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Financial Help: New RAP for 2007 Office

Recent Microsoft Office Business Applications RAP release helps guide development on 2007 Office System (article courtesy of Redmond Developer News, May 1, 2007).

Microsoft Moves to the Forefront of Security

Client security app gets formally unveiled as part of Microsoft's enterprise security suite.

Retired!

From Visual FoxPro to VB6, developers are coping with the demise of key programming languages (article courtesy of Redmond Developer News, May 1, 2007).

Presentation Toolset in Testing Phase

New tools from IdentityMine facilitate development using Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation platform.

News Analysis: Why Vista Was Vulnerable

Microsoft's new operating system used some old code that was hard to spot.

AmberPoint Awarded Gold Partner Status From Microsoft

Company recognized for its governance solution, which helps manage enterprise applications in a service-oriented architecture.

Microsoft Unveils Silverlight Streaming

Hosting service supports streaming data for applications using Microsoft's Silverlight technology.

Open Source Slowly Gains Momentum on Wall Street

Finance companies seek more mature open-source solutions that will meet legal requirements, among other concerns.

ADO.NET Entity Framework Slips Beyond Orcas

Microsoft's promised data access technology is now delayed until next year.

Adobe Takes Flex SDK Open Source

Move aimed at boosting use of Adobe's Flash-based development environment for rich Internet applications.

Telerik Already Prepping Silverlight Tools

Telerik is readying a set of tools for creating applications with Microsoft's Silverlight rich media plug-in.

Virtual Machine Manager Completely Revamped for Beta 2

Microsoft added new features to virtualization management solution with latest beta release.

Report Concludes SharePoint Poorly Suited for Traditional Web Publishing

Latest edition of semi-annual Web CMS Report shows strengths, weaknesses of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.

'Longhorn' Server Public Beta Arrives

Microsoft's next-generation server promises enhanced scripting and configuration capabilities.

Cream Rises to Top at 22nd Annual Codies

Industry group bestows awards for latest software innovations.

Pre-Release Vista Versions Set To Expire in May

Expiring beta version of OS gives users just two hours to save their data.

Build a Multitenant SaaS Application -- the Microsoft Way

Whether you decide to build or buy your first production software-as-a-service application, it's worth a look at the design issues you'll have to resolve.

Company Says .NET Violates Its Patent

Vertical Computer Systems is suing Microsoft, claiming that .NET uses Vertical's patented technology.

Microsoft Preps DNS Mega-Patch

May 8 is the possible release date for Microsoft's patch to fix security vulnerabilities in Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003.

SaaS Helps ISVs Exploit the Web

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.