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Windows Mobile v BlackBerry in server showdown
News Ditching BlackBerrys in favour of Windows Mobile devices could save companies a packet on server savings, according to Redmond - but not everyone's convinced. Speaking at the London launch of the Palm Treo Pro, Alex Reeve, UK director of Microsoft... [04 Sep 2008]
Five reasons Chrome will take over the world
News Google Chrome has shades of an OS in a browser's clothing and the gradual encroachment on Redmond's turf must have a few Microsoft execs sweating. Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the... [02 Sep 2008]
Microsoft: Google lags 'years behind' on privacy
News Google's approach to privacy is a decade behind Microsoft, the Redmond software giant's chief privacy strategist told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.com.au on Thursday in a video interview. Peter Cullen, Microsoft's chief privacy strategist, told... [01 Sep 2008]
Microsoft makes a Move on web TV
News Microsoft has invested in internet TV company Move Networks for an undisclosed sum, in a move to broaden the reach of its video streaming technology. The investment comes roughly five months after the two companies struck a strategic partnership. [26 Aug 2008]
Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Ready for release
News The sun is shining in Redmond. Microsoft said yesterday it has finished work on SQL Server 2008, the latest version of its database software. The software maker said in a statement it has reached the "release to manufacturing" stage, meaning it has... [07 Aug 2008]
Microsoft Windows set to retire?
News Microsoft Windows' future appears to lie in the cloud, with details emerging about a possible new web-based operating system from Redmond, called 'Midori'. The system is forecast to be a cloud computing service, making it less reliant on a specific... [05 Aug 2008]
Live From Redmond: Building Rich Internet Application Using Microsoft Silverlight 2
White Paper This webcast builds a Video Search Web Site using Silverlight 2. It will demo - how to use Visual Studio to create a Sliverlight applications, how to create UI using XAML markup and code, how to retrieve data from a web service, how to manipulate... [04 Aug 2008]
Live From Redmond: Binding Data to Silverlight 2 Controls
White Paper Binding Silverlight 2 controls to business objects, databases, XML and binding collections. One way and two way binding, and implementing INotifyPropertyChanged. [04 Aug 2008]
Live From Redmond: Microsoft AJAX Patterns - Implementing Predictive Fetch With Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions
White Paper Common programming patterns are starting to emerge around AJAX style web development. The presenter explains and implements a sample application that uses the "Predictive Fetch" pattern for the ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions. [04 Aug 2008]
Live From Redmond: Data-Binding, Business Objects and Data Sources [Updated]
White Paper The presenter of this webcast demonstrate how to create an n-tier Silverlight application, focusing on the UI and business layers and showing how Expression Blend can facilitate drag-and-drop data-binding without hiding the underlying logic. [04 Aug 2008]
DIY wi-fi, Vista in disguise, 3G iPhone and more...
News As Apple's arch enemy Microsoft continued to adjust to its post-Gates future, silicon.com gazed into its crystal ball to predict five things - such as open source - that could potentially change at Redmond following the retirement of Bill Gates in... [31 Jul 2008]
Microsoft slams Google-Yahoo! ad deal
News Microsoft has said the proposed deal between Google and Yahoo! could have a negative impact on competition, consumer choice and privacy. In a congressional testimony regarding the deal, the general counsel for Microsoft, Brad Smith, questioned the... [16 Jul 2008]
Yahoo! rejects latest Microsoft deal
News Yahoo! announced on Saturday night that it rejected a joint-buyout proposal by Microsoft and investor activist Carl Icahn, which called for a "complex restructuring" and sale of Yahoo! s search business to Microsoft. [14 Jul 2008]
Gates exit will have little impact
News In contrast, just under a third (32 per cent) of respondents predicted the company will actually decline without Gates steering the Redmond ship. Bill Gates' departure from Microsoft will have no impact on the company he founded despite him being... [11 Jul 2008]
Microsoft readies online apps for business
News The move is part of Redmond's push to integrate online and desktop software, shifting much of the heavy lifting to the "cloud". Microsoft announced its road map and pricing for web-based software suites built for big companies and growing businesses. [09 Jul 2008]
