Enter parallel extensions for .Net (PFX), Microsoft’s new take on parallel programming and concurrency in the .net world. I saw an extensive 34 minute video on channel 8 from the man himself – Anders Hejlsberg.
In summary, the PFX set of libraries can be used to leverage true multi-core programming which are becoming common these days.
Here is the link
Our Professor Rob Miles speaks to Microsoft's Dan Fernandez. The interview can be found on Channel 9 here. The jovial Rob is as usual articulate and yet funny at the same time..:) Also check out his blog www.robmiles.com and his silly games site www.verysillygames.com.
And if you're wondering why it's called 'Very Silly Interview', That what they call it on Channel 9. I've not given any names..To find out more watch the interview..
What is Extended Validation SSL ?
Extended Validation SSL Certificates give high-security Web browsers information to clearly identify a Web site’s organizational identity. For example, if you use Microsoft® Internet Explorer 7 to go to a Web site secured with an SSL Certificate that meets the Extended Validation Standard, IE7 will cause the URL address bar to turn green. A display next to the green bar will toggle between the organization name listed in the certificate and the Certificate Authority (VeriSign, for example). Firefox 3 also supports Extended Validation SSL. Other browsers are expected to offer Extended Validation visibility in upcoming releases. Older browsers will display Extended Validation SSL Certificates with the same security symbols as existing SSL Certificates.
- Source of the above can be found here
This can be clearly noticed in IE 7 and 8 Beta when an SSL Encrypted transfer is going on. Eg. a user signing into hotmail, a user sending his credit card information to a website. etc..(transactions/sessions which use SSL)
Also, check out the Verisign EV SSL Demo
