http://www.hiveminds.co.uk —  Silverlight 2 brings better implementation and more features to HD video and interactive animations via the browser plugin. The Silverlight 2 WOW! factor is that it brings the .NET runtime to the browser without the need for the .NET framework. This means developers who are famil...

http://web2.sys-con.com —  We are using software applications more than ever before. As the demand for new capabilities and functions grows, companies strive to provide an adequate response to business needs. The rate of application evolution places an ever-larger burden on the shoulders of software produc...

http://www.computerworld.com —  Marking the two-year anniversary of their controversial interoperability agreement, Microsoft and Novell this week are announcing upcoming availability of both the beta version of Moonlight, which puts Microsoft's Silverlight rich Internet application technology on Linux, and the...

http://reddevnews.com —  Microsoft today previewed the ability to centrally manage applications and resources in the planned upgrade of SQL Server, code-named "Kilimanjaro." The company introduced the centralized app and system management capability at the annual Professional Association for SQL Server ...

http://www.thestandard.com —  NASA announced today that it has completed its first successful test of a communications network in space that’s modeled on the internet. The space agency could use the network to improve control over remote spacecraft and communication with manned missions. But the scienc...

http://www.webpronews.com —  Following in the footsteps of other publishers, Ziff Davis said today it will drop the print edition of its popular PCMag and will focus on its online property PCMag.com. Ziff Davis says the final print issue of PCMag will be published in January 2009. The PCMag Digital Network ...

http://gizmodo.com —  The New Xbox Experience, a.k.a. the new Xbox 360 Dashboard, hits tomorrow. If you've got an Xbox 360 that's connected to the internet, you're going to be prompted to update your console as soon as you turn it on. No exceptions; this is what your machine will look like until eithe...

http://www.smashingmagazine.com —  There are many useful Web development tools that integrate in your browser. These in-browser tools are commonly known as add-ons or extensions. Though add-ons and extensions aren’t just for Web development, many of them out there are designed specifically for Web developers...

http://www.informationweek.com —  Often, patients have a difficult time envisioning the complicated medical procedures doctors are trying to explain. A large Texas health care provider is hoping that Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)'s tabletop touch-screen Surface computers can help patients better understand their doctors...

http://arstechnica.com —  Less than a year after sending out Beta 1, Microsoft released the final version of Silverlight 2 in October. According to Scott Guthrie, corporate vice president of Microsoft's .NET Developer Division, the final release of Silverlight 2 has been downloaded and installed on more t...

http://www.smashingmagazine.com —  PHP programming has climbed rapidly since its humble beginnings in 1995. Since then, PHP has become the most popular programming language for Web applications. Many popular websites are powered by PHP, and an overwhelming majority of scripts and Web projects are built with the po...

http://www.smashingmagazine.com —  Minimalism, in the context of design, refers to simple, unadorned designs that embody only the most basic and fundamental needs. In art, it is a movement that has its roots in the post-World War II era, started by highly regarded minimalist artists such as Donald Judd, Carl Andre...

http://www.eweek.com —  Microsoft's Stephen Elop will be joined by customers and partners to unveil Microsoft Exchange Online and SharePoint Online at an event in San Francisco today. These suites are SAAS versions of Microsoft's classic messaging and collaboration suites designed to compete with Google...

http://www.theregister.co.uk —  Microsoft has sealed a virtualisation deal with Hewlett-Packard that will see the computer maker deploy systems loaded with Hyper-V. Under the agreement, Microsoft has buddied up with HP to sell and market storage, server, networking tech and desktop virtualisation products to t...

http://www.microsoft.com —  BABOO, a leading technology Web site in Brazil, wanted to improve the performance of its discussion forum. Service for the PHP application running on Windows Server 2003 was often interrupted when site traffic increased to 9,000 concurrent users. For better stability and performa...

http://www.crn.com —  Amid the souring economy, Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) Thursday opened its first online store in the U.S., selling all of its products at a one-stop-shop. Customers will be able to buy and download products via Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) and can also get direct shipments. ...

http://www.devexpress.com —  DevExpress has released a collection of free ASP.NET controls that you can use “without royalties or distribution costs". The applications you create with these controls can be distributed royalty free and all the controls are are fully supported by both Visual Studio 2005 ...

http://www.informationweek.com —  Microsoft is beefing up its Windows Live suite of online applications by adding new communications and social networking tools, and by engineering deeper integration between the suite's various apps and across third-party sites like Twitter and Flickr. "We're now at the point wh...

http://www.eweek.com —  McColo, a Web hosting firm believed to be responsible for roughly three-quarters of the world's spam, goes offline. Two of the firm's primary ISPs reportedly cut ties with the company after receiving evidence of McColo's ties to botnets and cyber-crooks. A Web hosting firm repor...

http://gizmodo.com —  CNN's attempt to display the future of TV news ended up making 3D look like the gimmick that it is. Yep, 3D is a gimmick, most associated (outside of CNN) with those stupid glasses designed to fit Blockheads from Venus. But as you know, there are many different scientific approac...