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• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack, August 2008

  The Feature Pack is a collection of stand-alone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2008. It includes the latest versions of: Redistributable components for SQL Server 2008. Add-on providers for SQL Server 2008. Backward compatibility... Posted Aug 07 2008, 07:02 PM by Admin with | with no comments Filed under: Microsoft, SQL

• Microsoft's plans for post-Windows OS revealed: Minori details leaked

  David Worthington notified me that he has some internal details on project Minori: Microsoft is incubating a componentized non-Windows operating system known as Midori, which is being architected from the ground up to tackle challenges that Redmond has... Posted Jul 30 2008, 07:20 AM by Admin with | with no comments Filed under: Microsoft

• Microsoft Sees Little Data Centers Everywhere

  Portable data centers will be key to supporting the surging demand for online services, but equipment vendors need to start designing products especially for them, a Microsoft engineer said Wednesday. Microsoft has already shown its enthusiasm for portable... Posted Jun 26 2008, 09:37 AM by Admin with | with no comments Filed under: Microsoft, Data Center

• Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization technology is ready to roll

  Microsoft is expected to announce on June 26 that its Hyper-V hypervisor technology has been released to manufacturing, according to testers claiming familiarity with the company’s plans. Microsoft delivered the final release of Windows Server 2008 product... Posted Jun 25 2008, 09:08 PM by Admin with | with no comments Filed under: Microsoft, Hyper-V

• Microsoft Announces Acquisition of Navic Networks

  REDMOND, Wash. — June 17, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the acquisition of Navic Networks, a leading provider of television advertising solutions. Navic’s technologies include sophisticated campaign management tools that use relevant data to... Posted Jun 18 2008, 08:59 AM by Admin with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft, Navic

• Microsoft testing prototype of Facebook-like social network

  At the request of its SharePoint and Office product development teams, Microsoft 's Office Labs operation has created and is testing a prototype of an internal social network that can provide employees with feeds and updates about their colleagues... Posted Jun 11 2008, 05:56 PM by Admin with | with no comments Filed under: Microsoft, Facebook

• Customers frustrated over Microsoft virtualization licensing

  For all the flexibility server vitalization affords today’s IT departments, there’s one type of flexibility IT managers would love to have but aren’t likely to get: the ability to save money on Microsoft software licenses. Even when carving a physical... Posted May 26 2008, 09:27 AM by Admin with | with no comments Filed under: Microsoft, Licensing

• Microsoft: Half of Exchange inboxes to be Microsoft-hosted in five years

  While all the interest Microsoft’s potential “transaction” with Yahoo is getting, it’s easy to forget that online advertising isn’t Microsoft’s only strategy for monetizing its current and future Web-centric services. Subscription licenses also are going... Posted May 20 2008, 07:38 AM by Admin with | with no comments Filed under: Microsoft, Exchange

• Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1 Beta and Synchronization Services for ADO.Net v1.0 SP1 Beta

  SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1 Beta is the service pack release for SQL Server Compact 3.5 and it also installs with SQL Server 2008 CTP and Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta . The Beta release has the following new features: Support for the ADO.NET Entity Framework... Posted May 16 2008, 08:32 AM by Admin with | with no comments Filed under: Microsoft, SQL, Beta

• Power Commands for Visual Studio 2008

  PowerCommands 1.1 is a set of useful extensions for the Visual Studio 2008 adding additional functionality to various areas of the IDE. The source code is included and requires the VS SDK for VS 2008 to allow modification of functionality or as a reference... Posted May 15 2008, 08:38 AM by Admin with | with no comments Filed under: Visual, Studio, 2008, Microsoft, Commands, Power

• WorldWide Telescope Brings Space Exploration to Earth

  REDMOND, Wash. — May 12, 2008 — The final frontier got a bit closer today as Microsoft Corp. officially launched the public beta of its WorldWide Telescope, which is now available at http://www.worldwidetelescope.org . WorldWide Telescope is a rich Web... Posted May 13 2008, 07:26 AM by Admin with | with no comments Filed under: Microsoft, WorldWide, Telescope

• Office 2007 SP1 releasing to Automatic Update

  The Office and MU teams says : "As we noted when we released Office 2003 Service Pack 3 via Microsoft Update (MU), we are committed to providing at least 30 days notice before making Office service packs available via Microsoft Update automatic distribution... Posted May 09 2008, 08:43 AM by Admin with | with no comments Filed under: Microsoft, 2007, SP1, Office

• Announcing: XNA Game Studio 3.0 Community Technical Preview (CTP)

  Today, we are delivering the first Community Technical Preview (CTP) of XNA Game Studio 3.0, giving you the ability to build games for the entire family of Zune media devices. This feature gives you access to the majority of the XNA framework APIs while... Posted May 08 2008, 10:00 AM by Admin with | with no comments Filed under: Studio, Microsoft, XNA, Game

• XP SP3: Now on Windows Update

  A week after deciding not to release Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3 via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download site as planned, Microsoft has begun pushing the collection of updates and fixes through those channels again. On May 6, Microsoft both released... Posted May 07 2008, 08:34 AM by Admin with | with no comments Filed under: Microsoft, XP, SP3

• Microsoft Revamps Download Center Using Silverlight

  Microsoft continues to eat its own dog food to promote the adoption of its Silverlight technology. The company is beta-testing a new version of its Microsoft Download Center Web site using the technology, a browser plug-in and development runtime for... Posted May 07 2008, 08:32 AM by Admin with | with no comments Filed under: Microsoft, Silverlight, Downloads