Leigh Dyer shows you how to free your ASP.NET applications from Microsoft's grasp with Mono

Microsoft expects .NET to take the development platform crown from rival J2EE, relegating the current leader to academia and other niche markets in favour of what it sees as the 'easier' alternative.

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An ISV partner has attacked critics of Microsoft CRM, arguing that long-standing CRM vendor FrontRange is not qualified to assess the new application.

Where will .NET lead us? In the first of three parts, Jon Honeyball recalls the birth of a new realm in computing. When it comes to large-scale sweeping changes in the computing wo

ISP-based filtering services have met with a mixed response in Australia. AOL provides parental controls so that family members can be provided with filtered Internet access according to their age gro

ISP-based filtering services have met with a mixed response in Australia. AOL provides parental controls so that family members can be provided with filtered Internet access according to their age gro

In Java, you write in the Java language and you deploy into the JVM. Compare this to a traditional Microsoft way of programming.You could program in C or C++, or you could code in VB. Or if you were w

The sheer scope of the .NET and HailStorm initiatives is exactly what you'd expect from Microsoft.When it gets pushed into a corner it comes out fighting, and its competitors really need to be sure o

The reality isn't quite so straightforward. For many people, the issue isn't one of Java versus .NET. These are, to them, just the base languages, and it's the business frameworks built on top of them

Channel partners have queried the functionality and usability of the software giant’s CRM application with one partner calling the product ‘appalling’ when compared to its competitors.

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Streaming is the process of taking large files, breaking them into smaller pieces and sending them to their destination where they are recompiled as they arrive, providing an audio, video or animated broadcast over the net.

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In the final part of three, Jon Honeyball looks at the connectivity and security solutions of .NET. Were now into the final part of my three-part exposition on the future of the Microsoft

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