As you can tell, there is a lot of activity going on with regards to Windows Vista. On May 23rd, we will be running a webcast entitled "Writing Secure Applications for Windows Vista". Here is an abstract of the presentation:

Have you tested your application on Windows Vista? If not, it’s important that you do as it will impact the experience your users will have with the software you have developed. This is especially the case if your application writes to the registry or requires elevated privileges.

The primary objective of this session is to provide developers with the necessary knowledge to successfully write secure application on Windows Vista and get familiarized with Vista’s new security model and features such as Least-privileged User Accounts (LUA), virtualization, and the User Account Control (UAC).  This session will be of interest to all
Windows developers.

Value proposition:
Windows Vista incorporates many new and innovative security features. This session will provide the attendees with the following information:

  • How Vista’s security enhancements may affect their application development environment 
  • How to successfully write Windows Vista applications leveraging features such as UAC
  • The use of tools such as FxCop and PreFAST to identify compatible issues in existing applications or in the development process. 

Call to Action:

  • Start developing secure applications on Windows Vista
  • Use tools like FxCop to find compatible issues with existing applications or new applications in development
  • Take advantage of the new security tidbits added to Windows Vista

To sign up for the event, click on this link: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032336165&EventCategory=4&culture=en-CA&CountryCode=CA