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TFS Timesheet Application for Microsoft's Visual Studio Foundation Server

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:25:00 EDT

TeamExpand, a developer of products complimentary to Microsoft Visual Studio Team System (VSTS), announced the commercial version of its TX Chrono, a timesheet tracking application targeted at software development organizations standardizing on the Visual Studio .NET environment. Besides a number of bug fixes, the commercial version of TX Chrono features new workflow functionality and complete TSF compatibility to make software development activities more visible and predictable. A trial version of the product will also be available for free download.

WinForms and ASP.NET Reporting Controls

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:21:00 EDT

Developer Express announced the immediate availability of its reporting platform for WinForms and ASP.NET – the XtraReports Suite v2008 vol 2. Built and optimized for Visual Studio, the DevExpress suite of reporting components allows software developers to deliver cutting-edge capabilities to their end-users with ease.

Red Gate Acquires .NET Reflector

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:32:00 EDT

An agreement between Red Gate and Lutz Roeder will place future development of .NET Reflector, the popular class browser for .NET developers, in the hands of Red Gate. Red Gate is maintaining a free version of the software for downloading.

Microsoft Opens Up "Two-Way Discussion" with Developers About Windows 7

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:00:00 EDT

"The Professional Developers Conference on October 27 and the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference the following week represent the first venues where we will provide in-depth technical information about Windows 7," announced Jon DeVaan and Steven Sinofsky, two very senior Windows 7 development engineers, on a new Microsoft blog which has just gone live.

.NET Developer ThinkGeo Releases Map Suite 3.0

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDT

ThinkGeo is excited to announce the release of Map Suite Web Edition 3.0 Beta 1, the next generation of its professional ASP.NET GIS server control. Web Edition 3.0 has been re-engineered from the ground-up to help .NET developers create more efficient, more powerful and more attractive Internet and Intranet GIS applications.

WinForms Data Grid Control by DevExpress

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:30:00 EDT

DevExpress has announced the immediate availability of the XtraGrid Suite v2008, vol 2 - a feature-complete WinForms Grid control for Visual Studio .NET. Easy-to-use with advanced presentation and theme options, the XtraGrid Suite by DevExpress allows software developers to introduce cutting edge user interfaces to their next Windows Forms application.

WinForms Gauge Control by DevExpress

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:15:00 EDT

DevExpress is proud to announce the immediate availability of the XtraGauge Component Suite for Windows Forms. Built and optimized for Visual Studio .NET, this Gauge control radically simplifies the way in which developers create and deliver dashboard-style UIs to their customers.

WinForms Wizard Control by DevExpress

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:15:00 EDT

DevExpress is proud to announce the immediate availability of the XtraWizard component suite for Windows Forms. Built and optimized for Visual Studio .NET, this Wizard control radically simplifies the way in which developers create and deliver step-by-step 'guides' and/or detailed data entry forms in their smart client solutions.

Gizmox Brings Microsoft Silverlight to Enterprises

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:45:00 EDT

Gizmox announced the release of a fully functional beta version of its Visual WebGui (VWG) with support for Microsoft Silverlight. For the first time, VWG enables Silverlight for enterprise applications by providing a RAD like Windows Forms development experience with drag & drop design that cuts development cycles by as much as 90%.

Schematic Silverlight-Based Online Video Channel to Bring Coverage of the 2008 Olympics

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:45:00 EDT

Schematic announced its development of a Web video player anchoring NBC's online coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on NBCOlympics.com on MSN. The announcement was made by Perkins Miller, Senior Vice President, Digital Media, NBC Sports and Olympics, and Trevor Kaufman, CEO of Schematic. The player debuts this week with live, streaming coverage of the U.S. Olympic trials.

JetBrains Releases ReSharper 4.0

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:15:00 EDT

JetBrains announced the release of ReSharper version 4.0, the compan's productivity add-in for Microsoft Visual Studio. This release is spearheaded by across-the-board support for C# 3.0 language, including LINQ, and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 in general. In addition, the upgraded add-in features multiple new usability and productivity-boosting tools, such as standard class library annotations, solution-wide analysis (for C#), versatile code cleanup, new automated refactorings, new and improved code-editing capabilities, and more.

