Nelson Lopes one of Canada’s CRM specialists recently shared an email with me on how CRM 11 will make it easier for ISVs to protect their IP. It’s introduced with a the new concept of a “Solution Package”. Content that would normally have to be written...

Tech·Days 2010 is coming. Check out the cities near you. Register now! I’m excited to let you know that Tech·Days is back in your region this fall. This 8-city tour of Canada is focused on bringing you the most current technical training on all the new...

If your looking for a new career path, Microsoft Canada has a number of open positions. For anyone who’s worked with me in the past you may be interested in knowing that we’re hiring a second person to work with me on helping ISV adopt the latest Microsoft...

Jacques Mignault from 2020 Technologies has been prototyping a solution deployed on Windows Azure. One key technology they make use of today is .Net Remoting. During his prototyping efforts he hit ran into a few configuration steps that needed to be properly...

There is a lot of excitement around our upcoming Windows Phone release. Many are heads down with the development environment today and we are slowly bringing training programs online for Canada and the US. To start off, we have a couple of events in Redmond...

Sales and Pre-sales Launch Event for SQL Server® 2008 R2 Come out and join Stephen Giles, Microsoft Canada Partner Technology Advisor on the Application Platform for this half-day session as he outlines the new features and licensing changes for SQL Server...

The Microsoft Certification team has recently announced the availability of the beta exams for VS 2010. If you are thinking about taking a certification course on VS, do check out the details that are posted here: http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive...

Back on March 4th we hosted a Visual Studio 2010 ISV event in Mississauga. The recording of that event is now online and can be viewed here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-ca/ff520608.aspx This event outlined the VS 2010 benefits that Microsoft Partners...

Today my colleagues on the Canadian Visual Studio team presented the latest details on VS 2010 for ISVs. For those that attended, thanks for the time and I hope you found the time extremely useful. I’ve posted all of the content, with the exception of...

"Get Greenlight" Contest ends on Feb 28* This contest is open to Canadian software vendors who have or are in the process of developing applications on Windows® 7. If you are one of them, why not considering get your application compatible with Windows...

Later today I’ll be delivering the first of two webcasts this week on SharePoint 2010. The first session will focus on new features in SharePoint 2010 with a focus towards ISV scenarios. Tomorrow's session will focus on the Business Intelligence capabilities...

My colleagues on the local Visual Studio team are hosting a series of free VS 2010 events. These are the experts on the product that can help all levels of an organization understand how VS 2010 will improve their productivity. I especially encourage...

Our Bluesky award is back aging this year. If you are a Canadian ISV with an innovated application, check out the details below and submit your application before April 30th. Thanks, Jamie Wakeam ISV Software Architect Advisor Microsoft Canada In today...

Back in November, we made SQL Server 2008 R2 Community Technology Preview (CTP) available for download. The November CTP is "feature complete", I encourage you to try out the cool features in this CTP release. I invite you to join me on Jan 26-28th, as...

Windows Azure is a flexible platform that provides developers with on-demand compute and storage to host, scale and manage web applications on the internet. We want you to try it out and experience the advantages that Windows Azure can bring to your business...

We have two 300 level SharePoint trainings upcoming. These are not my normal free Metro trainings for ISVs, but rather discounted training sponsored through the partner program. Details are below. Thanks, Jamie ISV Software Architect Microsoft Canada...

We recently rolled out a new Windows 7 compatibility contest with a big cash prize. For those of you in Canada with compatible Windows 7 apps check out the details below. Thanks, Jamie Wakeam ISV Software Architect Advisor Windows® 7 has garnered rave...

Several Azure sessions from the PDC are now available on the Microsoft Partner Network. Links to the recordings are below: Lap Around the Windows Azure Platform Windows Azure: Present and Future SQL Azure Database: Present and Future Lessons Learned:...

My colleagues in the mid-market team have a couple of different upcoming training courses that I thought would be good to post on here in case any ISVs were interested. Keep in mind that these are fee based trainings and are not our usual free ISVs trainings...

Hello, In my continuing effort to keep you connected on the latest events and details from Microsoft Canada, below is a copy of our November Canadian ISV Newsletter. You can sign up for this newsletter and others here . Thanks, Jamie Wakeam Software Architect...

We recently tried to schedule a few events for ISVs in Alberta on Windows application compatibility but were unable to get enough interest to justify the cost of an in-person classroom event. So we decided to move the event to an online webcast. We’ll...

Yesterday I delivered a webcast providing an overview of the various Microsoft’s partner programs for software startups. I also had the pleasure of interviewing David Ossip, President and CEO of Dayforce, where he shared with me his expert opinions on...

Staying connected on the latest events and details from Microsoft can be a full time job, trust me I know! One of the methods we use to keep ISVs in the loop is via our monthly ISV newsletter. You can sign up for this newsletter and others here . To help...

We have several Windows 7 Application Compatibility session running in September that I wanted the Canadian ISV community to know about. These are excellent sessions including free one on one time with Microsoft Consulting Services to help ensure your...

In a country like Canada where there are two official languages it makes good business sense to design your applications with localization as a strategy. Windows Presentation Foundation provides the means to localizing applications. There are a few localization...