XML/XAML


Return Double Values in Excel

Learn how to work around a couple bugs in Excel to return double values; drill down on lists with anonymous types; and learn the difference between Build and Rebuild.

Microsoft Issues Version 1.0 Protocol Documentation

Microsoft updated documentation on protocols used in some of its core applications today.

Microsoft Open XML Converter Arrives for Mac

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.

Microsoft To Add ODF to Office 2007 SP2

Next Office 2007 Service Pack will include native read/write support for XML-based OpenDocument Format files.

Microsoft Revamps MSDN and TechNet

Microsoft’s SQL Server 2008 and Hyper-V are the foundations for the newly revamped MSDN.

Jazz Gets Visual Studio Support

IBM’s Rational Software unit set to release Team Concert version

Google Tightens Its Gears

Google's first major developer conference focuses on improvements to 'Gears,' its cloud-based browser extension.

To Parse or Not To Parse

How to live a C++ life in an XML world.

EC Official Talks Open Standards, Raps Microsoft

A speech given yesterday by Neelie Kroes, the European commissioner for competition, skewered Microsoft without mentioning the company by name.

Codejock Adds XAML Support to Component Suite

Codejock Technologies offers improved toolkits to Visual C++ and ActiveX developers.

ADO.NET Data Services

Access data in the cloud with REST.

Alliance Weighs In on Microsoft Interoperability

As reported last week, the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta), a group that advises the British government on education technology issues, referred a complaint to the European Commission about the impact of Microsoft's interoperability issues in education.

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.

Google Makes Pact with Key Microsoft BI Partner

Google and Panorama Software partner up to develop SaaS tool for Google Docs.

Robotics Developer Studio 2008 CTP

Redmond unveils new CTP of its Robotics Developer Studio 2008.

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