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Harnessing a multicore future

Last week's PDC was about more than just Microsoft's new cloud initiative Windows Azure and the next version of Windows (Windows 7). It also concentrated on what Microsoft is doing to assist programmers to tackle the big shift to multi-core computers. Harnessing the power of multi-threaded programming will...

Tags: Multi-core, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, John Carroll, Processor, Microsoft .NET, Construct, Transistor, LINQ, PDC, Moore, Windows Workflow Foundation

Blog posts 2008-11-03

MSDN Webcast: Using Windows Workflow Foundation to Build Services With Jon Flanders (Level 300)

Windows Workflow Foundation WF is a programming model, set of tools, and runtime environment which allows to write declarative and reactive programs for Windows operating systems. WF is part of the Microsoft .NET Runtime, and it first appeared in Microsoft .NET 3.0. Windows Communication Foundation WCF is also a programming...

Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Programming Model, Webcast, Windows Communication Foundation, Microsoft Corp., Programming, Windows Workflow Foundation, Workflow Foundation, Microsoft Windows, .Net, Middleware, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software

Webcasts 2008-07-09

MSDN Webcast: Windows Workflow Communication in Depth With Matt Milner (Level 400)

Windows Workflow Foundation WF provides a powerful framework for building reactive programs, which are programs that respond to events and inputs. One of the biggest challenges faced by developers new to Windows WF is figuring out the best way to communicate with the workflows that are running in the runtime....

Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Windows Workflow Foundation, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Webcasts 2008-06-26

Microsoft Dynamics AX looking more like SAP?

Mary Jo Foley has the skinny on what's inside the latest release of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 (aka AX5.0). Mary Jo thinks: But what caught my eye most about AX 2009 when Microsoft recently demo’d it for me was how it is the showcase app for so many different...

Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Compliance, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., AX2009, Windows Workflow Foundation, Regulations, Government, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-06-02

Hands-on Labs for Windows Workflow Foundation in C# and VB.NET 1 (Windows)

Windows Workflow Foundation is the programming model, engine and tools for quickly building workflow enabled applications on Windows. This download is a set of 10 Hands-on Labs for Windows Workflow Foundation in C# and VB.NET versions. These labs are suitable for a .NET developer with 6 months experience who wants...

Tags: Lab, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Windows Workflow Foundation, Download Package, Microsoft Windows, C#, .Net, Operating Systems, Programming Languages, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2007-08-24

Tracking Services in Windows Workflow Foundation

One of the most powerful features in Windows Workflow Foundation is tracking. It allows monitoring events, activity properties, and custom data in the workflows. This paper examines the tracking infrastructure, showing how to use the built-in SQL Server-based tracking service and how to create custom tracking services for a variety...

Tags: Monitoring, Windows Workflow Foundation, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2007-03-01

Windows Workflow Foundation

Windows Workflow Foundation allows the user to visually design complex algorithms to solve business problems and model processes. A workflow is a tool used to describe a flow of data and actions. Therefore, any scenario where an IF or a WHILE statement are required can be a workflow. However, nobody...

Tags: Workflow, Windows Workflow Foundation, Process Improvement, Microsoft Windows, Quality, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2006-03-01

Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation beta 1 (Windows)

Windows Workflow Foundation is a workflow engine, programming model and set of tools for developers to rapidly build workflow-enabled applications. Windows Workflow Foundation is a set of activities that coordinate people and software. With it, Microsoft is redefining workflow by incorporating it into a mainstream development platform and supporting both...

Tags: Developer, Window, Microsoft Corp., Workflow, Windows Workflow Foundation, Microsoft Windows, Process Improvement, Operating Systems, Software, Quality, Business Operations

Software downloads 2005-09-14

Getting Started With Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation: A Developer Walkthrough

Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation WWF is an extensible framework for developing workflow solutions on the Windows platform. As part of the upcoming Microsoft WinFX, Windows Workflow Foundation provides both an API and tools for the development and execution of workflow-based applications. Windows Workflow Foundation provides a single, unified model to...

Tags: Developer, Window, Microsoft Corp., Workflow, Windows Workflow Foundation, Microsoft Windows, Process Improvement, Operating Systems, Software, Quality, Business Operations

White papers 2005-09-01

Introducing Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation: An Early Look

Without the right foundation, writing workflows is hard. Meeting the needs of a long-running business process, supporting the dynamic behavior that people require, and handling the other challenges that workflows present all require more time and effort than most developers can invest. Yet if the right supporting technology is available,...

