New kit helps with the development of Office business applications.
New developer tool suite, integrating various languages, is expected to ship with Visual Studio 2008.
Microsoft's conferencing software will feature improved integration with Office Communication Server.
Microsoft blog estimates release to manufacturing date will be sometime in the second half of 2007.
New IDE provides tools for C, C++ and FORTRAN developers.
Microsoft issues community technology preview (CTP) of its database server, initially named "Katmai."
New tools being readied for ASP.NET product suite called "Project Aikido."
Deal with Xandros mimics Microsoft's recent pact with Novell, promising not to sue over alleged patent violations in open source code.
Microsoft announced at TechEd that its Internet Information Services 7.0 solution will be available as an installable component in Windows Server 2008.
New betas enhance database development capabilities in Visual Studio.
Management interface for Microsoft's suite of security products gets second beta release.
Company announces Google Gears, which helps to create "offline web applications" using Google Apps, an open source Office-like software suite accessed over the Web.
Mainsoft has enhanced its solution, which creates Java bite code via a .NET-based platform.
SharePoint puts an end to inefficient project management and helps Agile dev teams stay light on their feet (article courtesy of Redmond Developer News, May 15, 2007).
Will Visual Studio catch up to the .NET stack? (Article courtesy of Redmond Developer News, May 15, 2007.)
Solution aimed at simplifying and standardizing data integration using Web-based protocols.
Windows Server 2008 has the capability to strip out extraneous functionality, promising a smaller footprint, with positive implications for security.
Test versions of Windows Live communications products are now available.
Users who don't switch or upgrade the pre-release version after Microsoft's deadline face a hobbled OS.
Microsoft had too much on its plate to proceed with its Professional Developer's Conference, expert says.