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2011-03-22T16:30:00Z

The Business of Being a Software Company	NYC Startup dotbox is Startup of the Day Be Microsoft Platform Ready! Microsoft Platform Ready (MPR) for CRM BizSpark Startup Flickchart on Mashable
Upcoming Events!	Space still available for Cloud Ireland next week in NYC NYC event for cloud based companies interested in Ireland See the Future of the Web at Mix11 Join Us for Tech·Ed North America 2011
	No-Code Application Development for Desktop or the Cloud! Mapping your Move to the Windows Azure Platform New Improved Windows Azure AppFabric CTP Released Automate Windows Azure Functions with PowerShell Service Management CmdLets Feeling constrained by the 50GB SQL Azure Limit? Try Sharding Windows Azure Capacity Assessment
	Programming Windows Phone 7 GPS at Coding4Fun Jumpstart Development with the Windows Phone 7 Ignition Kit
Visual Studio	No-Code Application Development for Desktop or the Cloud!

Jumpstart Development with the Windows Phone 7 Ignition Kit

2011-03-11T17:30:00Z

Windows Phone 7 Ignition Kit

Windows Phone 7 promises to be an amazing mobile phone operating system given its innovative user interface and functionality, as well as its great development platform upon which you can quickly and easily build games and applications. With a myriad of new devices, a powerful and immersive software platform, and a new marketplace to attract developers and provide easy access to applications, consumer demand for Windows Phones will be high, and developers will quickly adopt the Windows Phone platform to capitalize on this growing mobile marketplace.

This ignition kit contains 7 steps to Windows Phone 7 application and game development. Included are links to all the resources you need to develop, submit and monetize your application.

Get started today.

Free Consulting - 7 Easy Steps to Your Windows Phone 7 App

2011-02-25T17:32:00Z

The Microsoft Developer and Platform Evangelism Division is offering you the opportunity to jump-start the conversion of your iPhone or Android app to Windows Phone 7. This offer is strictly for developers that have commercially available apps in one of the existing app marketplaces.

What you will get:

Two hours of free consulting with a Windows Phone 7 expert
Hands on experience with the development tools and a development device
Registration in the Windows Phone Marketplace and Microsoft Platform Ready support programs
Working development tools installed on your computer
The beginning of your app working on Windows Phone 7

What we need from you:

Bring your Windows or MAC development system with you.
Answer a few simple questions that will help us be ready to help you as soon as you get here. Because we are very serious about getting your app converted we will need information on who in your company can approve the publication of your app in the Windows Phone 7 marketplace.
- Your Job Role
- Approver name
- Approver email Address
- Approver Phone number

Also it would be helpful if you can tell us a little bit about your app and your existing development environment prior to the meeting. Then we can be best prepared to help you.

Remember this is all free and it will help you jump-start your app on Windows Phone 7. Contact us at mazilber [@] microsoft [.] com to arrange for a meeting date.

Max

Resources to help you create an Azure App Today…

2010-04-01T20:39:54Z

What is the Azure™ Services Platform? It is an Internet-scale cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers, which provides an operating system and a set of developer services that can be used individually or together. It reduces the need for up-front technology purchases, and it enables developers to quickly and easily create applications running in the cloud using their existing skills.

Now that you know what it is, we want to give you resources to try out the cloud!

Get:

Get a Windows Azure account – http://bit.ly/azureaccountsignup

Learn:

What is Azure” 4 min video – http://bit.ly/WhatisAzurePlatform-C9
Windows Azure Training kit- http://bit.ly/AzureTrainingKit
How to Deploy Azure App video- http://bit.ly/DeployAzureApps
Interoperability SDKs – http://www.interoperabilitybridges.com/default.aspx
Sample projects to review – codeplex.com, search “azure”
Code samples & snippets – code.msdn.com, search azure
Start-ups – microsoft.com/bizspark

Join:

The vibrant online community – http://channel9.msdn.com/azure
Azure user groups – http://www.azureusergroup.com

Now that you have all the resources, you can create cloud computing projects and upload them to the Microsoft Pinpoint marketplace. The marketplace will allow you to showcase your products and services to the people who need them the most. Click Here To Get Started Today!

