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    • Where is the Forum For…?

      A forum to get advice on where the best place is to ask a question. No technical questions will be answered in this forum.

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    • Forums Issues (not product support)

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    • Suggestions and Feedback for the Forums

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      Forum for moderators to move off-topic posts to. Do not post in this forum...your question will not be answered.

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  • .NET Development

    • .NET Framework Setup

      Discuss and ask questions about the setup and deployment of .NET Framework.

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    • .NET Base Class Library

      Discuss the Base Class Library, design, and best practice issues of managed code: Collections, Diagnostics, I/O, Registry, Globalization, Reflection, and Text.

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    • Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

      How to use Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) productively to create visually appealing and differentiating applications and to improve user experience.

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    • Regular Expressions

      Discuss and ask questions concerning the usage of Regular Expressions (REGEXes) in the .NET Framework.

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    • JScript for the .NET Framework

      Ask about the JScript language and compiler for the .NET Framework (JScript.NET).

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    • Common Language Runtime

      Discuss issues regarding the very core of .NET: Security, performance, hosting, base classes, interop, reliability, debugging, GC, and profiling are example topics.

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    • Building Development and Diagnostic Tools for .Net

      Discussion of the APIs and techniques used to build tools for .NET, such as debuggers, profilers, health monitors, compilers, disassemblers, obfuscators etc.

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    • ASMX Web Services and XML Serialization

      Discussion on writing ASMX Web Services using the .NET Framework and on using the XML Serialization technology.

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    • .NET Platform Architecture Development Discussions

      Need help making your .net applications (any language) work on 64-bit? Ask your questions here!

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    • .NET Remoting and Runtime Serialization

      Discussion on using the .NET Remoting technology as well as Runtime Serialization (including Binary and Soap serialization).

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    • .NET Framework Networking and Communication

      Discuss general managed code networking topics not relating to System.Net or Windows Communication Foundation (WCF).

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    • Managed Extensibility Framework

      Discuss the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF), a set of building blocks that includes dependency injection (DI), structural matching (duck typing) and a naming and activation service for developing extensible and dynamic applications.

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    • Network Class Library (System.Net)

      Discuss using the System.Net namespace and associated Uri class in the .NET Framework to write code that leverages managed sockets, HTTP web requests, FTP, SMTP, P2P, etc.

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    • Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)

      Windows Communication Foundation is a set of .NET technologies for building and running connected systems. It is a new breed of communications infrastructure built around the Web services architecture.

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    • Chart Controls for .NET Framework

      Issues related to programming with the charting controls.

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    • POS for .NET

      POS for .NET provides a class library for .NET developers to interract with peripherals typically found in the retail environment attached to Point of Sale, Self-Checkout, Kiosk, and ATM devices such as barcode scanners, magnetic stripe readers, cash drawers, etc. POS for .NET is based on the industry standard published by Unified POS (UPOS).

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    • Windows Workflow Foundation 3

      Discuss how to develop .NET applications using workflow functionality provided by Windows Workflow Foundation versions using the .Net Framework 3.0 and 3.5.

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    • Transactions Programming

      Discuss development of reliable applications using transactions technologies: MSDTC, System.Transactions, WCF, WS-AT, COM+/EnterpriseServices etc.

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    • Dynamic Languages on .NET

      Discussions about Dynamic Languages, the DLR, IronRuby, IronPython, and other Dynamic Languages on .NET

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    • Windows CardSpace ('InfoCard')

      Questions and discussion relating to InfoCard and the Identity Metasystem.

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    • Windows Workflow Foundation 4

      Discuss and ask questions about Windows Workflow Foundation in the .NET Framework 4. The Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) is Microsoft's programming model, engine and tools for quickly building workflow-enabled applications on Windows. Windows Workflow Foundation includes support for both system workflow and human workflow across a wide range of scenarios.

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    • AppFabric Caching

      Post feedback, questions and suggestions related to future versions of Microsoft Project Code Named “Velocity”.

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    • AppFabric Service and Workflow Management

      Discussion area for AppFabric Service and Workflow Management, formerly known as Microsoft Codename "Dublin"

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    • .NET StockTrader Sample Application

      Discuss this end-to-end sample application that illustrates WCF and .NET Enterprise Technologies.

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    • Claims based access platform (CBA), code-named Geneva

      This forum is for discussion of "Geneva" Server, "Geneva" Framework and Windows CardSpace "Geneva."

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  • Visual Studio vNext

    • Visual Studio Editor

      Discuss and ask questions about editor features in Visual Studio.

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    • Visual Studio Setup and Installation

      Discuss and ask questions about the install and setup of Visual Studio.

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    • SharePoint 2010 - Using Visual Studio with SharePoint and other programming

      Discuss using Visual Studio and other programming with SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint services such as Access Services, BCS, Excel Services and Visio Services.

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    • Visual C++ General

      General questions about Visual C++ , including the development environment, libraries, setup, debugger, samples, and documentation.

