Windows veteran jumps to second Silverlight
Veteran Microsoft ISV partner Infragistics is taking an early lead on Silverlight 2, Microsofts emerging cross-browser media plug-in.
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5.6.2008 Silverlight 1.0 Beta
Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications (RIAs) for the Web.
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3.5.2007 Silverlight 3 in 2009
Having made available for download version 2 of its Adobe Flash killer, Microsoft is already moving onward to the next iteration.
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18.11.2008 Silverlight 4 beta now available
Microsoft have just announced Silverlight 4 beta today at PDC09, that is available for download today. Silverlight 4 promises to enhance the overall user experience, improving speed, performance and rendering for browsers.
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18.11.2009 Internet TV to get Silverlight
Maven Networks, which provides hosting services for Internet TV, will announce Wednesday plans to add Microsoft's new Silverlight technology as a video delivery vehicle.
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13.6.2007 Silverlight 2 Beta 2 Available This Week
Microsoft is getting to move Silverlight 2 forward with the next development milestone.
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3.6.2008 Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 Beta 2
As reported by us earlier here silverlight 2.0 Beta 2 for Windows is now finally available for download
Theres lots of new features in this release including, but not limited.
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6.6.2008 The Mojave Experiment - now with Silverlight!
Many of you might have heard of the Mojave Experiment, and some of you might have snickered at that site's use of another rich client technology. :)
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4.9.2008 Microsoft releases Silverlight 2
Microsoft today announced the availability of Silverlight 2.
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13.10.2008 Microsoft releases Silverlight 3.0
Today Microsoft launched its latest effort to "Light up the web", Silverlight 3 which is now available for download.
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9.7.2009 Microsoft to open source some of Silverlight
Microsoft is expected to show a new friendliness to the open-source community by unveiling plans to release the source code to a part of its Silverlight technology at MIX 07 next week, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
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29.4.2007 Microsoft Download Center: Silverlight or not?
Thanks for Ben's comment to my last post and a reality check! :) The new download center with Silverlight is in its beta, there are a number of usability issues we need to improve on especially that there are no accessibility features in the current version.
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14.1.2008 Microsoft releases Silverlight 2 beta
Moving forward with next-generation software in two critical realms, Microsoft released Wednesday initial public beta versions of its Silverlight 2 multimedia presentation technology and the Internet Explorer 8 browser.
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6.3.2008 Microsoft To Release Silverlight 2 In Late Summer
Microsoft has been working like gangbusters to create the perception that its cross-platform multimedia runtime Silverlight is a viable alternative toAdobe (NSDQ: ADBE)'s Flash, and the vendor will soon put updated tools in the hands of Silverlight developers.
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7.4.2008 Microsoft Silverlight WPF/E Web browser plug-in
Microsoft on Monday showed video pros at NAB Silverlight, a new Mac and PC-compatible Web browser plug-in that provides interactive Web capabilities similar to how Adobe Flash works with streaming video capabilities superior to QuickTime, according to the company.
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23.4.2007 Project Indiana: Could Sun outshine Microsofts Silverlight?
At its JavaOne conference, which kicks off in San Francisco on May 8, Sun is promising a major technology unveiling, code-named "Project Indiana."
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8.5.2007 Silverlight 2, Microsoft's Flash Killer, Gets DRM, Just Like Vista
Microsoft's Flash killer, Silverlight, is on track to get digital rights management just like the company's latest Windows client, Windows Vista. Microsoft has faced a barrage of criticism over the content protection capabilities in Vista, and the subject is bound to yet again come into play with Silverlight 2.
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14.4.2008 Microsoft's Flash Killer, Silverlight 2, Released to Web
Silverlight 2, the next step in the evolution of Microsoft's Adobe Flash killer, has been released to web. As Silverlight 2 has reached the RTW milestone, the Redmond giant announced that downloads would only go live on October 14, 2008.
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13.10.2008 Microsoft confirms Silverlight 3 to launch on July 10
Microsoft is planning to launch Silverlight 3 and its Expression Studio 3 designer tools on July 10 company spokespeople confirmed today.
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29.5.2009 How to Install Windows Vista
For people with access to the Vista betas through MSDN, there is an installation guide.
