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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

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Google's Schmidt: Mimicking Office completely not 'a good use of our time'

Commonsense! Please get rid of MS Office!Please do NOT copy anything MS Office has leavethis lethargic conglomeration of software vendorsMS purchased and created the 2G office suitethat is full of security holes.I hope they go their own route and NO one needsa office suite that cost $400+$700 for a companyseat...

Tags: Microsoft Office, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

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

Enterprise Irregulars Join Social CRM Fray

I'd say that the headline is a bit of an understatement or maybe even a misstatement by me.  Let me tell you why. If your life preference is to cower under bedcovers, then you might not have heard of the Enterprise Irregulars EI.   They are a group of iconoclastic, often...

Tags: Blog, Customer, CRM, Ross, Customer Insight, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Strategy, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Sales, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-08-12

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

Sharepoint's DisneyWorld Style Strategy

Dennis Howlett thinks the promise of Enterprise 2.0 is years away and feels Dion Hinchcliffe's ROI value accrual model is more evangelizing hand waving than evidence of any substantial uptake. From my perspective I think we're at a point where many of the...

Tags: Strategy, Environment, Microsoft SharePoint, Enterprise 2.0, Dennis Howlett, Business World, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-04-14

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

Why You Should Take a Holistic Approach to ITIL and Service Support

Many IT organizations are turning to the IT Infrastructure Library ITIL for guidance in getting the most value from IT service management processes. Process integration is one of the central themes of ITIL. This approach facilitates seamless workflow within and across functional groups in an end-to-end, closed-loop manner. As a...

Tags: Information Technology, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Quality, Business Operations

White papers 2009-02-10

Foundation Enhances Safety With Records Management Solution

Eagleville Foundation needed to streamline its reporting procedure for hazardous incidents that occur to patients or staff. Eagleville Foundation needed to provide a streamlined document records management system with an established workflow in order to improve reporting and create a safer environment. Working with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Proactive Performance...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Records Management, Managerial Accounting, Finance

Case studies 2009-02-01

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

MSDN Webcast: Windows Workflow Foundation Overview With Visual Studio 2008 (Level 200)

Windows Workflow Foundation was released with the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 and enables developers to visually define processes in either a sequential think flowchart or state machine (think Unified Modeling Language UML activity or state diagram) project. The ability to abstract, manage, and reuse a business process is a very...

Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Visual Studio, Webcast, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Development Tools, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, UML, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, Ooa/Ood/Oop

Webcasts 2009-01-29

MSDN Webcast: Windows Workflow Foundation Overview With Visual Studio 2005 (Level 200)

Windows Workflow Foundation was released with the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 and enables developers to visually define processes in either a sequential think flowchart or state machine (think Unified Modeling Language UML activity or state diagram) project. The ability to abstract, manage, and reuse a business process is a very...

Tags: Developer, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Visual Studio, Webcast, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Productivity, UML, Operating Systems, Software, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Webcasts 2009-01-27

CRM 2009 - Companies to Watch For - Part Tree, er...Three

To Recap We're heading into the homestretch.  Which is why the Giants need to beat the Panthers....last night.  Oh, snap. This isn't my NFL blog. I don't have one. This is the final episode in that hilarious sitcom, Greenberg's Fools Gold.  For those of you who missed the previous...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, CRM, Greenberg, Connectbeam Management, Zuora, LucidEra, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2008-12-22

CRM 2009 - Companies to Watch For - Live and Let Die - Part 1

We're heading into the forecasting homestretch now. You've seen what I'm thinking 'sup for 2009 with this post, this post, and this post.  Now we move onto the final one or two or three (we'll see how long I can go writing each one before I get tired or sick...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle Corp., Vision, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Sales, CRM, SDN, BPX, Marketing Functionality, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2008-12-10

Really Fast Failover and Other Use Cases for Veritas Cluster File System

The presenter of this webcast will cover key uses cases for Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System. Attendees will learn how CFS delivers fast failover of databases and applications, highly available shared data access, scale-out file serving, storage consolidation and saving time and space in workflow applications.

Tags: Symantec Corp., VERITAS Software Corp., File System, Failover, Use Case, Storage, Hardware

Webcasts 2008-12-04