http://blogs.msdn.com/innov8showcase/archive/2009/12/17/azure-lessons-(blogs.msdn.com)

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Check out this Channel 9 Azure-focused episode with Jim Zimmerman, CTO of Thuzi where he talks about building their Facebook application for Outback Steakhouse that was hosted in Windows Azure. http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/benriga/Azure-Lessons-Learned-Outback-Steakhouse-Facebook-App/ read more...

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Moving to SQL Azure? It's Easy(blogs.msdn.com)

submitted by wzack(1968) 2 years, 5 months ago

Don’t take my word for it. Take a look at this blog post by David Ramel of 1105 Media Inc. In it David explains how easy it was to migrate an existing SQL Server database into SQL Azure running on Windows Azure and get an on-premise application talking to database in the cloud using the new database migration Script Wizard. David also incorporated data from Dallas, the new Microsoft public data repository in the cloud. read more...

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Adventure works database for SQL Azure(blogs.msdn.com)

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It is a delight to announce the availability of the Adventure-Works Community Sample Databases for SQL Azure. You can download the scripts and data files from CodePlex... read more...

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MyChristmasCatalog featured on Silverlight.net(blogs.msdn.com)

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Still looking for that last minute Holiday gift? Check-out the home page of www.Silverlight.net and you’ll see this month’s Silverlight showcase featuring www.MyChristmasCatalog.com. This site, developed by Catalog Enterprises features innovative use of Silverlight 3 and Expression Blend and to deliver a truly unique one-stop, holiday shopping destination and user experience. And don’t forget to check the Christmas Traditions section - they have digitized all the old catalogs from your childhood; Sears, Spiegel’s, Schwarz, and JC Penney’s - using their proprietary print media conversion tool that converts catalogs into digital flip-books. And using the Silverlight Deep-Zoom technology – you can once again see all the cool toys you didn’t get for Christmas… Check-out our previous post and Channel 9 interview here: http://blogs.msdn.com/innov8showcase/archive/2009/11/15/arcast-tv-the-story-of-mychristmascatalog-com.aspx read more...

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Silverlight 4: Accessing the Web Camera and Microphone(blogs.msdn.com)

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Did you know that Webcams and microphones are now accessible from Silverlight 4 applications? Developers can enable video and audio sharing for real-time collaboration and interactive multimedia applications. This video (and code samples by Tim Heuer demonstrates how to utilize a user's web camera and microphone attached to their computer via the browser. This demonstrates the basics of the core API for capturing the audio/video. Check it out at: http://www.silverlight.net/learn/videos/silverlight-4-beta-videos/access-web-camera-microphone/ read more...

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Hosting a Java Tomcate infrastructure on Windows Azure(blogs.msdn.com)

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Peter Laudati & Dmitry Lyalin host the edu-taining Connected Show developer podcast on cloud computing and interoperability. Check out episode 21 It’s a PDC 2009 Pizza Party. Peter interviews Tim Wise from Dominos Pizza about how Dominos is hosting their Tomcat/Java based web-ordering system in Windows Azure to support peak traffic periods. read more...

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IE8 And HTML 5(blogs.msdn.com)

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In this post, you will see some of the features from the W3C HTML 5 Working Draft, from the W3C Web Applications specification, and from the ECMAScript-262 Language specification. While most of these specifications are still a work in progress, with Internet Explorer 8 Microsoft has started delivering support for several features...offering to web developers the opportunity to build compelling and optimized scenarios (for instance, support for native JSON APIs or native CSS Selectors). read more...

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IE8 And Web Standards(blogs.msdn.com)

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Earlier this year, Microsoft submitted 7200 CSS 2.1 test cases to the W3C, as a mature approach to move the web forward and help solving ambiguities, options and misinterpretations in any specification. In this post you will get a sense of how these tests work and how IE, Firefox, Safari, Opera and Chrome are passing these tests. You will also find a demo of Expression Web SuperPreview and some very positive feedback from the Mozilla team. read more...

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15 reasons why you should start using Model Driven Development (MDD)(blogs.msdn.com)

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Johan den Haan has written a compelling piece over at Enterprise Architect on why you should start using MDD. He lists 15 advantages of Model-Driven Development that focus in on productivity, quality and alignment. read more...

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ARCast.TV - Rocky Lhotka on Development Frameworks(blogs.msdn.com)

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It is difficult to strike a balance between the optimal architecture and over architecting a solution. Joe Shirey sits down with Rocky Lhotka , the creator of the CSLA.NET framework, to discuss how he balances what should and should not be in his framework. read more...

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3M Multi-touch Developer Kit on Windows 7(blogs.msdn.com)

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The 3M Multi-touch Developer kit consists of a 19-inch, 16:10 metal-housed LCD display with desktop stand and USB HID interface. This kit provides software developers with the necessary tools to create next-generation, true multi-touch applications in support of the upcoming release of the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system. One unique aspect about the multitouch developer kit is that it supports 10-finger multi-touch input. For more technical detail visit 3M’s web site here. read more...

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Windows Azure in 20 Minutes!(blogs.msdn.com)

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I had the opportunity to present The Windows Azure Platform at the 2nd Annual ISV Architects Workshop in New York City on December 10,2009. My thanks to my associate Gunther Lenz who is the local Microsoft ISV Architect Evangelist for the opportunity. read more...

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Leverage Microsoft .Net & WCF for Your Enterprise SOA(blogs.msdn.com)

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Attend this WebCast and Learn How To - Best Practices for design, launch and test of SOA Governance and Management for Microsoft SOA, Control SOA costs via faster design and deployment, better testing, avoid duplicate services, improve reuse, etc., Ensure end-to-end SLAs, security, and policy compliance, Automate contract and policy management (with provisioning, access control, etc.), Apply SOA Governance to BizTalk Server, ESB Guidance, Windows Communications Foundation, Azure, .NET Framework, AppFabric dev platforms for SOA & cloud read more...

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Windows Azure Present and Future(blogs.msdn.com)

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Are you looking for a great video that gives you a vantage point of what is Windows Azure and what’s next for it? Look here. read more...

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MultiTouch Capabilities in Windows 7(blogs.msdn.com)

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Yochay Kiriaty, Technical Evangelist at Microsoft, in this MSDN article provides a great overview of multitouch capabilities of Windows 7 from the perspective of both user interface and programming models. Though containing some C++ code snippets, is is a great article to read if you want to understand, without spending much time, what the Windows 7 multitouch platform is and how it works. read more...

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Windows Azure Platform Patterns, Pricing and Promotions(blogs.msdn.com)

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If you are a customer, partner or competitor of Microsoft, you’ll want to take a look at this blog post that summarizes an excellent video presentation on the Windows Azure Platform Business Model and pricing plans. read more...

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