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Microsoft OOXML seen advancing
Microsoft appears likely to win U.S. approval for its Office Open XML (OOXML) as it moves towards becoming an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard. This weekend is the deadline for the U.S. vote on the OOXML, which is the set... News
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Java versus Microsoft for SOA
Is Java gaining the edge over Microsoft .NET in SOA development as a recent survey indicates? Two industry analysts offer contrasting views. Article
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WCF is about SOA
The relationship between Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and service-oriented architecture (SOA) is detailed in one of the chapters of "Learning WCF" by Michele Leroux Bustamante. "The folks at Microsoft are not too big on the topic of SOA - b... News
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Does Microsoft get SOA?
Microsoft's decision to stand apart from the rest of the SOA crowd has led to questions of whether it is build systems to deliver enterprise-level service-orientation or tools to deliver departmental Web services. Tip
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Omnipresent SOA
SOA promises to transform business, turning IT from a cost center into a profit center. Yet with that comes a lot of work in driving the principles of SOA into every corner of your architecture. Tip
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IBM criticizes Microsoft SOA
Microsoft's approach to service-oriented architecture (SOA) is being criticized for being too Windows centric by Steve Mills, senior vice president and group executive, IBM Software. "We're integrating everything. Microsoft is trying to provide conne... News
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Using ADO.NET and SDO for SOA data continuity
Both ADO.NET and Service Data Objects (SDO) use XML to enable data transfer between disjointed components inside an SOA, enabling developers to create all kinds of new Web services mashups. Tip
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Microsoft works on Ajax JavaScript tools
In a session at the recent Ajax Experience conference in San Francisco, Matt Gibbs, development manager in the UI Framework and Services team at Microsoft, discussed the company's approach to JavaScript-oriented development. JavaScript, of course is ... News
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Microsoft views Ajax/RIA in Silverlight
At the recent Ajax Experience conference in San Francisco, Matt Gibbs, a development manager at Microsoft, presented an overview of Silverlight, the company's framework for rich Internet application (RIA) development. He also offered comparisons betw... News
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Ozzie on the cloud
Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie discussed the company's emerging Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) strategy at a recent briefing for financial analysts. He described a systems architecture that included layers known as the Cloud Infrastructur... News