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Windows Live Writer
Windows Live Writer supports Windows Live Spaces, Blogger, LiveJournal, TypePad, WordPress, and many other blogging clients. In addition, Writer supports Really Simple Discoverability (RSD), the Metaweblog API, and the Movable Type API. |
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BizTalk Accelerator for HL7
BizTalk Accelerator for HL7 extends the capabilities of BizTalk Server 2004 for healthcare providers by delivering a comprehensive HL7 messaging solution that enables sharing of patient information within and between healthcare organizations. |
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BizTalk Server Homepage
Microsoft BizTalk Server has helped over 6,000 organizations worldwide to connect their people, partners, processes, and information. Find out about solutions for your industry. |
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Commerce Server Homepage
Commerce Server 2007 enables you to create full-featured Web business applications and extend your business across networks, while allowing you to integrate e-commerce solutions within your existing infrastructure. |
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Microsoft Mactopia
Microsoft products and technologies for Apple Macintosh operating system. |
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Visual Studio Homepage
Visual Studio 2005 provides a range of tools that offer many benefits for individual developers and software development teams. |
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Host Integration Server Homepage
Host Integration Server 2004 helps you connect and integrate applications, data sources, messaging, and security systems on IBM mainframes with Microsoft Windows environments, enabling the re-use of host assets across distributed networks. |
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Virtual Server (2005 R2) Homepage
Discover the most cost-effective server virtualization technology engineered for the Windows Server System operating system, now available as a free download. |
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Windows Server 2003 R2 Homepage
Windows Server 2003 R2 simplifies branch server management, improves identity and access management, reduces storage management costs, provides a rich Web platform, and offers cost-effective server virtualization. |
Resources
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.NET Framework CLR Interoperability
How does a .NET application connect to unmanaged code, including COM libraries, ActiveX controls, and native (Win32) DLLs? This section includes links to resources to help you connect your .NET code to the unmanaged component(s) that you need to use. |
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Office Open XML Formats Overview
Office Open XML Formats are based on industry standard XML and ZIP technologies, support full integration by any technology provider, and are available via a royalty-free license. |
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Microsoft Office Information Bridge Framework
Information Bridge is a set of software components, tools, and guidance that enables developers to connect Microsoft Office applications with Web services or common language runtime (CLR) services that are written for line-of-business (LOB) services. |
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Microsoft Expression FAQ
Microsoft Expression Web is a professional design tool to create modern, standards-based sites. |
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Connecting and Retrieving Data in ADO.NET
The .NET Framework data providers of ADO.NET serve as a bridge between an application and a data source, allowing you to execute commands as well as to retrieve data by using a DataReader or a DataAdapter. |
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TechNet Radio
TechNet Radio is audio-only content aimed at IT professionals, featuring the latest information from Microsoft insiders on the trends and technologies that are shaping our industry. |
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BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT
BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT extends the BizTalk Server environment to provide the most comprehensive, reliable, and secure delivery of financial messaging using the SWIFT format and network for customers in banking, payments, and corporate finance. |
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SQL Server Migration Assistants (SSMA)
SQL Server Migration Assistants for Access, Oracle and Sybase help streamline and simplify database migration for your business -- making the process more cost efficient and increasing productivity for your business. |
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Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) 2007
Intelligent Application Optimizers allow customized access policy and security capabilities for Exchange Server and SharePoint Server, as well as for many third-party business applications such as SAP, IBM Domino, and Lotus Notes. |
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Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver
Microsoft provides a Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver for use with SQL Server 2005. The SQL Server 2005 The JDBC Driver provides access to SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 from any JJava application, application server, or Java-enabled applet. |
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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Source Code
With different levels of documentation, debugging and modification rights, the Windows Embedded CE Shared Source programs are essential tools to build better devices. |
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Connectivity and SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
Dig into SQL Server Integration Services connectivity and discover the best ways to connect your SSIS implementation to different data sources, including SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, Excel and Access, FoxPro, SAP, flat files, raw data, and XML. |
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Web Services Software Factory
The Web Service Software Factory is an integrated collection of tools, patterns, source code and prescriptive guidance. It is designed to help you quickly and consistently construct Web services that adhere to well known architecture and design patterns. |
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MSN Messenger Activity SDK
The MSN Messenger Activity software development kit (SDK) contains technical information about how to develop and test single-user and multiuser applications by using the Activity object model. |
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Subsystem for Unix Applications (SUA)
Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA) is a source-compatibility subsystem for compiling and running custom UNIX-based applications on a computer running a Windows server-class operating system. |
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Microsoft Dynamics AX
Microsoft Dynamics AX brings together people, processes, and technologies wherever they are located worldwide. |
