Microsoft gives developers a glimpse of Avalon
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Coding community gets early look at new graphics engine set to accompany Longhorn, the next version of Windows.
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Microsoft Corp. has released a near-final version of its new Windows Vista operating system to a select group of technical experts who are testing the software.
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Microsoft may be ahead of Adobe with programming languages and developer tools, but it is playing catch up at graphic design applications.
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UK-based development group Climax has announced that it will be showing off a fully playable prototype of its ambitious next-generation console action title Avalon to select publishing executives in the near future.
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Microsoft has some serious questions to answer....
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Blog: Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D renderings of famous landmarks can be seen from the Web browser, including Firefox
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November 02, 2004 - Independent developer Climax announced today the development of Avalon, a multi-vehicle shooter designed for next-generation consoles.
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The software maker expands its Visual Studio line of developer tools.
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Microsoft has bought Caligari, a developer of 3D modeling software, in a move that could help enrich the graphics experience in Microsoft&#39;s Virtual Earth mapping system.Caligari started making 3D modeling and animation software for the Amiga computer in the mid-1980s. Its signature tool, called trueSpace, has a user interface that makes it easy to build complex 3D animations, according to an entry on the Virtual Earth blog on Wednesday announcing the acquisition.Caligari has offices in Mountain View, California, and Slovakia. Its development team will work with the Virtual Earth group, and Caligari&#39;s &quot;tightly knit community of beta testers&quot; will stay the same, said Roman Ormandy, founder and CEO of Caligari, in a blog posting. He said the company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft.&quot;Now we will have more resources to rely on, larger market to consider and I hope more fun doing that,&quot; he wrote.Microsoft was not available for additional comment.In December, Microsoft bought Multimap, which also became a wholly owned subsidiary and works with the Virtual Earth and Search groups. Multimap develops online mapping services. At the time of that acquisition, Microsoft said the buy would help it expand its online services offerings to consumers and businesses.Virtual Earth&#39;s 3D version, currently in beta, lets users zoom in and out of 3D maps of cities and natural areas. It is similar to Google&#39;s Google Earth product.
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Microsoft on Monday added to an already dizzying array of planned Visual Studio 2005 offerings by unveiling a new version of the toolset for developers who fall between hobbyist and professional levels.
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A look back on Vista since Microsoft first released the consumer version of the latest Windows operating system.
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Microsoft's internal science fair shows off some projects that may turn into real products.
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Once ethereal, Microsoft's plans to try to replicate its desktop position on the Web are starting to become clearer.
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The product combines development on the Win32, Delphi and .Net platforms, accommodating legacy Windows and new application development.
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Microsoft's operating system from 1.0 to Vista.
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Microsoft invites business users to preview its integrated performance management applications.
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Although it is not yet widely visible to the outside world, some people inside Microsoft are beginning to change how the company has traditionally developed software.