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How to deploy SQL Azure Federations

Jack Vaughan@nospam.com — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:34:25 -0400

Confronted by a continuous stream of new Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) improvements to Amazon Web Services, the Windows Azure and SQL Azure teams have quickened their pace of adding new features and cutting service prices.
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Export Documents in SVG Vector Image Format & Encrypted DOC Crea

sherazam khan@nospam.com — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:36:40 -0500

Aspose.Words is a word processing component that enables .NET & Java applications to read, write and modify Word documents without using MS Word. Other useful features include document creation, content and formatting manipulation, mail merge abilities, reporting features and support of DOCX, DOC, WordML, HTML, TXT and PDF formats (requires Aspose.Pdf).

Microsoft pre-release of Windows 8 now open to scrutiny

Jack Vaughan@nospam.com — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:25:22 -0400

At Microsofts BUILD developer conference (formerly ''PDC'') in L.A., the company showed Windows 8's new Metro graphical interface. WinRT APIs, which Microsoft unveiled along with Windows 8, could help developers grapple with multiple delivery platforms.

Enterprise Business Motivation Model

Jack Vaughan@nospam.com — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:46:26 -0400

The Enterprise Business Motivation Model is the creation of A. Nicklas Malik, an Enterprise Architect at Microsoft. It is a conceptual information model that captures the core elements of business strategy, business function, and business motivation.

Windows 8 may rely more on HTML5

Jack Vaughan@nospam.com — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:22:22 -0400

While Windows 8 is not expected until deep into 2012, the first rumblings of Microsoft's marketing machine started in June as the company began disclosing new technologies to be included in the upcoming release. One is HTML5. [From SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com]

HTML is the new HTML5

Jack Vaughan@nospam.com — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:34:44 -0500

If you were concerned about the burgeoning ''HTML5'' t-shirt movement, you may rest better knowing one of HTML5's great advocates, Ian Hicksonn, has declared the term "HTML5" over and out, in favor of the term ''HTML.''

dotConnect Data Providers come with Improved Model Designer.

Core Lab@nospam.com — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:51:52 -0500

New versions of Devart dotConnect data providers come with new greatly improved model designer. It delivers the ability to create several diagrams per model and automatic generation of sequences and triggers for Autoincrement properties in Oracle databases.

OData patterns for data access

Jack Vaughan@nospam.com — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:37:49 -0500

OData (Open Data Protocol) is a Web protocol for querying and updating data. Lance Olson, Group Program Manager at Microsoft, took time to answer some questions about what's new with OData and where it is going.

IronPython and IronRuby find new home

Jack Vaughan@nospam.com — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:06:23 -0400

Microsoft has moved its Iron projects outside the company. New project leaders for IronPython will include Miquel de Icaza.

Enterprise Library 5.0 and Unity 2.0 BETA1 released

Grigori Melnik@nospam.com — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:40:14 -0500

Microsoft patterns & practices team is pleased to announce the release of the Enterprise Library 5.0 Beta1 and Unity 2.0 Beta1 - February 2010.