• Deepening Cloud Investments With the Azure Services Platform

    New capabilities in Windows Azure include support for full trust to increase the level of flexibility for developers through support of native code, non-.NET language support via FastCGI, and geolocation to provide developers with the capability to host data and code across two U.S.-based datacenters. … More

    Posted Mar 18, 2009
    1 comment

  • Microsoft Research Announces Tech Preview of Translator Widget

    At MIX09, Microsoft Research announced a Technology Preview of the Microsoft Translator widget and APIs. The Microsoft Translator widget brings real-time, in-place language translations to web sites. Users can see web pages in their own language - without having to go to a separate translation web site - and share the pages with friends in multiple languages. The widget is freely available for limited download now for web developers looking to easily add language translation capabilities to their web sites.  Learn more at http://www.microsofttranslator.com/mix09, and follow all the action with @vikman live on twitter from #mix09. … More

    Posted Mar 18, 2009
    1 comment

  • Netflix and Business Value of Silverlight

    Netflix discusses the way that Silverlight has enabled them to grow profits and customer retention. … More

    Posted Mar 18, 2009
    0 comments

  • Easier Access to Developer Tools, Platforms, and Applications

    Microsoft released several components of the Microsoft Web Platform, an integrated set of tools, servers and frameworks that work seamlessly together and interoperate with popular open source applications and products that are used in the community. … More

    Posted Mar 18, 2009
    1 comment

  • Silverlight 3 Beta release

    Announced this morning,Silverlight 3 empowers Web developers and designers to build the best experiences for their customers through the creation of cutting-edge Web applications. … More

    Posted Mar 18, 2009
    0 comments

  • Tim Sneath is Live Blogging MIX09!

    If you're following from home, or if you just want to get some of the local flavor from an insider who is live blogging the announcements, ambiance, and vibe, follow Tim's series of Live Blog posts!More

    Posted Mar 18, 2009
    0 comments

  • Expression Web SuperPreview!

    Expression Web SuperPreview is one of the coolest features for Web Developers featured in the Day 1 Keynote. Code your markup, and compare to Firefox, Safari, IE6 and even to your PhotoShop comps to make sure that your design is pixel-perfect! Here is an in-depth interview and demo. You can download the SuperPreview trial here. … More

    Posted Mar 18, 2009
    14 comments

  • Bill Buxton: Return on Experience

    You saw Bill Buxton in today's MIX09 keynote, now watch the in-depth interview with Bill, where he discusses design and how it relates to today's economic climate. … More

    Posted Mar 18, 2009
    0 comments

  • For some MIX09 is all about meeting cool people

    And if the list of people you intend to meet is still empty you may get some inspiration from one of the UK MVPs. Phil Winstanley is an ASP.Net MVP in the UK. On his latest blog post Preparing for MIX09 he highlights the folks we wants to meet and network with. Get your networking list ready and enjoy MIX09 from all angles. … More

    Posted Mar 18, 2009
    0 comments

  • Fewer sheep, more business

    Mary Jo Foley thinks MIX09 is a breath of fresh air from the regular Web 2.0 conference. This is because there are more sessions focusing on the Business Applications scenarios. Check her blog for the sessions that caught her attention: http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2302 … More

    Posted Mar 17, 2009
    0 comments