Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie opened the MIX07 conference announcing that .NET technology is being paired up with Silverlight, Microsoft's cross-platform multi-browser plug-in for ...

The technology will feature improved startup times and more capabilities for running applications outside of a browser Microsoft revealed on Wednesday ambitious plans for the next version of its ...

Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie took the wraps off Microsoft's latest example of software plus service (S+S) -- a new video streaming offering called Silverlight Streaming -- during his ...

Cross-platform development frameworks make programmers' lives easier. Programming one set of source code files which an interpreter then converts to run on different operating system saves developers ...

Q: What is Silverlight, and do I need it? - Glen A: The Internet remains the biggest opportunity for companies that are jockeying for your eyeballs, and Silverlight is Microsoft's attempt to gain ...

Remember Silverlight, Microsoft’s rich Internet application plug-in that competed with Adobe Flash before HTML5 pushed aside both? The introduction of OpenSilver this week by .NET software company ...

The software giant will let .Net and Ruby developers write Web applications for Windows and the Mac. Video: Silverlight in action Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products for fun, and picks startups apart when he gets bored. He has evaluated thousands of new companies, most of which have since gone out of business.

The difference between the two approaches is largely a reflection of the two companies' heritages. Microsoft's proposition is essentially "keep using your familiar software development technologies ...

Microsoft Silverlight, a browser plug-in designed to help companies produce rich, web-based applications and user experiences, first arrived back in 2007 and was touted by many as the replacement for ...

LAS VEGAS — As part of its foray into the Web design tools market, Microsoft Corp. is eschewing its usual tactics for encouraging or, as many of the companys critics would put it, strong-arming end ...