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Misys Extends Applications with Azure
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Discusses Global Alliance with Misys to Extend Financial Services...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 10/27/2010
How ISVs can take advantage of the Windows Azure Platform for developing Software as a Service solutions
FabrikamShipping SaaS is an end to end sample scenario which demonstrates how to take advantage of...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 10/26/2010
Extreme2010: An exclusive readiness and networking event for Dynamics CRM Partners
While Dynamics CRM Team is doing the finishing touch to launch CRM 2011, let’s get-together to...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 10/21/2010
New York City signs up for Microsoft's cloud
The Bloomberg administration will consolidate 45 separate Microsoft contracts into one $20 million...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 10/20/2010
A BizSpark Success Story
My friend Stephen Forte has just built and sold another company: TritonWorks. In a nutshell,...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 10/13/2010
Can Windows Phone 7 Multi-Task?
They say that Windows Phone 7 can't multitask. They're wrong. If you are in New York on October 21st...
Author: Wzack Date: 10/12/2010
Sending Email from a Windows Azure Application
A very common architectural design requirement is a web application that must send email...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 10/12/2010
MSDN Simulcast: Windows Phone 7 Developer Launch
Tune in now at https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/events/gg261723.aspx.
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 10/12/2010
AppFabric Caching Services – Benchmark Report
Interested in how AppFabric might scale and at what cost? Take a look at the following benchmark...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 10/11/2010
Windows Phone 7 Live Webcast
October 11, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Ralph de la Vega, President & CEO of AT&T...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 10/11/2010
Windows Phone 7 Will Be Available To Consumers November 8th!
Today we announced that Windows Phones will be available for consumer purchase thru At&T...
Author: jaiman Date: 10/11/2010
Microsoft and AT&T to Hold Windows Phone 7 Press Conference
October 11, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Ralph de la Vega, President & CEO of AT&T...
Author: Ken Jones Date: 10/11/2010
From Warsaw, Poland: Microsoft Technology Summit 2010
This week, I got an opportunity to present on CRM 2011, xRM, Azure, SharePoint, BPOS at Microsoft...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 10/05/2010
Windows Phone Marketplace and Launch Update
Windows Phone Marketplace Update: We’ve given Marketplace an overhaul so that the quality of the...
Author: Wzack Date: 10/04/2010
Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is about out sourcing your IT and get internet scale, availability and manageability...
Author: jaiman Date: 10/01/2010
Scalability and Azure
In my line of work I work with CTOs and VP of engineering who are responsible to make decisions on...
Author: jaiman Date: 10/01/2010
ASP.NET Security Update Available
Microsoft has released a security update that addresses the ASP.NET Security...
Author: Ken Jones Date: 09/30/2010
Social Computing
Computing is about leveraging ‘computers’ and to make us more efficient and agile so we...
Author: jaiman Date: 09/25/2010
Update on ASP.NET Vulnerability
Please see Scott Guthrie's blog for updated information on the recent ASP.NET vulnerability. His...
Author: Ken Jones Date: 09/24/2010
Develop Windows Phone 7 Apps with Visual Basic?
Ever since we first announced the application platform for Windows Phone 7, there was a loud chorus...
Author: Wzack Date: 09/23/2010
Windows Phone 7 Developer Launch
Windows Phone 7 Developer Launch Windows Phone 7 is here – and with it comes a new world of...
Author: Ken Jones Date: 09/23/2010
C# vs. VB: Which do you prefer and why?
Today Microsoft announced the support of Visual Basic for the Windows Phone platform in the...
Author: Ken Jones Date: 09/23/2010
Are you a Visual Basic developer interested in Windows Phone 7?
Today is your lucky day because Microsoft is providing support for the language you love on the new...
Author: Ken Jones Date: 09/23/2010
Windows Phone Developer Resources
How do I get started? Windows Phone tools for developers are ready. Now it’s time for you to...
Author: Ken Jones Date: 09/19/2010
Microsoft Releases Open Source Tools for the Cloud
Microsoft makes commitment to Openness in the Cloud: Releases new OSS tools for Windows Azure New...
Author: Wzack Date: 09/19/2010
Windows Phone 7 Training Kit is Available
Windows Phone tools for developers are ready . Now it’s time for you to start building your own...
