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Low business demand for rich Web apps

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.

Tuesday, June 02 2009 06:50 PM

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?

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.

Thursday, May 15 2008 06:48 PM

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

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.

Friday, September 26 2008 11:45 AM

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.

Tuesday, August 19 2008 10:38 AM

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.

Wednesday, July 22 2009 02:37 PM

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.

Friday, March 20 2009 12:23 PM

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.

Friday, August 08 2008 07:47 AM

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.

Thursday, May 01 2008 12:12 AM

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.

Monday, May 19 2008 02:05 AM

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.

Tuesday, March 24 2009 11:46 PM

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.

Friday, January 09 2009 10:25 AM

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.

Friday, August 22 2008 06:35 AM

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.

Wednesday, August 06 2008 09:11 AM

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.

Tuesday, August 26 2008 11:01 AM

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.

Wednesday, April 01 2009 11:00 AM

Tags: Protocols and platforms, MySpace, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Developer, API, San Francisco, Facebook, News.com


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