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Microsoft delivers new test build of SQL Server 2008

On the last day of July, Microsoft made available to testers a new Community Technology Preview CTP build of its SQL Server 2008 database, code-named "Katmai."The July CTP build comes one month after the June CTP. Microsoft is expected to test SQL Server 2008 primarily, if not exclusively, via CTPs,...

Tags: Windows Server 2008/ Windows Server Longhorn, Visual Studio 2008 (Orcas), SQL Server, Development tools, Database

Blog posts 2007-08-01

Microsoft starts rolling out several tool test releases

Microsoft tool testers will have lots of new builds to play with this week.Microsoft is expecting to deliver a public Visual Studio 2008 ("Orcas") Beta 2 for download on Friday, July 27, company officials said. It will roll out simultaneously Beta 2 of the .Net Framework 3.5. Microsoft is expecting...

Tags: Silverlight (wpf/e), Expression Studio, .Net Framework, Visual Studio 2008 (Orcas), Development tools

Blog posts 2007-07-26

Near-feature-complete Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 due later this week

Microsoft plans to deliver the Beta 2 bits of Visual Studio 2008 ("Orcas") later this week, according to Scott Guthrie, General Manager of Microsoft's Developer Division."You'll see Beta2 ship later this week - so only a few more days now," Guthrie posted, in response to a reader comment, on July...

Tags: Development tools, .Net Framework, Visual Studio 2008 (Orcas)

Blog posts 2007-07-24

SQL Server 2008 gets a due date

Even though Microsoft is launching SQL Server 2008, code-named "Katmai," in February 2008, the SQL Server 2008 code won't be released to manufacturing until Q2 2008.Until its Worldwide Partner Conference this week, Microsoft officials had said to expect SQL Server 2008 to ship some time in 2008, after a number...

Tags: Windows Server 2008/ Windows Server Longhorn, Visual Studio 2008 (Orcas), SQL Server, Database

Blog posts 2007-07-11

February 27, 2008: Microsoft plans a triple-play launch

Microsoft announced at its partner conference on July 10 that it will launch Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 together in a single launch on February 27, 2008, in Los Angeles.Microsoft officials have been saying for a few months now that while the company planned to...

Tags: Database, Development tools, SQL Server, Visual Studio 2008 (Orcas), Windows server, Windows Server 2008/ Windows Server Longhorn

Blog posts 2007-07-10

Microsoft delivers test build of new tool for building line-of-biz apps

At TechEd 2007, Microsoft released a first Community Technology Preview CTP build of "Acropolis," a set of components and tools for building line-of-business, portal-style .Net applications.Acropolis is "part of the '.NET Client Futures' wave of releases, our preview of upcoming technologies for Windows client development," Microsoft officials explained on the...

Tags: Visual Studio 2008 (Orcas), TechEd 2007, Development tools, Code names, .Net Framework

Blog posts 2007-06-06

Microsoft's cool naming trend is over

It was a short but good run: Silverlight, Popfly, Surface. But it's over.At TechEd 2007, Microsoft officials announced the final names of "Katmai," the next version of its SQL Server database, and "Orcas," the forthcoming Visual Studio release.Katmai will be known as "Microsoft SQL Server 2008." And Orcas is "Microsoft...

Tags: Visual Studio 2008 (Orcas), TechEd 2007, SQL Server, Silverlight (wpf/e), Development tools, Database, Corporate strategy, Code names

Blog posts 2007-06-04

Additional Resources

Yes, we know it's a problem. No, we have no budget.

A survey by data center infrastructure company Voltaire indicates that while a vast majority of data center professionals believe that running a green data center will become a mission-critical agenda item, they haven't set aside the money to support it. Close to 90 percent of the executives...

Tags: CIO, Data Center, Voltaire Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Is Firefox faster than Chrome?

