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And that’s a rap. The 2010’s Most valuable Professional Summit is now over. It took place in Bellevue & Redmond, Washington, and for those who couldn’t be there for all the good stuff in the agenda, well, eyes wide open for blogs, tweets and streams.
In the meantime, get yourself on the run for that distinguished MVP title and get your ticket to next year’s summit as well as your trophy-kit. The girls will love it… I guess :o)
Next, on April 12th, Microsoft will be pairing with DevConnections for the Visual Studio Launch at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino...
Q: What happens when you cross a Silverlight application with Bing Maps?
A: A full fledged geographical DeepZoom navigation experience.
This is what you get with the new Bing maps Silverlight Control now available from Microsoft.
Microsoft is finally ready to launch their next big update to Xbox LIVE dashboard, with Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm and Zune video.
The update is scheduled to be made available to all Xbox LIVE members on November, the 17th. The update will allow users to connect with their friends though Facebook, get news feeds, photos, messaging and navigate through other profiles, and get instant twitter updates of all your connections.
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Vodafone and Microsoft have been working together in order to develop a custom retail application for vodafone customers. It's been implemented in Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom, so customers that live in these countries can now experience Surface in local flagship Vodafone stores.
Microsoft recently released an updated version of their Facebook SDK for .NET developers. This is the result of a joint partnership between Clarity Consulting and the Concept Development Team at Microsoft.
According to Microsoft "the goal is to enable .NET developers to quickly and easily leverage the various features of the Facebook Platform." The software giant has provided samples and tools for helping develop Facebook applications in the various .NET platforms including: ASP.NET, Silverlight, WPF and WinForms. Microsoft has also release the source code for the API, components, controls, and samples."
The main goals driving the release of version 3.0 are:
• Provide...
Microsoft Business Division President Stephen Elop, announced today at the Microsoft Tech-Ed Europe 2009 conference in Germany, that Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is now available worldwide.
"Exchange Server 2010 customers are already reporting cost savings of up to 70 percent thanks to a simplified high-availability model and support for lower-cost storage. Customers are also seeing productivity gains of more than 20 percent with a universal inbox that delivers e-mail, voice mail, instant messaging and text messaging consistently across virtually any device..."
"Together with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the combined cost savings and improved productivity helps customers generate long-term...
How about having a status button showing your Windows Live Messenger status? It’s pretty simple, and this mini-post explains how you can accomplish this.
To get the HTML code for Windows Live Messenger IM Control, login here with your Windows Live ID. First thing to do is log in to your Windows Live account. Then, confirm that you are in Windows Live Messenger > Web Settings and choose the “Create HTML” option, in the left menu.
You’ll be taken to a page where you can select the kind of integration you want to achieve. You can select a Messaging Window...
Telerik released the new ASP.NET MVC extensions that complemment the ASP.NET MVC framework by delivering a server-based framework that integrates with client-side modules based on popular JavaScript library, jQuery. Here's what you can expect from this release:
Pure ASP.NET MVC components
Built on top of ASP.NET MVC to leverage its values - lightweight rendering, clean HTML, separation of concerns, and testability.
Completely Open Source
The Extensions are licensed under the widely adopted GPLv2. A commercial license with support is also available.
Exceptional Performance
No postbacks, no ViewState, and no page lifecycle. The Web Asset Managers optimize the delivery of CSS and JavaScript, so no precious HTTP...
The EF team announced today the release (and availability of course) of Entity Framework CTP 2. The updated includes many requested improvements and features, and supports installation with Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2. Some of the improvements and added features added since the last CTP include:
Enhancements to Code Only, including:
Fine Grained Control over model
Specify Navigation Property Inverses
...
Microsoft recently announced that it's making additional job cuts today. A total of 800 job positions will be cut around the world, and affecting several product groups. It has been said that about a quarter of the job cuts are in the Seattle region.
With these cuts, Microsoft says it has now completed its plan, announced in January, to eliminate 5,000 positions over 18 months. The latest cuts also go a step further, taking the cumulative number of layoffs beyond the original 5,000-position plan, spokesman Lou Gellos confirmed, without saying how much further they go.
Hang in there guys...
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