Chalk Media Corp. has announced that it has achieved Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program, with a recognized competency as an Independent Software Vendor. The Microsoft ISV/Software Solutions Competency recognizes the skill and focus technol...

BEA Systems has announced that the company has extended its vision of an integrated suite for service-oriented architecture (SOA) with its new AquaLogic Data Services Platform 2.1 (ALDSP). ALDSP 2.1 is designed to help application developers and SOA architects a...

pVelocity Inc., a developer of software for profit optimization, has announced that it has released Version 7.4 of their pVelocity solution suite. Version 7.4 positions pVelocity at the leading edge of technology to meet their plans for 'Powered by SAP NetWeaver' ...

The Carbon Project has released a gallery of free Geospatial Session Files (GSFs) with location content for Queensland, Australia, a region just impacted by Cyclone Larry, a Category 5 storm packing 180 mph winds.

Microsoft outlines its vision for extending IP communications capabilities throughout Windows Live services to support relationship-centric communication via voice and video for consumers worldwide at the Spring 2006 VON Conference & Expo. Spring VON Expo is a G...

Equifax Inc. has introduced APPRO Business, a Web-based loan origination system for business lenders. Built on Microsoft .NET architecture, the solution brings powerful automated loan decisioning capabilities to a broad market, ranging from sophisticated commerc...

Jenzabar has released significant functional enhancements to its most widely adopted Constituent Relationship Modules (CRMs). These modules are delivered to institutional communities via Jenzabar's Internet Campus Solution (JICS) Web portal.

RedTail Solutions has announced that it has achieved Microsoft Certified Partner status through Microsoft's ISV Software Competency Program. The company also announced the availability of its outsourced EDI service integrated directly into Microsoft Dynamics GP's ...

BEA Systems announced that the company has extended its vision of an integrated suite for service-oriented architecture with its new AquaLogic Data Services Platform 2.1.

Web design and integration expert Siteworx announced that it has selected Ektron's CMS400.NET web content management system for clients with .NET applications to extend the company's technology base.

SourceCode has announced plans to showcase both the current and future release of K2.net at the second annual Microsoft Office System Developers Conference in Redmond, WA this week. Developers from around the world are expected to attend this premier, invitation-onl...

SYSPRO has announced SYSPRO 6.0, Issue 010, the newest release of SYSPRO Enterprise Software. The new release offers across-the-board enhancements that provide deeper functionality in all areas of the core SYSPRO product - Finance, Distribution and Manufacturing. ...

Map Suite from ThinkGeo is a full featured mapping component that makes it easy for any Microsoft .NET Developer to add mapping functionality to a Microsoft .NET app quickly and efficiently. Using the intuitive object model, even developers inexperienced in GIS ...

Gartner's prediction and Bill Gates' reservations may be coming to fruition after all, as it now appears that the operating system formerly known as Longhorn may, in fact, not be available to most users in 2006.

Microsoft Corp. announced the acquisition of the assets of Onfolio Inc., a privately held, Cambridge, Mass.-based Internet research and information management provider founded by ColdFusion co-developer JJ Allaire. Onfolio's technology has been incorporated into t...

'The suggestion is that we are working with governments to create a back door so that they can always access BitLocker-encrypted data,' wrote Niels Ferguson, a developer and cryptographer at Microsoft, on his corporate blog last week. 'Over my dead body,' he stated bluntly.

In the software equivalent of 'different strokes for different folks,' Microsoft has announced that the lineup of its long-awaited new version of Windows, Windows Vista, will comprise six different versions: 3 are for consumers, 2 for the enterprise, and the sixth...

In an exclusive SYS-CON.TV interview just recorded in Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, WA, Scott Guthrie - Co-Creator of ASP.NET - talks with SYS-CON Group Publisher & Editorial Director about Atlas, the new version of ASP.NET that Guthrie, who is General Mana...

Scott Guthrie recently spoke in an exclusive interview with SYS-CON Publishing Director Jeremy Geelan, during which he discussed the latest on ASP.NET, as well as his views and ideas about AJAX and Atlas.

Today, in anticipation of the Microsoft Government Leaders Forum (GLF) Europe 2006, Microsoft outlined a worldwide Public Services and eGovernment Strategy aimed enabling governments at all levels to reduce the cost burden of 'red tape' and allow increased techn...

