New organization lays out its agenda for an open-source alternative to proprietary enterprise software.
Product helps administrators use OS virtualization technology and consolidate smaller servers.
Vertical Computer Systems is suing Microsoft, claiming that .NET uses Vertical's patented technology.
Version 2.0 of the free application now includes Java language generation and expanded ELT support.
May 8 is the possible release date for Microsoft's patch to fix security vulnerabilities in Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003.
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) tools and platforms can help independent software vendors take advantage of the Internet browser as a standard for application distribution.
The next version of Microsoft's Visual Studio integrated development environment, called "Orcas," has been issued as a beta release.
Google hosts event for developers of Web-based applications who use the company's open-source development kit.
The W3C grants Recommendation status to XQuery, the XML query language designed to do for Web services what SQL did for relational databases. (Article courtesy of Redmond Developer News.)
Robert Carr, Keep and Share's CEO, talks about the Web as a delivery mechanism for software and services. (Article courtesy of Redmond Developer News.)
Server platform, based on .NET, enables the building of online communities.
Independent software vendors can get hosting and support at Microsoft partner locations under a new program.
The partner offering will include Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Business Contact Manager programs for small-office internal use.
A number of companies released new products last week, supporting application development in a service-oriented architecture (SOA). Here are some of those announcements to date.
Microsoft's browser-based media player gets new name, and a debut alongside Adobe's new media player, at NAB trade show.
Security advisory issued yesteday describes DNS vulnerability in Windows server operating systems.
Number of AJAX developers jumped by 50 percent, year-to-year.
Open CSA group unites to speed application development through SOA specs.
Patch will fix compilation problems that occur after "massive file changes," such as antivirus time-stamp modifications.
Redmond takes aim at performance and scalability goals in holding back Virtual Server 2005 upgrade.