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Project Glidepath is a MicroISV Evangelism program that delivers the workflow-based guidance, sample code, content and technology you need to create successful applications for Windows Vista. The release of Windows Vista will create a new wave of...

ActiveX technologies provide a smart, compelling Web development platform: Microsoft ActiveX Control Pad. The ActiveX Control Pad is an authoring tool that lets you add ActiveX controls and ActiveX scripting (Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) or...

The ConferenceXP research platform enables researchers and developers to create distributed applications that take advantage of ConferenceXP technology, as well as Tablet PCs and wireless networks. The platform also enables users to develop the...

Microsoft Windows PowerShell 1.0 for Windows Vista (32-bit) is a new command-line shell and scripting language designed for system administration and automation. It includes one hundred and twenty-nine command-line tools (called "cmdlets") for performing...

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (32-bit) is cumulative, and this service pack upgrades all service levels of SQL Server 2005 to SP2. You can use these packages to upgrade Enterprise, Enterprise Evaluation, Developer, Standard, and Workgroup...

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (64-bit) is cumulative, and this service pack upgrades all service levels of SQL Server 2005 to SP2. You can use these packages to upgrade Enterprise, Enterprise Evaluation, Developer, Standard, and Workgroup...

Microsoft Windows SDK Update for Windows Vista provides documentation, samples, header files, libraries, and tools designed to help you develop Windows applications using both native (Win32) and managed (.NET Framework) technologies. This release of the...

The Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 SP2 Redistributable contains the common language runtime and class libraries built for the .NET Compact Framework. In addition to supporting version 2.0, it also supports applications developed for version 1.0 and...

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system running the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 and gain complete control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from...

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system running the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 and gain complete control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from...