I;m resuming my Microsoft Code Identify a day series that I began in December 2006. The goal: To offer the back again tale, each day in August, on one of Microsoft;s myriad code names. Some of these code names may well be acquainted to Microsoft watchers; others (hopefully) is going to be brand-new.Microsoft code names provide some superb clues in regards to the Redmondians’ development priorities, not to point out a far better knowledge of which long term Microsoft items fit together,
Office Professional 2010, from a technique standpoint. Rather than every product group is moving to boring, numbered codenames (like Windows 7 and Office 14).Without additional ado, let the codename games begin.Microsoft
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HarmonicaMicrosoft code identify of the day: HarmonicaBest guess on what it is: A P2P information synchronization support that could possibly be crucial to Microsoft;s cloud-computing visionMeaning/context with the code identify: This can be 1 of those codenames of which I actually can't figure the origin. My guess? Maybe it;s a play on the “harmony” that Harmonica is supposed to bring to Microsoft;s providers?Back again tale: Harmonica is a codename I first got wind of a year ago. The way it was described to me was it was some kind of “multi-master mesh” that will underlie everything from the Zune to small-business solutions. It supposedly is what will permit users to synchronice their photos, email, documents, music and video clip across applications.Other interesting pieces with the Harmonica puzzle: There supposedly might be a Harmonica toolkit to enable third-party software and providers to tap into Harmonica and build on top of it. And there also might be consumer-facing Harmonica implementations, such as file-sync utilities.I;m wondering if Harmonica has anythng to do with Microsoft Synchronization Providers for ADO.Net,
Microsoft Office 2010 Pro Plus, which is available for download from Microsoft;s Downloads site. The corporation;s explanation of this offering: “Microsoft Synchronization Solutions for ADO.NET provides the ability to synchronize data from disparate sources over two-tier, N-tier, and service-based architectures. Rather than simply replicating a database and its schema, the Synchronization Companies application programming interface (API) provides a set of components to synchronize information between data solutions and a local store. Applications are increasingly used on mobile clients, such as laptops and devices,
Office 2007 Standard, that do not have a consistent or reliable network connection to a central server. It truly is essential for these applications to work against a local copy of information on the client. Equally crucial is the need to synchronize the local copy of the information with a central server when a network connection is available. The Synchronization Providers API, which is modeled after the ADO.NET information access APIs,
Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Plus, gives you an intuitive way to synchronize information. It makes building applications for occasionally connected environments a logical extension of building applications where you can count on a consistent network connection.” Further info: In case this all sounds like pure vaporware, supposedly Windows Live Favorites synchronization already builds atop Harmonica.Got a Microsoft code identify you’ve been wondering about? Send it my way and I’ll do my best to track down some leads on what it may well be.And if you want to keep track of the full month;s worth of Microsoft code names I end up posting,
Cheap Office 2007, bookmark this “Microsoft Codenames” page. You can also check out this video-whiteboard I did recently on Microsoft codenames.