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Innovation Showcase : Microsoft Silverlight Analytics Framework at Mix

posted by jbarnesjbarnes 1 day, 18 hours, 4 minutes ago
Monday, March 15, 2010 1:05:00 AM GMT
15 March 2010 Microsoft Silverlight Analytics Framework at Mix Looking for a way to measure user interactions with Silverlight applications?  Well, the wait is over - because a new framework for capturing web analytics in Silverlight will be revealed at the Microsoft  Mix Conference in Las Vegas this week. Here are the high-level goals of the framework:Support out-of-browser scenarios Support offline scenarios Support multiple analytics services simultaneously without impacting performance Support de... (more)
category: Silverlight | clicked: 7 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Innovation Showcase : Announcing the IE8 Innovation Showcase Web Slice

posted by jbarnesjbarnes 3 days, 21 hours, 21 minutes ago
Friday, March 12, 2010 9:48:31 PM GMT
12 March 2010 Announcing the IE8 Innovation Showcase Web Slice    Looking for an “innovative” way to stay connected with all the fast-paced  updates on the MSDN Innovation Showcase blog?  Try-out the new Internet Explorer 8 Web Slice for the Innovation Showcase: http://ieaddons.com/en/details/bloggings/Innovation_Showcase/ What’s an IE8  Web Slice? It’s a type of add-on for Internet Explorer 8 browsers that allows savvy web site operators to let their users “subscribe” to web pages or other updates... (more)
category: Smart Client | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Innovation Showcase : IE 8 Leads in Malware Protection

published 3 days, 5 hours, 52 minutes ago posted by jbarnesjbarnes 5 days, 14 hours, 54 minutes ago
Saturday, March 13, 2010 1:17:39 PM GMT Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:15:11 AM GMT
11 March 2010 IE 8 Leads in Malware Protection According to a recent report by NSS Labs Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 outperformed four other Web browsers in protecting against malware spread by social engineering techniques. The main reason why IE 8 beat out the competition -- which included Apple Safari 4, Google Chrome 4, Mozilla Firefox 3.5 and Opera 10 -- appears to be Microsoft's use of its "SmartScreen Filter" technology. SmartScreen is a reputation-based URL comparison service that warns ... (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 27 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Webcast: Windows Azure Design Patterns

published 6 days, 7 hours, 40 minutes ago posted by bobfamiliarbobfamiliar 8 days, 4 hours, 43 minutes ago
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:28:54 AM GMT Monday, March 08, 2010 2:26:43 PM GMT
08 March 2010Webcast: Windows Azure Design Patterns March 26, 2010 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST Title: Windows Azure Design Patterns Abstract:One of the challenges in adopting a new platform is finding usable design patterns that work for developing effective solutions. The Catch-22 is that design patterns are discovered and not invented. Nevertheless it is important to have some guidance on what design patterns make sense early in the game. This webcast attacks the problem through a set of application... (more)
category: Screencast | clicked: 42 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
tags: Patterns, Windows Azure; Architecture
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Webcast: Extending Your Sites Reach with IE8 Add On Features

posted by bobfamiliarbobfamiliar 8 days, 4 hours, 48 minutes ago
Monday, March 08, 2010 2:21:22 PM GMT
08 March 2010Webcast: Extending Your Sites Reach with IE8 Add On Features March 25, 2010 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST Title: Extending Your Sites Reach with IE8 Add On Features Abstract Today's users are getting more sophisticated and they expect more features from the sites and services they use. In this session learn about how to implement low effort, high value add-ons that expand your sites reach and bring value to your customer base . Link to Register: https://swrt.worktankseattle.com/webcast/4240/pre... (more)
category: Screencast | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
tags: IE8 Accelerator, IE8 WebSlice, Internet Explorer 8
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PETA Campaign: Animal Testing Breaking Hearts Petition Powered By Silverlight 3

posted by bobfamiliarbobfamiliar 8 days, 5 hours ago
Monday, March 08, 2010 2:09:11 PM GMT
08 March 2010PETA Campaign: Animal Testing Breaking Hearts Petition Powered By Silverlight 3 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (PETA’s) youth marketing division is constantly looking for new and innovative ways to generate attention for their campaigns. AIS created an interactive online petition utilizing Silverlight 3 technology giving site visitors the opportunity to add their own unique messages to a heart that is then added as a leaf to an ever-growing tree. The petition allows site v... (more)
category: Silverlight | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
tags: Silverlight
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Innovation Showcase : ARCast.TV - How Chyron Uses Silverlight for TV Graphics Production

