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Contact center by phone still popular in Asia
News Calling contact center still preferred method for Asian customers seeking tech help, even with emergence of new media tools, says market specialist.
Tags: Customer support, Customer resource management (CRM), Business development/management, Contact Center, Nagi Kasinadhuni, Datacraft/Dimension Data, Toni Ruotanen, Phone, Microsoft Corp., Asia
Malaysian tech startups get Microsoft boost
News Software giant will shell out US$84.8 million over three years and provide free software, to help startups and technopreneurs in Malaysia.
Tags: Funding, Business applications, Microsoft Windows, Business, Microsoft Corp., Start-up, Tool, Information And Communication Technology, Malaysia, Microsoft Developer Network
Microsoft releases Windows 7 RC
News Release candidate for operating system has been released to tech community, say company executives, and will be available to general public next week.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Small And Medium Business, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, release candidate, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Netbook
Microsoft expands licensing program for mobile Exchange
News Company posts technical documents designed to let developers build on its ActiveSync protocol, which connects mobile devices to Microsoft's Exchange Server.
Tags: Software, Wireless e-mail devices, E-mail servers, Microsoft Corp., Mobile, Cell Phone, Wireless, Exchange ActiveSync Software, phone, Microsoft Developer Network
Microsoft to release .NET Micro Framework code
News The technology, aimed at portable devices such as wristwatches, will get a new business model following a round of layoffs that affected its developer team.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Business development/management, Microsoft Corp., Open Source, layoff, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft .NET, FM-radio, Microsoft .NET Framework, MSN
Final release of SQL Server 2008 inches closer
News Microsoft made available to select testers on June 5 the near-final Release Candidate (RC) 0 of SQL Server 2008.
Tags: Databases, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server, Database, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows Server, network, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
The Bobby Tables guide to SQL injection
Techguide Avoiding SQL injection vulnerabilities is much easier than you might think. XKCD inspired a simple tutorial.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Data security, Allaire ColdFusion, SQL statement, Vulnerability, CompTIA, SQL, content management system
Code concepts: C#'s extension methods
Techguide A helpful addition to a programmer's toolkit, C#'s extension methods are a way of adding additional functionality to an existing class without subclassing it or having access to the source code.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, Business applications, Ruby, Method, regular expression, C#, Justin James, Microsoft Developer Network, Python, Microsoft Word
Code concepts: C#'s var keyword
Techguide Justin James explains in this overview, that var is used in variable declarations instead of a type, and also weighs differing opinions about what makes var useful.
Tags: Programming languages, Software engineering/development, Ruby, C#, Justin James, Microsoft Developer Network, Programming, blogging, Microsoft Visual Studio, PHP
Code Contracts makes validation easy and accurate
Techguide Code Contracts allows developers to create validation logic within their methods and classes without needing to write a lot of if/then statements.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, Code, C, Method, XML file, Justin James, Microsoft Developer Network, network management, business logic, blogging
Meeting user demands for real-time data may set you apart
Techguide When systems give users the expectation of real-time data but don't deliver it, users may get more frustrated, angry and confused than they would with a non real-time system.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Authoring, Search Engine, competitive advantage, Authoring, Microsoft Developer Network, Search Result, bank, industry, Web
Simple usability testing is easy with Optimal Workshop's tools
Techguide Check out Optimal Workshop's Chalkmark and Treejack--these easy-to-use tools may be especially attractive if your development shop is on a limited budget.
Tags: Authoring, Software engineering/development, Usability, E-mail Address, Tool, Optimal Workshop, Treejack, Chalkmark, Authoring, Microsoft Developer Network
Implementing multithreading in .NET: Two major factors to consider
Techguide Justin James responds to an interesting question about multithreading in .NET from a reader, and includes downloadable sample code.
Tags: .NET, Processors, Protocols and platforms, Thread, CPU, C#, ThreadPool, Semaphore, Thread B, X
ROI for dev projects: What not to forget
Techguide When measuring your development project’s ROI, it’s important to go beyond the basic calculation.
Tags: Project management, Software engineering/development, Project, Development Project, Sales, 401(k) plan, Salary, Microsoft Developer Network, VP, revenue
Upgraders to XP SP3 warned over IE downgrades
News Microsoft says XP users who install Service Pack 3 will not be able to roll back their versions of Internet Explorer.
Tags: Web browsers, Security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, operating system, SP3, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Developer Network, software