Is Firefox faster than Chrome?Is Firefox faster than Chrome?When is Firefox 3.1 with tracemonkey expected to be released?yepper, 1.26x in my test RE: Is Firefox faster than Chrome?my test show tracemonkey being 1.27x faster than v8 on win xp sp3. here is the link with screenshothttp://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=6157396&postcount=433I noticed no speed difference.Chrome...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

LHC scientists get death threats

LHC scientists get death threatsIgnorance produces fear...And issuing death threats is not the christian thing to do. And $10.00 to a donut will get you that a religiously motivated faction is behind the threats. Something to research further.RE: LHC scientists get death threats - is it because Roger Federer lost...

Tags: Anti-Matter, LHC, death threat

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Mainstream media writes Windows obit

Wow, a tough day for Windows. BusinessWeek reports that HP, the world's biggest PC company, is so troubled by Vista's 'tepid reception' and Apple's resurgence that it is developing its own operating system. Meanwhile a New York Times columnist writes on his blog that Windows is "already...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mainstream Media, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Nokia: Our market share will slip over weak demand

Nokia said Friday that its mobile device market share will slip in the third quarter from the second quarter "due to weaker consumer confidence in multiple markets." The company also said it refused to be lured into a price war. Nokia (all resources, reviews and blogs) said...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Mobile, Mobile Device, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Martin jabs back at Comcast over suit

Martin jabs back at Comcast over suitThe more comcast pushes...the more the FCC sounds like its going to push back. With Mr. Martin asking the same questions many customers are asking (most notibly the "how will customers know when they reach their limit" - and the 'use a third party...

Tags: Federal government, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Comcast Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

End of an era: Dell may dump its factories

End of an era: Dell may dump its factoriesRubbed up the wrong way?"The rub: It’s unclear whether contract equipment manufacturers would want to buy Dell’s manufacturing hubs. Do contract manufacturers really want to take on Dell’s capacity?"Don't CEM's want to take on everyone's capacity ... I mean isn't their model...

Tags: Manufacturing, Notebooks, Dell Computer Corp., End-Of-An-Era

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Live Event on Sept. 5th: Dell EqualLogic & VMware Infrastructure 3 Product Demonstration

Join Dell, and Dell Inc. Product Marketing Consultant William Urban, for a one-hour live presentation and product demonstration of a virtualized server and storage infrastructure based on VMware ESX Server 3.0 and the PS Series family of intelligent, iSCSI-based storage solutions. Register now for this event on Friday, September...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell EqualLogic, VMware Inc., Storage, Ip storage, Hardware

Webcasts 2008-09-05

DesktopZip (exe)

DesktopZip 2008 is a fast, simple ZIP archiver and dearchiver which uses most popular ZIP format. DesktopZip is intuitive user interface is extremely easy to use, while its wide ranging support for most file compression formats and comprehensive feature set makes DesktopZip the only archive utility you will ever need....

Tags: Compression, DesktopZip, DesktopZip 2008

Software downloads 2008-09-05

21% of CIOs expect their security budgets to increase

21% of Forrester survey respondents expect to increase their IT security budgets in 2009, while nearly three-quarters of those surveyed expect no cutbacks in their security spending. Only 6% of respondents anticipate having to cut their security budget 2009 despite the current economic uncertainty. Security makes up 10% of overall...

Tags: Information Technology, Security, AM

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Google Chrome already beating Opera

Google Chrome already beating OperaWaiting for Windows Mobile 6 version... if they can create a version for Windows Mobile to rival safari on iPhone, they'll have me seriously thinking about it.Otherwise, it's just another browser for the desktop by another large conglomerate.Full screen problemI have my task bar on the...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, work-around, Google Inc., Chrome, Google Chrome, Opera Software

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Microsoft Student Technology Day UK

Note Wednesday 1st October 2008, a little over 3 weeks away from today in your diary. Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft and a whole load of influential partners and companies will be in London for the Microsoft Student Technology Day. It's a day about and for students,...

Tags: Entrepreneurial, Microsoft Corp., Entrepreneurship, Management, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Deploying and managing online communities: Who, how and why?

Deploying and managing online communities: Who, how and why?Read the book Groundswell by Charlene Li and Josh BernoffRead the book Groundswell if you want great insight into how to do this properly and there are also lots of case studies and stats in the book.In respect of the product ratings...

Tags: Groundswell, Dell Computer Corp., Direct2Dell

Discussion threads 2008-09-04