Orchestration / Workflow

1 of 1059 | Dynamics CRM platform at PDC - The PDC team have been slowly releasing details of some of the sessions for the upcoming conference. Lo and behold there’s session up there for CRM.  It looks like we might have something to say at PDC about the next release.  Now would probably be a good time to register for PDC as it usually gets sold out pretty early. CRM/Dynamics: Developing Business Applications Developers will learn how to build business applications that integrate with Office applications, Windows Workflow Foundation, and SQL Server analytics through the Microsoft Dynamics CRM application foundation. This session will show developers how to develop business applications and package them to run as a......

2 of 1059 | Podcasting Kit for SharePoint released to CodePlex - Microsoft have been using a Podcasting technology in house for a little while now called "Academy Mobile".  This system allows internal Microsoft staff to record, upload, subscribe, download and listen to internal Podcasts simply and securely from inside or outside the network boundaries. Microsoft have just announced the release of the framework behind this system to CodePlex, the open source community site.   The Podcasting Kit for SharePoint will enable customers, partners and anyone else using SharePoint to rapidly obtain a Podcasting capability within SharePoint. What Can You Do With Podcasting Kit for SharePoint (PKS)?: Listen and watch audio/video p......

3 of 1059 | Store custom objects configuration in separate custom configuration files using EntLib - We are going to have a windows service that will run a few workflow(WF) instances. I want to have configuration information to be stored in  separate config files for each WF instance. I remembered that EntLib has helper classes to store custom objects configuration in separate custom configuration file, but finding good examples in Google wasn't easy(probably I didn't find good search keywords). The links that I finally found(more relevant to the task first) Tom Hollander 'post External configuration files in Enterprise Library for .NET Framework 2.0 mostly talks about EntLib provider config sections, but comments are talking about FileConfigurationSource  and custom sections. Alois K......

4 of 1059 | Soaring to New Heights in Telemedicine and eHealth - I am writing this from Tromso, Norway, where later today I will deliver a keynote address at the Tromso Telemedicine and eHealth Conference.  Preceding me on stage is Dr. Clayton Christensen of Innovator's Dilemma fame.  I believe my message on healthcare delivery innovation and the power of commodity IT will reverberate well with what Dr. Christensen has to say. Tromso is a town of about 60,000 residents in Norway's north.  It is so far north, on the same latitude as Barrow, Alaska, that the sun never sets during the summer months and likewise never rises during the winter.  Tromso is also home to the University of North Norway, the northernmost university in the wor......

5 of 1059 | A Day of SharePoint Developer Training - A Full Day SharePoint WebCast Wed June 11th The recent SharePoint developer webcasts have been such a huge success that we are running an entire day of SharePoint developer-focused webcasts on June 11th.  This will be on-site in Redmond as well as broadcast on the web.  Register Here.  Also, take a peek at the schedule (times listed are PST):       8:30 am - 9:00 am Introduction to day & Keynote Mithun Dhar & Ben Hickman 9:00 am - 10:00 am Whirlwind SharePoint on Visual Studio - VSeWSS Paul Andrew 10:00 am - 10:15 am Break   10:15 am - 11:15 am Silverlight on SharePoint Steve Fox 11:15 am  - 12:15 pm Web Parts on SharePoi......

6 of 1059 | TechEd Sessions Done - WIN306, SOA305, SOA308-TLC - Finished up my last three sessions yesterday with the subject sessions. WIN306 was a talk on Prism with Glenn Block. You can get the code from the codeplex site. We will be releasing by the end of June. SOA305 was on hosting and communications of Workflows. You can get the code here. The final one SOA308-TLC was a TLC session on Building Workflow Services. You can get the code here. Another year down, looking forward to TechEd next year in Los Angeles and hoping I will have about half the sessions and can have a little more fun and less stress next year. :) ...

7 of 1059 | Speaking at WDNUG next Wednesday - I got a note from Kirk Barrett last night to say that his speaker for next Wednesday had had to withdraw. I'll be making the trek South to deliver a session on Developing Office Business Applications. Visual Studio 2008 and the Office Development Platform The 2007 Microsoft Office system has evolved into a business application platform that developers can use to build and deploy Office Business Applications (OBAs). This session provides an overview of OBAs and demonstrates how developers can use Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) to customize Microsoft Office applications, improve the User Experience with Ribbon and Region customisations, enable business workflows with Sharepoint ......

