IBM has joined Microsoft's Visual Studio .Net development programme. DB2 developers already use Visual Studio - Microsoft's application for software developers - to create other Windows-based applications.
Microsoft on Thursday offered a glimpse of the new features it's planning to include in future versions of its Visual Studio.Net development tool bundle. Visual Studio.Net, originally released in February, serves as Microsoft's chief weapon in the...
The Redmond-based company also announced a six-month, $995 (about £650) promotional price on kits for creating devices using Windows CE .Net and Windows XP Embedded. Analysts questioned whether Microsoft's decision to use the full .Net Framework in...
He said this combined with the Compact Framework for its Visual Studio.Net developer tools will make it easier and more attractive for programmers write compelling applications for Windows-based mobile market.
Ballmer also announced an update to Web Services Enhancements, Microsoft's collection of tools for building web services. Version 2 will focus on security enhancements, he said. Those include Visual Studio 2005 Team System, a planned addition to...
The strategy, which Microsoft detailed at last year's Mix conference, hinges on creating tools that let traditional Microsoft developers write Silverlight web applications with familiar products like Visual Studio and ASP.Net.