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Windows Cache Extension for PHP (aka, “WinCache”) 1.0 General Availability Today

Today we announce the general availability of the Windows Cache Extension for PHP 1.0 (affectionately known as “WinCache”), which is an open source built-for-Windows caching extension to the PHP engine. You can view, contribute and download the source...

IIS SEO Toolkit 1.0 Final Release Available Today

Today, IIS launched the IIS SEO Toolkit 1.0 , a free, fully supported extension to IIS7 that makes it easy for you to build and maintain Web sites optimized for search engines and site quality. In a world where thousands of new Web sites appear on the...

Download a powerful load balancer and caching solution free on Windows Server 2008 or later with Application Request Routing (ARR) 2.0

I am very pleased to announce the final release of Application Request Routing (ARR) 2.0 , which provides a powerful load balancer and caching solution for free download onto Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2. As with all the IIS Web server...

How You Can Use IIS7 as Web Front End to Java App Servers

Ask many server administrators if Microsoft’s IIS Web server can be used with Java servers, and you will probably hear a quick “No way!” with an optional sniff or chuckle, depending on your server preference. Starting with Windows Server 2008 and later...

General availability of Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2, with IIS 7.5

As of today, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is generally available for purchase. This latest release of the Windows operating system contains IIS 7.5, which provides a set of enhancements and new functionality on top of the IIS 7 Web server platform...

New IIS Web Extensions for Web Site Developers and Web Server Administrators

I am very proud to announce our September 2009 release of IIS Web extensions! This September launch includes the RTW release of Web Deploy 1.0 , Web Platform Installer 2.0 , and IIS Database Manager 1.0 , as well as the pre-release versions of Application...

8 New Free ASP.NET and PHP Open Source Apps in the Web App Gallery

It's been four months since we launched the Windows Web Application Gallery, and we've been adding apps to the Gallery steadily. Today saw the arrival of SugarCRM Community Edition (CE) , a free customer relationship management PHP open source application...

Contributions to the PHP Engine

I am always amazed at the passion and energy that open source contributors put into what is often their “night job” after whatever they do to pay the bills. It is that passion that has driven a vibrant community of PHP open source applications that ranges...

Real World IIS Videocasts for Community ASP.NET and PHP Application Packaging and Deployment

I just wrapped up a series of videocasts that target developers and users who want to experience a simplified deployment experience for apps and the Web stack on Windows, focusing particularly on ASP.NET and PHP open source community applications. For...

Real World IIS: Adding Web Deployment Tool Support to Community Application ZIP Packages (videocast)

If you package your application in ZIP format, you can add Web Deployment Tool support to simplify the installation of your application on Windows. Our open source application partners (ASP.NET apps like DotNetNuke and PHP apps like WordPress) add this...

Real World IIS: Staying Current with the Latest Microsoft Web Platform with Web Platform Installer (videocast)

If you have been plugged into what has happened across the Microsoft Web Platform in the last two years, you will have noticed a new focus on delivering free Web releases that extend the core functionality of the Microsoft Web stack. We do this all the...

Real World IIS: Packaging and Deploying an Open Source Application Using Web Deployment Tool (videocast)

Many Web site developers start development from an open source application as the base for a custom Web site. There are many high quality open source applications out there that make it much easier to put together a content, ecommerce, social network...

Real World IIS: Installing a Free Community Application Using Web Platform Installer (videocast)

In the 2.0 version of Web Platform Installer (Web PI) , we introduced the ability to install free community applications with Web Deployment Tool support from the Web PI directly. In March 2009, we launched the Windows Web Application Gallery , where...

Real World IIS: Finding and Installing Web Platform Installer 2.0 (videocast)

The Web Platform Installer 2.0 is a free IIS tool that makes it easy to discovery and install the Microsoft Web stack and free community apps from the Windows Web Application Gallery . It's the "first mile" to get started with the Web Platform and Web...

"Real World IIS" videocast series

I am starting a videocast series called "Real World IIS" that takes a tour through how to use our free IIS Web services extensions in the type of day-to-day activities that a developer and/or administrator might encounter. These videocasts will be short...

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Mai-lan is the Product Unit Manager for IIS. Previous to IIS, she worked on Windows Essentials Business Server, Microsoft Office Visio developer platform, and Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS). Outside of Microsoft, Mai-lan was part of the early days at Qpass and digeo broadband, two startups in Seattle. Mai-lan is married with three kids and lives in Seattle.

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