Latest network applications news.
Microsoft gives first peek at Sync Framework, 11/06/07: Microsoft on Monday issued the first preview of the Sync Framework, a way for software developers to inject data synchronization capabilities into applications.
Free calculator helps users design Microsoft storage installations, 11/01/07: Microsoft has released a free calculator to help companies design storage layouts for the upcoming release of Data Protection Manager 2007.
Microsoft and Smart Phones: The Android Awakens!: So says analyst Michael Dortch. ” Google announced its Android software platform for mobile phones and other devices … This is not great news for Microsoft and Windows Mobile, which is currently locked in a struggle for second place in the mobile operating system market.”
F5 upgrades application firewall, 11/05/07: F5 has fully integrated its Web application firewall with the operating system for its Big-IP layer 4-7 switch, boosting the performance of the firewall and adding security for XML traffic.
Google Gears, taking Web apps offline, 11/05/07: Google’s rate of Web Application development is nothing short of amazing. Not only do they break new ground (just consider the impact that Google Maps has had), but they also redefine and re-energize concepts that have gained very little market traction.
Microsoft to build $500 million data center in Dublin, 11/06/07: Microsoft will invest more than $500 million in its first major European data center, designed to support applications delivered over the Internet, the company said Tuesday.
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