Microsoft offers its development, design tools to students for free
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Microsoft is offering free use of its development and design tools to high school and college students worldwide.
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A free web-based tool is launched that allows people to build a virtual world in less than a minute.
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By Melanie D. Scott, Detroit Free Press  Jun. 24--Computers loaded with design software line the back wall of Harry Istok's classroom at Malow Junior High School in Shelby Township.
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Microsoft (Quote, Chart) released a Community Technology Preview of the framework and software development kit for building custom visual designers based on the modeling technology in Visual Studio 2005.
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The free Web Developer Toolbar from Chris Pedericks makes it easy to view and print only the text on a Web page.
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Microsoft releases two free programs designed to help users keep PCs free of viruses and spyware.
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Aiming to recruit more students to programming and to its set of tools, Microsoft plans to give away full versions of its Visual Studio and Expression development tools.
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Microsoft Corp. on Friday released its second Community Technology Preview of SQL Server 2005 and rolled out a new, free tool to manage SQL Server 2000 and MSDE (Microsoft Desktop Engine) 2000.
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Microsoft is giving away development and design software to university and high school students around the world through a program aimed at fostering technology innovation worldwide.Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates&#160;is expected to unveil the DreamSpark program Tuesday at Stanford University on the first stop of a U.S. and Canadian college tour. The program is now available to more than 35 million college students in Belgium, China, Finland, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.K. and the U.S.Software available to students through DreamSpark includes Microsoft&#39;s development environment, Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition, and its Web and graphic design toolset, the Expression Studio. Microsoft also is making available XNA Game Studio 2.0, SQL Server Developer Edition, Windows Server Standard Edition and other software and resources through the program.In the next six months Microsoft expects to extend the program to college students in Australia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Japan, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia and other countries. And in the third quarter, the software will be available to high school students as well, Microsoft said.DreamSpark is part of a company-wide effort to work with local governments, communities, and academic institutions worldwide to give potential technology workers a head start in the competitive job market to foster technology innovation and improve citizens&#39; quality of life, especially in developing countries.Microsoft also is trying to compete worldwide with open-source technologies such as Linux that are freely available to anyone and thus popular with student computer enthusiasts who may not be able to afford to purchase Microsoft products.One major benefactor of DreamSpark is Aisec, an international exchange student program. Its 28,000 students will get software such as Microsoft&#39;s Office productivity suite, said Michelle Galant, vice president of communications.Aisec, which has 1,100 offices in 100 countries, will also use the company&#39;s Exchange e-mail server, Gallant said. &quot;It enables us to run offices and enables us to run our exchange program,&quot; she said.More information about DreamSpark can be found on Microsoft&#39;s MSDN developer site.
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Lotus Symphony targets Microsoft Office with a free bundle of applications.
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In a move to generate interest among high school and college students in technology, design, math, science, and engineering, Microsoft launched a new initiative yesterday, saying it would give away its key development software to students.
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The DreamSpark program will provide programming tools to high school and college students worldwide.
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Yesterday, Microsoft announced DreamSpark â an ironic name, since it actually lays bare Microsoft's worst nightmare: that more and more of tomorrow's programmers are growing up using free software for their studies, which means that as they move out into the world, there will be less and less demand for Microsoft's tools, and even fewer programs written for its platforms. read more
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The tools, part of an upcoming Visual Studio update, is focused on making it easier to create customized Web applications.
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Microsoft on Tuesday began a free program aimed at turning local governments into "e-governments" by using computer software and the Internet to better serve citizens.
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Microsoft's internal science fair shows off some projects that may turn into real products.
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A free plug-in lets photographers create sorted lists of necessary gear for photo shoots. Plus, Microsoft makes it easier to find raw image codecs.