Silverlight, a subset of the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) system that powers Windows Vista, is Microsoft's attempt to trump Adobe's Flash technology by offering better-looking, more advanced ...

Microsoft is attempting to quell the notion that Silverlight is becoming less strategically important to the company as it sets its sights on HTML5. The dearth of Silverlight-related information at ...

In touting deals it has signed with Internet video broadcasters such as Netflix Inc., Brightcove Inc. and Major League Baseball, Microsoft Corp. is declaring that its nascent Silverlight rich media ...

Despite prognostications otherwise, Microsoft’s Silverlight development platform has a future at the company, the company says Silverlight still has a bright and promising future with Microsoft, the ...

Microsoft this week will reveal new technology to deliver rich media applications on the Web, part of a broader strategy to go head to head with Web and design tools powerhouse Adobe. As described by ...

When Microsoft's Brian Goldfarb talks about Silverlight, he is usually having one of two types of conversations. One is centered on market share and the fact that Adobe Systems' Flash is nearly ...

Microsoft’s much-touted and much-anticipated RIA (rich Internet application) entry, Silverlight, lets Web developers and designers create “rich, engaging user experiences with 2-D graphics, animation, ...

Microsoft Silverlight is a component of many web browsers that lets them play music and videos. Silverlight used to be incredibly popular, but was eventually made obsolete by HTML5. Almost no major ...

Bill Gates uses the company's TechEd conference to show off updates to its Flash competitor, as well as other tools. Mike Ricciuti joined CNET in 1996. He is now CNET News' Boston-based executive ...

A Microsoft Corp. official cited on Tuesday improvements planned for the company’s Silverlight platform for rich Internet applications, including intentions to run Silverlight applications outside of ...

Microsoft revealed on Wednesday ambitious plans for the next version of its Silverlight browser plug-in technology for rich Internet applications, including faster startup times and software ...

Microsoft has launched the next wave in its battle to provide the dominant platform for web media and applications with the release of its Silverlight 3 platform, and of Expression 3, its tool for ...