8 of 1059 | SOA: Making the Paradigm Shift Part 6 of N - The Current State of SOA and How to Make the Paradigm Shift – ROUGH DRAFT - The Transition Old World New World Monoliths Services Tightly Integrated Loosely Coupled Process Centric Workflow Enabled Islands of Automation Integrated Service Networks Accountability Results Bending the enterprise to the will of technology solutions Adapting technology to meet the needs of the enterprise   The Current State of SOA Most of what is labeled “SOA” today is really just Bottom-Up JBOWS. It’s not that these home-grown, spring-like-weeds s......

9 of 1059 | Tech Ed Developers 2008 - I’m about to fly back to Redmond after attending and speaking @ TechEd Orlando 2008.  It was a rewarding experience in many different ways.  Perhaps the best part was to have the opportunity to interact with dozens of devoted MS developers and moreover devoted CRM developers.   The concept of CRM as a business application platform is really taking off.  Developers that had little to no idea what CRM (or Dynamics for that matter) was all about were literally amazed after we showcased some of the most basic platform capabilities such as creating custom objects from scratch, automating business processes using workflow, building reports with the reporting wizard etc.......

10 of 1059 | K2 blackpoint released in Beta - K2 have announced a new variant of their workflow product suite called K2 blackpoint (which is specifically for SharePoint). In Summary; K2 blackpoint is for SharePoint users that want the ability to build workflows and process-driven applications quickly - without code, without complexity. If you can use Microsoft Word, you can create powerful, flexible applications to increase the efficiency of your business. K2 blackpoint, a subset of K2 blackpearl features, provides unparalleled capabilities and affordability. And it offers an upgrade path so that organizations can grow their investment and add complexity over time, if needed. Get started with K2 blackpoint for less than you t......

11 of 1059 | Sharepoint workflows on steriods! - When asked about the high points of his career at Microsoft, Bill Gates answered Windows 95 and Sharepoint Portal Server(MOSS). We all know that MOSS is selling massive! The MOSS platform has some workflow features built into the product, but they are somewhat limited. On the otherhand K2 has Blackpearl, a great full blown Business Process Management suite. A lot of companies have already MOSS or are going to the MOSS platform and in every company there are workflows. But a lot of companies want to start small with implementing workflows. So I think there is..... uhhh, was a gap between MOSS and doing BPM. I guess the guys from K2 recognized this gap  and the potential of wor......

12 of 1059 | Wanted: Web Application UX Designer @ NetIDme Ltd. -     Web Application UX Designer   Itching for an opportunity to work in an environment where design and usability really matters? Here’s your chance. NetIDme are now looking for a designer to help us conceptualise and sweat the details of our web applications’ user experience.   As a User Experience Designer, you will: Imagine new opportunities to hit the “sweet spot,” that place where our products delight customers while fulfilling our business goals. Develop a deep understanding of our customers’ motivations and behaviors through user research methods such as field studies. Lay the groundwork for new products by modeling workflows, crafting per......

13 of 1059 | K2 Announces blackpoint™ For Building Process-Driven Applications with Microsoft SharePoint - K2®, a division of SourceCode Technology Holdings, Inc., announced the upcoming availability of K2 blackpoint™ — low-cost software that allows users to quickly build workflow solutions and process-driven applications within Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.  With K2 blackpoint, drag-and-drop tools and a Microsoft Office-style designer allow even non-technical business users to create new business processes that span libraries, sites, server farms and organizations; manage approvals; and route documents and list items. In addition, users can assemble applications from information that already exists.   K2 blackpoint will also inclu......

14 of 1059 | Automatic Workflow Trigger after service pack 1 - How to enable automatic workflow after service pack 1 has been installed...

15 of 1059 | Ny release av Dynamics CRM SDK (4.05) - Vi har precis publiserat en uppdaterad version av vår SDK som innehåller bland annat ny information om hur du: Plug-ins Custom workflows activiteter Webserices Data management Här laddar du ned den nya Dynamics CRM SDKn - David Orlander Abonnera på nyheter via RSS| Abonnera på nyheter via Email...(read more)...

16 of 1059 | Software + Services - Opportunities and Challenges for Global ISVs - A number of the GISVs we work with have been listening to the ‘Software + Services (S+S)’ strategy that Microsoft has been spearheading, and have themselves embarked on creating hosted versions of their solutions. I have been assisting some of these GISVs on their S+S efforts, and I thought it would be useful to share some key ISV-specific learning and resources that may be helpful to you in your endeavors.   Today, most of our larger GISV partners produce products targeted to the enterprise space – that is, they are feature rich, highly customizable, and installed and deployed on-premise (e.g. within customer environments). However, there are various customer segments that are very......

