2009-08-26
Oracle Data Providers for .NET
Oracle is working on their own Data Provider for .NET - ODP.NET. It is a native ADO.NET data access driver for Oracle databases. It is as good as data provider from Microsoft.
2009-04-21
Oracle buys the Sun
Oracle today said it has agreed to acquire Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion, or $5.6 billion net of cash and debt. What does it mean for us, for software developers and users?
2009-03-31
ASP.NET MVC Final Release
Microsoft Releases ASP.NET Model View Controller (MVC) More than a year after its first community technology preview.
2009-03-13
Sell your Windows Mobile software with Microsoft
Microsoft wants to entice application developers to distribute their products for mobile devices on Windows Marketplace for Mobile. The new developers program will be available in 29 countries.
2009-03-07
The world without Internet Explorer
Microsoft makes Internet Explorer 8 removable from Windows 7. You may disable Internet Explorer installation. This feature will be available in Windows 7 Release Candidate. Does it mean Microsoft break off the browser fight?
2009-03-01
U.K. Endorses OpenDocument
The United Kingdom government expresses support for the OpenDocument Format standard, which competes with Microsoft's Extensible Markup Language-based format (XML).
2009-02-05
Semblio SDK for Education Developers
Semblio SDK version 1 is now available. It is a new tool for education developers that's designed to create interactive learning materials. The SDK is the first of three planned components that will also include an assembly tool and a media player.
2009-01-28
Microsoft Releases RC1 of ASP.NET MVC
Microsoft Releases RC1 of ASP.NET MVC. It works with both Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Web Developer 2008. It is the last public release of ASP.NET MVC that we’ll ship prior to the final “1.0” release.
2009-01-12
Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft released Windows Server Beta 2. This version is available for beta testing for public users. You may download R2 from Micrfost Download Center. The file size is from 2512.2 to 8086.4 Gigabyte, depends on selected components.
2008-12-24
Zero-day vulnerability in SQL Server 2008
All we know about zero-day vulnerability in SQL Server 2008 about 10 days ago. Microsoft still in progress to investigate the bug. The bug is very critical and Microsoft wants to fully investigate the problem and avoid the problem in the future.