Despite progress by Microsoft, the economy could put projects lacking quick ROI at risk.
Redmond continues to investigate a new zero-day bug affecting popular database application SQL Server.
The database management system installs easily on Windows and features good documentation, along with SQL help.
This command line tool aims to help developers create Web apps that work like desktop ones.
Developers can now access technical materials describing how Microsoft implements ODF in Office 2007 SP2.
The Plex 6.1 model-driven dev tool now includes additional Microsoft .NET functionality.
Microsoft reacted quickly to a vulnerability in Internet Explorer by issuing an out-of-cycle fix.
The head of Microsoft's Internet Explorer team described how developers can prepare for IE8's general release.
Microsoft released a beta version of its Code Analysis Tool and Anti-Cross Site Scripting Library for developers.
Cisco's 2008 Annual Security Report report highlighted the increasing sophistication of Internet-based attacks, largely because cyber-criminals themselves are becoming increasingly sophisticated.
Microsoft ratcheted up its product support for SQL Server 2005 by releasing Service Pack 3 (SP3) on Monday, along with SP3 Cumulative Update 1.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has updated its set of recommendations for designing Web pages so they can easily accessed by those with disabilities.
Microsoft will end 2008 with a "critical" out-of-cycle patch for IE, according to an advance notification issued Tuesday for a new security update slated for release on Dec. 17.
The trial will test management tools to be used with a future business intelligence implementation of Microsoft SQL Server.
A "critical" security hole in Internet Explorer will not be fixed until sometime in 2009.
Sun Microsystems joins Microsoft and Adobe in the RIA race with the launch of its JavaFX runtime, platform and development tools.
Company releases its latest custom database APIs to optimize .NET applications.
This buggy alpha release holds promise as a browser testing tool for Web developers.
A security contest found more bugs in Google Chrome and Firefox than in Microsoft's IE8 browser.
The search giant is testing the secure execution of Web code natively on x86-based machines.