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Microsoft Releases New CTP for ADO.NET Entity Framework

Release features changes to Object Services, Query and the Entity Data Model Wizard in Visual Studio.

Google Goes Back to Court Over Vista Desktop Search

The search giant disagrees with judge that it's not part of the case.

Windows Plans on the Wane for Developers

A survey found a decline in the number of North American developers who say they are targeting Windows.

Vista Ultimate Customers Await Their 'Extras'

Microsoft apologizes for the delay.

Massachusetts Considering Microsoft's New Document Format

Open XML acceptance would open door to Office documents.

Expanding the Team

Microsoft's roadmap for Visual Studio Team System promises richer collaborative development. (Article courtesy of Redmond Developer News, July 1, 2007.)

Windows Communication Foundation

The skinny on Microsoft's programming model for messaging. (Article courtesy of Redmond Developer News, July 1, 2007.)

Waterfalling Forward to Agile

Manage the transition to agile processes. (Article courtesy of Redmond Developer News, July 1, 2007.)

Mainsoft Overhauls .NET-to-Java Porting Tool

Mainsoft Corp.'s tool for porting .NET Web apps to Java gets major new upgrade.

Hacker Defaces Microsoft U.K. Web Page

A SQL injection attack is the likely culprit.

Microsoft Security Worker Called Sixth-Worst Science Job

Assessment described in a ranking of the 10 worst jobs in science.

A Peek Inside Google

Working at the search giant isn't what it's cracked up to be, ex-employee says.

Surgient to Support New Microsoft, VMware Virtualization Offerings

Lab management application to be released in August.

Google Takes Enterprise Search Appliances to the Channel

Deal with Ingram Micro opens worldwide distribution channel for Google's enterprise search device.

Windows Server 2008 CTP Released

Web Server Core role is included.

Vista Desktop Search Fight Gets Uglier

Google and Microsoft trade complaints about recent settlement.

Bluewolf Teams With Google on Business Apps

Consulting company looks to provide change-management support to organizations implementing the Google Apps product suite.

UPDATED: Judge Sides With Microsoft in Vista Search Complaint

Latest Vista search dust-up goes in Microsoft's favor.

Quest Buying ScriptLogic

The $90M deal expected to boost Quest's position in the Windows client and server space.

Tidal Rolls Out SOA Monitoring Solution

Product manages business processes in heterogeneous environments.