Know almost before it happens with IE8 and HuffingtonPost.com

2010-03-16T19:48:08Z

One of the fundamental challenges with launching something new is the letting people know about it. That said, the same challenge can be applied to an existing business. The main point of every sales cycle is to up-sell your customer to the next, bigger, better, more profitable product. From a box of cereal, to news, to cable service, all companies are a like, they attempt to start and develop the sales cycle with the “engage, evolve and up-sell” loop.

While working on an interesting assignment, I had a chance to work with one of the web’s most prestige brands The Huffington Post. As you examine the site, it is clear, HuffingtonPost is a great news channel and provides a wealth of commentary on current events. Even with a very large and loyal audience, the site is not unlike the rest of the web and still follows the basic consumer engagement principles. The principal is that unless the site is related to your direct job, you are going to visit it when you have time creating the relationship as casual and occasional. When you ask Huffington Post, they would love it to be the reverse, the on-site experience to be as often and as long as possible.

On the web, events happen quickly and everyone wants to know when it does, with the help of IE8 and Web Slices developed by Huffington Post. The readers are able to stay more in touch with the sections they have come to love. As you brows the IEAddons.com gallery you will find that the HuffingtonPost developers have created something for everyone whether you love Entertainment, Politics or Comedy.

You can all of the Web Slices developed by the Huffington Post and many more here:

http://www.ieaddons.com/en/search/?search=Huffington

Innovation Showcase Headlines – 11/9/2009

2009-11-09T22:56:34Z

Lots of terrific articles posted this week on the Innovation Showcase news site. Read about new features in Visual Studio 2010, check out David Chappells’ whitepaper on the SharePoint 2010 Developer Platform and see video interviews with Don Box and Dave Thompson.

Visit the Innovation Showcase Site…

Subscribe to the Innovation Showcase Feed

Follow Innovation Showcase on Twitter

Win 7 Lauch@DC - Another Fantastic Event…

2009-11-05T14:23:14Z

Thank you to those who have attended. In a nice clear morning we held one of many Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Exchange 2010 launch events. I presented content on the parallel extensions and the ultimate shift that the we are currently undergoing in the hardware. Windows Server 2008 R2 is capable of running 256 processors. However, unless you understand how deep OS internals, using all that power may prove to be a real challenge. This is especially true if the application is running in a shared/utility environment with variable load scenarios.

As developers in schools/colleges we are all tought that one of the most fundamental ways to develop parallel logic is to use threads. It is true, but there is a better and more manageable way of achieving the goals that is easier to develop and in many cases significantly more efficient than threads.

In this session I discussed improvements that were made to Server 2008 R2 and how you as a developer or architect can make your applications scale across cores and processors using the Parallel Extensions in the .NET 4.0 framework.

Content and demos can be found here.

Max

Technorati Tags: Windows Server 2008 R2,VS2010

Code Camp 2009.3 the “bestest” so far

2009-10-23T16:03:24Z

Code camp event has been the best it has ever been. For those who have not yet been a part of the Philadelphia CodeCamp event do not know what they are missing. With a number of presenters from Microsoft and a large contingent of MVPs it is a great way to learn.

At this event I presented on the value of Enterprise Library and provide an in-depth look at how EntLib can change they way to develop world-class applications without writing code that you never want to maintain.

For those who have attended my sessions, a big thank you. Please look in this space as I will continue to gather feedback for future sessions. At this moment here are my thoughts:

Azure Cloud for Beginners
Building for scale using Azure Services
Developing Rich and Immersive Applications on Windows 7

Let the voting begin… or just send me a note telling me what you would like to see.

Presentation: Power Point

Windows Azure Platform Training Kit - August Update Released

2009-10-05T17:09:01Z

Ever wanted to get a full technical immersion in the Windows Azure platform? Ever wanted to get a good look at all the technical underpinnings of what the platform has to offer - so you can determine the full value of the functions and features for yourself?