Tags: Window, Microsoft Corp., Workflow, Windows Workflow Foundation, Microsoft Windows, Process Improvement, Operating Systems, Software, Quality, Business Operations

White papers 2005-08-01

MSDN Architecture Webcast: Patterns & Practices Live! - Learn How Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation Will Affect Your Architecture (Level 100)

This webcast discusses how the beta release of Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation will affect the architecture of service oriented systems. Windows Workflow Foundation is a programming model, engine, and tool set that can be used to quickly build workflow enabled applications on the Windows platform. It consists of a WinFX...

Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Window, Microsoft Corp., Windows Workflow Foundation, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Webcasts

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Construction Company Improves Efficiency, Reduces IT Support Costs by 80 Percent

BSH Insaat wanted to centralize its data storage and improve the efficiency of its workflow. To meet these needs, the company deployed Windows Server 2008 Foundation. Employees can now locate important documents more easily from inside and outside the office, which increases productivity and results in additional business for the...

Tags: Information Technology, Efficiency, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Construction, Strategy, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Management

Case studies 2009-10-01

MSDN Webcast: geekSpeak: Composite Application Development (Level 200)

The presenter of this webcast discusses composite application development in Microsoft Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation WPF. The presenter covers the Silverlight Designer/Developer workflow, tooling, design patterns, anti-practices, and working with distributed teams.

Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Application Development, Microsoft Silverlight, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Software Development, Development Tools, Middleware, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software

Webcasts 2009-08-19

Microsoft PDC 2009: What's on tap for developers this November?

Microsoft PDC 2009: What's on tap for developers this November?Silverlight MobileI hope they finally, finally open up some silverlight mobile goods. My waiting listVisual Studio 2010.WorkFlow 4.0C# 4Oslo.A preview of SilverLight 4 would be nice but probably too much to ask.What about WPF?Hey, Mary Jo,I scanned your post for "WPF"....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Telephony, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

Apple feels economic pinch, drops prices

Apple feels economic pinch, drops pricesApples to Apples17" laptop with poor battery life, low resolution screen and a slow CPU is not in the same class as the 17" Apple. Those PC laptops that are in the same class cost about the same....$2,500thats still rather expensive for a 17"...

Tags: Notebooks, Engineering, Desktops, Apple Inc., laptop computer, economic pinch

Discussion threads 2009-06-08

uCertify MCTS - 70-504-VB 8.01.05 (Windows)

PrepKit MCTS 70-504-VB, MCTS: VB.NET 3.5 - Windows Workflow Foundation Application Development is an interactive software application that helps you learn, tracks your progress, identifies areas for improvements and simulates the actual exam. This PrepKit contains 3 interactive practice tests with over 250 challenging questions guaranteed to comprehensively cover all...

Tags: Application Development, uCertify, Exam, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Software Development, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Development Tools, .Net, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Middleware, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software

Software downloads 2009-05-26

PowerWF Studio 1.0 (Windows)

Organizations are increasingly looking to automate administrators' daily tasks. Microsoft responded with two key technologies: Windows PowerShell, which has become the preferred scripting language for Windows administrators, and Windows Workflow Foundation WF, a rich visual environment for modeling and defining business rules. Yet both of these technologies have limitations. PowerShell...

Tags: IDE, Environment, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, Devfarm Software, PowerWF, PowerWF Studio, Windows Workflow, Microsoft Windows, Development Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-05-19

uCertify MCTS - 70-504-CSHARP exam 8.01.05 (Windows)

PrepKit MCTS 70-504-CSHARP, MCTS:.NET C# 3.5 - Windows Workflow Foundation Application Development is an interactive software application that helps you learn, tracks your progress, identifies areas for improvements and simulates the actual exam. This PrepKit contains 3 interactive practice tests with over 230 challenging questions guaranteed to comprehensively cover all...

Tags: uCertify, Exam, Software Development, Microsoft Windows, Development Tools, Middleware, Operating Systems, Software/Web Development, Software, Enterprise Software

Software downloads 2009-04-30

Microsoft combines storage and SOA units -- what's that all about?

Storage and SOA? That seems like an odd marriage, like combining "American Idol" with "Masterpiece Theater" into one show. Or "24" and "Monk." Or "Monk" and "House." Or SOA and Chuck Norris. I could go on... According to this report by Software Development Times' David Worthington, Microsoft...

Tags: SOA, Microsoft Corp., Worthington, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Storage, Software, Hardware, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-04-02

UNILIN Integrates Business Unit Processes From Around the World

The Belgian, Wielsbeke based UNILIN group manufactures furniture, roof components, wood and flax chipboards, MDF, HDF and laminate flooring, including the well known Quick-Step brand. After the various business units worldwide were betterattuned to each other and the business processes automated, UNILIN also wanted to integrate applications of its business...

Tags: Business Unit, Microsoft Corp., UNILIN, Application Servers, Operational Planning, Middleware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations

Case studies 2009-02-01