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    • SQL Server Data Tools

      Forum for discussion about SQL Server Data Tools

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    • Visual Studio Async CTP

      Discuss and ask questions about the Visual Studio Async CTP

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    • TPL Dataflow

      Discuss and ask questions about TPL Dataflow (System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow.dll) -- including usage, performance, feature request, bugs, general concepts and more.

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    • Parallel Extensions to the .NET Framework

      Discuss and ask questions about Microsoft Parallel Extensions to the .NET Framework -- Including usage, performance, scaling, future development, and more.

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    • Parallel Computing in C++ and Native Code

      Discuss and ask questions about parallel computing in C++ and native code -- including C++ Accelerated Massive Parallelism (C++ AMP), the Parallel Pattern Library (PPL), the Asynchronous Agents Library, the Concurrency Runtime (ConcRT), and other concurrency building blocks.

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    • Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio Agile Tools in Visual Studio Vnext

      Discuss the agile tools in Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server vNext. Tools included would be Code Review, Team Explorer, Task boards, Story Boarding.

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    • Test Tools in Visual Studio vNext

      Discuss the Test tools in Visual Studio vNext.

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    • Microsoft "Roslyn" CTP

      Discuss and ask questions about the Microsoft "Roslyn" CTP

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    • LightSwitch in Visual Studio 11 Beta

      General questions and discussions around LightSwitch in Visual Studio 11 Beta release

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  • Visual Studio

    • Visual Studio WPF/SL Designer

      This forum is for feedback on and questions relating to the WPF and Silverlight Designer Tools in Visual Studio 2008 and 2010.

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    • Visual Studio Source Control and SourceSafe

      Discussion topics on integration of Source Control into Visual Studio and the SourceSafe product.

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    • Visual Studio Guidance Automation Toolkit

      The Guidance Automation Toolkit is an extension to Visual Studio that allows architects to author rich, integrated user experiences for reusable assets.

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    • Visual Studio Extensibility

      Discuss Visual Studio Extensibility (VSX), using the Extension Manager, building VSIX containers for deployment, the Visual Studio SDK, Text Templates (T4), add-ins, macros, and more.

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    • Visual Studio Debugger

      Questions and discussions about debugging applications with the Visual Studio debugger.

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    • Visual Studio Class Designer

      Come discuss new techniques for code visualization, refactoring, and class design using the new Class Designer tool.

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    • Developer Documentation and Help System

      Ask questions or post comments about Visual Studio and .NET Framework documentation, Help system functionality, and Visual Studio Help integration.

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    • Visual Studio Report Controls

      Discuss reporting functionality including the integrated report designer and viewer controls for adding rich data reports to Windows Forms and ASP.NET applications

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    • Visual Studio Tools for Office

      Questions about using Visual Studio to create managed code solutions for Office 2003, Office 2007, and Office 2010.

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    • Visual Studio Gallery Feedback

      Tell us what you think about Visual Studio Gallery. Submit your comments and suggestions to help us make the experience better. Important: Technical questions about Microsoft products/technologies will not be answered. If you need help with a specific technical question or issue, visit the MSDN Forums or Support Site for assistance.

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    • MSBuild

      Discuss the Microsoft build engine aka MSBuild. Topics including: usage of MSBuild, build customization, and MSBuild extensibility via tasks, loggers and hosting.

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  • Visual Studio Testing Tools

    • Visual Studio Team System - Testing

      Discuss the unit testing, code coverage, and other general testing tools in Visual Studio Team System.

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    • Visual Studio Web Performance and Load Testing

      Discuss the Web and load testing tools included in Visual Studio Team System.

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    • Model-Based Testing with Spec Explorer

      Learn, discuss, ask questions about Spec Explorer. Spec Explorer is a model-based testing tool that runs as an add-in to Visual Studio. Please participate freely and help us make the Spec Explorer experience even better!

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    • Visual Studio Unit Testing

      Discuss using Visual Studio Unit Testing -including new Unit Testing Features in Visual Studio 2010.

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    • Visual Studio UI Automation Testing (includes CodedUI)

      Discuss using Visual Studio for automation testing - including the new CodedUI tests for Visual Studio 2010.

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    • Visual Studio Lab Management

      Discuss setting up and using the new Lab Management features in Visual Studio 2010.

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    • Testing with Visual Studio Test Manager (MTM)

      Learn about the new manual testing functionality in Visual Studio 2010

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  • Visual Studio Express Editions

    • Visual Basic Express Edition

      Questions about Visual Basic Express Edition and getting started with Visual Basic.

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    • Visual C# Express Edition

      Questions about Visual C# Express Edition and getting started with C#.

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    • Visual C++ Express Edition

      Questions about Visual C++ Express Edition and getting started with C++.

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    • Installing and Registering Visual Studio Express Editions

      Questions about how to get up and running with Visual Studio Express Editions

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  • Visual Studio Team System

    • Getting Started With Visual Studio Team System

      New to Team System? Start here!

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    • Visual Studio Performance Tools (Profiler)

      Discuss how to profile your code and fix performance issues with the Visual Studio Performance Tools (Profiler).

