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Adding Microsoft Silverlight to your Java Applications
A France-based company Soyatec has just released a Eclipse Tools for Silverlight that enables Java...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/10/2009
Is "Private Clouds" of Windows Azure a Possiblity ?
The answer now is YES. Steven Martin, senior director for developer platform product management at...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/09/2009
Silverlight Photo Gallery Wall Application at CodePlex
I just published a Photo Gallery Wall Application at CodePlex. The original version of Photo Gallery...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/06/2009
Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight
Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight v2.0, including the Stock Trader Reference...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/05/2009
Mid-Atlantic Cloud Computing User Group (MCC)
Understanding Windows Azure (Compute & Storage) Presenter: Scott Zimmerman at Microsoft After...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/03/2009
Microsoft Enterprise Developer & Industry Solution Conference 2009
Please join us for the 7th annual Microsoft Enterprise Developer and Industry Solutions Conference...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 03/03/2009
My First Windows Azure Application in the Cloud
https://zxguestbook.cloudapp.net/ After receiving my Windows Azure and Services tokens, I couldn't...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/26/2009
How the Microsoft Red Dog dream team built a cloud OS (Windows Azure) from scratch
If you are interested to hear the stories behind the story of Windows Azure, read Mary Jo Foley's...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/26/2009
Code Contracts for .NET
Check out Somasegar's weblog to find out this newly added feature for .NET developers.
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/25/2009
Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing
A great report on Cloud Computing authored by researchers at the University of California at...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/25/2009
User Group Meeting: Microsoft's Cloud Services and Combining WCF and Business Activity Monitoring
NOVA Connected Systems is hosting the use group tonight. See detail below. Event Date: Feb. 19, 2009...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/19/2009
Silverlight 2 Update (GDR1) Released
This released fixed a number of minor bugs. You will need to remove the current installed version...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/19/2009
Interested to Get Started with Windows Azure? Looking at These How-To Videos
Get Started Developing on Windows Azure? If you’re a developer and you’re new to Windows Azure,...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/12/2009
Azure Services Training Kit - February Update
The Azure Services Training Kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content including hands-on...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/11/2009
Join Us in MSDN Roadshow -- Windows Client Application Development
The MSDN Roadshow team in Mid-Atlantic has planned a one-day event for developers and architects to...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/11/2009
Mid-Atlantic Cloud Computing (MACC) User Group
Inaugural Meeting Windows Azure is Microsoft's cloud computing platform. At this meeting, you'll...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/10/2009
A New Microsoft Site Devoted to IT Pros -- Thrive
"Thrive" is a newly launched Microsoft initiative for IT Professionals. You can find information...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/10/2009
Silverlight Developer Contest
Interested to develope a cool game using Silverlight and possibly win $5000? Find more detail at...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/10/2009
Get Real-time Information From your Mobile Phone by Calling 800-555-Tell
The good news is that you can use any mobile phone to get the latest information by calling...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/05/2009
Creating Rich Interactive Learning Materials Using Microsoft Semblio
The Microsoft Semblio SDK is built on the .NET Framework 3.5 and provides the necessary tools for...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/04/2009
Conference on Software Localization and Globalization
The 3-day Worldware Conference will be held at Santa Clara, CA, March 17-19. If you are interested...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 02/04/2009
Content of Microsoft S+S and Windows Azure for IEEE DC
Thanks for attending the Microsoft S+S and Windows Azure event at Reston VA. You can download the...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/29/2009
Steve Michelotti Talks About ASP.NET MVC
Steve Michelotti's article "Partition Web Apps Intelligently" appears on the cover story of the...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/27/2009
Windows Azure SDK Jan. 2009 CTP Available for Download
Windows Azure Software Development Kit (January 2009 CTP)Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/21/2009
Silverlight Chosen to Stream Obama's Inauguration
A CIO article reports that Microsoft's Silverlight technology has been chosen to stream U.S....
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/19/2009
Windows 7 Beta is Available for Download and Preview
Windows 7 is designed to make everyday tasks faster and easier, and make new things possible for end...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/09/2009
MSDN Developer Conference is coming to DC/Reston VA ...