White Paper: "How to Improve .NET Application Performance"

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:45:00 EDT

Many .NET applications fail to meet user requirements because they do not provide optimal access to underlying Oracle, Sybase, or DB2 databases. The root cause is often unmanaged ADO.NET data providers shipped by the database vendor or from Microsoft. In this paper, SQL Server MVP and SSWUG co-founder Stephen Wynkoop explores common misperceptions about data access technologies, describes the optimum architecture for ADO.NET data providers, and highlights key selection criteria for developers.

White Paper: "Extended Validation SSL Certificates"

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:15:00 EDT

Extended Validation SSL Certificates. Extended Validation (EV) is a new standard in SSL certificates. This guide explains the needs which drove the development of this standard and how it addresses contemporary security challenges. It also delves into the integration of EV certificates into new high security browsers such as Microsoft's IE7.

Infragistics Releases CTP UI Components for Microsoft Silverlight Beta 2

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:00:00 EDT

Infragistics announced the availability of two Community Technology Preview (CTP) User Interface (UI) components for Microsoft Silverlight beta 2. With the release of chart and gauge components for Silverlight beta 2, Infragistics demonstrates it can create innovative user experiences for new, emerging technology.

Nintex Reporting 2008 Now Available

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:15:00 EDT

Nintex announced the release of Nintex Reporting 2008, the new product for the Microsoft SharePoint platform. Nintex Reporting 2008 collects and analyses SharePoint usage data to provide insight into workplace trends and behaviors. Nintex Reporting 2008 allows everyone from system administrators to business owners to access online reports and key information dashboards targeted to their role.

Mainsoft Announces ASP.NET AJAX on Linux

Mon, 19 May 2008 15:00:00 EDT

Mainsoft announced that its latest release of Mainsoft products provide full support for Microsoft's ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions and AJAX Control Toolkit. Mainsoft for Java EE, version 2.2, allows Visual C# and Visual Basic developers to use ASP.NET 2.0 components from Microsoft to create Java pages with sophisticated, responsive user interfaces and efficient client-server communications by adding a few server controls to their ASP.NET pages. Ported applications deliver equivalent performance and scalability on Java as the original application delivers in .NET.

db4o Open Source Object-Oriented Database Supports LINQ

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:15:00 EDT

db4objects has announced that its db4o object database is now optimized for Microsoft's LINQ. With the new support, developers can choose an object-oriented optimized engine without changing the API or compromising performance. db4object's db4o database offers a persistence solution to store objects of any complexity natively with a single line of code.

AJAX World - Xceed Launches Microsoft Silverlight 2 Control

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:00:00 EDT

Xceed launched Xceed Upload for Silverlight, the commercial offering in support of Microsoft's promising new Silverlight technology. The product is available now for purchase or as a fully functional 45-day trial on Xceed's website. Xceed Upload for Silverlight lets developers add upload capabilities to any Silverlight 2 Beta 1 application. All upload operations are asynchronous; as a result, the Web page hosting the Silverlight application remains perfectly responsive and usable throughout the transfer.

Microsoft-Yahoo - Yahoo Dodges the Takeover Bullet As Microsoft Calls Off Bid

Mon, 05 May 2008 17:45:00 EDT

'I hereby formally withdraw Microsoft's proposal to acquire Yahoo,' writes a disgruntled Steve Ballmer in this letter to Jerry Yang. Yang's tactic of cosying up to Google seems to have been the straw that broke the camel's back. As a service to SYS-CON.com readers we bring you the full text of the letter

The Dot Net Factory Introduces EmpowerID Role Enforcer For Sharepoint

Mon, 05 May 2008 16:00:00 EDT

The Dot Net Factory introduced EmpowerID Role Enforcer for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, the role-based entitlement management application for SharePoint permissions. EmpowerID Role Enforcer for SharePoint enables enterprise-wide access control, auditing, and enforcement of policy for all SharePoint Server 2007 environments. EmpowerID Role Enforcer for SharePoint is available and is offered as an optional module for the EmpowerID Version 4.0 Identity and Entitlement Management suite.

