Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 to manufacturing.  SQL Server 2008 is now available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers and is available for evaluation download.  SQL Server 2008 Express and SQL Server Compact editions will be available for free download soon. As previously announced, pricing for SQL...

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) have concluded their formal evaluation of Ecma International’s submission of the Office Open XML as a draft international standard and have overwhelmingly ratified it as an international...

Microsoft is making a set of broad-reaching changes to its technology and business practices that will increase the openness of its products and drive greater interoperability, opportunity and choice across the information technology community of developers, partners, customers and competitors.Specifically,...

Microsoft has launched the biggest wave of enterprise products in company history.  Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 are designed for improved security and business intelligence and offer new capabilities for virtualization and creating and hosting rich Web applications.In...

As a benefit of the Metro program, we want help you highlight your efforts and accrue market momentum in conjunction with the upcoming launch of Visual Studio 2008, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 and Dynamics.The first step is our creation of a stan

You won’t want to miss the Microsoft Office System Developer Conference 2008, coming to the San Jose Convention Center on February 10-13, 2008.  Bill Gates will be there – how about you?ODC 2008 is the premier event for Microsoft Office and SharePoint developers, bringing together architects, developers,...

Free tools are now available to test your applications for Windows Server 2008 compatibility.  These tools are available by enrolling at the Innovate on Windows Server 2008 site.  This development portal includes key marketing information and resources such as the Application Compatibility Cookbook,...

We want to bring the learning, guidance and best practices of writing secure code and the SDL process to our ISV partners.  ISVs can benefit, learn and adopt best practices, while minimizing the number of security vulnerabilities present in the design, coding, and documentation.  The SDL process also...

Source code to the .NET Framework version 3.5 will be available to developers when Visual Studio 2008 ships.  Developers will be able to download and view the source code and use it to help in debugging their applications.  The source code will be viewable in any text browser, but Visual Studio 2008...

Are you looking for more controls to support your Silverlight applications?  Here are some nice options to consider:The Silverlight 1.1 Alpha SDK has a Silverlight UI Controls sample which gives you the source for several types of buttons, ListBox, ScrollBar, ScrollViewer and Slider.There are several...

We would like to make sure that the ISV community is aware and ready for the changes that Windows Server 2008 will incorporate.  For example, the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security will be enabled by default and will block inbound network connections.  The networks stack has been completely rewritten,...

We are 5 weeks away from the Platform Strategy Review in Redmond, Washington.  If you intend to join us for this premier conference, please register as soon as possible as the space is limited and filling up quickly.  The PSR will sell out.  This year we will not be hosting an ISV CTO Summit so please...