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    • Visual Studio Code Analysis and Code Metrics

      Discuss issues regarding FxCop and Visual Studio's Code Analysis features, including both Managed and C/C++ Code Analysis, Code Analysis Policy and Code Metrics.

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    • Visual Studio Database Development Tools (Formerly "Database Edition Forum")

      Discuss the database features of Visual Studio, including database and server projects for SQL Server, SQL CLR projects, Transact-SQL Debugging, and the Table Designer (in Server Explorer).

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    • Team Foundation Server - General

      Discuss Team Foundation Server general concepts.

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    • Team Foundation Server - Setup

      Discuss Team Foundation Server setup and configuration.

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    • Team Foundation Server - Administration

      Discuss Team Foundation Server administration and operations.

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    • Team Foundation Server - Build Automation

      Discuss Team Foundation Server's build automation features.

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    • Team Foundation Server – Power Tools & Add-ons

      Discuss the tools and add-ons that we release off-cycle from our usual product release process and do not include official support from Microsoft.

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    • Team Foundation Server - Process Templates

      Discuss Team Foundation Server process template development and customization.

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    • Team Foundation Server - Reporting & Warehouse

      Discuss Team Foundation Reporting, which uses SQL Server 2005 Reporting services to report team project metrics.

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    • Team Foundation Server - Team System Web Access

      Discuss Team System Web Access (formerly known as TeamPlain), which Microsoft acquired to provide a Web access solution for Team Foundation Server.

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    • Team Foundation Server - Version Control

      Discuss Team Foundation Version Control, including branching, merging, and shelving.

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    • Team Foundation Server - Work Item Tracking

      Discuss Team Foundation Work Item Tracking, including work item customization and Office integration.

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    • Team Foundation Server – Migration and Integration

      Team Foundation Server has multiple tools for migrating data from other systems, as well as the TFS Integration Platform which can be used to build tools that connect other systems to TFS. This forum is the place to discuss issues hit during migration, ask questions about building tools, and propose new features for the platform.

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    • Team Foundation Server - Eclipse and Cross Platform

      Discussion about using Team Foundation Server from Eclipse based IDE's or from Mac, Linux and Unix platforms.

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  • Visual Basic

    • Visual Basic General

      Questions and discussions not covered in the other VB forums such as Data and Setup. (Not for VB6 questions.)

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    • Visual Basic Power Packs

      Discuss the add-ins, controls, components, samples and tools that are part of the Visual Basic Power Packs.

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    • Visual Basic Language

      Questions and discussions regarding the VB language, compiler, VB framework/runtime – including things like generics, language keywords, My namespace. (Not for VB6)

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    • Visual Basic Interop and Upgrade

      Discuss how to do upgrades of VB6 code to VB.NET. Covers questions on interop features, Interop Forms Toolkit, Upgrade wizard, but NOT for questions about VB6.

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    • Visual Basic IDE

      Discuss VB.NET IDE IntelliSense, debugging, ErrorCorrect, ClickOnce deployment, Refactor™, code snippets, colorization, smart tags, key bindings, etc.

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  • Visual C#

    • Visual C# General

      General discussion and questions regarding Visual C# -- including best practices on developing with C# in VS, documentation, setup, and samples.

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    • Visual C# Language

      Issues regarding the C# language and compiler – including things like generics, anonymous methods, etc.

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    • Visual C# IDE

      Questions and discussions on the C# IDE – including IntelliSense, refactoring, code snippets, colorization, bracematching, smart tags, auto-generated code, etc.

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  • Visual C++

    • Visual C++ Language

      Issues regarding the C++ language, compiler, and linker. This forum covers all standardized languages, extensions, and interop technologies supported by Visual C++.

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    • Visual C++ MFC and ATL

      General questions about Windows programming using MFC and ATL.

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  • Visual FoxPro

    • Visual FoxPro General

      Questions and discussions about developing with Visual FoxPro 9.0 - including language, IDE, designers, data, .NET interoperability, and more.

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  • Architecture

    • Architecture General

      Discuss general issues and experiences related to architecture and designing solutions on the Microsoft platform.

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    • Modeling and Tools

      Discuss issues and experiences related to the use of modeling and tools, including DSI (Dynamic Systems Initiative) and SDM (System Definition Model)

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    • The Architect Role

      What does it mean to be an Architect: for you, your organization and the industry. Join the discussion about your role and the challenges you face.

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  • Windows Azure

    • Windows Azure Purchasing, Pricing & Billing

      Discuss Windows Azure offers, pricing, estimating usage/costs, billing & comparisons.

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    • Windows Azure Storage, CDN and Caching

      Discuss Windows Azure Storage (BLOB service, table service, queue service & Windows Azure Drive), Windows Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN), Windows Azure Caching (distributed, in-memory, application cache service) & other non-relational solutions for storing & accessing data for the Windows Azure.

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    • Managing Services on the Windows Azure

      Deploying & managing services on the Windows Azure: Using the Windows Azure Management Portal, Service management tools, samples, APIs & account/subscription management.

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    • Connectivity and Messaging - Windows Azure

      Windows Azure Connect, Windows Azure Traffic Manager, connecting Windows Azure services to on-premise servers & virtual networking. Windows Azure Service Bus for secure messaging and connectivity capabilities.