New Version of ESB Software Extends the Microsoft .NET Platform

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:30:00 EDT

Neudesic announced the release of version 2.0 of Neuron-ESB. Neuron-ESB is an Enterprise Service Bus that extends the Microsoft Platform by providing real-time messaging, integration and web service management. Neuron-ESB accelerates SOA adoption by helping companies successfully implement real-time integration across their enterprise, allowing timely response to changing events within their business.

Europen AJAX Technology Leader Telerik Announces .NET Components and Reporting Tool

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:15:00 EDT

Telerik announced the landmark release of its Q1 2008 RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX and WinForms, and Telerik Reporting. The new release represents a final touch in Telerik's goal to offer a comprehensive and mature toolset of next-generation web and desktop components.

BluePhoenix Expands Modernization Collaboration with Microsoft

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:15:00 EDT

BluePhoenix announced that it has expanded its collaboration with Microsoft on legacy modernization projects. The collaboration provides customers moving their applications or databases to .NET-based environments the best in both modernization services and technical support. BluePhoenix enables organizations to modernize their legacy data stores such as ADABAS, IDMS, IMS and VSAM to SQL Server, and from application languages such as COBOL, Natural, RPG and PowerBuilder to .NET.

Xceed to Embrace Microsoft's Silverlight in Upcoming Product

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Xceed is poised to launch Xceed Upload for Silverlight, its offering in support of Microsoft's promising new Silverlight technology. Slated for release in May or June 2008, Xceed Upload for Silverlight provides programmers with HTTP upload capabilities for C# and VB.NET development using Silverlight. Whether client software needs to upload single files, groups of files, or strings to Web servers, Xceed Upload for Silverlight makes implementation fast and easy. In batch mode, file transfer is deferred, letting the application gather data from different sources, such as form controls, performing the actual transfer when it is ready. Uploads are asynchronous for optimum performance, so the client software remains responsive throughout the operation.

DataDirect Builds Custom ADO.NET Providers for Pervasive Software's PSQL Summit v10 Database

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:15:00 EDT

DataDirect and an operating company of Progress Software Corporation announced Pervasive Software has embedded custom engineered DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET providers from DataDirect Technologies into the Pervasive PSQL Summit version 10 relational database. Microsoft .NET Framework users now have reliable, secure and high-performance access to application-critical data residing in the PSQL database.

Microsoft and EBSnet Collaborate on the .NET Micro Framework

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:15:00 EDT

Microsoft announced that the EBSnet Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stack is included as a component of the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework 2.5. With TCP/IP, the .NET Micro Framework is delivering on the vision of helping to create new business opportunities for developers that build solutions for small network-enabled devices, by allowing them to communicate with the Internet.

Gomez Announces Web Performance Testing Support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 8

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Gomez announced support for Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) 8 beta 1. Using the Gomez ExperienceFirst platform of on-demand web application experience testing and measurement services, developers can quickly understand how existing and new applications will look and perform in IE8, as well as the impact of IE8 on their infrastructure.

WebORB 3.4 for .NET Now Cost-Free

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:00:00 EDT

'We are very excited about this release and can't wait to see what you will build with it,' said WebORB's Mark Piller as he announced recently the release of WebORB 3.4 for .NET as a free product. 'You do not need any license keys and can use the product without extra license cost for development, staging and production purposes,' he added.

Codice Software Unveils Plastic SCM 2.0

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:00:00 EDT

Codice announced Plastic SCM, a cross-platform software configuration management solution that streamlines how software applications are assembled. Application development teams use Plastic SCM to manage parallel development, where multiple developers work on building software at once, even from geographically dispersed locations.

Migrating to Microsoft SQL Server

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EDT

Val Morgan Cinema Network is a provider of screen advertising, with operations in Australia, New Zealand and a joint venture in the UAE. In Australia and New Zealand Val Morgan holds the advertising rights to virtually all cinemas, including those operated by the major cinema exhibition chains and independent operators. The company's attention is focused on the national advertising market with approximately 80 employees based in offices throughout Australia and New Zealand.