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How to Install and Enable DreamScene in Windows 7
Windows DreamScene, a feature which allows a video clip, movie show, slideshow or animated image and picture to be set as the desktop background in Windows Vista has been removed in Windows 7, in favor of Desktop Slideshow wallpaper auto rotator. Although Windows 7 no longer supports DreamScane, the DreamScene function can still be manually added and installed into Windows 7 with a little hack in order to turn on and enable the DreamScene support in Windows7.
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13.1.2009 Microsoft: How to install a browser on Windows 7 E
Microsoft have created a guidance page on the Windows 7 part of their website, detailing how users should go about installing a browser on Windows 7 E the main version of Windows that will ship in the UK, that comes without a browser.
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15.7.2009 How to Install Chrome OS in Windows 7
Google unveiled Chrome OS in an event yesterday where they demonstrated the upcoming cloud-based OS for the first time in public. Source code of Chrome OS was also released which folks over at gdgt have compiled in a ready-to-install .vmdk file.
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20.11.2009 Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI) 6.1
Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI) is a hypertext application designed for giving users choice. While Windows XP offers many ways of customizing the setup process out of the box, its major drawback is the lack of being able to select which applications an end user may install.
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29.7.2007 Windows 7 testers - RC is a clean install
The latest post on Microsofts Engineering Windows 7 blog outlines what existing Windows 7 beta testers will have to do in order to be able upgrade to the release candidate.
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9.4.2009 How to Install Microsoft Telnet Client on Windows 7
If you have been fan of traditional Microsoft Telnet client then you will be surprised to see that traditional Telnet Client is not available in Windows Vista & 7 by default and you have to manually install Telnet Client to use Telnet from command prompt.
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17.7.2009 Install Any Version of Windows 7 with Universal ISO
Those of you who own an official copy of Windows 7 from MSDN or TechNet may have faced a scenario where you wanted to install a different edition of Windows, only to find out that you will have to download a separate ISO file just to install your desired edition.
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9.11.2009 Crack Available to Install Windows Vista with Only 256MB RAM
Want to perform the impossible with Windows Vista and install the operating system on systems with only 256 MB of RAM? vista_nomem.exe is a patch that promises to deliver just that, enabling you to deploy Vista even if you only have 256 MB of memory.
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8.2.2007 Windows Vista SP1 Beta Install Fair
The Windows Vista SP1 Deployment Team wanted me to pass along notice of an upcoming Install Fair being held here in Redmond at month's end; we've held events like this before and they've always been well received.
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3.10.2007 My Day at the Windows Vista SP1 Install Fair
On Saturday October 27th, I had the chance to visit the Microsoft campus and join various others in installing the Windows Vista SP1 Beta.
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29.10.2007Final Silverlight 2.0 ships Tuesday
UPDATED BetaNews has verified that Silverlight 2.0 has been released on schedule, and that the update process has begun. Meanwhile, a number of
Silverlight-related projects will be released as open source...
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14.10.2008Microsoft Silverlight 3 available for download
Microsoft officials wouldn’t say a month ago whether the actual Silverlight 3 bits would be available by the day of the official launch, which
is
July 10. But it turns out they are available a day earlier.
Those
interested in the latest version of Microsoft’s Flash competitor can download it from Microsoft’s Web site. Here’s
where to get the Silverlight 3 bits.
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10.07.2009Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 SDK Final Available
The Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 SDK contains documentation, quick starts, tools, online samples and other resources for developing Silverlight 1.0
applications. Usage of the SDK is subject to the SDK License (included in the package).
Supported Operating Systems: Windows
Server 2003; Windows Vista; Windows XP
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05.09.2007First Look at Silverlight 2
Scott Guthrie: Last September
we
shipped Silverlight 1.0 for Mac and Windows, and announced our plans to deliver Silverlight on Linux. Silverlight 1.0 is focused on enabling
rich media scenarios in a browser, and supports a JavaScript/AJAX programming model.
We are shortly going to release the first
public beta of Silverlight 2, which will be a major update of Silverlight that focuses on enabling Rich Internet Application (RIA) development.
This is the first of several blog posts I'll be doing over the weeks and months ahead that talk in more depth about it.
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22.02.2008Silverlight 1.0 Released, Linux Version Coming
Wednesday marked the final 1.0 release of Microsoft's new Silverlight platform for building interactive Web experiences à la Flash, but
the big news is that Redmond will extend official support to Novell's Linux port of Silverlight...
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05.09.2007Is an offline version of Silverlight coming at MIX next week?
