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Server 2008 adoption not driven by virtualisation

Despite being touted as a key reason for adopting Windows Server 2008, virtualisation is not why companies will buy Microsoft's server operating system Read more »

Windows Vista available to developers

Microsoft has made the final code for Windows Vista available to its developer networks, two weeks ahead of the business launch of the new operating system. Read more »

CBA admits to NetBank Firefox bug

A recent upgrade to the Commonwealth Bank's NetBank service claims to "make your online banking a whole lot easier", but a problem has emerged for Firefox users. Read more »

Microsoft releases new Visual Studio and .NET

Microsoft has this week made its top development tool, Visual Studio 2008, available for download to its professional developer subscribers. Read more »

Microsoft releases key Vista developer technologies

Microsoft on Wednesday gave developers access to a key piece of Windows Vista, months ahead of the operating system's release. Read more »

Microsoft kills stand-alone WinFS project

Microsoft has decided to initially use technology from its WinFS project in the SQL Server database, rather than directly in its Windows operating system. Read more »

Microsoft expands Vista testing

Microsoft on Tuesday outlined plans to expand its test of Windows Vista, the next version of its flagship operating system. Read more »

New Windows file system enters testing

Microsoft surprised developers on Monday by releasing a test version of a new Windows file system. Read more »

Microsoft updates Windows Vista test code

In its first update to a new community-based preview program, Microsoft is showing off a number of new features for Windows Vista, including efforts to improve the Web browser and make the operating system more resilient. Read more »

Windows Vista draws, jokes, scorn, approval

Technology blogger Josh Phillips is atypical of his fellow online community members in his unimpassioned, rational response to the newly-announced name for the next version of Windows: Windows Vista. Read more »

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Create rich interfaces with Microsoft Silverlight

Recognising an area of technology without a presence, Microsoft has thrown its considerable weight behind an initiative to make inroads in the area now dominated by Flash with its Silverlight product. Read more »

Windows Presentation Foundation: Another piece of the .NET puzzle

Windows Presentation Foundation is just one of the major enhancements to the .NET Framework introduced alongside Windows Vista. Read more »

Using message queue services in .NET

The combination of Microsoft Message Queuing's inclusion with Windows and the .NET System.Messaging namespace makes it easy to utilise messaging in your .NET application. Read more »

Windows Vista RC1 reviewed

Windows Vista RC1 (build 5564) should mark the final stretch for Microsoft's new operating system, but don't be surprised if Microsoft issues one more public release candidate before making Windows Vista final. Read more »

Developer Spotlight: Prashant Sridharan

Prashant Sridharan is the group product manager for Visual Studio Team System at Microsoft. With the release of the tools later this year Builder AU caught up with Shridharan to talk about the long-awaited release. Read more »

10 tech skills you should develop during the next five years

If you want a job where you can train in a particular skill set and then never have to learn anything new, IT isn't the field for you. But if you like to be constantly learning new things and developing new skills, you're in the right business. In the late 80s, NetWare and IPX/SPX administration were the skills to have. Today, it's all about TCP/IP and the Internet. Read more »

Special report: Tech.Ed 2005

This year Builder AU will be updating all the latest news, blogs, and interviews from Tech.Ed 2005 live from the Gold Coast. Read more »

Interview: Iain McDonald

Born and bred in Australia, Iain McDonald works at Redmond as director of the Windows Server Group. We caught up with McDonald briefly before TechEd 2005 to talk about the future of Microsoft's platforms. Read more »

Interview: Microsoft's security guru, Steve Riley

Before the start of Tech.Ed 06 Builder AU caught up with Steve Riley who works at Microsoft as a Senior Security Strategist to talk about Vista's new networking stack, security vs usability, and the uptake of IPv6. Read more »

Q&A: Microsoft chairman Bill Gates

The world's richest man on web apps, ultramobile PCs, dirt cheap PCs and the 'G' word. Read more »

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Microsoft release Orcas beta and .NET framework 3.5

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- After two community previews Microsoft have released the first beta of their new Visual Studio development tools, code named "Orcas". Read more »

Microsoft says "open sesame"

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- While you may have been out last night watching the latest Rambo adventure with Sly Stallone making war for war's sake, Microsoft was busy declaring a truce with the open source community. Read more »

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    In this week's Roundup we show you a preview of Windows 7 beta, cover news from the annual Macworld and more. Read more »

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    Opera has thrown a little more love at device developers by announcing an updated version of its software development kit on Wednesday at CES. Read more »

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    It's another year down but some things never change. That was shown this week as Internet Explorer remained under fire from yet another zero-day exploit. In other news, we set a hard drive on fire and Apple cans its involvement with MacWorld. Read more »

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