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Dynamics CRM 3.0: 5 Ways to Import Data
Microsoft CRM includes five tools for importing data including Bulk Import Wizard, Data Migration Framework, Data Migration Wizard for Microsoft Office Outlook, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP, and Microsoft CRM SDK. |
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Microsoft Dynamics Snap applications
Microsoft Dynamics Snap applications enable you and your people to work within the familiar environments of Microsoft Office applications, such as Microsoft Office Outlook, Word, Excel, and SharePoint Server. |
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MOM Product Connectors
Connectors are stand-alone programs that transfer data between MOM and other management programs. Connectors use MOM data exposed through the MOM WMI classes and SQL views. |
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MOM Management Packs
Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) utilizes management packs to provide intelligent operations management for a wide variety of your server applications. |
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Network Access Protection
Network Access Protection (NAP) is a policy enforcement platform built into Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn" operating systems that allows you to better protect network assets by enforcing compliance with system health requirements. |
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SQL Server 2005 Overview
SQL Server is a comprehensive, integrated, end-to-end data solution that empowers your people by providing a more secure, reliable, and productive platform for enterprise data and BI applications. |
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Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager
Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager is the latest addition to the System Center family of management products and provides centralized management of Windows Virtual Machine infrastructure. |
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Windows Vista and IPv6
Both Microsoft Windows Vista™ and Windows Server "Longhorn" include the Next Generation TCP/IP stack, a redesigned TCP/IP protocol stack with an integrated version of both Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). |
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Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) format
The Microsoft VHD format is the common virtualization file format that provides a uniform product support system, and provides more seamless manageability, security, reliability and cost-efficiency for customers. |
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Microsoft Dynamic Systems Initiative
The Dynamic Systems Initiative (DSI) is Microsoft's technology strategy for products and solutions that help businesses enhance the dynamic capability of its people, process, and IT infrastructure using technology. |
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Microsoft adCenter API
This API allows you to create applications that create and manage adCenter campaigns, orders, keywords, and ads; obtain the status on orders, keywords and ads; pause and resume orders; generate reports on campaign performance; and perform order targeting. |
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Development Platform and Commerce Server Systems
With the Commerce Server development platform you can build Commerce Server Web applications, customize Commerce Server business logic, and integrate with other applications by using BizTalk Server adapters. |
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.NET/COM Interoperability
The Component Object Model (COM) allows an object to expose its functionality to other components and to host applications. This section covers some of the issues associated with creating and using COM objects with Visual Basic. |
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Integrating SQL Server 2000 and IBM DB2
SQL Server Product Managers Adam Carroll and Al Hilwa explore some common misconceptions regarding IBM DB2 and compare IBM DB2 version 8.1 to SQL Server 2000. |
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Microsoft .NET/COM Interoperability and Migration
The interoperability features of the Microsoft .NET Framework will enable developers to continue using traditional ASP.NET, COM applications, and Microsoft Win32 DLLs, making it easier to choose if and when to migrate existing managed code to .NET. |
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BizTalk Adapter for Oracle E-Business Suite
Microsoft BizTalk Adapter for Oracle E-Business Suite is a development and run-time environment for line-of-business process management and automation that enables you to reuse existing E-Business Suite procedures and applications with other applications. |
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BizTalk Adapter for Oracle Database ODBC
With Microsoft BizTalk Adapter for Oracle Database, you can access stored procedures, tables, and views for Oracle databases that run on Oracle 8i or 9i Database. |
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BizTalk Adapter for MQSeries
The MQSeries adapter serves as a bridge between Microsoft BizTalk Server and IBM MQSeries servers, enabling you to use a full range of options in creating your business processes. |
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SQL Server for SAP Business Applications
This page offers links to best-practices white papers, training, customer cases, the most recent SAP benchmarks showing the highest level of availability and scalability to help you leverage the most from your SAP/SQL Server 2005 system. |
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SQL Server for Siebel eBusiness Applications
This page offers links to information about how Siebel takes advantage of SQL Server 2005, best-practices white papers, training, customer cases, and the most recent Siebel benchmarks showing world-class scalability and total cost of ownership. |
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Systems Management Server Partners
Microsoft is working closely with partners to enable a broad range of solutions supporting System Management Server (SMS). Visit the following partner sites to learn more. |
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Systems Management Server Homepage
Provide your organization a comprehensive change and configuration management solution. Deliver relevant software and updates to users of Microsoft and third-party applications efficiently and cost-effectively with SMS 2003 R2. |
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Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Image Format Specification
This specification describes the Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk format, currently used by Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, including details of how to read and modify the contained data. |
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Windows Services for NetWare 5.0
Windows Services For NetWare (SFN) version 5.0 provides a set of additional features to Windows 2000 that allow for greater interoperability with existing NetWare-based systems in the enterprise. |
