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Microsoft Resolves Four Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework with Out-of-Band Update

On December 29th, 2011, Microsoft released an out-of-band security update for all Windows flavors starting with Windows XP, in an attempt to fix a number of vulnerabilities discovered in Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 and later. Four security holes were patched with this update, one of which was rated critical. Whil...

30 December 2011
03:11 GMT

.NET Framework 4.5 Breaking Changes

Developers building applications leveraging the next generation of .NET Framework, have available a range of resources on MSDN to help them out, including a list designed to enumerate the breaking changes introduced with version 4.5. Microsoft released .NET Framework 4.5 Developer Preview along with the Windows 8 De...

2 November 2011
08:09 GMT

.NET Micro Framework 4.2 Beta Available for Download, Now with Visual Basic Support

Microsoft is one step closer to wrapping up version 4.2 of the .NET Micro Framework. Early adopters can now head over to CodePlex, download and start testing the first Beta development milestone of .NET Micro Framework 4.2.This is their chance to not only take .NET Micro Framework 4.2 Beta out for a spin, but actual...

9 June 2011
05:42 GMT

BlueVia SDK for .NET Released

With the BlueVia developer platform for the .NET Framework, devs can take advantage of the BlueVia application programming interfaces (APIs) when building projects that also leverage a range of Microsoft technologies. The BlueVia software development kit (SDK) for .NET is the result of a partnership between Telefoni...

28 March 2011
10:06 GMT

Free Resources Help Java Developers Embrace C# and the .NET Framework

A number of free resources available from Microsoft come to lend a helping hand to Java developers looking to embrace C# and the .NET Framework. Under the label “Moving to C# and the .NET Framework, for Java Developers,” a number of downloads have been made available by the Redmond company. Java devs ca...

10 March 2011
05:59 GMT

Get Insight into .NET Task-based Asynchronous Pattern

A free resource from Microsoft is designed to give developers insight into the new Task-based Asynchronous Pattern (TAP) for the .NET Framework.Devs can access the TAP.docx document via the Microsoft Download Center, where the Redmond company is offering it free of charge, as it also does for a variety of the resour...

22 December 2010
04:19 GMT

Free Windows 7 RTM API Code Pack, Over 67,000 Downloads

A resource Microsoft made available for managed code developers building projects on top of Windows 7 has been downloaded in excess of 67,000 times since it was first introduced. The Windows API Code Pack continues to be available and to evolve, having reached version 1.0.1 in November 2009, almost a month after Wind...

29 April 2010
12:15 GMT

WPF Toolkit Gest Updated

Microsoft has made available for download an updated version of the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Toolkit, bringing to the table new features and bug fixes. The WPF Toolkit February 2010 Release is up for grabs on CodePlex, the Redmond company’s repository for open source projects. As is the case with a...

24 February 2010
05:12 GMT

Bridging PHP and.NET: PHP Toolkit for ADO.NET Data Services

Microsoft has made one step forward with its interoperability efforts, namely the bridging of PHP and .NET, with the release of the PHP Toolkit for ADO.NET Data Services at the end of the past week. The PHP Toolkit for ADO.NET Data Services is currently available as an open-source project on CodePlex and, although it...

24 August 2009
08:38 GMT

.NET Framework Cleanup and Setup Verification Tools for Windows 7

Developers taking advantage of Microsoft's development platform and tools can now download updated versions of cleanup and verification tools for the .NET Framework that have been refreshed with support for the latest iteration of Windows. Aaron Stebner, Microsoft software engineer, is offering for download the ...

28 July 2009
05:39 GMT

Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 Downloads for Windows 7 RC, Vista SP2 and XP SP3

Microsoft has started giving the public a taste of the next generation of its development platform and tools. In this regard, the Redmond company made available for download the first Beta builds of .NET Framework 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010. After being released only to MSDN subscribers on May 18, two days later, on ...

21 May 2009
07:34 GMT

Microsoft Axum for Windows 7 Available for Download

The evolution of computing is intimately connected with multi-core and many-core architectures, and Microsoft is little shy about jumping aboard. But not only is the Redmond company embracing the parallel computing wave with its own products, it is also making solutions available designed to enable developers to star...

11 May 2009
07:26 GMT

Microsoft Introduces SuperTeller

SuperTeller, a system described by Microsoft as the next-generation solution designed to kick branch efficiency up a notch, was developed by China-based Agree Technology in partnership with the Redmond company. As the duo announced the availability of the new offering, the two companies also pointed out that SuperTel...

11 May 2009
02:30 GMT

Silverlight 3 Expands from the Browser to Windows and Mac OS X

With the third version of Silverlight, now available for download in Beta, Microsoft has taken its technology, positioned as a rival to Adobe Flash, beyond the boundaries of the browser. In this context, Scott Guthrie, corporate vice president, .NET Developer Platform, revealed during his keynote address at MIX09 the...

20 March 2009
10:28 GMT

The Magical Microsoft Application Platform

Microsoft has been labeled as one of the leaders among the companies providing application infrastructure, according to market analysis firm Gartner. The Redmond company applauded its positioning in the Leaders quadrant of four Gartner Magic Quadrants: the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure for Bac...

28 January 2009
04:53 GMT

Windows 7 and Vista Bridge Sample Library 1.3

Since Windows 7 is nothing more than the evolution of Windows Vista, the two operating systems manage to share a consistent volume of resources. In this regard, Microsoft informes that the Vista Bridge Sample Library 1.3, which, in accordance with its label, is designed for Windows Vista, is capable of stretching all...

14 November 2008
10:01 GMT

.NET Framework 4.0 and Dublin

At the end of September 2008, Microsoft unveiled that the next versions of Visual Studio and .NET Framework would span across not only the client and server operating systems but also across services and devices. Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 are expected to drop either in late 2009 or by the first half o...

8 October 2008
13:31 GMT

The Evolution of the Windows SDK

Microsoft is gearing up to start building the next generation of the software development kit for the Windows platform. In July 2008, Sarah Maurer, program manager on the Windows SDK Team, introduced two official surveys designed to tap the developers making use of the tools but also samples, header files, documentat...

12 August 2008
07:50 GMT

.NET Framework Source Available

Back in October 2007, Microsoft indicated the first signs of its plans to make available the source code to the .NET Framework libraries. Well, developers have been waiting since that day for the moment when they would be able to debug .NET Framework source code using Visual Studio. Well, the wait is over. Microsoft...

17 January 2008
05:06 GMT

.NET Framework 3.5, 2.0 SP1 (IA64, x86, x64), and 3.0 SP1 Get Updated

Microsoft has made available for download updated versions of .NET Framework 3.5, 2.0 Service Pack 1 (IA64), 2.0 Service Pack 1 (x64), 3.0 Service Pack 1, and 2.0 Service Pack 1 (x86). While .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 and 3.0 SP1 concern users of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, the update to .v.3.5 will also impact W...

14 January 2008
03:57 GMT

Download Microsoft Codename "Acropolis" July CTP

The July Community Technology Preview of Microsoft codename "Acropolis" is available for download. Users will need Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (Code Name "Orcas" Beta 1) and Windows Vista and Windows XP. A total of three files are up for grabs from Microsoft AcropolisMSI, AcropolisSamples and Acropolis_Help. Acropol...

5 July 2007
05:40 GMT


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