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Download SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 CTP

On May 14th, Redmond-based software giant Microsoft made available for download the Community Technology Preview (CTP) version of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 (SP2). The company notes that this release comes with a variety of fixes inside, and that all of its customers who are already using the SQL S...

15 May 2012
16:01 GMT

Download Windows Embedded Standard 8 CTP

Following the release of Windows 8 Consumer Preview and that of Windows Server “8” Beta, Microsoft made available for download the Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Windows Embedded Standard 8 for x86 architectures. Microsoft has been long touting the power that intelligent systems have when it com...

6 March 2012
10:50 GMT

Download Windows Server AppFabric 1.1 CTP

Early adopters can now start testing the first update to Windows Server AppFabric, by downloading the first Community Technology Preview of version 1.1 of the technology. Windows Server AppFabric 1.1 CTP went live on the Microsoft Download Center on August 10, 2011, and is available free of charge to testers. If the...

11 August 2011
04:24 GMT

SQL Server 2012 Codenamed “Denali” CTP3 Available Soon

Microsoft is gearing up to release another testing preview of the next generation of its data platform. A specific availability deadline for the third Community Technology Preview of SQL Server Codenamed “Denali” was not made public, but the promise from one member of the SQL Server Analysis Services tea...

11 July 2011
04:02 GMT

Windows Azure AppFabric CTP June 2011 Details

Cloud customers already leveraging the enhancements introduced recently with the May 2011 Windows Azure AppFabric Community Technology Preview, might also be interested in some details about the next refresh of the service. Microsoft plans to kick the Windows Azure AppFabric CTP up a notch again next month with a fr...

20 May 2011
04:45 GMT

SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 CTP Available for Download

Microsoft is offering early adopters the chance to test drive the first upgrade to SQL Server 2008 R2. At the end of the past week the company released the first Community Technology Preview of SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1). The SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 CTP bits are currently live on the Microsoft Download C...

26 April 2011
05:02 GMT

Download Microsoft F# April 2011 CTP

Microsoft has made available for download a new development milestone of the F# language. The Microsoft Download Center is now offering a fresh Community Technology Preview of F#, which is available free of charge, just as it was the case with all the previous releases of the technology. Developers already familiar...

22 April 2011
06:44 GMT

Microsoft F# August 2010 CTP Available

A new Community Technology Previews of Microsoft F# is now live on the Microsoft Download Center and available for download to developers. The August 2010 CTP of Microsoft F# went live on the Download Center on August 17th, 2010, delivering another step forward in the evolution of the new language Microsoft develope...

18 August 2010
05:10 GMT

Microsoft Codename “Dallas” CTP3 Now Live

Microsoft has made the third Community Technology Preview of Codename “Dallas” available to early adopters for testing. It was Bob Muglia, Microsoft President, Server and Tools Business who announced back in July, while delivering the keynote address to the Worldwide Partner Conference that the Redm...

12 August 2010
04:57 GMT

ADO.NET Entity Framework Feature CTP4 Released

Over a year since the introduction of the first taste of the ADO.NET Entity Framework Feature, Microsoft has managed to produce the fourth Community Technology Preview of the offering. Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework Feature Community Technology Preview 4 (CTP 4) is now available through the Microsoft Download Cen...

14 July 2010
07:23 GMT

New F# CTP Released

A new development milestone of F# was offered to developers just a few days ahead of the official launch of Visual Studio 2010 and .Net Framework 4. The April 2010 Community Technology Preview of F# is currently available through the Microsoft Download Center. Early adopters that have already test-driven F# know that...

12 April 2010
03:19 GMT

Download Free Windows Phone 7 Emulator and Developer Tools

While customers will have to wait for the Windows Phone 7 Series until the end of this year, the first iteration of the development resources for the mobile platform are already available for download. A Community Technology Preview of Windows Phone Developer Tools is now up for grabs, completely free of charge via t...

16 March 2010
07:29 GMT

Microsoft F# February 2010 CTP Released

Along with the Release Candidate builds of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 that Microsoft made available to the public on February 10, 2010, the company also released a new development milestone for Microsoft F#. The February 2010 Community Technology Preview of Microsoft F# went live on the Microsoft Downloa...

11 February 2010
07:41 GMT

Download Commerce Server 2009 R2 January 2010 CTP

A new development milestone of Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 codename R2 is now available for download from Microsoft. Earlier this month, the Redmond company released the January 2010 Community Technology Preview of Commerce Server 2009 R2 on the Microsoft Download Center. The software giant emphasizes that the new...

27 January 2010
04:44 GMT

Commerce Server 2009 R2 November 2009 CTP DVD ISO Image File Released

 A new release of Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 code name "R2" is currently available for testing via the Microsoft Download Center. Microsoft has released the November 2009 Community Technology Preview of Commerce Server 2009 R2 to early adopters. Companies already testing older releases of the next iteration ...

26 November 2009
03:34 GMT

Download New Windows 7-Based Release: Windows Embedded Standard 2011 CTP2

While work on Windows 7 client and server operating systems has been wrapped up since mid-2009, the latest iteration of Windows continues to be at the core of efforts centered on another Windows-related project from Microsoft. In this regard, the Redmond company is forging ahead with the development of the next gener...

24 November 2009
11:31 GMT

Download SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP

Microsoft has wrapped up its next iteration of data platform when it comes down to the features that will define the release. According to the Redmond-based company, the November Community Technology Preview of SQL Server 2008 R2 is “feature complete.” As of November 11, 2009, early adopters have been abl...