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    • Windows Azure Development

      General Windows Azure development topics: Getting started, development strategies, design, web services, samples, tools, SDK, APIs & how to best use Windows Azure.

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    • Windows Azure Troubleshooting, Diagnostics & Logging

      Troubleshoot & diagnose deployment errors, service & application issues for applications running on the Windows Azure. Discuss application monitoring & logging.

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    • Security for Windows Azure

      Windows Azure security best practices, data security for Windows Azure Storage & SQL Azure, Windows Azure Access Control, authentication & authorization methods.

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    • SQL Azure

      Discuss the various SQL Azure technologies including Database, Reporting and the Data Synchronization Service

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  • Windows Azure – CTPs, Betas & Labs

    • Windows Azure AppFabric CTP

      "Windows Azure AppFabric CTP” is now over. A new labs release previewing Service Bus EAI & EDI capabilities has been released and is supported in the “Windows Azure Service Bus EAI & EDI Labs” http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=237160 forum

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    • SQL Azure Labs Support

      This forum is designed to provide support for the different incubations we are testing as part of SQL Azure Labs

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    • Microsoft Codename Data Explorer

      Microsoft Codename Data Explorer is a new experience for working with data in the SQL Azure cloud.

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    • Service Bus EAI & EDI Labs Release

      Discussions for the Windows Azure Service Bus EAI & EDI Labs Releases.

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  • BizTalk Server

    • BizTalk Server General

      General BizTalk Server discussions.

      Last Reply   bicobielich 5 minutes ago
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    • BizTalk Server Adapters and Adapter Pack

      All questions related to LOB Adapters, BizTalk WCF Adapter, WCF LOB Adapter SDK and BizTalk Adapter Pack.

      Last Reply   HaikS Tuesday, May 15, 2012 12:27 PM
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    • BizTalk Server EDI and AS2

      All questions related to new EDI and AS2 features of BizTalk Server.

      Last Reply   Carlos T. _ 12 minutes ago
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    • BizTalk Server RFID

      All questions related to new RFID features of BizTalk Server.

      Last Reply   P Pal Wednesday, May 02, 2012 12:33 PM
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    • BizTalk ESB Toolkit

      Discussion for the BizTalk ESB Toolkit

      Last Reply   Tom Hobbs 59 minutes ago
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  • Commerce Server

    • Commerce Server 2007

      Questions and discussions about installing, deploying and developing for CS2007.

      Last Reply   Nanandh Tuesday, May 15, 2012 5:53 AM
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    • Commerce Server 2009

      Questions and discussions about installing, deploying and developing for CS2009.

      Last Reply   krishna sunku Friday, May 11, 2012 8:05 PM
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  • Data Platform Development

    • ADO.NET Managed Providers

      Data platform development using ADO.NET managed providers, especially System.Data.SqlClient, System.Data.Odbc and System.Data.Oledb. For topics related to the Entity Framework, as the ADO.Net Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities Forum. For topics related to LINQ to SQL, see the LINQ to SQL Forum.

      Last Reply   Vicky_Dangwal 4 hours 12 minutes ago
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    • WCF Data Services

      Post feedback, questions and suggestions related to Released (RTM) versions of WCF Data Services Framework (formerly known as ADO.NET Data Services and Project "Astoria").

      Last Reply   MSSD2 10 hours 47 minutes ago
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    • ADO.NET DataSet

      Questions and discussion about data platform development using ADO.NET DataSet and LINQ to DataSet.

      Last Reply   BonnieB MVP 5 hours 19 minutes ago
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    • ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities

      Feedback and questions related to the current versions of the ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities including object-relational mapping and entity data modeling.

      Last Reply   Fernando Soto - MCSD Microsoft Community Contributor 2 hours 29 minutes ago
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    • LINQ to SQL

      Questions and discussion about LINQ to SQL. For LINQ to Entities see the “ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities" forum.

      Last Reply   Fernando Soto - MCSD Microsoft Community Contributor Tuesday, May 15, 2012 1:40 PM
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    • XML, System.Xml, MSXML and XmlLite

      Questions and discussion about the processing of XML, MSXML, XSLT and/or XSD using .NET frameworks, XML Lite, LINQ to XML, and the XML Tools in Visual Studio.

      Last Reply   SAM453 1 hour 53 minutes ago
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    • Reactive Extensions for .NET (Rx)

      Discuss and provide feedback on Reactive Extensions for .NET (Rx). Rx is a set of APIs for asynchronous and event based programming based on standard LINQ sequence operators.

      Last Reply   Richard Hein 2 hours 34 minutes ago
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  • Data Platform Development (Pre-release)

    • Microsoft Live Labs Volta

      Discussion forum for all topics related to the Live Labs Volta technology preview.

      Last Reply   RRoony Saturday, March 31, 2012 1:37 AM
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  • DevLabs

    • Code Contracts

      Discuss and provide feedback on Code Contracts.

      Last Reply   Porges 9 hours 37 minutes ago
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    • Axum Incubation Project

      Discuss and ask questions about the incubation project codenamed 'Axum' -- including usage, performance, feature requests, bugs, general concepts, and more.

      Last Reply   Nevin Janzen Monday, April 30, 2012 1:59 AM
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    • Dryad, DSC, and DryadLINQ CTP Release on HPC Server 2008 R2 SP1

      Questions on Dryad, DSC, and DryadLINQ, a set of technologies that support data-intensive computing applications that run on a Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 cluster.

      Last Reply   Fduch Tuesday, April 10, 2012 5:34 PM
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    • The Forum of Sho

      This is a forum for discussing Sho, an interactive environment for data analysis and scientific computing from Microsoft Research. Comments, questions, and bug reports are all welcome. More information about Sho is available at http://research.microsoft.com/sho

      Last Reply   Menna M Wednesday, April 04, 2012 5:27 PM
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    • Microsoft Solver Foundation

      Solver Foundation is a .NET library for mathematical programming and optimization. Solver Foundation provides powerful libraries for .NET developers seeking to use optimization in their solutions, making it possible for non-experts to define and solve models in their applications.

      Last Reply   Johan Haarhoff 9 hours 34 minutes ago
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    • Debugger Canvas

      Discuss and provide feedback on Debugger Canvas, a new user experience for the debugger in Visual Studio Ultimate. It pulls together the code you’re exploring onto a single pan-and-zoom display. As you hit breakpoints or step into code, Debugger Canvas shows just the methods that you’re debugging, with call lines and local variables, to help you see the bigger picture.

      Last Reply   Kael Rowan [MSFT] Microsoft Employee Monday, May 14, 2012 5:40 PM
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    • Casablanca

      Casablanca is an incubation effort to try out native-code support for accessing and developing cloud-based services.

      Last Reply   Krishnan_Varadarajan_MSFT Monday, May 14, 2012 6:16 PM
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  • Internet Explorer Development

    • Internet Explorer Extension Development

      Discussions about building Activities, WebSlices and add-ons for Internet Explorer.

      Last Reply   Igor Tandetnik MVP 3 hours 25 minutes ago
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    • Internet Explorer Web Development

      Discussions about web development including HTML, CSS and Script for Internet Explorer.

      Last Reply   Sheng Jiang 蒋晟 MVP 2 hours 45 minutes ago
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  • JScript and Scripting

    • JScript Native

      Discuss and ask questions about JScript language, error/problems faced and future plans.

      Last Reply   Linkenox 4 hours 52 minutes ago
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    • Scripting

      Use this forum to discuss scripting questions

      Last Reply   Kishorekv 4 hours 59 minutes ago
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  • Learning

    • Training and Certification

      Have questions about Microsoft training and certifications? Ask them here!

      Last Reply   Paras Doshi Microsoft Community Contributor 2 hours 31 minutes ago
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    • Small Basic

      Discuss and provide feedback on the Small Basic project. Small Basic is a simplified programming language and environment to help teach programming to beginners.

      Last Reply   Ronnie10 a few seconds ago
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  • Machine Translation and Language Tools

    • Microsoft Translator Developer & Web Master Support

      Developer Support for the Microsoft Translator API and web page widget

      Last Reply   Laurence Moroney Microsoft Contingent Staff 1 hour 28 minutes ago
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    • Microsoft Translator User Forum (Including Bing Translator)

      User Support for Microsoft Translator offerings (including Bing Translator)

      Last Reply   anselor10 4 hours 30 minutes ago
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    • Microsoft Translator Hub Forum

      Microsoft Translator Hub is a tool for creating customized automatic translation systems. This forum serves to share feedback and receive support.

      Last Reply   TCD_CNGL Friday, March 30, 2012 9:04 AM
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  • Microsoft ISV Community Center

    • ISV Open Discussions

      Leave feedback for the MSDN ISV team, discuss broad ISV issues, and general debate.

      Last Reply   jnjcarlton Saturday, May 12, 2012 12:39 PM
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    • Partnering with Microsoft

      Questions and answers related to ISV specific Microsoft programs

      Last Reply   SOG Luebeck Thursday, May 10, 2012 1:51 PM
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    • Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

      All about VBA

      Last Reply   jmh_gr 12 minutes ago
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  • Microsoft Robotics

    • Microsoft Robotics - Community

      A forum for users to share samples, feedback, and engage in general discussion about the Microsoft Robotics

      Last Reply   rasalgul Monday, May 14, 2012 4:10 PM
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    • Microsoft Robotics - Concurrency and Coordination Runtime (CCR)

      Coding patterns and technical questions about the concurrency and coordination runtime (CCR).

      Last Reply   Gershon Parent Thursday, April 26, 2012 3:28 PM
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    • Microsoft Robotics - Decentralized Software Services (DSS)

      Service patterns, runtime information, and tools for decentralized software services (DSS).

      Last Reply   Razi29 Friday, May 11, 2012 7:03 PM
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    • Microsoft Robotics - Simulation

      Simulation engine, samples, entities and graphics/physics discussion.