posted by bobfamiliarbobfamiliar 8 days, 5 hours, 31 minutes ago
Monday, March 08, 2010 1:38:44 PM GMT
08 March 2010ARCast.TV - How Chyron Uses Silverlight for TV Graphics Production Have you ever wondered about the production that goes into all the graphics that are shown during your favorite sporting events?  Chyron is the industry leader in all aspects of providing graphics for TV programming. Jim Cirone sits down with Jeff Wolski, Sumit Sahni and Daniel Kim from Chyron to discuss their use of Silverlight and some open source frameworks to build their next generation graphic asset production solutio... (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 1 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
tags: ARCast, Architects, Architecture, Blacklight, content based security, Flash, Flex, Kim, MVVM, Sahni, Silverlight, Thought Leadership, Wolski
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Microsoft's Courier 'digital journal': exclusive pictures and videos @ engadget

published 10 days, 3 hours, 5 minutes ago posted by bobfamiliarbobfamiliar 10 days, 23 hours, 28 minutes ago
Saturday, March 06, 2010 4:04:10 PM GMT Friday, March 05, 2010 7:40:46 PM GMT
05 March 2010Microsoft's Courier 'digital journal': exclusive pictures and videos @ engadgetNilay Patel @ Endgadget has posted new photos and video of Microsoft’s Courier ‘digital journal’. You gotta see this! Technorati Tags: breaking news,BreakingNews,courier,CourierTablet,e book,e reader,e-book,e-reader,EBook,EReader,exclusive,leak,leaks,microsoft,rumor,rumors (more)
category: UX | clicked: 4 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
tags: courier, CourierTablet, e book, e reader, e-Book, Ebook, Engadget, e-reader, EReader
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Innovation Showcase : Microsoft Announces: We are “All In” the Cloud

published 10 days, 3 hours, 5 minutes ago posted by wzackwzack 11 days, 3 hours, 23 minutes ago
Saturday, March 06, 2010 4:04:10 PM GMT Friday, March 05, 2010 3:46:18 PM GMT
Microsoft Announces: We are “All In” the Cloud In this blog post I discuss the recent announcement that Microsoft is “All In” the Cloud and how how twenty million businesses and over a billion people use Microsoft cloud services today. It also covers a major speech on the subject given by Steve Ballmer at the University of Washington recently. (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 5 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Innovation Showcase : Forrester Report: Lessons Learned from Windows 7 Early Adopters

published 11 days, 4 hours, 35 minutes ago posted by zhimingzhiming 12 days, 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
Friday, March 05, 2010 2:33:53 PM GMT Thursday, March 04, 2010 5:05:00 PM GMT
04 March 2010Forrester Report: Lessons Learned from Windows 7 Early Adopters Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Peter Klein has recently announced that Windows 7 has sold 90 million licenses since the October 2009 release, the WindowsBlog reports. As more and more enterprise customers start evaluating and deploying Windows 7, Forrester offered a timely report on lessons learned from Windows 7 early adopters.Don’t underestimate the application compatibility challenge.Tie the OS upgrade to the natural PC r... (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 42 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
tags: Forrester Report, Windows 7
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Innovation Showcase : ARCast.TV - Architects? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Architects!

published 12 days, 7 hours, 38 minutes ago posted by bobfamiliarbobfamiliar 12 days, 23 hours, 27 minutes ago
Thursday, March 04, 2010 11:31:14 AM GMT Wednesday, March 03, 2010 7:42:35 PM GMT
03 March 2010ARCast.TV - Architects? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Architects! Are software architects necessary? Nobody denies the need for software architecture, but many challenge the idea that you need a dedicated software architect to get it. Michael Stiefel compares software to painting to answer this question. Yes we do need architects, but not for the reasons that many think. This was the keynote talk at the recent Boston Architect Factory on January 27, 2010. Technorati Tags: ARCast,Archite... (more)
category: Screencast | clicked: 41 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
tags: ARCast, Architect Factory, Architects, Architecture, Art, Michael Stiefel, Thought Leadership
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Innovation Showcase : Microsoft Redoes Phone Software

published 12 days, 7 hours, 38 minutes ago posted by zhimingzhiming 13 days, 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
Thursday, March 04, 2010 11:31:14 AM GMT Wednesday, March 03, 2010 4:13:16 PM GMT
03 March 2010Microsoft Redoes Phone Software Technology reporter Ashlee Vance of New York Times reports what Microsoft is doing to make its phone software – Windows Phone 7 Series – right. On the product team side, Microsoft pulled Terry Myerson from the Exchange team, Joe Belfiore, a user interface whiz who shepherded projects like Windows XP, Windows Media Center and the Zune, and many other talented people including those hired from companies like Nike and Procter & Gamble. On the user experien... (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 31 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
tags: Windows Phone 7
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Innovation Showcase : A Pragmatic Hybrid Approach to Cloud Computing