12 November 2009
12:10 GMT

Componentized and Embedded Windows 7 CTP2 Coming in the Next Month

Microsoft is cooking a second Community Technology Preview of Windows Embedded Standard 2011. According to the Redmond company, early adopters should be looking for the CTP2 bits of the next iteration of Windows Embedded to be offered in the coming month. Ahead of deciding on a specific brand for the future version o...

12 November 2009
07:48 GMT

MAP 5.0 Community Technical Preview (CTP) Is Live

The first Community Technical Preview of Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit version 5.0 is now live on Microsoft Connect. With the MAP 5.0 CTP, customers will be able to get a taste of what is to come in the next iteration of the solution accelerator from Microsoft. The most notable aspect of the evolution to ...

10 November 2009
11:34 GMT

SQL Server 2008 R2 CTP Coming Right Up

Microsoft plans to release a testing development milestone of its next generation data platform by the end of this month. The Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) Community Summit acted as the stage for Microsoft’s Ted Kummert, senior vice president of the Business Platform Division, to reveal that a ...

4 November 2009
09:58 GMT

Download ADO.NET Data Services 1.5 CTP2

A new preview release of ADO.NET Data Services version 1.5 is currently available for download from Microsoft. At the end of the past month, the Redmond-based company went live with the second Community Technology Preview of ADO.NET Data Services 1.5. Currently, the framework is designed to target .Net Framework 3.5 ...

2 September 2009
09:37 GMT

How to Obtain SQL Azure CTP Invitation Codes

Earlier today I told you that the first Community Technology Preview of SQL Azure went live on August 18th, 2009. Now the obvious question is how you will manage to get yourselves invited to test drive the CTP development milestone. And the answer is rather simple. Effectively, all that you have to do is sign up for ...

19 August 2009
09:13 GMT

SQL Azure CTP Is Live

Microsoft is making the first development milestone of SQL Azure available to customers. Essentially, the Redmond company announced that the first Community Technology Preview for its relational database management system (RDBMS) for the Cloud went live as of August 18th, 2009. With SQL Azure, the software giant is l...

19 August 2009
05:47 GMT

Download New SQL Server Driver for PHP 1.1 CTP

A new Community Technology Preview for SQL Server Driver for PHP 1.1 is now available for download straight from Microsoft. SQL Server Driver for PHP 1.1 CTP August 2009 went live on the Microsoft Download Center on August 17th, 2009, and is provided as an extension for versions 2005 and 2008 of SQL Server. SQL Serve...

18 August 2009
04:38 GMT

Not Too Late to Sign Up for Office 2010 Technical Preview

The first official Community Technology Preview of the next iteration of the Office System is scheduled to go live in July 2009. But even on July 1st, potential testers should know that it's by no means too late to still sign up for the Office 2010 Technical Preview. The Office 2010 the Movie website is still up...

1 July 2009
06:24 GMT

New Office 2010 Teaser Available

Microsoft is really playing the Office 2010 Movie metaphor until the end. While the wait for the official bits of the next iteration of the Office System is still on, the Redmond company is not letting users go without some alternative Office 2010-related entertainment. In this context, having already provided a trai...

18 June 2009
08:37 GMT

Office 2010 Technical Beta Nomination Is Live

There are more ways than one to sign up for the Office 2010 Technical Preview program coming up in just one month. First off, there's the Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview registration page that can be accessed through the Office 2010 TheMovie website. But at the same time, there are other options. Illustr...

29 May 2009
04:47 GMT

SQL Server Kilimanjaro Now SQL Server 2008 R2

Office 2010 is not the only Microsoft software getting a Technical Preview in the second half of 2009. The Redmond company announced at Microsoft Tech•Ed North America 2009 that customers would also be able to get the first taste of the next iteration of SQL Server 2008. Formerly codenamed SQL Server Kilimanjaro...

13 May 2009
03:50 GMT

Windows Azure Now Sports Geo-Location Capabilities

Microsoft's Cloud operating system now sports geo-location capabilities. As promised in March 2009 at MIX09, the Redmond company has launched the additional geo-location functionality for Windows Azure. The feature is designed to allow Azure customers to effectively choose the location for their Cloud applicatio...

7 May 2009
07:36 GMT

Download Codename Velocity CTP3

Microsoft has made available for download the third Customer Technology Preview of a project the company is referring to as a distributed in-memory application cache platform. Microsoft Project Code Named “Velocity” Community Technology Preview 3 (CTP3) went live on April 7, 209, and is up for grabs ...

9 April 2009
11:33 GMT

Download "Astoria Offline" Alpha for Vista SP1 and XP SP3

On the heels of the ADO.NET Data Services v1.5 Community Technology Preview 1 launch at the start of March 2009, Microsoft has made available for download codename “Astoria Offline.” The project is available as an early Alpha preview, and is designed to offer what Microsoft referred to as a sync-enabled v...

9 March 2009
08:47 GMT

Download Live Framework Tools January CTP

The start of February 2009 was synonymous with the release of a new Community technology preview for the Live Framework Tools. James Senior, Microsoft partner technical specialist, indicated that the Live Framework Tools January CTP was an update designed to introduce a number of fixes compared to the previous releas...

2 February 2009
04:54 GMT

Download Windows PowerShell 2 CTP3 for Vista SP1 and XP SP3

With Christmas just around the corner, Microsoft is offering an early gift to PowerShell users. On December 22, 2008, the Community Technology Preview 3 bits for Windows PowerShell 2 went live on the Microsoft Download Center and are now available for download. According to the software giant, Windows PowerShell 2 CT...

23 December 2008
05:18 GMT


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