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Australian Trade Delegation to Microsoft: Gain early access to MS’s strategic vision for the financial services industry About this mission: Be part of the first-ever delegation of Australian financial services technology and solutions providers to Microsoft...

On Friday 7 March 2007, Microsoft was a sponsor for the 14th annual Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) awards held at Sydney’s National Institute of Dramatic Art. Adam Spencer hosted the night with guest speakers Senator Stephen...

Hat tip to Shane Morris for linking to the Canadian UX team's summary of the Microsoft Partner Program for Designers, Developers and Agencies at Mix08, with Bill Vlandis (left) and Hakan Soderbom (right) on 5 March. For other presentations, visit http...

Watch the Live Streaming Keynote: Ray Ozzie, Dean Hachamovitch, and Scott Guthrie So wish I was there... As Nick promised , here's a bit of a summary of the buzz from Mix in Vegas... and Nick - I'm putting in my request now to attend next years conference...

The photos from the Sydney Wave launch have been published to Flickr and there's some beauties! Mike Heald also took some pictures, including me behind the Partner-TV camera! Below, from left to right are pictures of Dave Glover , Martin Gregory, Nick...

If you are interested in connecting with a User group, you can search for one near you using the TechNet and MSDN sites based on: Location Filter by type of audience: IT Pro, Developer or Enthusiast Keywords such as .NET or infrastructure

The Australia 2008 Daylight Saving Planning Guide is now available for download. The document is aimed at medium to large organisations and provides detailed guidance on preparing Microsoft solutions for the changes in daylight saving. For further details...

If Andy Warhol had worked in ICT, he may have had a different take on 15 minutes of fame. That’s because the iAwards – the Australian Information Industry Association’s annual ICT industry awards - are proven passports to fame and fortune that stand the...

We are about to launch our online Global Relationship Survey which is our Customer & Partner satisfaction survey. We would be really grateful for your feedback if you are selected randomly to participate as it's about your levels of satisfaction with...

This morning, Steve Ballmer, Ray Ozzie, Bob Muglia and Brad Smith have announced important changes to our technology and business practices that will enhance the interoperability of our products and expand the technical information we share with developers...

I presented and met partners at the Canberra.Net Cluster event today. Ellen did a sterling job of time keeping and organising the event and scheduling some follow up meetings for me. Thanks Ellen! As usual, my slides are below. | View | Upload your own...

If you are building your solution on SQL Server and need a testing voucher to join the Microsoft Partner Program , you can join the Innovate On service to receive a number of benefits. Complimentary testing voucher good for US$250 off the Microsoft SQL...

The new version of InnovateOn site has been launched with many new features: Streamlined registration The new registration engine significantly reduces the time required for a new partner to enrol Multiple technology enrolment Users can register a solution...

We just launched a brand new, entirely redesigned Voices for Innovation (VFI) website . The new site provides many new features that we hope will make VFI even more valuable to our members and in particular to you. There's a touch of Silverlight, the...

I'm attending the Canberra.NET event on Wednesday 20 February presenting my "How to Partner with Microsoft" slides. Please contact Ellen Meinhart if you are interested in a one to one meeting. I believe there are a couple of spare spare slots after 11am...

A professional design tool, Expression Web creates modern, standards-based sites that deliver superior quality on the Web. It is available both as a full retail version and as an upgrade from Microsoft FrontPage (any version); Office and other products...

Great software requires collaboration between developers and designers. In this white paper , learn how Microsoft’s new user interface platform, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), emphasizes the collaboration between designers and developers. Revolutionizing...

Some new training has been published, across Australia, for ISV's. As usual, space is limited, so if you are interested in attending, please register by visiting https://partner.microsoft.com/Australia/40039523 . Application Platform & Windows Server...

As per the normal tradition of a launch, the obligatory T-shirt is an absolute must. Click here to take the quiz (you'll need to sign in) and correctly answer 8 out of 10 questions about Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 to win...

Yesterday, I presented after Peter Grant, the Queensland State Director, on partnering best practice and some of the tools available to help new partners join the Microsoft Partner Program. Think it was a good session with some good questions from the...

If you are an Empower member (which is a great resource if you want a relationship with Microsoft and need some tools to launch a new product based on our platform) there are some changes which you need to made aware of. The good news: Empower partners...

Andy Coates published the latest Aussie blogs Roger Lawrence (Sydney) - our new Group Manager, Developer Evangelism. Still drinking from the fire hose , but blogs increasingly frequently . Bit of a Windows Mobile buff . Dave Glover (Melbourne) - Developer...

Greg & Andrew both beat me to blogging this. The Australian Partner Readiness site has three SQL2008 sessions listed: SQL 2008 for Developers SQL 2008 BI - JumpStart SQL 2008 : IT PRO Admin : 1 Day JumpStart Also check these out from Andy's blog ...

Further to my earlier post , there are just two weeks left to claim your membership to MarketingSherpa . Join to read articles like: [Sherpa B-to-B] 5 Steps to Reach a Marketing-Averse Audience [Sherpa Member] Tips to Market in a Down Economy [Sherpa...

New research has been released which demonstrates the business benefit of enabling people through technology. Betsy Frost (Microsoft's Information Worker Group general manager) discusses the implications of this research by "The Economist Intelligence...