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New Office file formats could cause headaches

Microsoft has pledged to make its new Office 2007 file formats accessible within the company's other products, but the timeline for that support varies widely. Read more »

Is Microsoft outsmarting Symbian with mobile security?

Microsoft's operating system for 'smart phones', the Windows Mobile Phone Edition, is more secure and more efficient than the Symbian platform, which could help the Redmond giant take control of the enterprise smart phone market. Read more »

Novell extends open-source push

For the second time, the company has released the source code of a once-proprietary software package that makes it easier to substitute Linux for Microsoft's Windows. Read more »

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Special report: Tech.Ed 2005

This year Builder AU will be updating all the latest news, blogs, and interviews from Tech.Ed 2005 live from the Gold Coast. Read more »

Review: InstallShield X

InstallShield has long been a heavyweight in the installation tools category. Have they held on to this status with the latest release? Find out in our Australian review. Read more »

Maintain your Web site data on your Pocket PC using SQL Server CE

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 CE Edition is an enterprise-level DBMS that can be deployed on any Pocket PC device. We'll show you how to administer a SQL Server-driven Web site using a Pocket PC, including replicating data back and forth between servers. Read more »

All about Longhorn

COMMENTARY -- Longhorn will be immensely popular once it is released, because Longhorn is revolutionary technology that makes desktop computing better. Read more »

Setting up and using the Compact .NET Framework

The Compact .NET Framework is designed to help developers create platform-agnostic applications for mobile devices. See what you need to do to begin developing applications within this new arena. Read more »

Pocket PC Web site development tips

Learn how to tune your Web site appropriately using Pocket Internet Explorer (pIE) specifications. Read more »

J2ME shortcoming opens door for Microsoft

In the war between the world's two biggest platforms, a weakness in one J2ME specification may be opening a window of opportunity for Microsoft that could have a chilling effect on the heat in Java's brew. Read more »

Sun deal to expand portal software

Sun Microsystems has signed a multimillion-dollar deal to boost the wireless abilities of its portal software using products from start-up Aligo, the companies plan to announce next week. Read more »

Will C# benefit Microsoft, or the industry?

Now that C# has been approved by the ISO, one question looms large: Will Microsoft use its intellectual property rights to make it difficult for developers to comply with the standard? Read more »

Why .NET will conquer the world

Microsoft will use its marketing muscle to spread .Net's message and eat into Java's market share as it begins a takeover of the development world. Read more »

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