I have limited places for the Melbourne BizSpark Windows Phone 7 Hands-on-labs on Friday June 25th and the weekend workshop on June 26th and 27th !! If interested in either the hands-on-labs and/or the weekend workshop then you must email me at dglover@microsoft.com with the subject line of “...

The Microsoft Web Platform Installer 2.0 (Web PI) is a free tool that makes getting the latest components of the Microsoft Web Platform, including Internet Information Services (IIS), SQL Server Express, .NET Framework and Visual Web Developer easy. The Web PI also makes it easy to install and run the...

Are you looking to use applications fitting for today's market trends and demands ? Do you want to have your application ready to face the Market Demand for Windows Phone 7 Applications? We are happy to announce the 2 upcoming BizSpark Camp events being hosted in June: Sydney: Windows...

RDN Dev Day: TFS Unboxing Expert advice and demonstrations to help you get started with Team Foundation Server. Since 2005, Team Foundation Server (TFS) has been providing integrated version control, work management and build capabilities. The release of TFS 2010 builds on the foundations...

The Australian Partner Conference happens 31/8-2/9 on the Gold Coast. We are putting together the track of content at the moment and wanted to give you the opportunity to have your say. Please post your comment and tell us if this is what you want to hear or please provide me with your suggestions. Thanks...

On April 29th, the Windows Phone Developer Tools CTP Refresh (WPDT CTP) was made available via http://developer.windowsphone.com , which means developers can now build Windows Phone 7 apps on the final release of Visual Studio 2010 (VS2010). While this update is primarily intended to enable development...

The Partner Hotline have received some calls from Partners who have questions about the new Visual Studio levels and their software benefits AND Certified Partners with the ISV or Custom Development Competency who are unable to download Visual Studio 2010 Premium from MSDN Subscriber Downloads. 1...

Our next event this year could be titled “How I Stopped Worrying About ‘Minglephobia’ and Learned to Love Networking!”. Your hottest leads are the people you meet face to face, yet strangely, while many modern business people understand the value of word of mouth and business networking (and networks...

Across the weekend, we invited 10 BizSpark companies selected from the submissions we had received to participate in the first Australian BizSpark Camp. We decided to focus this first event around Azure technologies, so asked the teams to submit how they thought they might use Azure for their solution...

Have a look at this video where Alan Lunghusen of Solutionware talks to Sarah Theiss of Microsoft about how the Partner Technical Advisory Hours benefit has helped them integrate and extend their software with a Sharepoint solution. For more information about Advisory Hours and how you can utilise them...

The slides are now available for download here https://partner.microsoft.com/Australia/40135606 . We'll let you know when the edited videos become available (in about 10 days time).

Subscribe today to our local Australian ISV Newsletter. Spark for ISVs is distributed monthly and provides information for Channel Partners who develop packaged applications, and develop for the Web. Subscribe today!

In February, NewLease & Microsoft hosted a three city road show focusing on Software + Services (S+S). Attendees ranged from ISVs to SIs to Hosters, and topics ranged from Microsoft Service Provider License Agreement (SPLA) updates to reviews of the S+S market to explorations of how to get...

SQL Server 2008 R2 offers an impressive array of capabilities for developers that build upon key innovations introduced in SQL Server 2008. The SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit is ideal for developers who want to understand how to take advantage of the key improvements introduced...

Microsoft® LicenseWise is a one-stop shop that can help Microsoft Partners recommend Microsoft product and Volume Licensing solutions for customers, optimize the sales process, and build new revenue opportunities. Partners can also use LicenseWise to save them time in effectively creating accurate quotes...

We have just finished the Sydney event - the last event in the series. It was all filmed today so we'll let you know where those recordings are as soon as they are edited and available. The slide decks are available on slideshare.net - just search on "msozinnovation". Thankyou to the many web designers...

We are excited to offer an additional service free email/phone based technical support at no charge. This support can be used to understand the concepts of how to make your application compatible and help fix your compatibility problems while you are making the necessary changes. Just email the team...

Promote your business at no cost AIIA are joining forces with Microsoft, to promote the capability of the Australian software industry. The “Buy Australian Software” catalogue will be a showcase for local and international customers wanting Windows 7 compatible software. This catalogue provides a...