MSDN New Zealand Blog

We have a competition with three prize categories. Submit your app by emailing msdnnz@microsoft.com with a brief description and a link to your app on the Windows Phone Marketplace , by 31st March 2012. You must have a New Zealand Windows Phone Marketplace...

It’s never been a more exciting time for Development tools. We are on the brink of a whole new wave of favourites like Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server and a new addition in Visual Studio LightSwitch. There are a host of language enhancements such...

Are you subscribed to our NZ MSDN Flash Newsletter? Click here to stay up to date with the latest news for NZ developers... I’m not sure where the year went but I know that the developers and IT Pros of New Zealand have had a very busy year in...

Windows 8 Competition Get a new Windows 8 app published onto the store to go into the draw to win one of the following prizes: Samsung Slate Ativ + Microsoft Wedge Keyboard + Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse + XBOX Kinect 4GB Bundle.: Goes...

We are proud to announce the Virtual Machine on Windows Azure competition here in New Zealand. Get a solid understanding of Virtual Machines in Windows Azure and be in to win an Xbox + Kinect + Forza Horizon + Halo 4 combo! Windows Azure is Microsoft’s...

On April 1 2009, be part of history and join developers from all around the world for the first ever 24 hour day of technology training. Tech.Days will feature 95 live sessions across 5 tracks on current and emerging technologies in developer tools, mobilty...

Dear MSDN Flash reader, As you may well be aware MIX09 took place earlier this month in Las Vegas. There were some huge announcements including the release of the Silverlight 3 Beta , IE8 , .NET RIA Services , Microsoft Web Platform Installer 2.0 Beta...

Rob Maher is starting a new user group in Auckland based on anything to do with the .NET stack.  The group will meet in central Auckland on the 4 th Tuesday of every other month.  Rob will be the first speaker and is hoping to get local notables...

Win 1 of 3 Samsung Slates: ...By Building a Windows 8 App! Build a Windows 8 app before September 9th, then present it briefly at CodeCamp for a chance to win your very own slate machine pre-loaded with the Windows 8 Release Preview! How do I enter...

Tech.Ed 2010 NZ is the event for developers & IT professionals that want to get ahead and stay ahead! This year, Tech.Ed will be once again held at the Sky City Convention Centre in Auckland from 30 August to 1 September 2010. Early Bird registration...

Imagine Cup is a competition which encourages students to use technology to transform great ideas into real world solutions every year. Student teams from around New Zealand have come up with solutions to the world's toughest problems. Join them at The...

More than 400 students, academics and industry representatives attended the first ever Imagine Cup 2009 NZ Finals at the Auckland University Business School on Apr 29th. The 6 finalist teams from all over the country presented and demonstrated their solution...

Join us for the May - June 2009 UNPLUGGED Roadshow as we visit locations around New Zealand presenting technical sessions for Developers and IT Pros. Choose from either the MSDN Stream for Developers or TechNet Stream for IT Pros . At the end, get the...

Editorial from this week's MSDN Flash Editorial - Subscribe NOW and get the chance to win a HP TouchSmart PC! I think we might be getting near the home straight. Windows 7 Release Candidate As you are probably now well aware, the Windows 7 Release...

Tech.Ed 2009 will be held from Monday 14 Sep to Wed 16 Sep at SKYCITY Convention Centre in Auckland this year. Tech.Ed 2009 NZ will feature 11 tracks on the latest Microsoft innovations, with sessions targeted at specific interests for developers and...

Whitireia Community Polytech, Wellington Registration: Free (additional social events after the code camp will cost if you attend them as well) Code Camps are run by the community for the community around New Zealand. This weekend is the Wellington Code...

The latest edition of NZ MSDN Flash is now available! Editorial: Mat Velloso  Welcome to MSDN Flash, Hello again! I’d like to start giving you the great news: We have our 4 winners for the Windows Phone 7 development competition! Yes, we’ve picked...

Chris Auld and Jeremy Boyd , our 2 regional directors will be touring around the country (11 city roadshow) showing off all the cool stuff in Visual Studio 2008 (LINQ, CSS Designers, etc), SQL Server 2008 (file stream, spatial data types, etc) and Windows...

Register and attend the seminar series by the global R&D team from KPMG who will be providing training for software developers to help them understand and make a successful claim. Click here for more information and to register.

Contact our specialist developer tools reseller Developers Inc. for adviceon purchasing Visual Studio 2008 and MSDN. Developers Inc. are an Auckland-based reseller, able to provide technical guidance and advice on Visual Studio 2008 (including Visual...

With NZ Tech.Ed selling out so quickly, we know there are many disappointed customers who missed out on securing tickets. An option for some may be to attend Tech.Ed 2008 Australia which will be held in Sydney on 2-5 Sep 2008. Tech.Ed Australia features...

Get your tickets now for Tech.Ed 2008 in Auckland to avoid disappointment. Tickets are selling FAST and will SELL OUT! Tech.Ed 2008 will be held in the SkyCity Convention Centre from 1-3 September.

An event for SQL Enthusiasts! Sat 6th & Sun 7th December @Whitireia Polytechnic, Porirua, Wellington. Once again proudly run and managed by NZ DNUG Inc Soc with some excellent and unique sessions presented by some of New Zealand’s and Australia’s...

Welcome to the MSDN Flash Christmas Special, If you’ve been missing these updates previously subscribe to MSDN Flash... As work winds down for the year developers all over NZ are venturing out into the sunlight. Like any good movement some will be left...

From 1 January 2009, Visual Studio Professional licence only customers can add an MSDN subscription and save hundreds of $$$. An MSDN Premium subscription offers access to almost all of Microsoft's server products and Windows operating systems, a full...