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- A (Microsoft) Code Name a Day: Harmonica
- A Microsoft Code Name a Day: HarmonicaHow about "BS-o-crap-olla"?it fits better the underlying product process since the early 80's...
- Tags: HARMONICA, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-16
- Can Microsoft's 'Harmonica' create P2P harmony across all devices?
- Can Microsoft's 'Harmonica' create P2P harmony across all devices?Good Job....This is a great job man how do you manage it... ..UNDISPUTED CRAP UNIFICATION!Can MSFT create a SLIDE RULE to make all of my different MP3 devices play nice?UNDIPUTED CRAP UNIFICATION! CONTENT "I have Rights" "Access to many" "Promise me...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Recruitment & Selection, Databases, harmony, HARMONICA, Microsoft Corp., P2P
- Discussion threads 2006-12-18
- Can Microsoft's 'Harmonica' create P2P harmony across all devices?
- Ever since Microsoft decided in June 2006 to ax the standalone version of its WinFS uber file system, the company has been noticeably silent about its data synchronization plans. But that doesnt mean the company has given up on its ambitious strategy to synchronize data across...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Java development tools, Peer to peer (P2P), Operating systems, P2P, HARMONICA, WinFS, Microsoft Corp., SyncToy PowerToy
- Blog posts 2006-12-18
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- More details emerge on Microsoft's online-offline sync platform
- The biggest news out of the Microsoft TechEd Developers conference that kicked off on November 5 is the official announcement of Microsoft's offline/online sync platform. Microsoft's strategy around the platform is what's more intriguing to me than the actual platform itself. The actual Community...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Framework, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-11-05
- Visual Studio 2008 to RTM in November
- A few months ago, Microsoft was hedging as to whether it would deliver the final "Orcas" Visual Studio 2008 code in 2007 or 2008. But as of November 5, it's official: VS 2008 is going to be released to manufacturing later in November 2007. The official "launch"...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Development Tools, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-11-05
- Microsoft delivers first test build of its online-offline sync platform
- Microsoft delivers first test build of its online-offline sync platformLooks like MS is moving quickly to copy Google Gears.Offline is coming to web applications!! But, offline features will also increase the performance while connected, as there will be a local cache available.It sounds more like ConduitApparently proprietary software companies are...
- Tags: Groupware, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., online-offline, Microsoft Delivers, first test, Google Gears, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-05
- Microsoft delivers first test build of its online-offline sync platform
- Microsoft posted for download on November 4 a first test build of what it's calling the Microsoft Sync Framework, technology that will allow developers to take their Web services and databases offline. The new framework also provides P2P synchronization of "any type of file including contacts, music,...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Framework, Microsoft Windows, .Net, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-11-04
- A (Microsoft) Code Name a Day: Ibiza
- I'm resuming my Microsoft Code Name a Day series that I started in December 2006. The goal: To provide the back story, each day in August, on one of Microsoft's myriad code names. Some of these code names might be familiar to Microsoft watchers; others hopefully will be brand-new.Microsoft code...
- Tags: Codename, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-08-17
- News to know: Skype outage, Dell, HP
- Notable headlines:George Ou: Skype still down - Published DoS exploit may be culprit. Russell Shaw: Skype blames deficient networking algo blamed for service disruption.Marc Orchant: Worldwide Skype outage. Michael Krigsman: Skype failure and the Enterprise 2.0 mess. Techmeme roundup.Larry Dignan: Dell restates financials; Says books were cooked. Goals lead to...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Skype Technologies S.A., Outage, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-08-17
- A (Microsoft) Code Name a Day: Harmonica
- I'm resuming my Microsoft Code Name a Day series that I started in December 2006. The goal: To provide the back story, each day in August, on one of Microsoft's myriad code names. Some of these code names might be familiar to Microsoft watchers; others hopefully will be brand-new.Microsoft code...
- Tags: Codename, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-08-16
- Microsoft tweaks the Live side of the house
- On July 1, Microsoft's new fiscal year started with a new slate of Live executives -- or at least a bunch of existing execs with new titles and responsibilities.Brian Arbogast, who had been running Microsoft's Windows Live Developer & Communications Platform for the past few years, is now the Corporate...
- Tags: Xbox Live, Windows Live, Office Live, Database, CRM Live, Corporate strategy, Code names
- Blog posts 2007-07-06
- Is Microsoft's Cloud OS actually a Cloud DB?
- Microsoft officials have used "Cloud OS" as shorthand to refer to the Windows Live Core, or the platform that will power Microsofts current and forthcoming datacenter-based family of services. But what, exactly, is Microsofts Cloud OS? Is it an operating system OS at all? Microsoft officials have used...
- Tags: Windows Live, Web 2.0, SQL Server, Google, Database, Corporate strategy
- Blog posts 2007-04-17
- Draft of telecom rewrite preserves 'net neutrality'
- The House Energy and Commerce Committee released draft legislation yesterday that would require "net neutrality." The legislation would require broadband providers to allow their subscribers to view any legal online content, the Washington Post reports. That move is meant to qualm fears that cable companies and telcos will start...
- Tags: telephone company
- Blog posts 2005-09-16
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