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Microsoft ready for Silverlight's second act The software maker announces Silverlight 2 and new partners. Despite big numbers for the Olympics, though, Silverlight usage still vastly trails that of its dominant rival, Adobe Flash. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNET |
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Microsoft releases Silverlight 2 beta Moving forward with next-generation software in two critical realms, Microsoft released Wednesday initial public beta versions of its Silverlight 2 multimedia presentation technology and the Internet Explorer 8 browser. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft readies Oslo previews Microsoft this October will launch Community Technology Previews of the three primary components of its Oslo project for model-driven software development, a company official said at the TechEd 2008 conference in Orlando, Fla. on Tuesday. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft updates Windows Mobile, IE Mobile Responding to increasing pressure from other mobile phone platforms, Microsoft on Tuesday planned to introduce updated versions of Windows Mobile and Internet Explorer Mobile and also make its new enterprise device management software available to all medium-size and Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft readies Silverlight 2 beta Shedding new light on the company's Silverlight 2 browser plug-in technology, a Microsoft official wrote a blog post Friday morning that emphasized RIA (rich Internet application) development capabilities planned for an upcoming beta release. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Silverlight's link to Microsoft developer skills touted Silverlight, Microsoft's cross-browser plug-in technology for rich multimedia experiences, is making the rounds as an alternative to Adobe Systems's rival Flash platform. Early observers and users of Silverlight at the MIX08 conference in Las Vegas last week emphasize Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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For Microsoft shops, Silverlight 2.0 trumps Flash With the imminent release of Silverlight 2.0, developers and Web designers, particularly those already working in Microsoft IT environments, will have the first viable alternative technology to Adobe Flash for building rich Internet applications, analysts and develope Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft set to release Silverlight 2 Microsoft's Silverlight 2 browser plug-in technology for rich Internet applications will be generally available on Tuesday along with supportive development tools, the company said during a teleconference on Monday morning. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Top 10: Yang's move, Microsoft-Novell developments Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang, who co-founded the company, stepped aside this week to the surprise of no one who has followed the recent travails of the company. While that ship continued to list, the IETF debated what, if anything, to do about the problematic DNS bug that was Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft reveals new content partners, DRM for Silverlight Microsoft unveiled on Monday new content partners for its Silverlight technology and provided details of a forthcoming DRM (digital rights management) technology for its multimedia platform.The company made thes Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft revamps Download Center using Silverlight Microsoft continues to eat its own dog food to promote the adoption of its Silverlight technology.The company is beta-testing a new version of its Microsoft Download Center Web site using the technology, a brows Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft cited for open efforts, eyes Eclipse Microsoft received plaudits and criticism for its openness efforts at the MIX08 event Thursday with a Microsoft official also citing an overture toward the Eclipse Foundation for open-source tooling.During a pan Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft Silverlight to back Ruby, Python in browser Microsoft plans to enable the Python and Ruby languages to be used for client-side development of rich Internet applications that leverage the company's Silverlight browser plug-in technology.The intent is to le Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Linux Foundation: We'd love to work with Microsoft Jim Zemlin is the executive director of the Linux Foundation. Formerly executive director of the Free Standards Group, Zemlin also has served as vice president of marketing for Covalent Technologies, providing products and services for the Apache Web server. Zemlin ha Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft sees parallel app development as future trend With multi-core processors becoming a preferred method for building more powerful computers, Microsoft anticipates that a key trend for the future of application development will be accommodating parallel systems. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft pushes for Silverlight on Android G1 and iPhone Microsoft is not wasting any time in its battle against Adobe when it comes to the company's Flash technology competitor, Silverlight .Microsoft is reportedly very interested in pushing Silverlight on Apple's de Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft to provide virtual access to Library of Congress Microsoft will provide the technology that allows visitors to the U.S. Library of Congress (LOC) to first take a virtual tour of historic documents and map out what exhibits they want to see, the two organizations announced Thursday. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft: IE8 release candidate 'just around the corner' Microsoft Tuesday said that the release candidate for Internet Explorer 8 is "just around the corner" and urged developers to get ready to test their sites with the new browser.Elsewhere, the TG Daily technology Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft touts Dynamic IT for boosting developer productivity Microsoft preached its 2008 Dynamic IT vision at the VSLive conference in San Francisco Monday and also touted its Silverlight presentation technology.Dynamic IT focuses on three recently announced products: the Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Top 10: Microsoft's Azure, Google's deals, IT money woes Microsoft's PDC was the source of the biggest news this week as the copany unveiled its Windows Azure cloud-computing platform. The company also let out some more details about the forthcoming Windows 7 OS and talked up its ambitions with Silverlight. Meanwhile, Googl Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |