MSDN Flash: Volume 15, Number 21 - October 10, 2011
MSDN Flash Extras
Partner News
Web Resources
Government Resources
Partner News
Offers from Microsoft Partners
Boost Performance with Studio for Entity Framework - Free CTP
New set of data source components designed to work on top of the Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework. Get ease-of-use and performance enhancements (innovative Virtual Mode technology).
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Create high-performance custom imaging applications that handle image display and processing on the client system.
Learn About C++ 11 Concurrency in a New Online Video Tutorial
Corensic has put together a series of video tutorials to help you learn more about concurrency and build more reliable parallel applications - free.
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Upgrade your Microsoft Visual Studio toolbox with a WYSIWYG rich text editor including printing, print preview, and full table support.
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Web Resources
Exchange 2010
Sample: Using the RecurrencePattern Structure to Derive a Valid Recurrence
This code sample shows how to find a valid recurrence in a daily recurrence pattern by using the FirstDateTime field of the RecurrencePattern structure.
Download: Exchange Server Active Directory Schema Changes Reference
Learn about the changes that Exchange Server makes to the Active Directory schema when it is installed.
Blog Post: Disabling EWS in Exchange 2010
Learn how to use the Set-CASMailbox command to modify EWS access in Exchange 2010.
Blog Post: Exchange API-spotting: JET_ERRINFOBASIC_W API
This blog post describes a group of constants, a structure, and a function, as defined in the header file Esent.h in the JET_ERRINFOBASIC_W API .
Using Streaming Notifications with Exchange 2010
Streaming notifications, which combine the functionalities of push and pull notifications, are new in Exchange Server 2010 SP1. This article explains how streaming notifications work and when to use them.
Download: Using Streaming Notifications with Exchange 2010
Download a sample application that shows how to connect, subscribe to, and handle streaming notification events.
Working with Meeting Requests in Exchange ActiveSync
Learn how Exchange ActiveSync clients can respond to meeting requests and interpret meeting responses by using Exchange ActiveSync protocol version 14.1.
Working with Meeting Responses in Exchange ActiveSync
This article explains how Exchange ActiveSync clients can create, send, receive, and interpret meeting requests by using Exchange ActiveSync protocol version 14.1.
Government Resources
Windows Phone 7 App
GovSearch
Government search engine - find information from federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal governments.
Case Studies
New Hitachi Consulting Government Cloud Case Study Now Available
See how Hitachi Consulting is using Windows Azure and other Microsoft technologies to win new aerospace and defense federal government contracts.
Bay Area Air Quality Management District Automates Permitting; Higher Efficiency Leads to Better Air Quality
Over the last 55 years, Bay Area Air Quality Management District (the Air District) has closely regulated stationary sources of air pollution in the San Francisco Bay Area. Regulatory oversight for a diverse set of 25,000 businesses has required the Air District to make its business processes smart, efficient, and automated. The Air District is using Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 as the foundation for an automated online permitting and inspection system that will replace a mainframe computer and manual paper-based processes. It expects the solution to help it cut permit processing time from 45 days to a matter of minutes for simpler applications. Engineers and inspectors will be able to focus more time on significant sources of pollution and increase the number of inspections they perform annually, and permit applicants will experience less bureaucracy and lower costs.
First Choice Home Health and Hospice of Utah Saves US$500,000 Annually, Doubles Cash Flow, with Mobile Solution
What do you do when your company’s revenues drop by 30 percent, and the causes - increased expenses and reduced reimbursements - show no sign of abating? If you're healthcare provider First Choice Home Health and Hospice of Utah, you try to boost efficiency and productivity, and you succeed by providing Windows Phone mobile phones with Allscripts Mobile Homecare software to the clinical and paraprofessional workers who make home visits to your patients. The new tool for accessing patient information and reporting on those home visits has increased productivity and reduced expenses, saving First Choice US$500,000 a year. It has also reduced hospitalization rates by 4 percent, increased cash flow by 100 percent, boosted security and compliance, and reduced employee turnover. |