17 of 1059 | Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 Extensions User Guide, Version 1.1 - This is the User Guide, Samples and Walkthroughs for the tools for developing custom SharePoint applications with the Visual Studio 2005 extensions for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, version 1.1 (VSeWSS 1.1). The user guide has sections: Starting out in SharePoint Development Walkthrough of the VSeWSS User Interface including the WSP View The Team Site Project The Blank Site Project The List Definition Project The Web Part Project The Workflow Projects Project Item Templates Best Practices with VSeWSS Changes from 1.0 to 1.1   Get it here!!! Technorati Tags: MOSS 2007,Office Dev,WSS 3.0,VS2005 Extensions,WSS 3.0 Tools ...

18 of 1059 | Panorama-Fotospielereien mit Windows Live Fotogalerie - Vergangenes Wochenende war ich auf Oliver Gassners Barcamp Bodensee. Als gebürtiger Lindauer musste ich natürlich die Chance nutzen und auch auf der Lindauer Insel vorbeischauen. Wegen des guten Wetters ließ ich mich dazu verleiten, mit dem Telefon ein paar Schnappschüsse vom Seehafen zu machen. Eigentlich hatte ich vor, diese später in Photoshop Elements zu einem Seehafen-Panorama zusammenzusetzen. Das Ergebnis meiner Bemühungen mit meinem viel geliebten und erprobten Photoshop Elements 5 war leider nicht sehr befriedigend:  Offensichtliche Brüche und Doppelungen verzerren das Bild – und was soll diese große weiße Fläche, wenn doch theoretisch ein nahtloser Anschluss mögli......

19 of 1059 | AVCHD Recipe for Expression Encoder 2 - I've been chatting with Scott Stanfield, CEO of Vertigo about AVCHD camcorders and we discussed how to best implement an AVCHD workflow in Expression Encoder. I recently posted a "recipe" for how to import HDV footage and encode it using Expression Encoder 2, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to write up something similar for AVCHD. There's a lot of interest in the AVCHD format and it is used by a number of tapeless consumer camcorders. Jointly developed by Sony and Panasonic, AVCHD uses an MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec for video and Dolby Digital AC-3 or Linear PCM for audio. AVCHD is only used for tapeless camcorders, which means DVD-, hard drive- and flash memory-based de......

20 of 1059 | OBA Mashups! - The 2007 Microsoft Office system is a powerful platform for building role-based, collaborative, and analytical applications that extend the reach of line-of-business systems and back-end applications to information workers across an organization. Office Business Applications (OBAs) is the general term used to describe solutions that integrate the core capabilities of backend business systems with the widely deployed and used business productivity services and applications that constitute the Microsoft Office System. OBAs provide line-of-business data, information, and processes to information workers directly within the business productivity tools, interfaces, and devices that they use to e......

21 of 1059 | Enfocus, Gradual and EskoArtwork - EskoArtwork recently announced the acquisition of Gradual Software with the merging of Gradual staff, technology and assets into the Enfocus part of EskoArtwork. It must be an interesting move for many of the individuals involved since some of the people behind Gradual were instrumental in building Enfocus prior to its acquisition by EskoArtwork. One of those people was Peter Camps, who founded both Enfocus and Gradual and is now "Senior Vice President Enfocus in the EskoArtwork group". Peter has authored an interesting piece that explains the background to this latest move and how it fits in with a number of trends across the industry. In the article Peter also mentions XPS, and how i......

22 of 1059 | VSX, VISUG and Multi-mania events - I'm really running behind with my blogging, these have been busy weeks. I was at several community events and did a presentation at Multi-mania. Wow, that was a first where everybody was talking around mostly non-Microsoft products. Gill, Brecht and I were the only ones doing sessions on Microsoft technologies. The good thing to see there was the openness of the audience. Lots of people talking about Silverlight, curiosity to say the least. VISUG event on VSX On Tuesday 20th of Mary we had the visit of James Lau and Jean-Marc Prieur from the VSX team (Visual Studio Extensibility). They are on tour through Europe and did a first presentation at Microsoft offices, in the evening there was a......

23 of 1059 | Threat Management the bigger picture - Threat Modeling is one those ‘sciences’ that is just now starting to gel into something that can be implemented in a semi-automated fashion.  With TAM/e, we have a good approach to threat modeling that is both easy on the development team, and fairly comprehensive (perhaps too much so).  However there are still two very different camps on the subject within Microsoft, and a few more outside. There have been a lot of advances in groups such as PTA (Practical Threat Analysis http://www.ptatechnologies.com/ ) as well as a push to formalize Attack Patterns (yours truly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_patterns and http://www.attackpatterns.org/ , Mitre / Homeland Secu......

