Today at OOPSLA 2002, the 17th Annual ACM Conference on Object-Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages and Applications, Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates will unveil innovations in key developer technologies as part of Microsoft's commitment to academia and computer science. In his keynote address before an audience of university faculty, students and developers, Gates will announce the road map for the Microsoft® Visual C# (TM) .NET and Visual C++® .NET programming languages, two core technologies supported within Visual Studio® .NET, the company's flagship development tool. Gates also will demonstrate an innovative internal tool developed by Microsoft Research, code-named "Scout," that enables Microsoft's development teams to locate, prioritize and address product vulnerabilities. "Scout" marks a significant advancement toward Microsoft's goal of providing a safe, private and reliable computing experience for its customers.
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