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Microsoft Visual Studio Orcas Beta 1 ready for download

Microsoft officials said earlier this week that they planned to deliver Visual Studio "Orcas" Beta 1 for download some time in April. On April 19, they made good on their word. Microsoft posted for download Beta 1 of the Professional version of Orcas and accompanying Team System lifecycle-development system...

Tags: Windows Server Longhorn, Visual Studio Orcas, Vista, Development tools

Blog posts 2007-04-20

Microsoft Visual Studio Orcas: Maybe in 2007, maybe not

Microsoft is back to hedging about when the company will deliver the final version of "Orcas," the next release of its Visual Studio tool suite. Last year, the Softies were quietly floating a 2007/2008 delivery date for Orcas. Then, in February 2007, Scott Guthrie, the general manager of Microsofts...

Tags: Code names, Visual Studio Orcas, Development tools, Corporate strategy

Blog posts 2007-04-17

Microsoft: Visual Studio Orcas still on track for 2007

Microsoft has yet to post a beta build of Visual Studio "Orcas." But the product is still slated to ship in 2007, according to Scott Guthrie, General Manager of Microsofts Developer Division. Guthrie confirmed the 2007 release-date target for Orcas in a blog posting on February 8. He said...

Tags: Code names, Development tools, Expression Studio, Orcas, Visual Studio Orcas

Blog posts 2007-02-09

Microsoft releases ASP.NET AJAX 1.0

Today Microsoft released "Atlas" or what has become ASP.NET Ajax 1.0. Scott Guthrie has the big news and Mary Jo Foley here on ZDNet has some good information as always. You can go grab the framework on the ASP.NET AJAS website. So were finally seeing a release version of...

Tags: Rich Internet Applications, Microsoft, Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere, Ajax, ASP.NET AJAX, Microsoft ASP.NET

Blog posts 2007-01-24

Momentum Webcast: Sneak Preview of Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" (Level 100)

The presenter of this webcast discusses the Microsoft tools strategy and describes how the upcoming Microsoft Visual Studio code name "Orcas" enables one to quickly build powerful applications with compelling user experiences. The presenter explains how Visual Studio "Orcas" empowers one to create solutions that take advantage of the latest...

Tags: Software, Microsoft Visual Studio, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Orcas, Microsoft Development Tools, Software Development, Development Tools, Software/Web Development

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Venture Arctic (dmg)

Caribou and Wolves roam the tundra while Polar Bears and Orcas patrol the icy seas in this eco-friendly video game. The player must harness the forces of sun, snow, and wind to create balance in these fragile ecosystems. Global warming, extinction, and deforestation threaten to undermine the food chains that...

Tags: Pocketwatch Games, Games, Food & Beverage, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Manufacturing, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-07-08

Microsoft makes Visual Studio 2008 more broadly available

Microsoft has made the latest version of its integrated tool suite available to volume licensees and retail customers as of January 29. Microsoft released to manufacturing Visual Studio 2008 on November 19, 2007, and made it available at that time to Microsoft Developer Network MSDN subscribers. Today,...

Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Development Tools, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Manufacturing, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-01-29

Visual Studio 2008 to go gold as soon as Monday

Visual Studio 2008 to go gold as soon as MondayLet seeThere are great features coming with VS2008. Let's just hope it will be stable enough. Hard to make a decision. How many of us can actually continue their work aacording to their current plans for the next 6 month (or...

Tags: Microsoft development tools, development tool, server, RTM bit, Beta 2, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-18

Visual Studio 2008 to go gold as soon as Monday

Microsoft officials said earlier this month that they would release to manufacturing the final Visual Studio VS 2008 code before the end of November. Looks like they're on target. According to a post on the Microsoft Developer Network MSDN Subscriptions blog, MSDN subscribers will be able to...

Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Development Tools, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-11-18

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

Leopards and development platform strategies

As any self-respecting geeks already knows (well, at least those who a) use Macs or b) keep up to date on technology news), Leopard, a.k.a. Mac OS X 10.5, the latest update to Apple's Mac OS operating system, was released this past weekend, and appears to have done quite well....