published 12 days, 7 hours, 38 minutes ago posted by wzackwzack 13 days, 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
Thursday, March 04, 2010 11:31:14 AM GMT Wednesday, March 03, 2010 4:50:45 PM GMT
A Pragmatic Hybrid Approach to Cloud Computing The paper on Cloud Computing that is referenced in this article (Outlook: Partly cloudy with Sunny Spells to follow) is one of the best treatments of the subject of Public, Private and Hybrid clouds that I have ever read. It was written and delivered at a Cloud Computing event in the UK. “Last week over 120 came to the UK's most important cloud computing event. Attendees were eager to find out about the realities of cloud computing and how t... (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 33 | 1 comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Innovation Showcase : Microsoft Architecture Webcast Series

published 13 days, 3 hours, 35 minutes ago posted by wzackwzack 13 days, 19 hours, 1 minute ago
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 3:34:31 PM GMT Wednesday, March 03, 2010 12:08:08 AM GMT
Microsoft Architecture Webcast Series We are putting on a series of architecture webcasts this month. Please tune in. (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 15 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Innovation Showcase : 3M Ports Library Software to Windows 7 and Realizes Improved Performance and Usability

posted by zhimingzhiming 14 days, 20 hours, 54 minutes ago
Monday, March 01, 2010 10:14:58 PM GMT
01 March 20103M Ports Library Software to Windows 7 and Realizes Improved Performance and Usability The Track and Trace Solutions Department of 3M, a Fortune 500 company, recently migrated its library frequency identification (RFID) applications, with nearly 2 million lines of code, from Windows Vista to run on Windows 7. As a result, 3M has noted enhanced security and reliability, and application performance improvements of up to 30 percent. Click here to read more about the case study.Technorati T... (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 3 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
tags: Windows 7
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Innovation Showcase : A Multi-Touch Open Source Project for Windows 7 Developers

posted by zhimingzhiming 14 days, 21 hours, 22 minutes ago
Monday, March 01, 2010 9:47:01 PM GMT
01 March 2010A Multi-Touch Open Source Project for Windows 7 Developers Developers can create multi-touch enabled applications on Windows 7. However, Windows 7 comes with the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, and developers will have to write extra code to implement some touch scenarios that are available in the next .NET release, WPF 4 (currently in Release Candidate) and Surface Toolkit for Windows. The Touch project at CodePlex was created to bridge the gap. You can find the current release and the project... (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 5 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
tags: Windows 7
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Innovation Showcase : got concurrency?

posted by jbarnesjbarnes 8 days, 18 minutes ago
Monday, March 08, 2010 6:51:26 PM GMT
08 March 2010 got concurrency? The free lunch is over! Multicore processors have become widely available, and single-threaded performance in new processors is likely to remain relatively flat. That means added pressure on software developers to improve application performance by taking better advantage of parallelism. Multithreaded applications are not only prone to common sources of inefficiency in sequential implementations, such as inefficient algorithms, poor cache behavior, and excessive I/O, ... (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 3 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Innovation Showcase : Counting Down to Seven: Exploring XNA

posted by jbarnesjbarnes 8 days, 33 minutes ago
Monday, March 08, 2010 6:36:29 PM GMT
08 March 2010 Counting Down to Seven: Exploring XNA Looking to get started understanding exactly what XNA is and how you can use it? Microsoft XNA Game Studio 3.1 is a set of tools based on supported versions of Microsoft Visual Studio tools that allow students and hobbyists to build games for Microsoft Windows, the Microsoft Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, and Microsoft Zune. XNA Game Studio also includes the XNA Framework, which is a set of managed libraries based on the Microsoft ... (more)
category: Smart Client | clicked: 1 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Innovation Showcase : Your Rx.NET Prescription has been re-filled

published 6 days, 7 hours, 40 minutes ago posted by jbarnesjbarnes 8 days, 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:28:54 AM GMT Monday, March 08, 2010 5:51:08 PM GMT
08 March 2010 Your Rx.NET Prescription has been re-filled The Rx.Net Team has announced a new version of Reactive Extensions for .NET.  Rx is a library for composing asynchronous and event-based programs using observable collections. Rx is a superset of the standard LINQ sequence operators that exposes asynchronous and event-based computations as push-based, observable collections via the new .NET 4.0 interfaces IObservable (more)
category: Architecture | clicked: 29 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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Innovation Showcase : Protecting Users at Internet Scale with IE8

posted by jbarnesjbarnes 8 days, 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
Monday, March 08, 2010 5:02:58 PM GMT
08 March 2010 Protecting Users at Internet Scale with IE8 Malware has become the scourge of the Internet, and it’s not just the security experts who are worried—the top story in my morning paper yesterday described how a typical malware attack compromised a financial firm’s network. Current data shows that one out of every 250 downloads is the result of a user being tricked into downloading malware to their PC. Check-out this blog post by the IE Team where they outline how the SmartScreen® Filter p... (more)
category: Foundation | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: blogs.msdn.com
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