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Sun, Microsoft to flesh out pact

Microsoft and Sun Microsystems on Wednesday plan to provide details about their six-month-old alliance for the first time. Read more »

Microsoft server preview is short on detail

Microsoft this week updated its server software road map but offered hardware makers few specifics about several of the products on the horizon. Read more »

Microsoft release Xbox developer tools

The software giant has released XNA studio, based on Visual Studio 2005 Team System, which should ease game design across multiple platforms. Read more »

Liberty Alliance launches new standards

The launch of ID-WSF 2.0 extends support to SAML 2.0, and should allow easier communication between secure Web services based upon other open standards. Read more »

Adobe reveals patent suit

Software maker Adobe Systems revealed in a regulatory filing Thursday that it is being sued for alleged patent violations in its Acrobat publishing software. Read more »

eBay sold on Web services

eBay has expanded its Web services program to bring its propriety technology to all its affiliates--not just the Web sites and programmers that were initially invited to join the effort. Read more »

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Five tips on managing consultants

An outside consultant can offer the expertise that makes the difference between a winning project and a loser. Before your external code guru starts cranking out lines of code, make sure your in-house staff doesn't revolt. Read more »

Ruby on Rails: The importance of being 1.0

We speak to David Heinemeier Hansson about the merits of open source, why Ruby on Rails should really be at 2.0 by now and how logic should keep out of the database. Read more »

Sophisticated open source ad serving with phpAdsNew

A full-featured, sophisticated ad management system doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. This well-documented and powerful ad-serving system might just be right for you. Read more »

How to keep your team focused on results

Here are tips for ensuring that your team members stay focused on their tasks amid myriad distractions. Read more »

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