OPNET Releases Panorama 5.0 with Enhanced Support for Microsoft .NET

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:30:00 EDT

OPNET announced the availability of Release 5.0 of OPNET Panorama, its solution for real-time application monitoring and analytics across complex, multi-server infrastructures. This latest release extends Panorama's deep instrumentation to .NET applications, delivering full life-cycle application performance management for .NET and Java environments in a single solution.

Alaska Airlines Takes Off with AccuRev

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EDT

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air together serve 92 cities through an expansive network throughout Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Known for embracing innovative technology to improve the customer experience, Alaska Airlines has won numerous awards for its frequent flyer program and eCommerce Website.

Visionet Announces the Availability of ESF.NET Development Toolset

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:15:00 EDT

Mortgage bankers now have a new tool to re-engineer their Microsoft technology based applications. Visionet's Enterprise Systems Framework (ESF.NET) enables re-engineering using built-in database and servicing system connections, single logon capability, SOA based architecture, and ready-to-use components. The platform provides all the needed utilities to manage the presentation, business, and database layers separately. ESF.NET extends its capabilities through tight integration with Microsoft BizTalk and SharePoint. Visionet has utilized this platform to develop a number of applications during the last year.

Brad Abrams on Using Silverlight 2 on a Production Web Server

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:15:00 EDT

Brad Abrams, a popular keynote speaker at AJAXWorld Conference & Expo in 2007, recently ran into an issue with using Silverlight 2 on a production web server. Basically the Silverlight 2 application worked great on his dev machine, but when hit from the production web server he found 'the page has the Silverlight control, but just a white canvas, nothing else.' He recently blogged about how to fix it.

PreEmptive Solutions Launches "Real Time" Application Tamper Defense

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:15:00 EDT

PreEmptive Solutions announced the availability of Dotfuscator Professional 4.3. This release includes enhanced application tamper defense and heuristics that automatically extend protection to applications that incorporate advanced Microsoft .NET Framework components and programming techniques.

Ray Ozzie: Microsoft and Yahoo! Would Not Just Be Smashed Together

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:30:00 EDT

Speaking to the Financial Times, Microsoft's Chief Software Architect Raymond Ozzie commented last week when asked about the likely trajectory of any Microsoft-Yahoo! integration, if the companies did indeed ever merge: 'Technology companies, if they dive in and just smash things together for smashing them together's sake, it's reckless, it's just simply reckless.'

USA.NET Announces Release of Fully Integrated Microsoft Exchange 2007 and Windows Sharepoint Hosting Services 3.0

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:45:00 EST

USA.NET announced that it is using the advanced features and capabilities of Microsoft Exchange 2007 SP1, SharePoint Services 3.0 and other software applications and utilities to provide its clients with a more fully integrated eMessaging experience. 'Our latest expanded integration is part of our commitment to provide our clients with the best solutions and service available on an ongoing basis,' said USA.NET President Doug Howard.

We're Four Computing Revolutions Down, Says Ballmer, With One To Go

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:15:00 EST

'As computing continues to become more powerful, more affordable and more connected it will give billions more people around the world a chance to take advantage of incredible new social and economic opportunities so they can lead better lives. And that will truly be revolutionary.' With those words, Steve Ballmer has been telling attendees at CeBIT in Germany about what he calls the 'Fifth Revolution' in computer technology. But what were the first four?

Xceed Releases New DataGrid

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:30:00 EST

Xceed unveiled an upgraded Xceed DataGrid for WPF. Version 2.0 of Xceed DataGrid for WPF Professional Edition features the addition of hierarchical master/detail. Xceed's support for WPF will help facilitate adoption of Microsoft's next-generation platform, which lets developers create desktop and rich client applications.

Ballmer Unveils Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:00:00 EST

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 to an audience of 4,000 customers and partners at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, CA, yesterday. The top four benefits of Server 2008, Ballmer stated, are virtualization, more server roles like Server Core, embedded high availability, and new energy-efficient features.