      Last Reply   Greg Shirakyan 16 hours 56 minutes ago
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    • Microsoft Robotics - Visual Programming Language

      User discussion, diagrams, patterns.

      Last Reply   STUDENTrobo Thursday, May 10, 2012 4:37 AM
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    • Microsoft Robotics - Hardware Configuration and Troubleshooting

      Information on how to setup your robotic hardware, help with porting to MSRS

      Last Reply   Greg Shirakyan Thursday, May 10, 2012 5:09 AM
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  • Microsoft Sync Framework

    • SyncFx - General [ReadOnly]

      THIS FORUM IS READ ONLY; {General questions about the Microsoft Sync Framework}

      Last Reply   Dave Smits Thursday, December 31, 2009 11:48 AM
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    • SyncFx - SyncToy-File Synchronization

      A free tool based on the Microsoft Sync Framework which helps you copy, move, rename, and delete files between folders and computers quickly.

      Last Reply   ElizabethCEE2010 1 hour 1 minutes ago
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    • SyncFx - Microsoft Sync Framework Developer Discussions

      This forum should be used for technical developer discussions relating to Microsoft Sync Framework including core components, feedsync, file sync providers, simple providers, custom providers, database providers and Sync services for ADO.NET. Other general questions and suggestions regarding Microsoft Sync framework are welcome too!

      Last Reply   Abby.Tang 5 hours 23 minutes ago
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    • SyncFx – Microsoft Sync Framework Toolkit

      This forum is for feedback and questions relating to the Sync Framework Toolkit for building offline applications.

      Last Reply   b_abraham Monday, May 14, 2012 11:09 AM
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  • Microsoft Office for Developers

    • Access for Developers

      This forum is for Developer discussions and questions involving Microsoft Access

      Last Reply   Vladimir Cvajniga a few seconds ago
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    • Excel for Developers

      This forum is for Developer discussions and questions involving Microsoft Excel

      Last Reply   NolanJ 12 minutes ago
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    • Word for Developers

      This forum is for Developer discussions and questions involving Microsoft Word.

      Last Reply   Badribnath 42 minutes ago
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    • Outlook for Developers

      This forum is for Developer discussions and questions involving Microsoft Outlook.

      Last Reply   vcrewchief 1 hour 59 minutes ago
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    • Open XML Format SDK

      Discussion forum for developer topics related to the Open XML Format SDK.

      Last Reply   Sharad Birajdar 7 hours 28 minutes ago
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    • General Office Development

      This forum is for general Office Developer discussions and questions that are either non-application specific and/or are not specific to one of the product specific forums in this category.

      Last Reply   Forrest Guo Microsoft Employee 4 hours 50 minutes ago
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  • Office Live Development

    • Office Live Basics, Essentials and Premium

      Discussion forum for developer topics related to the Office Live platform.

      Last Reply   givoLtaqe Tuesday, May 15, 2012 3:28 PM
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  • SharePoint 2010

    • SharePoint 2010 - General Questions and Answers

      General questions, comments and discussions on SharePoint 2010 products and SharePoint services such as Access Services, BCS, Excel Services and Visio Services.

      Last Reply   Paul Turner _ a few seconds ago
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    • SharePoint 2010 - Setup, Upgrade, Administration and Operation

      Discuss setup, upgrade, administration and operation for SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint services such as Access Services, BCS, Excel Services and Visio Services.

      Last Reply   Tim Arbini 3 minutes ago
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    • SharePoint 2010 - Using SharePoint Designer, Infopath, and other customization

      Discuss using SharePoint Designer, SharePoint Gallery Solutions, templates & other customization for SharePoint 2010 and SP services such as Access Services, BCS, Excel Services, & Visio Services.

      Last Reply   Rajashree86 3 minutes ago
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  • SharePoint Products and Technologies

    • SharePoint - General Question and Answers and Discussion (pre-SharePoint 2010)

      General questions and discussions about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

      Last Reply   Rashu,Rahul Microsoft Community Contributor 51 minutes ago
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    • SharePoint - Setup, Upgrade, Administration and Operation (pre-SharePoint 2010)

      Topics about installation/setup and upgrade/migration as well as administration and operation in in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

      Last Reply   ronak bhatt 2 hours 19 minutes ago
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    • SharePoint - Design and Customization (pre-SharePoint 2010)

      Topics about site design (i.e. definitions, templates) and page customization (i.e. layouts) as well as SharePoint Designer and similar tools in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

      Last Reply   UnlimitedHeero 15 minutes ago
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    • SharePoint - Development and Programming (pre-SharePoint 2010)

      Topics about development and programming (i.e. web parts, features, etc.), SDKs, and tools (i.e. Visual Studio) in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

      Last Reply   MSDN Student a few seconds ago
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    • SharePoint - Business Data Catalog (pre-SharePoint 2010)

      Topics about the Business Data Catalog capabilities in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

      Last Reply   Dmitry Kaloshin 7 hours 35 minutes ago
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    • SharePoint - Business Intelligence (pre-SharePoint 2010)

      Topics about implementing SharePoint for business intelligence oriented solutions in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

