Microsoft Silverlight
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Low business demand for rich Web apps
News Silverlight and Air may give developers the platform to build more visually-stunning apps, but businesses do not require such rich Web apps yet.
Tags: Web services, Web browsers, Software engineering/development, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Developer, software company, Web Application, ISV, brand
Will Silverlight or Air hit enterprises?
News Winning consumers and developers over is key to getting enterprises to pay attention to adopting either platform, says analyst.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web services, Internet, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Standards, Adobe Systems Inc., NBC, U.S., principal analyst
Bringing the F1 to the digital audience
News With Singapore's Formula One race approaching, various industry bodies in the country have been using technology to bring the experience out of the track for visitors.
Tags: Web sites, Microsoft Silverlight, SingTel, Site, Video, 3D, marketing, telecommunications company, Web, team
SingTel 'Grid Girls' steal the Silverlight
News Singapore telco launches site based on Microsoft's Web platform, in bid to entice viewers to stay and "interact" with the ladies accompanying Formula One cars in September.
Tags: Web sites, Software engineering/development, Microsoft Silverlight, SingTel, Site, Advertisement, software, Microsoft .NET, co-founder, programming model
Adobe open sources Flash platforms
News Company on Tuesday makes two of its Flash player platforms open source, but its core technologies remain proprietary.
Tags: Business applications, Multimedia, Open source, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Rich Media, Akamai Technologies Inc., Web Application, Microsoft .NET, Mono
Mix 09: Silverlight 3 takes center stage
News After a touchy-feely start, Microsoft gets geeky as the talk shifts to new versions of its Web tools, most notably Silverlight 3.
Tags: Software, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Web Browser, Apple Macintosh, computer, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Software, Hardware, NetFlix Inc.
Microsoft searching for Olympic medals
News Google and Yahoo are not the only ones that plan to tweak their search engines to highlight Olympic results. Microsoft said it, too, will feature results related to Beijing 2008.
Tags: Search, Web sites, Web services, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Medal, Video, On-demand
Mozilla warns of Flash and Silverlight 'agenda'
News Founder of Mozilla Europe claims Adobe and Microsoft's rich-media tech threatens the open nature of the Web, but concedes they are currently necessary for multimedia content.
Tags: Web sites, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Apple Macintosh, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, software, Adobe Systems Inc., multimedia, Linux
Silverlight open source implementation released
News The Mono project this week made the first public release of Moonlight, an open source implementation of the Silverlight rich media browser tech.
Tags: Open source, Web browsers, Business applications, Multimedia, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Novell Inc., Apple Mac OS, intellectual property, Mozilla Firefox
Browser war centers on once-obscure JavaScript
Insight news analysis All Microsoft's browser rivals are scrambling to speed up JavaScript, trying to get ahead as the Web expands into a foundation for programs.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Google Inc., Web Browser, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, performance
Visualize data with new Microsoft controls
Techguide Tony Patton explains how to get and use the Microsoft Chart Controls for .NET 3.5.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, .NET, Series, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Data, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, 3D, .NET, Microsoft Chart Controls
We all love this Olympics, right? Not Adobe
Insight commentary NBC's decison to use Microsoft's Silverlight 2 for the NBCOlympics.com Web site is a significant setback for Adobe.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, software, Adobe Systems Inc., NBC, China, Linux, Olympic Games, public relations
Yahoo rejiggers search engine for Olympics
News Searching for Olympics-related information at Yahoo will present results, schedules, and other information directly on the search results page.
Tags: Search, Web sites, Internet advertising, Microsoft Silverlight, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Search Engine, Advertisement, software, Visa Inc.
Microsoft invests in Net video company Move Networks
News The software giant takes a stake in the Internet video company for an undisclosed sum, in a move to broaden the reach of its video streaming technology.
Tags: Video, Digital media, Web sites, Web 2.0, Acquisitions, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Streaming Video, Advertisement, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
Adobe partnership makes Facebook's platform Flash-ier
News The two companies ink a formal deal to create a new library for Flash developers working with Facebook--not bringing too much that's new, but making it easier.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, MySpace, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Developer, API, San Francisco, Facebook, News.com
