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Microsoft's message at TechEd: make the most of what you have

Yuval Shavit — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:12:56 EDT

Businesses are less likely to invest in brand-new projects, so Microsoft's message at this year's TechEd is for developers to use their existing resources to their fullest.

Microsoft "WebSphere Loves Windows" ads tout cost, performance vs. AIX

Yuval Shavit — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:02:30 EDT

Microsoft's new ad campaign, "WebSphere Loves Windows," compares an IBM Power6 server running AIX to an HP blade running Windows. According to Microsoft, the Windows box isn't just cheaper; it has better performance, too.

Silverlight plug-in for Eclipse highlights Microsoft's work on interop

Yuval Shavit — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:17:02 EST

Microsoft says the new plug-in, which was developed by Microsoft partner Soyatec, represents another step toward interoperability and its ongoing relationship with the open source community.

Microsoft announces Silverlight 3, Expression Blend 3 at MIX09

Yuval Shavit — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:19:54 EST

With its beta of Silverlight 3 and preview of Expression Blend 3, Microsoft has kicked off MIX09 with plenty of exciting news for RIA and Web application developers.

Moonlight 1.0 release brings Silverlight to Linux

Yuval Shavit — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:26:27 EST

Moonlight, an open source implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight platform for RIAs, has passed all of Microsoft's regression tests, according to project lead Miguel de Icaza. With the 1.0 release, the project now turns its focus towards catching up with Silverlight 2.0.

Microsoft cuts Visual Studio 2008 upgrade prices as VS 2010 looms

Yuval Shavit — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:51:35 EST

The company is also offering discounts on VSTS. Best of all, the upgrade prices apply even if you're currently using a free IDE like Visual Studio Express or IBM's Eclipse.

Silverlight, Ajax components require different approach to UI

Yuval Shavit — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:14:53 EST

Ajax components and Silverlight components aren't just different in their underlying technologies, according to UI components vendor Infragistics. Users also expect a different look and feel depending on which technology they're using.

Java application frameworks come to .NET

Yuval Shavit — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:59:44 EST

Third-party application frameworks have been popular in the Java world for years, but several projects are now trying to bring those tools to .NET. Frameworks like Spring for .NET are introducing developers to concepts like aspect-oriented programming (AOP) and domain driven design (DDD).

Microsoft offers startups free development tools, MSDN subscription

Yuval Shavit — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:27:17 EST

BizSpark gives new ISVs free development tools, including full versions of Visual Studio and an MSDN Premium subscription.. The company hopes the program will encourage startups to develop for Windows without having to worry about up-front costs.

Microsoft announces promotions for Visual Studio, MSDN

Yuval Shavit — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:04:11 EST

Microsoft announced several promotions for Visual Studio 2008 and MSDN subscriptions at TechEd EMEA in Bracelona, Brazil earlier this week. The company also rehashed some of .NET 3.5's improvements, as well as planned improvements to VS 2010.