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Second Silverlight 2.0 beta to take up Flash fight

Microsoft is launching a revamped test version of its Silverlight software that is designed to broaden the appeal of the company's answer to Adobe Systems' Flash. Read more »

Software turns .Net to Flash

The race to build more-powerful Web-based applications could accelerate with the addition of software that lets Windows developers create Flash applications without knowing Flash. Read more »

Nokia switches on Microsoft's Silverlight

Content developed for the software giant's alternative to Adobe's Flash will be able to be viewed on Nokia smartphones. Read more »

Microsoft to launch 'Windows Cloud' this month

Microsoft will launch an operating system for the 'cloud' in four weeks, chief executive Steve Ballmer told delegates at a Microsoft-sponsored developer conference in London on Wednesday. Read more »

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Apple answers call for iPhone applications

Apple wowed the cell phone industry a year ago with the first version of the iPhone. And now its new software development kit and soon-to-be-launched application store featuring third-party applications could change the game yet again. Read more »

Silverlight ships, gets mooned by Linux

Microsoft has released Silverlight 1.0 and said it has partnered with Novell to deliver a Linux version of the software. Read more »

Microsoft gets hip to AJAX

Not to be left out of any development trends, Microsoft is working to simplify the job of building so-called AJAX applications, or Web applications with sophisticated graphics. Read more »

Sun tries again with consumer-flavoured Java

The server and software company comes full circle with Java, releasing a scripting language to ease desktop and device Java development. Read more »

It's Adobe's game to lose, CEO says

Bruce Chizen discusses open source, the importance of video and increasing competition from the likes of Google. Read more »

Atlantic launch expands IBM's tools range

A new suite of Eclipse-based tools planned for release by the end of the year promises to make large-scale development easier. Read more »

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UML Modelling with Borland's Together for .NET

If you are looking at modelling tools for your .NET apps Borland's Together could just be your answer. David McAmis takes a close look at the VS.NET tool. Read more »

Product review: Advantage Plex 5.1 from Computer Associates

Advantage Plex is a development tool for Windows, J2EE and iSeries 400 environments. Jorge Ubeda shares his thoughts on the app development tool. Read more »

ASP to ASP.NET: Migrating the user interface

You can gain a significant performance increase by migrating a user interface from ASP to ASP.NET. Examine the benefits of the ASP.NET UI model, including reusable code, extensibility, and session state management. Read more »

Cleaning up with AJAX

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) is one of the latest fads in creating interactive Web applications. In this article we'll introduce the AJAX programming model and show how to get started. Read more »

Silverlight 2.0 offers paradigm shift from predecessor

A quick overview of what you'll find in the latest version of Silverlight. Read more »

Windows Presentation Foundation: Another piece of the .NET puzzle

Windows Presentation Foundation is just one of the major enhancements to the .NET Framework introduced alongside Windows Vista. Read more »

Microsoft attempts to streamline .NET development with Volta

In the ads for Visual Studio and for .NET, Microsoft promised to revolutionise and streamline daily development tasks. While .NET is a vast improvement over past Microsoft development platforms, it still requires a certain level of expertise. Microsoft continues its push to simplify Web development with Volta. Read more »

Case Study: Switching places from Lotus to .NET

For almost a decade, Sydney-based software developer Just OnePlace (J1P) had been a loyal devotee of the IBM/Lotus platform. But following the strategic review that commenced two years ago the company made a strategic switch to the rival Microsoft .NET camp. Read more »

Create rich interfaces with Microsoft Silverlight

Recognising an area of technology without a presence, Microsoft has thrown its considerable weight behind an initiative to make inroads in the area now dominated by Flash with its Silverlight product. Read more »

Microsoft embraces AJAX with AJAX Extensions 1.0

Improving the user experience is a critical aspect of all Web applications. The AJAX movement shares this goal as it uses existing technologies to reduce the number of roundtrips between the browser and the Web server. Here's a closer look at this ASP.NET add-on, along with tips on how you can use it to enhance your ASP.NET applications. Read more »

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