News
Microsoft’s .NET was rated the best overall framework by software developers, over competing frameworks from Google and others.
May 06, 2010 – The purpose of a framework is to make development easier by supplying pre-built generic components and infrastructure so ease of use is obviously important. The .NET Framework provides a full development stack, and it also provides the runtime environment for newly developed applications, so users rated it high. (eweek.com)
Announcements
Microsoft delivers Forefront for SharePoint 2010
This release provides protection for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (Moss) 2010 and Moss 2007, as well as Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 and Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010," said Brita Jenquin, senior product manager for Forefront. (theregister.co.uk)

May 06, 2010 –

– Microsoft and Nokia teamed up to develop a solution that would enhance corporations’ communication systems: Microsoft Communicator Mobile for Nokia. This new unified communications client connects directly with a company's communications systems and helps streamline mobile collaboration. (tmcnet.com)

May 25, 2010 –

The new Windows Live Messenger will add a number of features, including tabbed conversations, the ability to do video chats in HD quality, share Web sites, search results and other content types, as well as pulling in updates from other social networks. (cnet.com)

May 04, 2010 –

– Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) web browser, now accounts for less than 60% of the market, down from 95% at its peak in 2003, according to new figures. While third-place Google Chrome's 6.7% share of the market looks tiny by comparison it is rising sharply, up from just 1.7% this time last year. (bbc.co.uk)

May 04, 2010 –

 The Spindex site describes it "Make sense of your social overload, open your personalized Spindex page, and find out at a glance what topics are hot in your social world. You can also keep track of the things you are remembering via Evernote--right inside of your Spindex page. (pcworld.com)

May 06, 2010 –

 Microsoft is working on a top-secret research project that could see Windows NT appearing in mobile devices. A report by technology blog ZD Net revealed that the project, code named Menlo, is dedicated to replacing Microsoft's Windows CE with Windows NT in mobile devices. (itproportal.com)
Blogs, Events and Communities

May 07, 2010 –

“Everything, including TOUCH, is best for something and WORST for something else.” Very true. Rightly or wrongly, I got somewhat defensive vibes from the statement given that Microsoft has invested so hugely in pen-based computing, but it’s touch–largely associated with Apple–that’s caught on.” (technologizer.com)

May 07, 2010 –

“Microsoft opened a portion of its fifth TechFair to Silicon Valley residents on Thursday, demonstrating everything from real-time translation to mobile-to-mobile networking to improved image stitching.” (pcmag.com)

May 06, 2010 –

“One of the things I like most about Microsoft's approach to software engineering is the company's focus on making data-driven decisions. For an example, take a look at the Office 2007 Ribbon. Love it or hate it, the Ribbon came about because we told Microsoft that's what we wanted through the Customer Experience Improvement Program.” (windowsitpro.com)
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