Is it a sign of the times? People want an easy way to install applications on their PCs. Microsoft's Web Platform Installer (news, site) is certainly looking like just the ticket. Released to the ...

The Web Platform Installer (Web PI) is a simple tool that allows you to install all or part of Microsoft’s entire Web Platform, including IIS 6.0 and 7.0, SQL Server 2008 Express Edition, .NET ...

AI success depends on whether enterprise data is ready, reachable, and close enough to the workloads that need it. In this eSpeaks episode, Dell Technologies’ Vrashank Jain explains why fragmented ...

Microsoft isn’t exactly known for championing open source projects. So it’s rather surprising (in a good way) to see the company release something called the Microsoft Web Platform Installer, which ...

Developing and managing Web sites may have gotten a little easier with new tools announced by Microsoft this week as part of its MIX09 Web developer conference. Those tools include Microsoft's Web ...

Microsoft announced today the release of Web Platform Installer (Web PI) 1.0, a free downloadable tool designed to help install the Microsoft Web Platform or its components. The whole platform can be ...

Developing Microsoft-based web applications just got a little bit easier with the release of a new Web Platform Installer from Microsoft. No longer do you need to worry about installing the proper ...