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Microsoft acquires TeamPrise - THE Team Foundation Server integration for Java Developers
Microsoft has finally decided to acquire TeamPrise - a long overdue decision! TeamPrise provides an integration to Team Foundation Server for Java developers. It comes as an Eclipse plug-in, as a standalone client and as a command line version. If you Read More...

Posted Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:19 AM by ChrisBirmele | 0 Comments

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Visual Studio 2010 - "The ULTIMATE Offer" roadshow - invitation
The next wave of the latest Microsoft technologies is about to land on our shores, providing new and exciting ways to develop custom applications. Visual Studio 2010 is the upcoming release of Microsoft’s market leading integrated Development Tool Platform Read More...

Posted Friday, October 30, 2009 11:32 AM by ChrisBirmele | 0 Comments

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Free VS2010 & .NET 4.0 Online Training available now!
Now that VS2010 Beta 2 is available, check out the Channel 9 Learning Center for updated VS2010 online training courses - six are available, more are coming in the near future. Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:14 AM by ChrisBirmele | 0 Comments

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Instructions of where to get & how to install Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate - Beta 2
Now that Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 is available, why not install it? Check out Brian Keller's video of where to get the bits and how to install a Visual Studio & Team Foundation Server 2010 in no time! Read More...

Posted Tuesday, October 20, 2009 5:13 PM by ChrisBirmele | 0 Comments

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Visual Studio 2010 - Transition to the new editions
If you are an existing Visual Studio customer with a current MSDN subscription, you will transition to the following new editions (on March 22nd): a) Visual Studio Professional with MSDN Pro ==> Visual Studio 2010 Professional with MSDN b) Visual Studio Read More...

Posted Monday, October 19, 2009 9:24 AM by ChrisBirmele | 0 Comments

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Visual Studio 2010. Launch date March 22nd 2010!
Finally the cat is out of the bag - the next version of Visual Studio will be available Monday, 22nd of March 2010! You don't have to wait until then to play with this new exciting release, Visual Studio Beta 2 bits are available on MSDN now! At a glance, Read More...

Posted Monday, October 19, 2009 8:32 AM by ChrisBirmele | 0 Comments

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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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Visual Studio Team Test - Quick Reference Guide released!
If you are using Visual Studio Team Test (VSTT) I suggest you download the new VSTT Quick Reference Guide here . The document explains product specifics in great details, it includes tips & tricks for unit, functional and load tests. A wealth of information Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 01, 2009 1:51 PM by ChrisBirmele | 1 Comments

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Activity, Deliverable or Outcome?
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Posted Sunday, March 29, 2009 5:44 PM by ChrisBirmele | 1 Comments

Want to know the magic formula of how to develop software successfully?
The magic formula is: Success == People + Process + Tools Well this is hardly a revelation of historic proportions, but why is it people keep looking for that elusive tool that will solve all their problems? Tools are very important, don't get me wrong, Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:12 AM by ChrisBirmele | 1 Comments

Want to migrate source code from Subversion, StarTeam or CVS to TFS?
TimelyMigration offers a migration tool to move your Subversion , StarTeam and CVS repositories to Microsoft Team Foundation Server - check it out here . Our folks in Redmond have only good things to say about them - so try them out! Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 9:23 AM by ChrisBirmele | 0 Comments

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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