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Case Study: Travelocity moves to the Windows Azure Platform
Windows Azure is the PaaS offering from Microsoft and adoption has been on the rise in markets where...
Author: Ashraf Abdulhadi Date: 05/29/2011
Publish an App and get an XBOX 360® game – it’s that simple
This is a great new competition for developers! Whether you’re a student or a professional...
Author: Sekna Khanafer Date: 05/29/2011
Taking SharePoint 2010 to the Next Level with Visual Studio
Now SharePoint developers can take advantage of enhanced support from Visual Studio 2010! Visual...
Author: Maureen Mansour-Khoury Date: 05/29/2011
Microsoft Case Study: From Java to .NET
Moving from Java to Microsoft .NET Framework? CoreLab Partners decides to do just that! The...
Author: Maureen Mansour-Khoury Date: 05/26/2011
Digital Marketing in the Middle East, some great stats!
I came across some recent stats on Digital Marketing in the Middle East which made some very...
Author: Neil Garner Date: 05/26/2011
Windows Phone 7 App Showcase June 11
This Windows Phone 7 event will cover a variety of topics to get phone developers up and running on...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 05/25/2011
Best New Features In Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" Coming This Fall!!
What's all the buzz around "Mango" for Windows Phone 7.5? We can hardly wait until this Fall to see...
Author: Maureen Mansour-Khoury Date: 05/25/2011
Why Upgrade from Visual SourceSafe to Team Foundation Server?
Back in 1992, Visual SourceSafe (VSS) was considered state-of-the-art technology. Since then, as...
Author: Maureen Mansour-Khoury Date: 05/23/2011
Best Practices for Windows Phone 7 Games
Technorati Tags: Windows Phone 7,Game Development,Best Practices,WP7 Games The practices discussed...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 05/19/2011
System Center 2012 CTP program
The System Center team is pleased to announce the Community Evaluation Program. The program is...
Author: Mohamed Baher [MSFT] Date: 05/18/2011
Windows Azure Marketplace … More on DataMarket
By now, we are all familiar with “appstore”, “marketplace”, and other online...
Author: Ashraf Abdulhadi Date: 05/17/2011
Enhanced Virtualization Support for Exchange 2010
We just released the post for the enhanced virtualization support for Exchange 2010 which include UM...
Author: Mohamed Baher [MSFT] Date: 05/16/2011
Worldwide Telescope with KINECT
Microsoft Research held an event on Microsoft Campus called TechFest, where various new projects and...
Author: Maureen Mansour-Khoury Date: 05/15/2011
FREE Developer Training Online for Students :)
Don’t forget, through DreamSpark students get FREE training from PluralSight! See below list...
Author: Maureen Mansour-Khoury Date: 05/12/2011
Free E-book - Windows Phone 7
Check out the e-Book, "Designing for Windows Phone 7" published by Avlade, a sales partner for...
Author: Maureen Mansour-Khoury Date: 05/12/2011
Proving the value of user experience design to organizations and clients
One of the recurring themes I see time and time again is digital design & user experience, its...
Author: Neil Garner Date: 05/12/2011
Creative Uses for Kinect
As we approach the release of the Kinect SDK, we are seeing an increasing amount of videos surface...
Author: Sekna Khanafer Date: 05/10/2011
Imagine the Future with Skype + KINECT...Wow!!!
Now that Microsoft has purchased Skype for over 8 Billion dollars, the next logical question, is now...
Author: Maureen Mansour-Khoury Date: 05/10/2011
Resources for Arabic Developers
There is some great content in Arabic for developers. What’s great about this initiative is...
Author: Sekna Khanafer Date: 05/10/2011
New Use for Kinect: Teaching Kids in Africa
A story that began with a mischievous Icelandic volcano has ended happily with South African...
Author: Sekna Khanafer Date: 05/08/2011
MS Gulf Community is on Twitter...Tweet, Tweet!
If you haven't already heard, our MS Gulf Community is now on Twitter!! Make sure you follow us and...
Author: Maureen Mansour-Khoury Date: 05/08/2011
Windows Azure Platform Training Course, Download Now!
