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Windows Live: In March 2008, a number of new and improved APIs and tools were announced for the Windows Live platform to simplify data portability and give users the choice of how to use and control their information. Web developers can use the beta release of the Windows Live Contacts API to enable their customers to transfer and share their Windows Live Contacts in a safe and secure way.

Visual Studio Industry Partners (VSIP) program: Microsoft broadened the reach of its developer partner programs to provide a more diverse mix of partners with a wider variety of opportunities in the Microsoft .NET ecosystem. The program provides three tiers of membership that deliver customized benefits to a wider range of partners, replacing the single-tier program that has led the industry since 1999. More than 175 VSIP partners, including AmberPoint Inc., Borland Software Corp., HP, IBM Corp., Intel Corp, Mercury Interactive Corp., Telelogic and others, have delivered more

BPEL for Windows Workflow: BPEL for Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) is an add-on for Windows Workflow Foundation in the .NET Framework 3.0. BPEL is the Business Process Execution Language and this download is an unsupported Community Technology Preview (CTP) for using this technology with WF. The download, which is aimed at software developers, provides import and export tools for BPEL and includes WF activities representing BPEL for the WF designer in Visual Studio 2005. Developers using Visual Studio 2005 can benefit from the WF designer for the modification of BPEL workflows.

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Sep 24, 2008


Metadata Working Group Introduces First Specification for Interoperability and Preservation of Metadata in Digital Photography


Sep 12, 2008


Industry Leaders to Create Global Standard Enabling 'Buy Once, Play Anywhere' Consumer Experience for Digital Media


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Microsoft and Novell Deliver Joint Virtualization Solution Through Partners



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