24 of 1059 | Windows Workflow Foundation ??????? ???? - ???ASP.NET ????? Windows Workflow Foundation ????????????????????????????? ??????????? 7 ???? Web ???? ??????????????? ?????????? Intro to Windows Workflow Foundation (Part 1 of 7): Workflow in Windows Applications (Level 100) (??)   Intro to Windows Workflow Foundation (Part 2 of 7): Simple Human Workflow Using E-mail (Level 200) (??) Intro to Windows Workflow Foundation (Part 3 of 7): Hosting and Communications Options in Workflow Scenarios (Level 300) (??) Intro to Windows Workflow Foundation (Part 4 of 7): Workflow, Messaging, and Services: Developing Distributed Applications with Workflows (Level 300) (??) Intro to Windows Workflow Foundation (Part 5 of 7): Developing......

25 of 1059 | Metastorm Announces Version 7.6 of BPM Software Suite - BPA member Metastorm Inc. today announced release of an updated version (7.6) of their Metastorm BPM Software Suite.  Key features of the new release include extended support for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, business activity monitoring (BAM) on Windows Vista, new user-configurable reporting capabilities, and support for advanced process simulation and analysis within Metastorm BPM that directly utilizes Metastorm Provision. Burley Kawasaki, Director of Product Management for the Microsoft Connected Systems Division commented "As a key partner in the Microsoft Businss Process Alliance, Metastorm continues to take advantage of its resources in the program to incorporate Mic......

26 of 1059 | What is an Office Business Application? - Is it a macro? A sharepoint customisation? A mashup? What is important, in my mind, is that the user is shielded from the complexity (or lack of it) in the process and the application can just stay out of their way so they can do their job and keep using the tools they are familiar with, whether that is browser based (I would recommend SharePoint) or rich client (Word, Excel Powerpoint...). Technically, I think this conceptual architecture explains it well: From Office Business Applications: Pricing Exception Management Solution OBAs are not just an Office Client thing, they are not the new flavour of macros (but they help us achieve things that we have tried to bend VBA to do for......

27 of 1059 | .NET Entity Framework: Is It Ready for Web Prime-Time? - Our shop has been looking for a way to simplify the interaction between our domain layer and data layer.  The data layer uses typed datasets for all its operations.  When it retrieves data, it populates a dataset; when it stores data, it checks the DataRowState of all rows in the dataset, and calls the appropriate stored procedure to insert, update, or delete the data.  The domain layer then uses dataset elements as the in-memory backing store for properties and collections.  A collection typically uses a DataTable, for example, and a collection member would use a DataRow in the DataTable. This arrangement has some advantages: Between requests, domain objects can cache their state i......

28 of 1059 | Developing Workflow Solutions with SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows Workflow Foundation - My friend, Ali Mazaheri, has co-authored a paper on MSDN, "Developing Workflow Solutions with SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows Workflow Foundation."  It's a great read, especially for those of you who know a bit about WF and are curious how to translate those skills to SharePoint development. One of the great things about Visual Studio 2008 is that it hides a lot of the deployment stuff from you, you get a nice wizard experience that lets you wire the workflow... and it even does the feature installation and deployment for you.  You still need to understand what's going on behind the scenes, and this paper will certainly show you just how much work Visual Studio 2008 ......

29 of 1059 | SharePoint Web 2.0 Fire Starter Event in Redmond - 06/11/08 - Free to Attend - That's right - this one is FREE! If you're a developer working in SharePoint or would like to be, make sure to register in advance to attend this one-day event being held on the Microsoft Redmond campus. Breakfast and lunch will be served to those registered in advance and rumor has it there will be SWAG given out at regular intervals. Most importantly you'll get great content from inside experts and you will also be able to sign up to participate in ongoing User Research at Microsoft - look for our table next to the registration area once you arrive. We are always on the lookout for SharePoint users and developers to help us refine future versions. Here’s what the agenda looks l......

30 of 1059 | 40% Descuento en Exámenes de Certificación de VS 2008 - Recientemente hicimos públicas las nuevas Certificaciones de Visual Studio 2008: MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Applications MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Communication Foundation Applications MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Workflow Foundation Applications MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Applications MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, ADO.NET Applications MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Applications MCPD: Windows Developer 3.5 MCPD: ASP.NET Developer 3.5 MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer 3.5 En los próximos días vamos a estar publicando toda la información en español en nuestro sitio CertificateYa......

