Silverlight 2 Beta 2 launched
Microsoft has just rolled out the second Beta of the popular Silverlight platform.
For those who dont know, Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web.
In other words Silverlight is a technology just like macromedia’s Flash which allows [...]
Bill Gates Explores Past, Present and Future of Application Development at Tech-Ed
Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates reflected on the company’s 33-year history with developers and shared his predictions for the future in front of more than 5,000 developers at Microsoft’s Tech•Ed North America 2008 Developers conference today. Joined onstage by other Microsoft executives and technology luminaries including S. Somasegar, David Campbell and Brian Harry, Gates demonstrated [...]
Microsoft Releases Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009
Microsoft Corp. today announced the general availability of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009, an adaptable business management solution that offers powerful new capabilities to help growing multisite organizations streamline processes, reduce operational costs, manage compliance and drive informed decision-making.
As businesses expand globally, so does the complexity of managing accurate business insights and standardizing operations across multiple [...]
Microsoft Outlines New Search Business Model: Live Search Cashback Rewards Consumers and Advertisers
Microsoft Corp. today announced it will offer ad-funded cash rebates to customers who find and purchase their favorite products through a new program called Microsoft Live Search cashback. Key partners including eBay, Barnes & Noble.com, Overstock.com, Sears, Zappos.com, and WPP joined Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates at advance08, Microsoft’s annual advertising customer event, to announce their [...]
Microsoft Highlights Breadth in Mobile Advertising at advance08
Today at Microsoft Corp.’s online advertising leadership forum, advance08, Brian McAndrews, senior vice president of the Advertiser & Publisher Solutions Group, announced the availability of display advertising across two popular Windows Live for mobile services, the launch of new markets for Windows Live for mobile services, and upcoming advertising plans for its Live Search Mobile [...]
Microsoft Issues Statement Regarding Yahoo!
In light of developments since the withdrawal of the Microsoft proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft announced that it is continuing to explore and pursue its alternatives to improve and expand its online services and advertising business. Microsoft is considering and has raised with Yahoo! an alternative that would involve a transaction with Yahoo! but [...]
Zune Expands Beyond Music to Deliver Integrated All-in-One Entertainment Experience
Microsoft Corp. today announced that Zune, the company’s all-in-one digital entertainment brand, is adding new software features and content to the Zune online store, music community and Zune Pass monthly subscription service. Zune is expanding its video store to include downloads of popular television shows from COMEDY CENTRAL, FUNimation® Entertainment, MTV, NBC Universal, Nickelodeon, Starz [...]
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