.NET Framework


Does Live Mesh Have Flesh?

Developers critique Microsoft's Software plus Services release.

Blueprint for a Software Factory

Will industrializing your component development create better apps?

BMC's Rebranded Black Box

BMC Software plans to release its Application Problem Resolution System 7.0 for monitoring application code.

Building Bridges

Codemesh bridges the Java-to-.NET gap at Deutsche Post.

Fortify Bundles Static and Dynamic Code Analysis

Fortify Software’s new software suite brings information security into the development process.

Telerik Updates RadControls

Telerik launches updated version of RadControls, which supports Office SharePoint Server and DotNetNuke, among other platforms.

Using FindControl and PreviousPage with Master Pages

In theory, PreviousPage lets you access data on the page the user just requested. In practice it doesn't work if you're also using Master Pages unless you understand ASP.NET naming containers.

Microsoft Releases 3 Critical Patches

On Tuesday, Redmond rolled out four patches for the month of May as expected, with three deemed "Critical" and one "Moderate."

UPDATED: U.K. Education Group Escalates Microsoft Complaints

A consultancy to the U.K. government has forwarded complaints about Microsoft's licensing and interoperability practices to the European Commission (EC), according to an announcement issued by the Becta consulting group yesterday.

Data-Focused Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 SP1 Betas Released

On Monday Microsoft released the Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 beta bits for public download.

Four Patches Coming in May

Three patches will target critical remote code execution exploits in Microsoft Office, Publisher and the Jet Database Engine.

Microsoft Sets Sights on Data Mining Dominance

Redmond hopes to challenge SAS Institute and SPSS for data mining and predictive analytic bragging rights.

Borland Finally Finds a Buyer for CodeGear

Borland Software Corp. today said it has agreed to sell its CodeGear unit for $23 million to Embarcadero Technologies.

Databind Page Properties into HTML Tags

Adding some bizarre punctuation marks to the tags in your ASPX file gives you an easy way to move data out of custom properties and into your page.

Microsoft Hiring Program Managers for SQL

Anyone interested in working for Microsoft on the next and future editions of SQL Server might want to check out this blog post from Lead Program Manager Debra Dove.

Reports: Microsoft and Yahoo Actively Negotiating Merger Deal

Shares of Microsoft closed just shy of 7 percent higher on Friday May 2 based on new speculation that Microsoft and Yahoo are now actively negotiating to seal a deal.

Borland Debuts Silk 2008 Test Suite

Borland Silk 2008 test suite boosts RIA testing and adds extensibility framework.

New MFC Library

Modernize the look of your native Windows apps.

Study: SaaS Most Important Enterprise Software Trend

According to a recent survey of 850 "enterprise software customers," Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) continues to be the most important enterprise software trend.

Broadening the Reach of SOA

Configuration Service 2.0 may offer a glimpse of what’s to come in Microsoft’s next-generation SOA platform.

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