31 of 1059 | Silverlight2 Presentation, Resources, and Rehab... - THANKS! to everybody who came out for my Silverlight2 Talks last week at the Space Coast .NET User group in scenic Melbourne, Florida (http://scdnug.org) and also the Orlando .NET User Group (http://www.onetug.org) in beautiful downtown Orlando. As promised, here is a link to my slide deck: http://cid-e80ea9288abd4452.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Silverlight2 This is a fairly comprehensive deck (@170 slides) on Silverlight2 - here is a brief run-down on the topics covered: Background Designer / Developer Workflow Rich Media & UI Silverlight 1.0 /Silverlight 2 Compared Silverlight 2 Controls & UI HTML Integration Databinding Styles Isolated Storage Networking Dynami......

32 of 1059 | Stellenangebot: Praktikum im Designer Audience Marketing (m/w); mind. 6 Monate, ab 1.8. 08 - Das Designer Marketing-Team der Microsoft Deutschland GmbH ist auf Produktebene für das Microsoft Designertools-Business verantwortlich – und darüber hinaus wichtigster Ansprechpartner für die Interface-Designer und Interactive Designer in Deutschland. Mit Microsoft Expression Studio – der neuen Familie professioneller Designwerkzeuge – dem plattformübergreifenden Plug-In Microsoft Silverlight für alle gängigen Browser und dem revolutionären XAML-Workflow stärkt Microsoft die Rolle von Designern und Design bei der Entwicklung von Software und Web-Anwendungen – und stellt Designer endlich auf die verdiente Augenhöhe mit Entwicklern. Für den Bereich Designer Audience Marketing suchen wir a......

33 of 1059 | WebDSL - a Case Study in Domain-Specific Language Engineering - Delft University of Technology: WebDSL - a Case Study in Domain-Specific Language Engineering The goal of domain-specific languages (DSLs) is to increase the productivity of software engineers by abstracting from low-level boilerplate code. Introduction of DSLs in the software development process requires a smooth workflow for the production of DSLs themselves. This requires technology for designing and implementing DSLs, but also a methodology for using that technology. That is, a collection of guidelines, design patterns, and reusable DSL components that show developers how to tackle common language design and implementation issues. This paper presents a case study in domain-specific lang......

34 of 1059 | New SharePoint workflow content on Technet - New content on SharePoint workflows recently published on Technet for IT pros: Deploy workflows   This article includes procedures for installing, deploying, and starting predefined workflows, SharePoint Designer workflows, and Visual Studio custom workflows. Workflow basics   This article describes the concept of deploying and administering predefined workflows, SharePoint Designer workflows, and Visual Studio custom workflows. It also compares the three types of workflows to assist administrators in choosing a suitable workflow type to meet their business needs. This article has been updated with additional details about the deployment process and the dep......

35 of 1059 | The Portal is Dead! Long Live the Portal! - I had a great time presenting at the Perth SharePoint User Group last Tuesday. I've uploaded my deck to my SkyDrive if you're interested. The session talked about surfacing relevant information in the context in which it's needed. The example I gave is of a sales person who gets an email from a customer requesting an increase in the number of widgets in their current order from 1000 to 1500 units. Traditionally, this has meant that as the sales person I would have to do the following things Look up the customer in the CRM system to find the contact history for the company and a link into the accounting system Look up the company in the accounting system to check that they've got ......

36 of 1059 | Version Info Path forms when versioning workflows in MOSS - Versioning of Workflows with InfoPath forms in MOSS is not supported out of the box. How to do it is described in Dan Herzog's blog ( https://blogs.pointbridge.com/Blogs/herzog_daniel/Pages/Post.aspx?_ID=4). I would add a few words about how to handle the Info Path forms versioning. In the workflow.xml file the namespaces of the InfoPath forms are referenced using Task{Nr}_FormURN elements. From one version of a workflow to another not necessarily all forms will change. The forms which are not changed from one workflow version to another can be taken out from the installation procedure. They are already were saved in the form templates list when the previous versions of the workflow were d......