Ryan Stewart: There have been rumors for a while and today TechCrunch says theyve been hearing that an
offline version of
Silverlight is coming to compete with Adobe AIR. Currently, despite a lot of comparisons in the tech media world, Silverlight and AIR have
absolutely nothing to do with each other. Silverlight competes with Flash Player, a product that has been around for a very long time. But maybe thats
changing.
What theyll most likely do is release an offline version of Silverlight that uses SQLite. It would be something like
Google Gears where they install the database with the runtime then developers can write data to it and take their Silverlight applications offline.
They still live in the browser so in this sense, its not quite a 1-1 competitor with Adobe AIR, its a competitor to Google Gears. There are definitely
bits of competition there because one of the big value propositions of AIR is offline access, but theres a lot more too it as well because its a
cross-platform desktop runtime, something I cant see Microsoft doing.
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02.03.2008Will Microsoft bundle Silverlight with IE8?
Any day now, details of IE8 will begin to emerge and my question will have a black and white answer. Until then though, I'm free to speculate
about the best way for Microsoft getting Silverlight to the masses. Right now, I don’t see how else they could get quick adoption with minimal
effort. For those who are scratching their heads at this point, Silverlight is essentially a Web-based version of Microsoft's Windows Presentation
Foundation, the user-interface framework in Windows Vista. In other words, Silverlight is Microsoft’s answer to Flash (see, it is possible not
to say Flash killer). The technology is backed by Microsoft’s .Net Framework; designers can use Microsoft Expression Studio and developers can
use Microsoft Visual Studio to put together Silverlight applications for the interactive web. Those interested can choose from various languages,
including JavaScript, Ruby, Python, C# and Visual Basic .NET.
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07.12.2007Nokia to help move Silverlight to Symbian S60 devices
Every day, it seems, Microsoft is incrementally adding to its interoperability message. Tomorrow, as Nokia blurted out this morning, its regularly
scheduled increment is a demonstration of Silverlight on a mobile platform other than Windows...
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04.03.2008TringMe proves Silverlight-based VoIP (sort of)
In a crafty bit of coding, TringMe has unveiled
a demo of a
Silverlight widget that allows outgoing VoIP calls to be made. The India-based IP telephone software company says that Silverlight does not provide
microphone support, so this widget uses Flash to access the microphone for the exchange taking place in Silverlight...
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03.02.2009Internet TV to get Silverlight
Maven Networks, which provides
hosting services for Internet
TV, will announce Wednesday
plans to add Microsoft's new
Silverlight technology as a
video delivery vehicle.
The company is
collaborating with Microsoft
on this endeavor. Through
Silverlight, Maven's customer
base of professional media
companies will be able to
leverage familiar Windows
Media technology as well as
workflow automation,
publishing, and player
creation capabilities of the
Maven Internet TV platform.
A rival to Adobe's
Flash technology, Silverlight
currently is in a beta release
stage. It provides for
cross-platform, broadband
video experiences, Maven said.
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13.06.2007Silverlight SeaDragon - You've GOT to see this!
Larry Larsen: One of the best kept secrets of Mix is that SeaDragon has been integrated into Silverlight. This is ... huge. If you don't know about
SeaDragon (hands down my favorite MS product), you have to start with Blaise Aguera y Arcas'
incredible
presentation at TED last year. Then you want to check out the demo Hard
Rock Cafe put together for Mix (link coming soon if you missed it live). Check out the
interview with the Hard Rock folks here at Mix. And then install
Silverlight 2, and get over to the
Hard Rock Memorabilia
site and start playing. For the best experience, make sure you have a mouse with a scroll wheel.
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06.03.2008An overview of the Silverlight 3 Beta
Just in case you missed our live blogging of the MIX09 keynote, we've got a full list of new features that are in the Silverlight 3 beta. You can
now download the Silverlight 3 beta directly off the Silverlight website. And for all you Mac users out there, there is even a version for you.
Fully supported by Visual Studio and Expression Blend, highlights of new features and functionality of Silverlight 3 include: major media
enhancements, out of browser support allowing Web applications to work on the desktop; significant graphics improvements including 3D graphics
support, GPU acceleration and H.264 video support; and many features to improve RIA development productivity.
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19.03.2009New Netflix player uses Silverlight to reach Mac, Linux
As perhaps the most abundant example to date of the platform's HD streaming capability, Netflix announced today that its "instant view"
streams will be made available to non-Windows users through Microsoft Silverlight...