Brad Smith, Microsoft Senior Vice President and General Counsel, said - in reference to the European Commission's March 2004 decision Microsoft's legal obligations to provide companies with the technical specifications of its proprietary communications protocols: ...

Microsoft has launched a new 'Linux or Windows?' commercial campaign on SYS-CON.TV. Two different video commercials are appearing in this campaign, and will stream to around 50,000 viewers per day. These commercials are the first that SYS-CON.TV viewers will see d...

Typical users are SPC engineers and other quality control professionals creating .Net based applications that will be used to monitor critical quality factors in manufacturing, process, and service industries. The feature rich toolkit includes templates for the mo...

NJDX provides smooth integration with popular databases including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, IBM DB2, and Microsoft Access, according to developer Software Tree. NJDX has also been tightly integrated with Visual Studio .NET and can be used with any CLR-based ...

'Microsoft has a history of successful collaboration with Apple, and this agreement underscores our commitment to the Mac platform,' said Tom Gibbons, vice president of the Consumer Productivity eXperiences Business at Microsoft. 'We've had many years of success...

Macrovision has worked closely with Microsoft on several initiatives, announcing products that support and extend the latest Microsoft technology, including FLEXnet InstallShield 11.5, which features complete integration with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and suppo...

Microsoft Corp. today announced that Target Corp., the nation's second-largest discount general merchandise retailer, will adopt Microsoft .NET Framework-based technologies within its 1,400 stores in 47 U.S. states. Target will migrate its systems within each st...

With the .NET engine Windward Reports can be used to create reports in either Java or .NET environments. The .NET engine is a 100 percent managed code product that is built from the same source code base as the Java version. It is built using J# and requires .NET ...

r.a.d.callback is a suite of AJAX-enabled UI controls, which allow you to update page content without postback and loss of scroll position. The short response time combined with the smooth interface transitions results in superior users experience and level of int...

'Socket is committed to providing the best user experience for Wi-Fi connectivity,' said Peter Phillips, vice president of marketing at Socket. 'The Go Wi-Fi! P500 is the fastest, most secure and easy-to-use 802.11g Wi-Fi card available. Users benefit from improve...

While Chart FX for Visual Studio 2005 can be as complex as developers require, Software FX has redesigned almost all aspects of Chart FX, including but not limited to the API, IDE integration, documentation, visuals and deployment capabilities, to assure that ac...

Using Open Source Web Software with Windows addresses these issues by introducing Windows administrators, programmers, and Web developers to open source server tools such as Perl, MySQL, Apache, and PHP, which are currently used to power more than 65% of Web sites...

Hosting.com has announced at the Microsoft Dev Connections 2005 show their new product offerings for Microsoft's recently released ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005. To encourage early signups, Hosting.com will offer free hosting until January 1, 2006 for ASP.NET 2....

Advancements in high-performance computing are on the minds of thousands of IT professionals and scientists attending conferences around the world. Bob Muglia, senior vice president, Microsoft Server and Tools Business, talked about Microsoft's commitment to hig...

A new workbook from ESRI Press shows how GIS meets the needs of a wide range of professions and technological abilities. GIS Tutorial: Workbook for ArcView 9 offers exercises and instructions that users can adapt to specific training needs, whether it is teaching ...

GIS Day is a global event that is part of the National Geographic Society's Geography Awareness Week, which focuses on promoting awareness about geography education. Games, open houses, lectures, and a host of other activities will spread the word about the power ...

GraphOn has announced that it has filed a lawsuit against AutoTrader.com alleging infringement of two of GraphOn's patents. The Complaint, filed in United States District Court in the Eastern District of Texas, alleges infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,324,538 ...

ESRI has announced the 2005 release of its segmentation system, Community Tapestry, at the ZIP+4 geography level. For more precise segmenting of customer records, users can employ this data to quickly and easily append detailed market segmentation codes to custome...

NTT Com has announced that the company would rollout Internet Protocol version 6 targeting general subscribers under its flagship brand OCN Internet service. The upgrade will enable its 5 million subscribers to take advantage of the more secure IPv6 technology to ...

The Geography Division of Statistics Canada and Intélec Géomatique were recently presented with ESRI Canada's Award of Excellence at the 8th Annual Regional ESRI User Conference. Alain Dombrowski, Regional Manager for ESRI Canada, presented the award in recognitio...