The short version of the story so many are talking about today: A Texas judge is barring Microsoft from selling Microsoft Word due to alleged patent infringement and fining the Redmondians multiple millions as part of the case. But most synopses of the case seem to be omitting a key part of the ruling: the concept of “Custom XML.”
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‘Custom XML’ the key to patent suit over Microsoft Word
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Sneak Preview of Project Gemini
On the topic of “teasers”, one of the things we’ll be talking about in the coming weeks is project Gemini. I won’t get into the details just yet (otherwise it wouldn’t be a teaser), other than to say it’s a powerful data analysis feature, it’s an add-in to Excel (i.e. not a built-in Excel feature), and it’s the result of collaboration between the Excel and SQL teams. The BI Blog has been covering all news related to Gemini . From the BI Blog, here are a couple sneak peak videos : BI Power Hour: Sneak Preview of Gemini – part 1 Get a sneak preview of the new functionality for BI within Excel with Project Gemini. This demo shows how you can quickly analyze massive amounts of data, create connections to data, and share insights all within the familiar Excel environment
Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007. That’s right; SPD is now free from http://www.microsoft.com/spd [Update] See Tom Rizzo talking about why MS has made SPD free http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvvVJamO3nQ SharePoint Work Acceleration Toolkit 2007 aka (SWAT). http://www.idevfactory.com/products/swat/default.aspx