Hundreds of dissatisfied testers of Microsoft's ADO.NET Entity Framework V1, which is still in beta, are staging a protest against the software giant by expressing what they call a "vote of no confidence" in the technology.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 06/25/2008
Microsoft has released Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 1.0, a file translator that allows users to open, edit, and convert Open XML files created in Office 2008 for Mac or Office 2007 for Windows for use in earlier versions of the suite, including Office 2004 11.4 and Office v. X 10.1.9 or later.
The VSTS Database team announced a slew of new improvements at Tech-Ed. Jeff walks through some of the key changes.
- By Jeff Levinson
- 06/23/2008
When was the last time you saw a fully open-source vendor sharing the conference keynote stage with Microsoft? If you were at Microsoft's recent Tech-Ed show in Orlando, you could say, well, then.
- By John K. Waters
- 06/23/2008
IBM Corp.'s Rational Software unit is set to release version 1.0 of Team Concert, the commercial client to the company's Jazz collaborative software development environment.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz and John K. Waters
- 06/17/2008
Mixed .NET and Java application deployment platforms promote new interoperability initiatives.
- By John K. Waters
- 06/17/2008
Don't worry, ASP.NET developers: Siverlight 2 controls aren't so different from what you're used to, as Dan shows.
Microsoft has joined the Open Source Census as a sponsor, according to an announcement issued by OpenLogic, which founded the group.
As the mantle of leadership at Microsoft shifts, what is Gates' legacy as a developer?
- By William F. Zachmann
- 06/15/2008
International Association for Software Architects aims to establish a support network for architects nationwide.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 06/15/2008
Mixed .NET and Java application deployment platforms promote new interoperability initiatives.
- By John K. Waters
- 06/15/2008
Microsoft’s SQL Server 2008 and Hyper-V are the foundations for the
newly revamped MSDN.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 06/15/2008
Next Office 2007 Service Pack will include native read/write support for XML-based OpenDocument Format files.
- By Michael Desmond
- 06/15/2008
IBM’s Rational Software unit set to release Team Concert version
- By Jeffrey Schwartz and John K. Waters
- 06/15/2008
Microsoft releases Mobile Device Manager 2008 with improved support for Windows Mobile devices and third-party tools.
- By John K. Waters
- 06/15/2008
Redmond's chairman uses Tech-Ed keynote to talk up 'Oslo,' 'Velocity,' Silverlight and other dev tools.
- By Michael Desmond
- 06/15/2008
Xenocode releases Virtual Application Studio tool suite.
- By Michael Desmond
- 06/15/2008
Google's first major developer conference focuses on improvements to 'Gears,' its cloud-based browser extension.
- By John K. Waters
- 06/15/2008
How to live a C++ life in an XML world.
- By Stephane Raynaud
- 06/15/2008
A speech given yesterday by Neelie Kroes, the European commissioner for competition, skewered Microsoft without mentioning the company by name.