Take a look at what's inside the August update for the Windows Azure Platform Training kit at:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=413E88F8-5966-4A83-B309-53B7B77EDF78&displaylang=en

Overview
The Windows Azure Platform Training Kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content including hands-on labs, presentations, and demos that are designed to help you learn how to use the Windows Azure platform including: Windows Azure, SQL Azure and .NET Services. The August release includes the following content:

Presentations:

Azure Platform Overview
What is Windows Azure?
Windows Azure Storage Overview
Introduction to Windows Azure
Building Services using Windows Azure
Introduction to SQL Azure
Building Applications using SQL Azure
Scaling Out with SQL Azure
Introduction to .NET Services
Building Applications Using the .NET Service Bus

Demos

Deploying Windows Azure Services
Hello Windows Azure
Windows Azure Guestbook Demo
Windows Azure Logging and Configuration Demo
Windows Azure using Blobs Demo
Windows Azure Worker Role Demo
Windows Azure Using Queues Demo
Windows Azure Using Tables Demo
Preparing your SQL Azure Account
Connecting to SQL Azure
Managing Logins and Security in SQL Azure
Creating Objects in SQL Azure
Migrating a Database Schema to SQL Azure
Moving Data Into and Out Of SQL Azure using SSIS
Building a Simple SQL Azure App
Scaling Out SQL Azure with Database Sharding
.NET Services Service Bus Direct Connection Demo
.NET Services Service Bus webHttpRelayBinding
.NET Services Service Bus Publish and Subscribe
.NET Services Service Registry
.NET Services Service Bus NetOneWayRelayBinding

Hands On Labs:

Building Windows Azure Services
Windows Azure Native Code
Windows Azure and PHP
Getting Started with Windows Azure Storage
Using Windows Azure Tables
Building ASP.NET MVC Applications with Windows Azure
Building ASP.NET Web Form Applications with Windows Azure
Migrating Applications to Windows Azure
Introduction to SQL Azure
Migrating Databases to SQL Azure
Building Your First SQL Azure App
Introduction to the .NET Service Bus
Building Hybrid Applications

Samples and Tools:

Windows Azure MMC
PhluffyFotos
Bid Now
Contoso Cycles

Technorati Tags: Windows Azure

Innovation/Showcase on Windows 7

2009-10-02T04:16:51Z

“Windows 7 is what a modern managed desktop should be. It helps us increase productivity, reduce costs, and provide enhanced desktop security”

- Doug Miller, Practice Architect, CDW

Join us at Microsoft’s Windows 7 Innovation Showcase where you can explore how Windows 7 delivers ‘the new efficiency” by growing your business through cost savings, productivity and innovation! Register today to see what Innovation can do for you!

Areas covered include:

· Address top seven business values of Windows 7 that enterprise customers care about

· Take advantage of the advancements in the Windows 7 user experience to make your application more compelling to users

and your users more productive in the tasks they care about

· Dive into the business scenarios and technical details of Multi-Touch and the Sensor and Location API on Windows 7

· Ease of Migrating to Windows 7

City/State	Date	Microsoft Location	Registration Link
Farmington, CT	October 15, 2009	Farmington Directions	Farmington Registration Link
Waltham, MA	October 20, 2009	Waltham Directions	Waltham Registration Link
Reston, VA	October 20, 2009	Reston Directions	Reston Registration Link
New York, NY	October 21, 2009	New York Directions	NY Registration Link
Rochester, NY	October 22, 2009	Rochester Directions	Rochester Registration Link
Alpharetta, GA	October 22, 2009	Alpharetta Directions	Alpharetta Registration Link
Ft Lauderdale, FL	October 26, 2009	Ft Lauderdale Directions	Ft Lauderdale Registration Link
Malvern, PA	October 29, 2009	Malvern Directions	Malvern Registration Link

more soon…