37 of 1059 | Sharepoint WebCasts for Developers - Here is the schedule for a series of MSDN web casts on introductoion to SharePoint development topics for .NET developers. If you are a .NET developer then these are the most interesting ten introductory things you can do on SharePoint Products and Technologies. Each MSDN Web Cast is an introduction for .NET Developers to SharePoint.You need to register for the web cast by clicking the link and entering some details. Then you get emailed a link to sign on and participate in the web cast on its date and time. Each MSDN Web Cast is recorded for later viewing which should be through the same registration URL. Date/Time Topic Speaker 20 May  ......

38 of 1059 | Enterprise Library 3.1 - Different Configuration Sources Across Blocks - I recently had a co-worker inquire about using different configuration sources across different application blocks within the Enterprise Library.  As has already been demonstrated (both in the EntLib documentation and on various websites), it's extremely simple to modify the source of configuration information for the entire Enterprise Library.  This is provided both by the EntLib framework and the configuration tool.  Simple create a new/alternate Configuration Source, set it as the default configuration source, and away you go.  You can use one of the out-of-the-box configuration sources (alternate file source, e.g.) or write your own (put configuration in Sql, a flat file, registry, or w......

39 of 1059 | Is it possible to convert Workflow to Custom composite activity? - I am reading about Windows Workflow and have a question: If I created a workflow with a few activities (While,If etc) and want to convert it to custom composite activity with ability to insert new activities inside blocks, how can I do it? Analogy in ASP.NET is strightforward- just a few steps(see How to: Convert Web Forms Pages into ASP.NET User Controls ) . Is something similar available for WF? Related links how to write Custom activities: Creating a Custom Composite Activity – Morgan Skinner's  article on MSDN MSDN documentation Concepts:  Creating Custom Composite Activities How to Write a Custom Workflow Activity  ,How to Write a Designer Component for Custom Workflow Activit......

40 of 1059 | Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 is RTM! - Today Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 is RTM. This means DVDs are now being mass produced, and the product is available for download at Partner Source.   My favorite features in DAX2009: Brand new UI: List pages, role centers, crumb-bar, activity centers and ribbons. Improved performance. Especially I like the near-instantly startup of the clients. Workflow support. Improved reporting and BI facilties; powered by SSRS. Enhanced developer experienced: TFS integration, XML documentation, ER diagrams, CLR interop and much more. New suite of tools for code upgrade. I'm proud to have been a part of the extraordinary team building this extraordinary product, execu......

41 of 1059 | New Team System White Papers Focus on Key Benefits - Seven (7) new white papers focused on the key benefits of Visual Studio Team System are now available in both Word and PDF format. The white papers expand on the seven key benefits outlined in the summary paper "Key Benefits of Microsoft Visual Studio Team System." These white papers are intended for Technical Decision Makers (TDM) and the Business Decision Makers (BDM), rather than the traditional developer audience. The seven white papers are: Communicate and Collaborate with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Drive Predictability with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Manage Team Workflow with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Use Familiar T......

42 of 1059 | NiXPS Two and a half - NiXPS announce version 2.5 of NiXPS Edit and NiXPS View and have also posted a presentation on improving your digital workflow with XPS. No letter soup... indeed!   [H is learning fractions at the moment, so apologies for the post title]...

43 of 1059 | When to Use Workflow - There's more than one way to work with workflow, which is why Windows Workflow Foundation and BizTalk Server are both tools for programming workflow applications.  If you've ever wondered why there are two workflow products and which one to use, then read Kent Brown's article on choosing the right workflow tool to clear up your confusion.  Or, don't read the article and remain confused.  It's up to you....

44 of 1059 | Foundations: Loading Workflow Models in WF - Workflows in Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) can be modeled in several ways, and this flexibility is a powerful feature that allows for modeling tools that target different audiences. In the May 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine, Matt Milner explains two common models for workflows, how the .NET runtime handles them, and how you can customize that process to suit your needs. Be sure to check out Matt's sample code in our online code library. See our archives for more on Windows Workflow Foundation or previous installments of the Foundations column. -- Terrence Dorsey, Senior Editor...

45 of 1059 | SharePoint Developers Webcast - Due to the fact that Project Server 2007 is built on top of Windows SharePoint Services V3, a lot of customizations and development around the solution leverage SharePoint. This series of webcast is thus a great opportunity to learn about performing SharePoint customizations: http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2008/05/20/developers-developers-developers-sharepoint-wants-you.aspx In this 10 part series, you will receive practical technical information from Robert Bogue and Andrew Connell, both SharePoint MVPs, covering 10 fundamental developer topics on SharePoint via Live Meeting webcast. About the series: Every Tuesday and Wednesday from May 20 to June 18 Starts at 9:00AM PST E......