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All about Microsoft - Nov 21, 2008
There are lots of moving parts to Azure, Microsoft's cloud platform. One of the less-flashy but much needed pieces of plumbing is .Net Services, codenamed "Zurich." If there's a "Mr. Zurich" at Microsoft, that person …
Also tagged: net framework, development tools, azure, utility cloud computing, live mesh, microsoft big brains
All about Microsoft - Nov 4, 2008
Even after seeing all the glitzy multi-touch Windows 7 demos last week, I still don't understand the appeal. Who really wants to have to touch their laptop or desktop screens to perform tasks that are easier and better …
Also tagged: windows mobile, windows client, windows 7, corporate strategy
All about Microsoft - Oct 31, 2008
Microsoft used this week's Professional Developers Conference to flesh out a bunch of codenames that had been circulating for the past several months -- everything from "Red Dog," to "Geneva," to "Zurich." At the Los …
Also tagged: research, voip, speech, telecommunications, sharepoint server, azure, code names, web conferencing, corporate strategy, utility cloud computing
All about Microsoft - Oct 31, 2008
Microsoft has been hinting that even though it had no plans to make major changes to the Windows kernel, it did have a scheme up its sleeve to make Windows 7 and Windows 7 Server better suited to working on …
Also tagged: windows server, windows client, winhec, windows 7, corporate strategy, multicore distributed computing, windows server 2008 r2 windows 7 server
All about Microsoft - Oct 30, 2008
Microsoft's Live Framework has evolved a bit since the company first unveiled it in April this year. Microsoft is now positioning the Live Framework as the development framework for all of Microsoft's Live services …
Also tagged: development tools, azure, silverlight wpf e, utility cloud computing, live mesh
All about Microsoft - Oct 30, 2008
At the Professional Developer Conference in Los Angeles, I've heard a few long-time Microsoft watchers wondering aloud whether Microsoft's newly unveiled "Azure" isn't simply Microsoft taking another run at …
Also tagged: azure, corporate strategy, utility cloud computing, live mesh
All about Microsoft - Oct 30, 2008
Microsoft provided attendees of its Professional Developer Conference this week with a 160 GB drive full of bits and resources. The Windows 7 M3 pre-beta build and Windows Server 2008 R2 M3 pre-beta are on the drives …
Also tagged: net framework, robotics, development tools, azure, silverlight wpf e, utility cloud computing, visual studio 10 hawaii
All about Microsoft - Oct 30, 2008
Our cabal of bloggers from across a variety of pubs and sites is back again live blogging the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) day three keynote.
All about Microsoft - Oct 29, 2008
This week at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference (PDC), I had my first chance to interview Chief Software Architect Ozzie since he joined Microsoft. I asked him to rate the extent to which Microsoft has …
Also tagged: web 2 0, corporate strategy, utility cloud computing, live mesh
All about Microsoft - Oct 29, 2008
Microsoft showed off publicly for the first time Windows 7 at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) on October 28. But almost everything shown were consumer-focused features. Does that mean Windows 7 won't have …
Also tagged: windows client, windows 7, corporate strategy