Author: Wzack Date: 09/17/2010
Halo Reach Debuts
Earlier this week we released “Halo: Reach,” the thrilling prequel to the iconic “Halo” trilogy that...
Author: Wzack Date: 09/17/2010
Creating High Performing Silverlight Applications for Windows Phone 7
Compared to a desktop or laptop PC, a Windows Phone 7 device has a more limited amount of CPU and...
Author: Wzack Date: 09/17/2010
New SQL Azure Website
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new SQL Azure website -- bookmark this now!...
Author: Wzack Date: 09/17/2010
Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools Released
The final release of the Windows Phone Developer Tools is the culmination of hard work on the part...
Author: Wzack Date: 09/17/2010
Creating High Performing Silverlight Applications for Windows Phone
Here is a good resource for those who are creating an application for the Windows Phone 7. Creating...
Author: Ken Jones Date: 09/16/2010
Internet Explorer 9 Beta Released Today
Later today Internet Explorer 9 reaches the next important milestone – Beta. You can watch the...
Author: Ken Jones Date: 09/15/2010
Attention Independent Software Vendors
Are you an ISV developing applications on the Microsoft platform? Are you an ISV...
Author: Ken Jones Date: 09/13/2010
Windows Phone 7 – Starting the Fire!
Do you have a great idea for an app to run on Microsoft’s new mobile phone, Windows Phone 7? Do you...
Author: Wzack Date: 09/07/2010
Free Windows Azure for One Month
Want free access to Windows Azure for a month to try out a new idea? Now you can: Learn...
Author: Wzack Date: 08/31/2010
Imagine Cup 2011 Worldwide Finals in New York
It's a theme of global proportions. Imagine Cup 2011 Theme: Imagine a world where technology helps...
Author: Wzack Date: 08/28/2010
Windows Phone 7 Firestarters Coming To A City Near YOU!
Dream It. Build It. The power to build smart, visually stunning games and applications is right in...
Author: Ken Jones Date: 08/11/2010
News Flash: Try Windows Azure for One Month Free!
Hot news flash: You can now try Windows Azure and SQL Azure for a month – FREE! Now you can do...
Author: Wzack Date: 08/05/2010
SQL Azure Performance, The Missing SQL Server Agent and SQL Azure Labs
Improving Your SQL Azure I/O Performance The SQL Azure team has done a post on improving SQL Azure...
Author: Wzack Date: 08/02/2010
SQL Azure, Houston and a Side Note
SQL Azure & Project Houston Houston is a new Silverlight tool to allow you to develop and...
Author: Wzack Date: 07/26/2010
The Best of Windows Azure This Week
- Implementing Geographic Redundancy with SQL Azure Geographic redundancy is a fancy word for...
Author: Wzack Date: 07/20/2010
New Year – New Role for Me
Microsoft’s fiscal year begins in July. A such July is the time for any changes in roles and...
Author: Wzack Date: 07/19/2010
Azure and High Scale Compute
Azure High Scale Compute (HSC) is a Windows Azure implementation of the Map-Reduce parallel...
Author: Wzack Date: 06/24/2010
Windows Phone Developer Tools CTP For Visual Studio 2010 RTM
I have been using this for a bit now, and I must say that the updated version actually makes you...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 05/06/2010
Microsoft Releases Windows 7 Technologies to Device Manufacturers
We just announced the release to manufacturing of Windows Embedded Standard 7 . Steve Guggenheimer,...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 05/06/2010
@ Home With Windows Azure
Here are some more resources around training on Azure. Why is Azure important? Have you wondered how...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 05/06/2010
Microsoft is “All In” Cloud Expo in New York
Lest there be any doubt that Microsoft is “All In” the cloud, we recently were one of the primary...
Author: Wzack Date: 05/01/2010
USA Imagine Cup 2010: Vote For The Top Student Tech Innovation Now Thru April 23rd!
Students across America have been dreaming up ways to solve the world’s toughest problems using the...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 04/05/2010
Resources to help you create an Azure App Today!
I found this information on getting started in Azure, and thought it was a great follow up to Bill...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 04/05/2010
Azure Platform Training Roadmap
Bill Zack recently compiled a great list of courses that will help just about anyone get...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 03/22/2010