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VSTS2010 Extensibility Points
I am busy getting people excited about VSTS2010 (it's not very hard :-)) and often I get questions about customising workflows, work items, Team Build, etc. Terry Clancy has written a good blog post listing all the extensibility points in Visual Studio Read More...

Posted Friday, September 25, 2009 11:37 AM by ChrisBirmele | 0 Comments

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Visual Studio Team System 2010 - coming soon to a computer near you ..
I get more and more questions about VSTS2010 - Microsoft's next generation tool platform - as the days go by. I am not surprised given the exciting stuff we'll release on **/**/20** (sorry date is TOP SECRET). In the meantime here is a collection of links Read More...

Posted Thursday, September 03, 2009 2:34 PM by ChrisBirmele | 0 Comments

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VSTS Essential training offered in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
Enhance ALM, a Microsoft Partner in Australia, offers training courses this month to get you started with Visual Studio Team System. If you live in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane see the schedule below. The courses are short and well priced. This is a Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 03, 2009 11:06 AM by ChrisBirmele | 1 Comments

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Agile Development with TFS - Training in Brisbane
Readify, one of Microsoft's best partner is running a 2-day workshop in Brisbane, covering agile development with VSTS - an event not to be missed! For details of how to sign up, click the link below: Readify's Professional Series Training ... What’s Read More...

Posted Thursday, May 14, 2009 10:50 AM by ChrisBirmele | 1 Comments

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Reminder - there is a 30% promotion available until 30th June 2009 ..
In case you haven't heard (or haven't read my blog!) there is a 30% promotion available to step up from Visual Studio Professional to one of the Team Editions or from a Team Edition to Team Suite. This offer is valid until June 30th 2009 , so you still Read More...

Posted Monday, March 23, 2009 1:43 PM by ChrisBirmele | 1 Comments

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VSTS 2008 on Windows 7 - very nice!
I couldn't resist... Windows 7 and Visual Studio Team System 2008 - all on HyperV .... very nice! Read More...

Posted Friday, January 09, 2009 4:18 PM by ChrisBirmele | 1 Comments

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VSTS promotions available NOW!
Christmas is just around the corner and yes I realise times are a bit tougher than usual, but here is an opportunity not to be missed. We have a number of special promotions you can take advantage of: 30% Discount If you buy (or own) a Team Edition you Read More...

Posted Tuesday, November 11, 2008 9:15 AM by ChrisBirmele | 1 Comments

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The Road to Visual Studio 2010!
After Steve Ballmer last week, we have another illustrious person visiting us from Corp (no wonder, today's weather forecast for Seattle is 8-12 degrees and rainy....) - Matt Nunn . Matt is a Group Product Manager for Visual Studio Team System and presents Read More...

Posted Monday, November 10, 2008 2:07 PM by ChrisBirmele | 1 Comments

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VSTS workshop training (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth)
Readify, one of our partners here in Australia is offering a one day workshop focusing on Team Foundation Server, Agile Development and technologies such as Silverlight, WCF, LINQ and others. The training is not free but it will be delivered by excellent Read More...

Posted Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:34 AM by ChrisBirmele | 2 Comments

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<<UML::Modelling>>
Usually I don't blog about product futures, but I make an exception... Microsoft released a few videos on Channel 9, showcasing new features among other things. I watched a couple of them demonstrating UML modelling capabilities you will see in VS2010. Read More...

Posted Wednesday, October 01, 2008 2:27 PM by ChrisBirmele | 2 Comments

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Buy one Visual Studio Edition - get another one for free!
Well I said we announce something today - and we did ! All well and good, but much more importantly anyone with a valid MSDN subscription and Team Editon for Developers or Team Edition for Database Professional will receive ALL these products for FREE Read More...

Posted Friday, September 26, 2008 5:57 PM by ChrisBirmele | 1 Comments

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Upgrade from TFS Trial Edition to Full Version?
I get asked this question a lot - usually when TFS stopped working because the trial license expired..... If you are in this situation don't panic and don't call me - the answer is right here . Read More...

Posted Tuesday, January 22, 2008 9:08 AM by ChrisBirmele | 2 Comments

New MSSCCI Provider for TFS 2008 released!
If you are using one of the technologies listed below and want to use TFS 2008, you may want to check out our new MSSCCI provider we just released. You can download it here . Visual Studio .NET 2003 Visual C++ 6 SP6 Visual Visual Basic 6 SP6 Visual FoxPro Read More...

Posted Monday, December 24, 2007 8:53 AM by ChrisBirmele | 2 Comments

TFS 2008 Powertools released!
The VSTS2008TFSPT (short for V isual S tudio T eam S ystem 2008 T eam F oundation S erver P ower T ools) have been released.... It's a mouthful but there are some interesting features, check it out here . Read More...

Posted Monday, December 24, 2007 8:44 AM by ChrisBirmele | 1 Comments

Upgrading to TFS 2008? Need a migration tool?
If you plan upgrading from TFS 2005 to TFS 2008 you may want to have a look at this migration tool . Make sure you understand the limitations of the tool. Read More...

Posted Monday, December 24, 2007 8:38 AM by ChrisBirmele | 1 Comments

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