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Register now and save 40% on Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 when they become available: Register now Get more details on this program and how to get signed up here . Information about Visual Studio 2008 exams There are three Microsoft Certified...

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Scrum in TFS Start Date/Time: Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:00 PM End Date/Time: Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:30 PM Recurring Event: One time event Description: Scrum in TFS Presented by Dan Rigsby of Interactive Intelligence and Jamie Kurtz of OpenSolutions Join...

Kanban meets TFS Start Date/Time: Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:00 PM End Date/Time: Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:30 PM Presented by Eric Landes Join Eric as he shows us how he has developed a way to use the Kanban process in Team System. Eric will explain what...

Expand Your Opportunities with Online Training Resources This page provides an extensive guide to advancing your skills using Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite. Here you can access comprehensive resources—from introductory to expert – that include both online...

Paul Hacker, our rock star MVP from Indianapolis, has done it again. He just released another quality issue of TFS Times. This month, well June actually, focuses on the testing side of the Team System world. Check it out! http://www.tfstimes.com/news...

So before coming to Microsoft, I had never gotten the opportunity to actually go to a PDC. Yeah, more 3 letter acronyms. That would be our Professional Developer's Conference. This year, I am very happy to say that I am finally going :) So, here are some...

Please join us in DG this month for a great SCRUM with TFS discussion and demo. Feel free to invite anyone else who may be interested as well. **This month we're in Downers Grove and NOT in downtown Chicago. We flip periodically to show the suburbs some...

ArcReady – Architecting for Scalable and Usable Web Applications Session 1: Architecting for Scalable Web Applications In this session we will explore the patterns that typical applications follow as their scalability needs grow due to increased demand...

**This month we're in Downers Grove and NOT in downtown Chicago. We flip periodically to show the suburbs some love. Spring is finally here, which means it's time to take a good, hard look at your Software Development Life Cycle. :) For our May meeting...

CodeFest: Microsoft is supply Labs and Microsoft and CNUG will be supplying proctors to assist you walking through the Labs. What to bring: A laptop. Sponsor : Microsoft Date : Wednesday, May 21st Time : Pizza/discussion: 6:00PM, Labs 7:00PM-9:00PM Location...

Global Bank: A Scenario for Visual Studio Team System 2008 Are you wondering what you can do in Visual Studio Team System 2008 that you couldn’t do before? We’ve created a series of articles to show you. In this series, we'll explore how Global Bank uses...

SESSION 1: The Power of Designers in Visual Studio 2008 In this session we will take a look at one of Visual Studio’s greatest strengths: the built-in designers. These powerful tools enable us to quickly create meaningful visual representations of many...