that it will offer a new software development platform for cloud computing added new energy to the debate over how and when organizations might begin turning to the technology.

Touchless SDK Released to CodePlex

SDK of Touchless, which allows use of a webcam as a graphical input device, is now available for download on CodePlex.

.NET Out of the Box

With Silverlight 2, the focus moves to optimizing development of RIA-based business apps.

Microsoft Unleashes Tool for Web Developers

Web App Installer from Redmond provides a single way for developers to gather ASP.NET- and PHP-based open source Web apps.

MarkLogic Server 4.0 Taps XML Content

Mark Logic releases MarkLogic Server 4.0, with added support for geospatial data, dynamic content and entity enrichment.

OCS Gains New Developer Hooks

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 adds new APIs and integration with Visual Studio.

DevPartner Studio 9.0 Targets Code Quality

Compuware delivers DevPartner Studio 9.0, an upgraded version of its automated code-scanning and analysis suite.

Microsoft Outlines Next-Gen Databases

Redmond reveals “Kilimanjaro,” the business intelligence-focused successor to SQL Server 2008.

Microsoft Releases New MVC Beta

Microsoft releases beta of model-view-controller framework with a go-live license.

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