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Windows NT Server 4.0
Microsoft TechNet provides resources for installing, maintaining, and supporting Windows NT Server. |
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Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) Partners
Microsoft Windows RMS allows independent software vendors, infrastructure service providers, and system integrators to incorporate features into their products and services that leverage the information protection technology in Windows Server 2003. |
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Virtual Server Partners
The following partners can help organizations extend the core capabilities in Virtual Server 2005 R2 and create solutions that meet specific needs. |
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Windows Storage Server Partners
Find a Storage Solution from Microsoft Storage Partners, including- hardware and platforms, software, services, networking, and Microsoft Technologies. in the Microsoft Storage Partner directory. |
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Windows Embedded Source Tools for Bluetooth
This program reduces the amount of code needed to develop for Bluetooth Technologies and helps make it easier to create compelling Windows Mobile and Windows CE Bluetooth applications. |
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Devreadiness.org
This community site is dedicated to helping developers get their applications ready and optimized for Windows Vista. |
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BizTalk Accelerator for RosettaNet (BTARN) 3.0
Get product enhancements, customized tools, documentation, and samples to help you implement RosettaNet for your business. Implement a BizTalk Server environment customized to RosettaNet standards with this accelerator. |
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BizTalk Adapter v2.0 for mySAP Business Suite
Microsoft BizTalk Adapter v2.0 for mySAP Business Suite (the Adapter) enables you to integrate the functionality of Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 or Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006. |
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BizTalk Accelerator for HL7
BizTalk Accelerator for HL7 extends the capabilities of BizTalk Server 2004 for healthcare providers by delivering a comprehensive HL7 messaging solution that enables sharing of patient information within and between healthcare organizations. |
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BizTalk Adapter for MSMQ
The MQSeries adapter serves as a bridge between Microsoft BizTalk Server and IBM MQSeries servers, enabling you to use a full range of options in creating your business processes. |
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Microsoft Connected Services Framework
Microsoft Connected Services Framework (CSF) is an integrated, server-based software product which provides common service capabilities needed to connect and manage content services and networks. |
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XNA Game Studio Express
The XNA Framework redistributable provides the necessary runtime components to execute a game on Windows that was developed using XNA Game Studio Express 1.0. |
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Shared Source USB WebCam Driver
This driver is built on the USB Video Standard and helps connect Webcams supporting this standard to your Windows CE device. |
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Windows Embedded Source Tools for Bluetooth
The Windows Embedded Source Tools for Bluetooth Technology program provides a Win32 API Wrapper that developers can expose in Visual Studio .NET or the .NET Compact Framework to reduce the amount of code needed to develop for Bluetooth Technologies. |
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Microsoft POS for .NET Overview
Microsoft POS for .NET is a class library that is part of Microsoft Windows Embedded for Point of Service. The class library provides .NET applications with a simple and consistent interface for communicating with Point of Service peripheral devices. |
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Understanding SAMI 1.0
This article describes how the new Microsoft Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange (SAMI) technology expands the ability to provide closed captioning to a wide range of multimedia products. |
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Windows Live Expo API
The Expo API defines a set of Web services allowing customers to programmatically access the Expo classifieds database - a collection of location-tagged classifieds listings in categories like merchandise, real estate, autos, jobs and commercial services. |
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Microsoft Active Accessibility v2.0
Microsoft Active Accessibility 2.0 is a COM-based technology that improves the way accessibility aids work with applications running on Microsoft Windows. |
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Microsoft .NET Speech SDK
The Microsoft Speech Application SDK Version 1.1 (SASDK) is a developer's kit for adding speech interfaces to Microsoft ASP.NET Web applications. |
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Introduction to Data Connectors for ADO.NET
Data adapters are an integral part of ADO.NET managed providers, which are the set of objects used to communicate between a data source and a dataset. Data adapters are available for OLEDB, SQL Server, ODBC, and Oracle. |
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Windows Live Spaces Metaweblog API
The MetaWeblog API programming interface enables external programs to get and set the text and attributes of Weblog posts. The API uses the XML-RPC protocol for communication between client applications and the Weblog server. |
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Microsoft Robotics Studio Program
More than 30 companies have joined the Microsoft Robotics Studio Program. Microsoft Robotics Studio is compatible with many third-party robots, including those from fishertechnik, LEGO, irobot, and many others. |
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Microsoft Java Language Conversion Assistant 3.0
The Java Language Conversion Assistant is a tool that automatically converts existing Java-language code into Microsoft Visual C# for developers who want to move existing applications to the .NET Framework. |
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.NET Remoting
Learn more about .NET Remoting, a seamless and effective answer to the demand for tools to build distributed applications. |
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The Windows Vista Developer Story: Speech
The Windows Vista Developer Story includes content for developers, and other technology experts and managers, interested in an in-depth exploration of some of the new and extended features in Windows Vista. |
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Windows Vista Support for RSS
Learn about the new support for RSS in the Windows Vista Platform and how Windows Platform Services make it easy to incorporate RSS functionality into your applications. |
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WPF/E (codename) Developer Center
