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[Default] Spotlight on: Windows Vista
Innovate on Windows Vista
Innovate on Windows Vista helps fast-track solutions to success, by qualifying for a logo that tells everyone your existing application works with Windows Vista, and by providing plenty of assistance as you develop new solutions on this advanced platform to gain the Certified for Windows Vista logo.
[Default] Spotlight on: the 2007 Microsoft Office System
Introducing the Office Developer How-to Center
Discover task-based samples to help you learn the new features of the 2007 Microsoft Office system programs, servers, services, tools and technologies.
New: Developer References for the 2007 Microsoft Office System
Find conceptual overviews, programming tasks, samples, and references to guide you in developing solutions based on the Microsoft Office system.
Microsoft Office Live Developer's Guide Updated
An updated version of the Office Live Developer's Guide is now available. This guide describes the core concepts, requirements, and development guidelines for Office Live.
Microsoft Office Live Code Sample: Contact Map
Download a sample code mashup for Microsoft Office Live, which is designed to map the addresses of all contacts included in an Office Live Business Contact Manager application.
Managing Task Panes in Multiple Word and InfoPath Documents
Custom task panes in Word 2007 and InfoPath 2007 are attached to each open document individually. Learn how to manage custom task panes when the user has multiple documents open.
Upgrading to .NET with Visual Basic 2005
Upgrade your skills from Visual Basic 6 to Visual Basic 2005 and the .NET 2.0 platform. In two days, we'll cover topics like Windows Forms applications, Windows Services, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, interoperability, and deployment. Register today!
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MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals (January 2007) (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese)
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Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 with Service Pack 1 (English)
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Web Resources
[Default] Prepare to Make your Mark: Come to Tech·Ed 2007
June 4 - 8, Orlando, FL It's more than what you learn. It's the impact you make when you get back to the office. See for yourself at Tech·Ed 2007. Register by April 6 and save US$200.
The newly revised and expanded contains over 80 learning modules, including virtual labs, on-demand and live webcasts, how-tos on ASP.NET AJAX and Expression, plus an e-learning workshop specifically for PHP devs. Participate in two learning modules and you get a .
MSDN Magazine has up-to-the-minute Windows Vista coverage. Check it out!
Building boxes is a different kind of business. We provide a place to find relevant information and help you maintain and grow your business.
February 13, 10:00 A.M. Pacific time Learn how advanced interoperability capabilities can be used to solve real-world health care scenarios.
February 14, 7:00 A.M. Pacific time Powerful capabilities to compare database schema and data enables database developers to easily enable change management for database code.
February 16, 7:00 A.M. Pacific time Visual Studio 2005 Team System is an integrated and extensible suite of lifecycle tools that enables greater communication and collaboration among software development teams.
February 28, 7:00 A.M. Pacific time Team Foundation Server offers enterprise-class version control. Learn about branching, merging, and shelving, and how these features can help your team manage application development.
Security for Developers
[Security] Please Do Not Use the .NET 2.0 HMACSHA512 and HMACSHA384 Classes
We've recently discovered a bug in the HMACSHA512 and HMACSHA384 classes that shipped in the .NET Framework 2.0. This bug will cause these algorithms to produce incorrect results that are not consistent with other implementations of HMAC-SHA-512 and HMAC-SHA-384.
Get the same great information as the online version in a compiled HTML Help file that includes conceptual topics, managed code reference, and the Workflow Developer Starter Kit.
Add this OPML file to your favorite RSS reader and learn about the latest about Office development posted by the community.
By upgrading to SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition for the backend, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition for laptops, and an application created using Visual Studio, Zurich North America Commercial projects efficiency savings of US$25 million over five years.
Two programmers upgraded Gulf Coast Seal's data warehouse in only eight weeks by relying on Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals. Because deployment required merely eight hours, the impact on operations was minimal.
[ASP.NET] ASP.NET KB Articles
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[SQL Server and Data Access] SQL Server KB Articles
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[Visual Studio 2005] Visual Studio 2005 KB Articles
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MCADs and MCSDs can upgrade their credentials to reflect expertise using Visual Studio 2005 with one or two upgrade exams. Save 25% if you take your exams by March 31, 2007.
Strengthen your .NET expertise with courses developed with Readify and Wintellect, premier Microsoft developer training and consulting partners. Each course includes instruction, samples, hands-on labs, and access to instructors and peers via a private forum.
Take courses led by subject matter experts in a traditional classroom setting. Courses focus on the things you need to know to help you get your job done.
Take the Developing Enhanced Web Experience with Microsoft ASP.NET for AJAX course, and get select free and discounted related courses.
This guide highlights architectural underpinnings, the latest enhancements for developers, and code samples for building custom applications and solutions. Download the guide to help get you started now.
In this free clinic you will learn to create and enhance Windows Communication Foundation services and clients.
Learn how Team System's components can build better software, more efficiently, and how to extend and customize the built-in functionality of VSTS.
This instructor-led, 200-level training provides partners with an overview of the latest technology training in a half-day (or 240 minutes). Partners will learn the architecture of Team System and Team Foundation Server and how Team System's components can be utilized to build better software more efficiently.
February 12 - 15 February 20 - 23 10:00 A.M. Pacific time Designed for Microsoft ISV partners, this 8-part Web seminar series will give ISVs the knowledge necessary to work with and begin to program for Microsoft Compute Cluster Server 2003.
Microsoft MSDN Virtual Labs provide a great opportunity to explore the latest Microsoft software and platforms in a no-fuss environment. There's no cost and nothing to install or format.
Partner News
[XML] New: Altova MissionKit 2007
The MissionKit bundles intelligent application development, data management and modeling tools for software architects and XML developers. Download a free trial today.
Download your royalty-free DevForce Express Productivity Suite and take advantage of our new WCF and Web Services publishing capabilities.
Download these 7-minute videos detailing Proposion's ADO.NET driver for developers or turn-key migration/integration tools for SharePoint and .NET applications.
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International Events
[Team Development, Source Control, and Testing] TornadoCamp .NET Team System (German)
20 - 23 February, Bad Ems, Germany Guest speaker Richard Hundhausen, VSTS MVP Visual Studio Team System integrates process guidance, prescriptive architectures, and life-cycle tools for successfully deploying solutions on the Windows platform. Visual Studio Team System provides tools to support the entire software development team.
[.NET Framework] TornadoCamp .NET Fundamentals (German)
5 - 9 March, Bad Ems, Germany This 5-day course gives you a solid foundation and teaches you the fundamentals about the .NET framework, Visual Studio 2005, C#, ASP .NET, Web services, security features, and much more.
[Embedded Development] Microsoft OEM Technical Seminars
Through May 2007, worldwide See how Microsoft Windows Embedded products are revolutionizing the way that people work and live. Attend a free OEM Technical Seminar and find out how Microsoft Windows Embedded can help you quickly configure, build, and ship your next device.