      Last Reply   Lhan Han Microsoft Contingent Staff Wednesday, May 09, 2012 10:44 AM
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    • SharePoint - InfoPath Forms Services (pre-SharePoint 2010)

      Topics about InfoPath Forms Services capabilities in Office SharePoint Server in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

      Last Reply   Dasani2008 1 hour 56 minutes ago
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    • SharePoint - Workflow (pre-SharePoint 2010)

      Topics about workflow capabilities in SharePoint products and technologies in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

      Last Reply   roogi 4 hours 40 minutes ago
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    • SharePoint - Excel Services (pre-SharePoint 2010)

      Topics about Excel Services capabilities in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and prior versions in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

      Last Reply   Jack Gao Microsoft Contingent Staff 14 hours 39 minutes ago
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    • SharePoint - Search (pre-SharePoint 2010)

      Topics about Search capabilities in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

      Last Reply   Joao Livio MVP 2 hours 46 minutes ago
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    • SharePoint - Enterprise Content Management (pre-SharePoint 2010)

      Topics about document management, records management, and web content management capabilities in SharePoint products and technologies in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

      Last Reply   ZQILLINI4 Microsoft Employee Tuesday, May 15, 2012 3:39 PM
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    • SharePoint - Accessibility (pre-SharePoint 2010)

      Topics about improving accessibility and usability in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

      Last Reply   Paul stork MVP 3 hours 32 minutes ago
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    • SharePoint - Social Computing (pre-SharePoint 2010)

      Topics about MySites, blogs, wikis, tagging, social networking, knowledge search and brokering, communities, etc in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

      Last Reply   amolchavan777 Tuesday, May 15, 2012 2:47 AM
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    • SharePoint - Collaboration (pre-SharePoint 2010)

      Topics about team sites, project tracking, document collaboration, extranets, etc in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

      Last Reply   NS Jenkins 8 hours 6 minutes ago
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    • SharePoint - Community Advancement (pre-SharePoint 2010)

      Topics about improving or expanding the worldwide SharePoint community through blogs, forums, social networking, conferences, user groups, code camps, etc in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and prior versions. To discuss SharePoint 2010, visit http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint2010

      Last Reply   nzdrakon Tuesday, April 24, 2012 10:12 AM
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    • SharePoint - Knowledge Network

      Topics about Knowledge Network for Office SharePoint Server.

      Last Reply   Judi Z Tuesday, May 15, 2012 2:22 AM
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  • Unified Communications

    • Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API SDK

      Questions on Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API, a scalable communications and collaboration API for developing applications on Lync Server 2010 (UCMA 3.0), Office Communications Server 2007 R2 (UCMA 2.0), and Office Communications Server 2007 (UCMA 1.0).

      Last Reply   TroyARC 7 hours 52 minutes ago
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    • Microsoft Unified Communications Client SDK

      Questions on Microsoft Unified Communications Client SDK, a powerful and flexible API for building client applications for Microsoft Office Communications Server.

      Last Reply   HeavyStorm Monday, May 14, 2012 11:19 PM
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    • Microsoft Lync Client Development

      Questions on Microsoft Lync 2010 Client SDK, Office Communicator 2007 R2 SDK, and Office Communicator 2007 SDK. These are client APIs that enable developers to integrate or extend Lync and Office Communicator functionality.

      Last Reply   Tom Morgan UK 3 hours 58 minutes ago
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    • Microsoft Lync Server SDK and Office Communications Server SDK

      Questions on Microsoft Lync Server 2010 SDK and Office Communications Server 2007 SDK, which enable IT administrators to programmatically manage the communications flow of Lync Server or Office Communications Server.

      Last Reply   Oscarn Thursday, May 10, 2012 4:26 AM
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  • Open Specifications

    • Windows Protocols

      Discuss technical content and implementation of the Windows (including .NET Framework) protocols described in the Open Specifications

      Last Reply   a7FFEFF10 7 minutes ago
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    • Using the Open Specifications

      Ask questions about the Open Specifications documents, their organization, language conventions, and references.

      Last Reply   Edgar A Olougouna Microsoft Employee 5 hours 0 minutes ago
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    • Using the SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols

      Discuss technical content and implementation of the SharePoint Products and Technologies protocols described in the Open Specifications

      Last Reply   Alex Morrill Microsoft Employee Wednesday, April 18, 2012 10:01 PM
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    • File Services

      Discuss technical content and implementation of Server Message Block (SMB) protocols described in the Open Specifications

      Last Reply   Mark Miller_DSC Microsoft Employee Thursday, May 10, 2012 5:40 PM
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    • Using the Exchange Server Protocols

      Discuss technical content and implementation of the Exchange and Outlook protocols described in the Open Specifications

      Last Reply   Tom Jebo Microsoft Employee Tuesday, May 15, 2012 5:32 PM
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    • Office File Formats

      Discuss technical content and implementation of the .doc, .xls, .xlsb, .ppt and .pst file formats.