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF/E) enables the creation of content and applications that run within multiple browsers and operating systems (Windows and Macintosh) using Web standards for programmability. |
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Introducing Windows CardSpace
This article introduces the set of new Windows capabilities code-named CardSpace, which provides a standards-based solution for working with and managing diverse digital identities. |
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Windows Live SDK
The Windows Live Platform puts a deeper level of control into developers' hands by offering access to the core services and data through open, easily accessible APIs. |
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SharePoint Enterprise Content Management Services
This section of the Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services SDK provides information about ways in which you can manage the content and metadata of your important business documents, stored in Windows SharePoint Services document libraries. |
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Driver Chain Manager for assistive technology products
Learn how Driver Chain Manager (DCM) helps reduce the errors that users of assistive technology products can experience when they have multiple screen readers, screen magnifiers or remote access software installed on their computers. |
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Introduction to Office Migration Planning Manager
The Office Migration Planning Manager (OMPM) is a collection of tools that enables you to prepare for migration to the Microsoft 2007 Office system. OMPM checks for, and reports on, file properties to help you analyze your environment. |
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Windows Live Writer Extensions
Windows Live Writer plugins and extensions help developers extend the capabilities of Writer to insert, edit, and publish new types of content and allow other applications and web services to use Writer to create and publish blog posts. |
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BizTalk Server 2004 Adapter Migration Toolkit
The BizTalk Adapter Migration Tool Kit is designed to simplify the migration process by providing you the resources necessary to help you migrate solutions from BizTalk Server 2002 to BizTalk Server 2004. |
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Shared Source Common Language Infrastructure 1.0 Release
The Shared Source CLI is a compressed archive of the source code to a working implementation of the ECMA CLI and the ECMA C# language specification. This implementation builds and runs on Windows XP, the FreeBSD operating system, and Mac OS X 10.2. |
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Windows Imaging Component (WIC)
The Windows Imaging Component (WIC) provides WIC-enabled applications to display and edit any image format for which a WIC-compliant CODEC is installed, and also to read and write metadata in image files. |
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Microsoft Dynamics AX Application Integration Framework
The Application Integration Framework (AIF) allows you to connect more easily with customers and internal trading companies. Additionally, partners and customers can extend the functionality using a new development wizard to create custom documents. |
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Microsoft Class Server 4.0 Product Overview
Deploy less-costly and easier-to-maintain application architecture through compliance with open standards, such as schools interoperability framework (SIF) and instructional management systems (IMS). |
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Microsoft SharePoint Learning Kit
The Microsoft SharePoint Learning Kit (SLK) is a tool that lets educators create an assignment out of any document in a SharePoint Document Library and includes support for SCORM 2004, SCORM 1.2, and Class Server formats. |
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Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac
With Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac, you can connect from your Macintosh computer to a Windows-based computer and work with programs and files on that computer. |
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Microsoft User Authentication Module (UAM)
The Microsoft UAM provides a superior method for encrypting the passwords that you use to log into Windows AFP Servers. The standard Apple UAM provides only minimal encryption (if any) so your password could easily be intercepted on the LAN or Internet. |
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Entourage 2004 for Mac
If your day revolves around connections and ideas, use Microsoft Entourage 2004 for Mac to pull it all together. Consolidate your e-mail, contacts, calendar, notes and project details in one easy-to-access place. |
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Office 2004 for Mac
The new features in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac are designed to give you access to your ideas and information from every program in the suite. Thanks to input from thousands of Mac users, Office 2004 is more integrated and intuitive than ever. |
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Virtual PC for Mac
Expand the power of your Mac with Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac, the application that makes it possible for you to access PC-only software, files, networks and devices from your Mac. Virtual PC offers improvements in support, speed and reliability. |
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MOM Connector Framework (MCF)
MOM Connector Framework (MCF) is a Web service-based technology for connecting MOM to any third-party management platform, enabling bidirectional alert forwarding and synchronization for increased management capabilities in heterogeneous IT environments. |
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MOM 2005 Product Overview
Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 helps provide you with the knowledge to avoid the avoidable–reducing the complexity associated with managing today's IT infrastructure environment and lowering the cost of operations. |
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SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA)
If you are ready to migrate to SQL Server from a costly platform such as Oracle, DB2, Informix, or Sybase, this page provides access to SQL Server migration information and SQL Server migration tools that will help simplify the process. |
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SQL Server Analysis Services
With SQL Server 2005, Analysis Services provides a unified and integrated view of all your business data as the foundation for all of your traditional reporting, OLAP analysis, Key Performance Indicator (KPI) scorecards and data mining. |
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SQL Server Reporting Services
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is a comprehensive, server-based reporting solution designed to help you author, manage, and deliver both paper-based and interactive Web-based reports. |
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