If you are interested in developing for mobiles – you should definitely check out the free full-day Windows mobile developer briefing being help on May 14th in our offices out in Leopardstown. It’s a pretty comprehensive agenda (see below for more details).
Windows Mobile Developer Briefing
Date: 14th May, 9am-4pm
Location: Microsoft EPDC2 Auditorium, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18
Overview:
Windows Mobile has become the platform of choice for an increasing number of enterprise and consumer solutions today. Together with Visual Studio 2005, the ability to leverage the power of Windows Mobile is now easier than ever. As the technology drives ahead with the announcement of Windows Mobile 6, mobile markets are growing and it is an exciting time for developers. Come to the Windows Mobile Ireland Briefing to find out what Windows Mobile is all about, where it is headed and how you can leverage its capabilities to realise the huge potential these devices bring to the mobile user.
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Keynote: Develop and Win with Windows Mobile
Find out what the developer opportunities available are with Windows Mobile! The Windows Mobile ecosystem is expanding rapidly and is the place to be. See new devices now shipping or announced as well as the development tools you would use to write compelling and innovative solutions for a variety of markets. Specifically, see a demonstration showing the multi-platform UI designer features of Visual Studio 2005. Elements such as docking and anchoring, the high-fidelity emulators and the ability to build installable CAB files to deploy applications on devices will all be shown live. The session will round off with Microsoft programs that you can engage in to give you the edge to win!
Windows Mobile Today
New to Windows Mobile? This session will cover the essential information you need to start developing great applications on the Windows Mobile platform. We will tour the two core elements that make creating solutions on this platform easy and effective. We will take a look at what Compact Framework 2.0 and the Windows Mobile 5.0 managed libraries offer the mobile developer. This session will look at such elements as improved COM Interoperability, better performance monitoring, Managed POOM, State and Notification Broker, Security and more. With a great demonstration to tie all the pieces together, you will leave this session with knowledge and inspiration to go create the next Windows Mobile killer application!
Extending Windows Mobile Applications
Now that you’ve had a taste of what you can do with Visual Studio 2005 and Windows Mobile 5.0, we will introduce you to a variety of additional technologies that will help extend your solutions with even greater capabilities. Take a tour of the newly released patterns & practices Mobile Client Software Factory, a set of libraries that enable you to leverage industry best-practise with minimal effort. We’ll also have a look at the Bluetooth Shared Source Program, SQL Mobile and the Optional Windows Mobile 5.0 Server Components. All of these provide you with specialized abilities that give you the options you need to make great applications. At the end of this session, you will have big ideas to expand what is possible on Windows Mobile today!
Session 3: Fun with Windows Mobile
You can also have fun in developing mobile applications! In this session, we’ll take a look at graphics on the Windows Mobile 5.0 device. Specifically, Direct 3D Mobile will be reviewed and a demonstration will be made to show the minimum amount of code to render a 3D object on the device. The commercial possibilities are vast! We will also take a quick look at WeFly247-50, a full end-to-end sample application you can use to jumpstart your development with Windows Mobile!