      Last Reply   Tal Aloni Friday, May 11, 2012 8:57 PM
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    • Using the Office Protocols

      Discuss technical content and implementation of the Microsoft Office protocols described in the Open Specifications

      Last Reply   Vladimir Vysotsky Saturday, April 21, 2012 5:28 PM
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    • Using the Microsoft SQL Server Protocols

      Discuss technical content and implementation of the SQL Server protocols described in the Open Specifications.

      Last Reply   Alex Morrill Microsoft Employee Wednesday, March 28, 2012 6:27 PM
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    • Office Open XML File Format Implementation

      Discuss issues related to the implementation of the Open XML file format (e.g., ISO/IEC 29500) in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. This forum is for discussion of the Microsoft implementation of the Office Open XML file format – for questions about the format itself, you may want to visit the forums on OpenXMLDeveloper.org.

      Last Reply   DavidThi808 2 hours 27 minutes ago
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    • Interoperability Scenarios: Technical Questions

      Discuss implementation of technical scenarios around interoperability

      Last Reply   Obaid Farooqi Microsoft Employee 3 hours 26 minutes ago
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    • Office Open Document Format Implementation

      Discuss technical content and implementation of the Office implementation of the ODF 1.1 standard

      Last Reply   Vilmos Foltenyi MSFT Microsoft Employee Tuesday, April 17, 2012 3:34 PM
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    • Open Packaging Conventions (OPC)

      Questions and how-to's on using the .NET managed-code and Win32 native-code Open Packaging Conventions (OPC) APIs. General discussion of the ISO/IEC 29500-2 and ECMA 376-2 OPC file technology standard.

      Last Reply   Edgar A Olougouna Microsoft Employee Tuesday, August 16, 2011 3:02 PM
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    • Documentation on Standards

      Discuss technical content and implementation of certain standards as they are implemented in Exchange Server, Outlook, SQL Server, and Internet Explorer.

      Last Reply   Mark Miller_DSC Microsoft Employee Sunday, May 06, 2012 11:27 AM
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  • Parallel Computing

    • Parallel Computing General

      General discussion and questions regarding Microsoft's Parallel Computing initiatives and technologies.

      Last Reply   Mike Dos Zhang Microsoft Contingent Staff Thursday, May 10, 2012 10:51 AM
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  • Project Server

    • Project Server General Questions and Answers

      General questions, comments and discussions on Project Server.

      Last Reply   Randy W. Knight 42 minutes ago
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    • Project Customization and Programming

      Discuss customizations and programming for Project Web App, Project Server, Project Professional and Project Standard. Includes User Interface (UI) customizations, Project Server Interface (PSI) and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Programming.

      Last Reply   JimS-Indy 1 hour 56 minutes ago
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    • Project Server - Setup, Upgrade, Administration and Operation

      Discuss deployment, configuration, upgrade & migration, administration and operation for Project Server.

      Last Reply   Hrishi.Deshpande 45 minutes ago
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  • Project Professional

    • Project Standard and Professional General Questions and Answers

      General questions, comments and discussions on Project Standard and Project Professional.

      Last Reply   Gregg D. Richie, PMP, MCTS 1 hour 5 minutes ago
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  • Visio 2010

    • Visio General Questions and Answers for IT Professionals

      General questions, comments and discussions for IT Professionals on Visio. For end-user questions and answers, visit the "Microsoft Office for Business Users: Visio, Project, InfoPath, and Access" forum on MS Answers: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/addbuz/threads

      Last Reply   Al Edlund MVP 2 hours 17 minutes ago
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  • Smart Device Development

    • Microsoft Device Emulator

      Discussions related to using the Microsoft Device Emulator for Smart Device Development.

      Last Reply   Drinan 23 hours 49 minutes ago
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    • .NET Compact Framework

      Discuss issues related to .NET Compact Framework 3.5, 2.0 and 1.0 runtimes.

      Last Reply   Ramesh Swaminathan 7 hours 33 minutes ago
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    • Windows Mobile Development

      Discuss general development issues related to the Windows Mobile Platform.

      Last Reply   Shaminda Hemanath [MVP] 2 hours 13 minutes ago
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    • Visual Studio Smart Device Development – Visual Basic and C# Projects

      Discuss Smart Devices projects in Visual Studio for doing .NET Compact Framework Development.

      Last Reply   Ilya Tumanov Microsoft Employee 3 hours 59 minutes ago
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    • Visual Studio Smart Device Development - Native C++ Project

      Discuss native projects and libraries (ATL, MFC etc) related issues for Smart devices.

      Last Reply   Malleswar [MCTS] MVP Monday, May 14, 2012 11:51 AM
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  • SQL Server

    • SQL Server Integration Services

      All questions related to SSIS, transforms/data flow, control flow, and other related topics.

      Last Reply   ArthurZ MVP 5 minutes ago
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    • Data Mining

      All questions and discussions related to data-mining in SQL Server

      Last Reply   Tatyana Yakushev 1 hour 54 minutes ago
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    • SQL Server Reporting Services

      Report Server, Report Designer, Report Builder, and other reporting-related discussions.

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    • SQL Server Analysis Services

      Discussions relating to MDX and other Analysis Services or OLAP questions

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