Developers gather in Los Angeles to hear the latest from Redmond on Windows Vista, Office 12 and other software matters.

Vista looks to get tablets on write track

With new desktop Windows, company hopes to solve some Tablet-tech problems, starting with your unintelligible scrawl.
September 16, 2005

The ex-wife vanishes and other tales from PDC

reporter's notebook At developer confab, Microsoft demos photo-editing software Joseph Stalin would have loved.
September 16, 2005

Microsoft offers development tools for Mac, Web

Company readies tools for Mac OS and AJAX-style Web applications, while striving to keep Windows on forefront of "user experience."
September 15, 2005

New security features planned for Longhorn Server

Microsoft shares more details on security, identity management features planned for upcoming Windows Server.
September 15, 2005

Microsoft flexes its muscles with Office

Building off of Office and Windows, Microsoft intends to make work flow and content management pervasive--and shake up both markets.
September 14, 2005

Microsoft announces work flow graphics tools

As expected, company details Windows Workflow Foundation, which combines a work flow engine with developer tools.
September 14, 2005

Gates on Google

newsmaker Growing clout of Web-based development is much in evidence as Microsoft courts developers at confab. But is Bill Gates worried? Nah.
September 13, 2005

Greeting developers with open arms

blog Microsoft hasn't been known as a company that actively solicits feedback, but a Vista overseer says, "I think we're starting to get it."
September 14, 2005

Digipede releases distributed computing tools

blog Tools promise to make it easier for developers to use its software for distributing tasks among Windows PCs and servers.
September 14, 2005

Microsoft to dig into work flow strategy

Company plans to detail Windows Workflow Foundation, common software meant to bring work flow tooling to various products.
September 13, 2005

Gates telegraphs Microsoft's software services

The company intends to offer server products on hosted basis and merge its server products with Web properties.
September 13, 2005

High-end goals for Vista

Code embedded in preview version of software makes reference to six potential versions, one being "Home Premium Edition."
September 13, 2005

Microsoft expands Vista testing

Company launches "community technology preview" program to offer interim updates of the upcoming OS between its official beta releases.
September 13, 2005

Meet 'Max,' the free photo-sharing tool

Microsoft releases software to show off graphics and communications advances coming with Vista.
September 13, 2005

With Canon, bringing Vista into color

Software giant is set to announce an all-new color matching system as part of the Windows Vista OS.
September 13, 2005

Power outage unplugs conference

Parts of Los Angeles, including location of Professional Developers Conference, plunge into darkness.
September 12, 2005

Microsoft to hand out early code

Developers conference attendees will get latest "build" of Vista and nearly finished versions of SQL Server and Visual Studio 2005.
September 11, 2005

Web plan takes aim at Google

Mirroring efforts at Google, Yahoo and elsewhere, software maker to offer developers tools to build online applications.
September 8, 2005

A window into Vista

Windows chief Jim Allchin talks about the new OS, the challenges ahead and how Vista might help conserve electricity.
July 27, 2005