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27.10.2008Sobees, 1st WPF, Silverlight & Azure powered Twitter client
What happens when you mash up Twitter, Silverlight 3.0, WPF and the Windows Azure platform? One sweet Twitter client that's what. Sobees is
actually comprised of three different components . You have the WPF desktop client, which is called "Bdule", the world's 1st Silverlight 3.0
powered web version "Sobees Web" & the "out of browser" version. Which is also powered by Silverlight (good news for Mac fans). All three versions
look and feel exactly the same. As of right now, only the desktop client has Facebook integration, which will make its way to the other platforms
sometime soon.
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13.07.2009Silverlight 1.0 Fire Starter
Brad Abrams: On November 29, 2007 Microsoft will be hosting Silverlight 1.0 Fire Starter on the Redmond, Washington campus. This daylong event
is free to anyone who wants to learn about designing and developing with Microsoft Silverlight 1.0.
Don't worry,
if you can't be there in person, I am told we are going to make all the material available on line after the event.
Microsoft
Silverlight 1.0 is a cross platform browser plug-in that enables for easy development of media rich web sites. For more information, visit
http://silverlight.net.
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08.11.2007Silverlight 2 final set for this summer, won't play Flash video
Microsoft developer Ashish Thapliyal has published a roadmap for the Silverlight 2 Web platform, confirming a final launch scheduled for the summer,
and noting that Silverlight won't be able to play back .flv Flash video files...
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04.04.2008Microsoft confirms Silverlight 3 to launch on July 10
Microsoft is planning to launch Silverlight 3 and its Expression Studio 3 designer tools on July 10 company spokespeople confirmed today. Silverlight
3 introduces more than 50 new features, including 3D support, GPU acceleration, H.264 video support and out-of-the-browser capabilities to
Silverlight.. The out-of-browser support will enable developers to build applications that work like Adobe's AIR plugin. Dramatic video
performance and quality improvements are also expected. Microsoft is currently running a Silverlight 3 beta for developers and will be launching the
final product on July 10th. Silverlight 3 was not expected until later this year but yesterday company officials began sending out press invites for
the launch.
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29.05.2009Silverlight 2 Beta 2 arrives on time, available now
As promised by Bill Gates
earlier this week,
Microsoft has now released
Silverlight 2 Beta 2 as a 4.66MB
download. The
Silverlight homepage does not yet have the new download links, but as things change
(like the Mac installer being posted), this post will be updated. Just like previous Silverlight betas, the installation is very quick and the browser
may have to be restarted for the changes to take effect.
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07.06.2008Microsoft releases Silverlight 3.0
Today Microsoft launched its latest effort to "Light up the web", Silverlight 3 which is now available for download. Silverlight has come a long
way since its version 1.0 launched in 2007. It has even attracted big players like Netflix who use it as their primary video player. 3.0 brings a
host of improvements such as "Smooth Streaming" and "out of browser experiences". Web developers will also appreciate the built in support for GPU
acceleration. Silverlight 3 introduces more than 50 new features, including 3D support, GPU acceleration, H.264 video support and out-of-the-browser
capabilities to Silverlight.. The out-of-browser support will enable developers to build applications that work like Adobe's AIR plugin.
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10.07.2009First Silverlight v1.0 Service Release is Live
Mike Harsh: In
the midst of all the work our team has been cranking on for Silverlight v1.1 (controls, databinding, layout, templates, styling and a package based
app model, phew!), we've also been working with customers to address the top set of issues folks have hit with Silverlight v1.0. Today we're happy
to be releasing an update to address many of these issues. The first Silverlight v1.0 service release is now live and includes the following
improvements and fixes:
- Improved media performance and stability, especially for full-screen video. This includes improving A/V
sync, which provides a better experience on lower-end machines.
- HTTP redirection now works for images and other media.
-
Improved support for font managers & Mac Office 2008 fonts.
- Streaming video through proxied network connections only worked through port
80. Silverlight now respects the proxy port settings.
- Allowing access to all content embedded in .zip files with a non-.zip extension.
- Support for logging with Windows Media Services
- Loading XAML from a script tag will now work on all supported browsers.
The first bullet is the big ticket item. It encompasses 4 sizable perf improvements that really make video in Silverlight hum. This
update will be rolled out to all users running Silverlight v1.0 via the auto-updater built into the plug-in. If youre impatient and want to get the
update sooner, you can get it from the
Silverlight installation
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