Thursday, September 02, 2004 - Posts

SQL Reporting Services

Tonights meeting of njmsdev.org SQL Server Reporting Services and Visual Studio - Keith Pijanowski, Microsoft

SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services further extends the business intelligence capabilities of SQL Server by providing great new capabilities for getting information out of data stored in many disparate locations.  In this session we will discuss the overall architecture of Reporting Services and demonstrate many of Reporting Services capabilities.  Demonstrations will include authoring reports using Visual Studio .NET 2003, delivering and maintaining reports with Report Manager.  This session will conclude with a discussion of Reporting Services’ Web Service API which can be used to embed reports into a custom solution.

If you don't know about Reporting Services it would be well worth a trip to NJ tonight! This is a great product, plucked from the Yukon tree, I got a nice tast of it as a beta tester. So we hope to see you at our UG tonight!

 

posted Thursday, September 02, 2004 7:24 AM by paul with 0 Comments

Windows Media Player 10

Microsoft has announced the final version of Windows Media® Player 10 will be available for download at 6 a.m. PDT on Sept. 2, 2004 (a hour from NOW).

Windows Media Player 10 offers a host of new and improved features:

  • New design. Windows Media Player 10 has a significantly updated look, making it quicker and more intuitive for users to perform common digital media activities. The player includes new ways to manage and enjoy a broader range of digital media -- music, video, and now also recorded TV and more -- and makes it easier than ever for consumers to create their own music CDs.
  • Choice of online stores. Windows Media Player 10 includes the first built-in Digital Media Mall, where users can easily discover, sample, and download music and video from a myriad of leading online stores and services, including MSN Music preview, Napster, Musicmatch, MusicNow, Wal-Mart Music Downloads and CinemaNow in the United States, with more stores and services to come later this year.
  • Enhanced device support. Windows Media Player 10 works with more than 70 portable devices, making it easy for consumers to take more digital music with them on the widest range of devices. The player also supports Windows Media Digital Rights Management 10, enabling consumers to transfer and play subscription and promotional content on portable devices, from Portable Media Centers available tomorrow to a range of new devices hitting the market this fall, including those connected via home networks. The new Auto Sync feature in Windows Media Player 10 will also work with certain existing and new devices, enabling users to automatically sync their music, video, pictures and recorded TV to portable devices.
  • Smart Jukebox features. Windows Media Player 10 includes features to help users find and play exactly the digital media they want, quickly and easily. Users also can rip their favorite CDs in their choice of the most popular formats; high-quality Windows Media Audio (WMA) and now high-bit-rate MP3 ripping capability are built in.
    Windows Media Player 10
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posted Thursday, September 02, 2004 4:32 AM by paul with 1 Comments