The Windows Azure Platform Training Course includes a comprehensive set of hands-on labs and videos...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 05/07/2011
Great Resources to Enhance your SharePoint 2010 Experience
I’d like to share two great resources with you: 1) Have you ever heard of SharePoint 4 Arabs? ...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 05/07/2011
Why I Love VS 2010 + MSDN
Why VS2010 + MSDN? MSDN® Subscriptions are the most convenient way to cost-effectively develop...
Author: Maureen Mansour-Khoury Date: 05/07/2011
Browse Nearly 16,000 Windows Phone 7 Applications Online!
Check out WindowsPhoneApplist for an online list of all Windows Phone 7 applications. With nearly...
Author: Maureen Mansour-Khoury Date: 05/05/2011
The Cloud … from a different and simplified perspective
A side from the IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS lingo, which I know can be confusing to some, I want to once...
Author: Ashraf Abdulhadi Date: 05/04/2011
Coming Soon: Kinect for Windows SDK beta
Coming later this spring, the Kinect for Windows SDK is a programming toolkit that will enable...
Author: Michael_Mansour Date: 05/03/2011
Windows Phone 7 – Learning Content
Are you interested to learn how to develop apps for Windows Phone 7? There is some great curriculum...
Author: Sekna Khanafer Date: 05/03/2011
Arabic Library for Windows Phone 7
I recently received an email about an Arabic library for WP7. If you’re interested in...
Author: Sekna Khanafer Date: 05/03/2011
Imagine Cup Gulf – Winners Announced!
Imagine Cup Gulf – Winners Announced! On April 25, students from around the Gulf took to the...
Author: Sekna Khanafer Date: 05/03/2011
NEW iPhone/iOS to Windows Phone 7 API Mapping Tool
iPhone developers can leverage their expertise to build Windows Phone applications! A new API...
Author: Sekna Khanafer Date: 05/02/2011
Application Next
The other week we held our second Application Next event focused on SharePoint 2010, Web Matrix and...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 05/01/2011
Light Up SharePoint
The other week we had a full day workshop on developing with SharePoint 2010. Other...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 05/01/2011
Be Heard on Visual Studio 2010
The Global Developer eXperience team at Microsoft, prepared a survey to collect your feedback on how...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 04/30/2011
Sharepoint 2010 and the 3rd Heat in WCM
I’d like to share the perfect timeliness of a recent article on the 3rd heat of WCM It goes on...
Author: Neil Garner Date: 04/27/2011
Win Cash Money just for deploying Windows 2008 servers!
We are excited to announce a new contest for the local community developers in the United Arab...
Author: Shaymaa A Date: 04/25/2011
SharePoint and Silverlight - A Match Made in Heaven
With SharePoint and Silverlight integration, you really do get the best of both worlds. Silverlight...
Author: Maureen Mansour-Khoury Date: 04/20/2011
Perfect Landing Pages
Following on from last weeks post on the Anatomy of a website, I thought you might appreciate the...
Author: Neil Garner Date: 04/20/2011
Microsoft Student Portal–Now in ARABIC!
Check out the Arabic website of Microsoft Student website!
Author: Sekna Khanafer Date: 04/16/2011
The Executive Assistant of Windows Azure … the Fabric Controller
In my previous post, I spoke about how Windows Azure supports the goal of a “Never Down”...
Author: Ashraf Abdulhadi Date: 04/16/2011
Web Site User Experience Anatomy and Shopping Vs Purchasing
I thought I’d share a great article I came across on the Web Site User Experience Anatomy It...
Author: Neil Garner Date: 04/14/2011
Kinect for Windows SDK beta
Coming later this spring, the Kinect for Windows SDK is a programming toolkit that will enable...
Author: Sekna Khanafer Date: 04/13/2011
Microsoft Web Camp in Dubai
We are pleased to announce the availability of Microsoft Web Camp in Dubai. This is a worldwide...
Author: Shaymaa A Date: 04/11/2011
Mobile Devices, Smart Phones and the rise of the Mobile Web
I’ve recently found myself discussing more and more about the increasingly important of mobile...
Author: Neil Garner Date: 04/06/2011
ANNOUNCEMENT: FREE MICROSOFT ISCSI TARGET & HYPER-V.
Copied from the Virtualization blog One common refrain we hear from you is that you appreciate the...
Author: Mohamed Baher [MSFT] Date: 04/05/2011