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API Promises to Ease Virtual Development

Skytap releases app-programming interface that simplifies usage of its new cloud-based service.

Silverlight 2.0 Release Candidate Available

Release Candidate 0 (RC0) Developer Runtime edition is now available for download.

Media Player Malefactors

Cenzic claims media players contribute to many Web app vulnerabilities.

Mono 2.0 Takes Flight

Mono version 2.0 is released, featuring an improved C# compiler and extended support for LINQ.

A Tale of Two 'Cities'

Will 'Oslo' and 'Dublin' ease your distributed-systems development?

Microsoft Posts ASP.NET MVC Beta for Download

Today Microsoft released the official beta for ASP.NET MVC, its model view controller architecture for Web applications based on the .NET 3.5 Framework.

Silverlight 2 Now Available

Silverlight 2, the latest version of Microsoft's cross-platform browser plug-in for multimedia applications, will be available on Oct. 14, company officials announced on Monday.

Busy October Patch Cycle Comes Around with 11 Fixes

Security-minded admins have their work cut out for them, as Microsoft coughs up 11 fixes in its October patch cycle.

Microsoft Promises To Improve UAC in Windows 7

Microsoft has been talking about future changes to Windows Vista's most maligned feature, User Account Control (UAC).

Fortinet Helps DBAs Sniff Out DB Exploits

New security appliance gives DBAs a leg up on flaws and vulnerabilities lurking in corporate database management systems.

NSA Posts Secrets to Writing Secure Code

The National Security Agency has released a case study showing how to cost-effectively develop code with zero defects. If adopted widely, the practices advocated in the case study could help make commercial software programs more reliable and less vulnerable to attack.

Microsoft Reveals Oslo Tools

As Microsoft readies pre-release bits for its Professional Developers Conference later this month, the company's Connected Services division today announced key components of its "Oslo" modeling platform.

11 Fixes Expected for Patch Tuesday

Microsoft's October patch release cycle promises to be a busy one as Redmond announced plans to roll out 11 security bulletins in its Tuesday security release.

New Visualizations at Work: Moving to Silverlight Clients

Microsoft's tools for building rich Internet applications (RIAs)-ASP.NET AJAX and Silverlight 2-promise to help take the "developer ugly" out of line-of-business software.

Intersoft Updates WebUI Studio.NET Components

Indonesian component maker Intersoft Solutions Corp. last month released a new version of its controls and components suite for ASP.NET -- and Silverlight-based Web development.

Panelists Praise Vista Performance, Despite the 'Pain'

Microsoft Springboard Virtual Roundtable examined Vista performance, fielding technical views from panelists that had actually carried out system upgrades.

Pentagon: Open Source Good To Go

Military information technology folks wondering if their use of Apache, Perl, Linux and other open source software is copacetic with the brass will soon get some answers from the Defense Department's Office of the Chief Information Officer.

AccuRev Streams Flow to the Enterprise

AccuRev, a software change and configuration management (SCCM) tool, has just been enhanced for to support larger, more distributed development teams.

Alliance To Study Video Games for Math and Science Education

Video games have always had detractors, but a growing movement in academia and industry recognizes them as educational tools.

Microsoft Outlines Next-Generation Databases

Microsoft kicked off its BI Conference this week in Seattle with news that it's planning to enhance the BI capabilities in the next version of SQL Server database.

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