BetaNews | .NET Framework 2.0 Final Released

BetaNews | .NET Framework 2.0 Final Released
In preparation for the launch of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 on November 7, the final release of the .NET Framework 2.0 is now available for download. Version 2.0 serves at the underpinnings for next-generation Windows applications and will be integrated into Windows Vista.

According to Microsoft, the new release "improves scalability and performance of applications with improved caching, application deployment and updating with ClickOnce, support for the broadest array of browsers and devices with ASP.NET 2.0 controls and services."

Experts: Microsoft-Yahoo alliance is food for IM worms | CNET News.com

Experts: Microsoft-Yahoo alliance is food for IM worms | CNET News.com: "On Wednesday, Microsoft and Yahoo announced that they would make their instant-messaging services interoperable. By the middle of next year, users of both are expected to be able to exchange instant messages, see if their contacts are online, share emoticons, add friends from either service and make PC-to-PC voice calls.
But the partnership has a flipside, an instant-messaging security expert said. 'As Microsoft, Yahoo and others connect their global IM networks, IM worms will spread faster and attack a larger population of end-users,' said Jon Sakoda, chief technology officer at messaging security company IMlogic. "

Microsoft, Yahoo link instant message services - Tech News & Reviews - MSNBC.com

Microsoft, Yahoo link instant message services - Tech News & Reviews - MSNBC.com: "Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. will make their instant-messaging programs work together, a partnership that could give the companies more power to compete against market leader America Online.
The Yahoo-Microsoft partnership, allowing users of the two services to exchange messages seamlessly, gives the companies nearly as many users combined as AOL has in total. The companies said in a statement Wednesday that they expect the service to start by June 2006."