November 2005 - Posts

Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003: Beta 2
Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 brings together the power of commodity x64 (64-bit x86)computers, the ease of use and security of Active Directory directory service, and the Windows operating system to provide a secure and affordable high-performance computing (HPC) solution. More details available on the homepage.
Posted 11-29-2005 by vinodkumar | no comments
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TechEd 2005 Webcast Series
Did you miss a breakout session at Microsoft Tech·Ed 2005 in Orlando, Florida, or have co-workers who could not attend? Tune in to our "best of" Tech·Ed 2005 webcasts from August and September and continue to learn, solve, and grow. Get these webcasts here ...
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InfoCard v1.0 in Windows

The InfoCard system in the Windows Communications Foundation (WCF) of WinFX allows users to manage their digital identities from various identity providers, and employ them in different contexts where they are accepted to access online services. This document provides a technical reference for the mechanisms implemented in the Windows InfoCard system and the schema employed by that implementation.

Read these downloads: Technical reference and Guide to integrating InfoCard.

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Volatile Resource Managers in .NET Bring Transactions to the Common Type
The Microsoft® .NET Framework 2.0 introduces rudimentary support for volatile resource managers, enabling you to enlist transaction support against memory-based resources, such as class member variables. Read this cool article on MSDN on the resource managers ...
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New DataSet Features in Visual Studio 2005

Learn about the new features in the typed DataSet class and the new TableAdapter class that are generated by Visual Studio 2005, as well as the tools for designing these classes. Also learn about the new BindingSource and BindingNavigator components, and see how to use them to rapidly build flexible, data-bound WinForms applications.

Read the article on MSDN.

Posted 11-29-2005 by vinodkumar | no comments
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Ready to Rock !!!
Lets start the mega launch of the trio in India !!! Catch the details for registrations etc from this site.
Posted 11-22-2005 by vinodkumar | no comments
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Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2
Discover the most cost-effective server virtualization technology engineered for the Windows Server System platform. This has many new enhancements. Catch the homepage here.
Posted 11-22-2005 by vinodkumar | no comments
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SQL Server 2005 Samples and Sample Databases

Download it from the MSDN.

Posted 11-22-2005 by vinodkumar | no comments
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Visual Studio Add-Ins Every Developer Should Download Now
This article discusses:
  • Tools for unit testing
  • Tools for code and documentation management and generation
  • Tools for modifying the development environment
  • Tools for working with data
Read it here from MSDN Magazine.
Posted 11-18-2005 by vinodkumar | no comments
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Web Services Enhancements 3.0 for Microsoft .NET

Download the final release of Web Services Enhancements (WSE) 3.0. This add-on to the .NET Framework 2.0 is designed to build secure Web services using the latest security protocols.

Download it here.

Web Services Enhancements 3.0 Hands On Lab - Exploring Security

Web Services Enhancements 3.0 Hands On Lab - Exploring Messaging 

Posted 11-18-2005 by vinodkumar | no comments
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Scalable shared databases

This was an interesting concept and I have been impressed with this feature. For read only and reporting application this is a cool feature. Another USP for SQL Server 2005.

Read more from this support KB.

Posted 11-17-2005 by vinodkumar | no comments
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Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 1.2 for Office "12"

Windows Workflow Foundation is the programming model, engine and tools for quickly building workflow-enabled applications on Windows. It consists of a Microsoft® WinFX® name space (System.Workflow), an in-process workflow engine, and designers for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. Windows Workflow Foundation is available (currently as Beta) for both client and server versions of Windows. Windows Workflow Foundation supports a wide range of scenarios including workflow within line-of-business applications, user interface page flow, document-centric workflow, human workflow, composite workflow for service-oriented applications, business rule-driven workflow and workflow for systems management.

Download it here.

Posted 11-16-2005 by vinodkumar | no comments
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SQL Server Management Studio Express November CTP
The download is available on Microsoft Download site here.
Posted 11-15-2005 by vinodkumar | no comments
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New DataSet Features in Visual Studio 2005

Learn about the new features in the typed DataSet class and the new TableAdapter class that are generated by Visual Studio 2005, as well as the tools for designing these classes. Also learn about the new BindingSource and BindingNavigator components, and see how to use them to rapidly build flexible, data-bound WinForms applications.

Read it here.

Posted 11-15-2005 by vinodkumar | no comments
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Extending SQL Server Integration Services with Custom Components

Attend the MSDN webcast on custom components. A good one to hear to.

 

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