Tags: Strategy, Apple Inc., Leopard, Siracusa, Objective-C, Objective-C Runtime, C#, .Net, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, John Carroll

Blog posts 2007-10-30

Microsoft Visual Studio Code Name Orcas Community Technology Preview - Development Tools for WinFX (msi)

The Microsoft Visual Studio Code Name Orcas Community Technology Preview - Development Tools for WinFX CTP provides developers with support for building WinFX applications using the final released version of Visual Studio 2005. This support includes XAML Intellisense support through schema extensions for the editor, project templates for the Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, Development Tool, Microsoft WinFX, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Microsoft Development Tools, Microsoft Windows, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-10-05

Microsoft Visual Studio Code Name Orcas SDK - June 2007 Community Technology Preview (exe)

The Visual Studio Code Name Orcas SDK June 2007 CTP targets Visual Studio Code Name Orcas. The Visual Studio Code Name Orcas SDK June 2007 CTP is intended to let customers work with Orcas extensibility features. This CTP adds and updates the following features: Run As Normal User RANU -...

Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, SDK, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Development Tools, DSL, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking

Software downloads 2007-08-30

Code Samples for Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation and Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation codename Orcas Februrary CTP (EXE)

The relevant version Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 codename Orcas is available as part of Microsoft Visual Studio March CTP, provides developers with code samples showing the usage of the Windows Communication Foundation WCF and Windows Workflow Foundation WF features available in the February CTP of .NET Framework 3.5, codename Orcas....

Tags: Window, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Codename, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Construction, .Net, Application Servers, Operating Systems, Middleware, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software

Software downloads 2007-08-30

Microsoft Visual Studio Code Name Orcas Language-Integrated Query, May 2006 Community Technology Preview (msi)

LINQ is a codename for a set of extensions to the .NET Framework that encompass language-integrated data query, set, and transform operations. It includes extensions to the C# and Visual Basic languages with native language syntax for queries and provides class libraries to take advantage of these capabilities. This...

Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Corp., LINQ, C#, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2007-08-25

.NET Compact Framework 3.5 Beta1 Redistributable (msi)

The Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 3.5 Beta1 testing Redistributable contains the common language runtime and class libraries built for the .NET Compact Framework. In addition to supporting version 3.5 beta1, it also supports applications developed for version 2.0 and 1.0. Important: This redistributable enables running .NET Compact Framework applications on...

Tags: Device, Microsoft .NET Compact Framework, .Net, Pocket PC, Application Servers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Handhelds, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2007-08-22

ADO.NET EDM Wizard supplement for Visual Studio Code name "Orcas" Beta1 (exe)

This supplement fixes a bug with the ADO.NET EDM Wizard in Visual Studio Code name "Orcas" Beta1 where empty CSDL, MSL and SSDL files are generated after the wizard completes. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft ADO.NET, Supplement, .Net, Microsoft Development Tools, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Development Tools, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2007-08-22

ADO.NET Samples for Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" - October CTP (zip)

This CTP contains Samples for ADO.NET features in the Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" - October CTP. Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" - October CTP is a prerequisite for these samples. The link to download that CTP is included in the related resources below. This version is the first release...

Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft ADO.NET, Microsoft Development Tools, .Net, Databases, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2007-08-22

The Visual Studio 2005 extensions for.NET Framework 3.0 (WCF & WPF), November 2006 CTP (msi)

Provides developers with support for building .NET Framework 3.0 applications using Visual Studio 2005. The Visual Studio 2005 extensions for.NET Framework 3.0 (WCF & WPF), November 2006 CTP provides developers with support for building .NET Framework 3.0 applications using the released version of Visual Studio 2005. These tools are not...

Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation, Microsoft Development Tools, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2007-08-21

Venture Arctic (exe)

Venture Arctic is an Interactive Nature Documentary. Caribou and Wolves roam the tundra while Polar Bears and Orcas patrol the icy seas in this eco-friendly video game. The player must harness the forces of sun, snow, and wind to create balance in these fragile ecosystems. Global warming, extinction, and deforestation...

Tags: Venture Arctic, Games, Food & Beverage, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Manufacturing, Marketing

Software downloads 2007-08-10