.NET Framework


Microsoft Office Tool Supports iPhone

Users of Apple's iPhone may have been able to connect to Microsoft's Exchange Server, but they haven't been able to edit Office files in their native file format. Quickoffice this week moved to change that.

Using the Visual State Manager in Silverlight Templates

Expression Blend 2 lets you add different effects to your Silverlight apps and enhance users' experience -- and with less code than you might think. All you need is Visual State Manager.

Ballmer Makes It Official: Windows 7 Beta Available

Microsoft last night officially released the first beta of its Windows 7 to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. The beta will be open to all testers tomorrow.

TEST DRIVE: Windows 7 Beta 1, Build 7000

A hand-on preview of Windows 7 Beta 1.

Supporting Routing

Want to make life easier for your users? NET 3.5 SP1's routing technology has some extra features to let you do just that.

UPDATE: Borland Sheds Staff, Faces Challenges

Application lifecycle management tools maker Borland Software CEO Tod Nielsen has left the company to join VMware as chief operating officer.

Microsoft Promotes Bob Muglia to President of Server and Tools

Bob Muglia, a Microsoft veteran of 21 years, has been named to the newly created position of president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Division.

Q&A with Microsoft's Bob Muglia

Bob Muglia was named president of Microsoft's $13 billion Server and Tools Business, Microsoft announced today.

Sun Releases xVM VirtualBox 2.1

Sun Microsystems recently released the latest version of its desktop virtualization software, xVM VirtualBox.

Windows Workflow Changes Direction

Learn how Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) 4.0 changes everything you thought you knew about workflow. Also, learn why using string primary keys is a bad idea; find out where to get a data grid for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF); overcome the annoying issue of files not loading at runtime; and copy files into the executable directory.

Is LINQ to SQL Dead?

Developers are angered by Microsoft's shift to Entity Framework.

Pursuing Yahoo!

Microsoft needs to move toward a more robust Web presence and enable a compelling -- and increasingly necessary -- Web-Windows integration offering.

Understand What Your App Does

Peter takes a look at Compuware's DevPartner Studio.

Connect to the Cloud

In this special interview, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Robert Wahbe discusses the Azure Services Platform and Software plus Services applications with 1105 Media's Jeffrey Schwartz and Michael Desmond.

Is Agile Rock or Disco?

Billy Hollis ponders agile's long-term fate.

DXperience v2008 Volume 3; Isolator and Racer; and TeamCity 4.0

New products for .NET developers.

CA Modeling Tool Supports WCF

CA's Plex rapid application development environment creates .NETbased services based on Windows Communication Foundation.

BizTalk Server 2009 Beta Advances SOA

Microsoft releases the first public beta of BizTalk Server 2009, its integration platform based on service-oriented architecture.

Will SOA Fly in 2009?

Despite progress by Microsoft, the economy could put projects lacking quick ROI at risk.

SQL Injection Hits Amid the Holidays

Redmond continues to investigate a new zero-day bug affecting popular database application SQL Server.

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