Missed the PDC? Catch the content LIVE at the MSDN Developer Conference. We’re bringing the PDC to...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/07/2009
Creating Scalable and Performant Web Applications with Microsoft "Velocity"
“Velocity” is a project codename for Microsoft's distributed in-memory application cache platform....
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 01/02/2009
Windows Azure Services Platform Gets Reviewed
Martin Heller's article of "Test Center preview: Windows Azure Services Platform gives wings to...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 12/17/2008
Publish and Share Your Presentations in the Cloud
SlideShare provides several ways to share publically or privately your Microsoft PowerPoint...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 12/16/2008
Building and Deploying WPF Applications Using the .NET Client Profile
What is the .NET Client Profile? Check out this Channel9 video: a simple demo of building a "Hello...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 12/16/2008
Developing with jQuery in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
In this blog Jeff Cogswell explains how jQuery Support in Visual Studio works. The magic is to use...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 12/15/2008
Learn How to Create Solutions with Microsoft CRM?
The 1st CRM Incubation Week is being held at Microsoft Technology Center, Reston, VA from Mon...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 12/05/2008
Windows 7 Beta 1 for MDC Attendees
Breaking news!!! Attend an upcoming MSDN Developer Conference and you will receive a Windows 7 Beta...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 12/02/2008
Blockbuster Is To Use Microsoft Live Mesh Service
ANDREW D. SMITH at The Dallas Morning News reports that Blockbuster is one of the first companies to...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 12/02/2008
Microsoft BizSpark Program for Start-ups
BizSpark is a Microsoft worldwide program that provides startups with affordable software tools and...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 12/02/2008
ARCast.TV - Steve Michelotti of e.imagination on High Performance Web Solutions
In this interview Steve Michelotti, senior solution architect at e.magination, discusses what his...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 12/02/2008
MSDN Mid Atlantic Roadshow @ Charleston, West Virginia, Dec. 9, 2008
Creating Web Applications with Microsoft Web Technologies MSDN Roadshow is a series of local...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 11/21/2008
Another Cool ASP.NET MVC Application
At PDC Jeff Atwood showed an ASP.NET MVC application at Phil Haack's session. You can find the...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 11/03/2008
Microsoft Professional Developer Conference (PDC) Contents Available
You can visit the Microsoft PDC site now to view recorded PDC sessions there. .NET Framework [16] Ad...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 11/03/2008
ASP.NET MVC (Beta Release) Applications in Production
While Microsoft ASP.NET MVC is still in Beta release, it comes with a go-live license. I'm sure many...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 10/31/2008
jQuery and AJAX Support in ASP.NET MVC Applications
As ScottGu announed in his blog a month ago, Microsoft will be shipping jQuery (a lightweight open...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 10/31/2008
TechDays DC Event Contents
Thanks so much for attending the TechDays DC event, "A Day of REST with WCF, ADO.NET Data Services,...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 10/30/2008
Windows Azure -- Microsoft's Cloud Computing Platform and Services
This week at the Professional Developer Conference Microsoft announced the new cloud operating...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 10/29/2008
MSDN Developer Conference (MDC) in DC, Jan. 16, 2009
MSDN Developer Conference is a local version of the Microsoft Professional Developer Conference....
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 10/29/2008
Live Services Jumpstart 2009 in DC, Nov 13, 2008 - Nov 14, 2008
Join us at the Live Services Jumpstart event in a city nearest to you to explore the full breadth of...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 10/29/2008
How to Build Facebook Applications with Silverlight 2
Pete Brown has put together a two-part series on how to create Facebook Silverlight applications....
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 10/28/2008
SharePoint 2007 Best Practices Seminar Series at Reston, VA
Join RDA for a complimentary 1/2-day seminar that will feature: An overview of best practices...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 10/21/2008
MSDN Mid Atlantic Roadshow at Hampton Roads, VA on 11/20/08
Microsoft invites you to attend: MSDN Mid Atlantic Roadshow Creating Web Applications with Microsoft...
Author: Benjamin Xue Date: 10/20/2008