MSDN Ramp Up: SharePoint for Developers (Part 2)

Part 2 of the series immerses you in the development capabilities of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS). Based on Windows SharePoint Services, MOSS can help you solve more problems with less effort.

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MSDN Ramp Up: SharePoint for Developers (Part 2)

Live Framework Update Released

The Live Framework team has released the April 2009 CTP update for the Live Framework.  This update includes performance improvements, bug fixes, and improved functionality. For the details on what's new, see the release announcement on the Live Framework team blog. To learn more about the Live Framework, see dev.live.com/liveframework .

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Microsoft details changes coming to SQL Data Services

After acknowledging a couple of weeks ago that it was changing direction with SQL Data Services (SDS), Microsoft officials are filling in the gaps about exactly what will be changing when.

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Microsoft Online Services: Hosted Exchange and SharePoint

Written by Simon Mackie . Microsoft earlier this week at CeBIT 2009 rolled out its Online Services feature to 19 new countries (it has been available in the U.S. since November last year)

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Microsoft Online Services: Hosted Exchange and SharePoint

Beginners Guide to SharePoint 2007 Workflow Development – Preparing your Visual Studio 2008 Workflow Project

Preparing your Visual Studio 2008 Workflow Project This is the 3rd part of our  Beginners Guide to SharePoint 2007 Workflow Development .   You understand the  workflow development scenario  and how to create an InfoPath web-based form .  Now in this part of the series, we will be Preparing your Visual Studio 2008 Workflow Project for workflow development.

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Beginners Guide to SharePoint 2007 Workflow Development – Preparing your Visual Studio 2008 Workflow Project

Microsoft SharePoint Administration Toolkit v3.0 x64

The Microsoft® SharePoint® Administration Toolkit contains functionality to help administrate and manage Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 and Windows® SharePoint® Services version 3.0.

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Microsoft SharePoint Administration Toolkit v3.0 x64

SQL for Cloud Computing: Microsoft SQL Data Services

Developers face a new set of challenges and opportunities managing data for cloud computing. This architectural overview of Microsoft’s SQL Data Services (SDS) highlights the benefits for the enterprise and shows how you can use SDS to augment your existing on-premises data infrastructure.

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SQL for Cloud Computing: Microsoft SQL Data Services

Microsoft Online Services Guide

A comprehensive guide to assist you with the licensing, provisioning, and programmatic details of Microsoft Online Services.

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Online Services Guide

Google Finally Hiring Salespeople To Sell Google Apps (GOOG, MSFT)

Put to rest any doubts that Google Apps (GOOG) isn't a direct attack on Microsoft's (MSFT) cash cow, the MS Office suite. No longer content to let customers come to them, Google will soon begin recruiting salespeople to pitch corporate … Silicon Alley Insider – http://www.alleyinsider.com/

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Office 14 heads into external alpha testing

According to an official Microsoft spokesperson "Today Microsoft provided a select group of customers early access to an Alpha version of Office server technologies. However, Microsoft is not disclosing information about the timing for ..

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