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Innovation Showcase Headlines – 11/30/2009

kenjon13 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:57:15 GMT

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Innovation Showcase Headlines – 11/23/2009

kenjon13 — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:58:26 GMT

Here are this weeks headlines from the Innovation Showcase…

PDC09 - Microsoft to Open Source the .NET Micro Framework
Microsoft Sync Framework Power Pack for SQL Azure
The IT Complexity Crisis: Danger and Opportunity
Adding Unique Windows 7 Technical Features to XP and
Architecture Cafe – An Architects Perspective on Silverlight 3
Architect Cafe - Designing multi-tenant applications on Windows Azure
Keith Pijanowski on Windows Azure
IaaS, PaaS, and the Windows Azure Platform
PDC09 – Interoperability @ Microsoft
Bye Bye .NET Services! Hello AppFabric
ARCast.TV - Cloud Computing is for Small Companies Too
Silverlight 4 Unveiled at PDC09
PDC09 - Parallel Push Takes Another Step Forward
Internet Explorer 9 – Raising the Bar on Performance and Interoperability
PDC09 - Surface SDK For All
TailSpin Travel – Now Boarding! Your Personal Tour of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0
Building Amazing Business Applications with Silverlight 4, RIA Services and Visual Studio 2010
Windows 7 Touch Deep Dive Session at PDC09
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Test Post – Please ignore.

kenjon13 — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:48:39 GMT

Innovation Showcase Headlines – 11/16/2009

kenjon13 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:50:39 GMT

The Innovation Showcase does not fail to deliver on this weeks top headlines. Check out the stories below…

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Innovation Showcase Headlines – 11/9/2009

kenjon13 — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:51:56 GMT

Lots of terrific articles posted this week on the Innovation Showcase news site. Read about new features in Visual Studio 2010, check out David Chappells’ whitepaper on the SharePoint 2010 Developer Platform and see video interviews with Don Box and Dave Thompson.

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Innovation Showcase Headlines – 11/2/2009

kenjon13 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:06:49 GMT

The Innovation Showcase is a fantastic collection of the most compelling content that is of interest to the Architect Community.

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Innovation Showcase Headlines 10/26/2009

kenjon13 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:38:20 GMT

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Innovation/Showcase on Windows 7

kenjon13 — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:04:00 GMT

“Windows 7 is what a modern managed desktop should be. It helps us increase productivity, reduce costs, and provide enhanced desktop security”

- Doug Miller, Practice Architect, CDW

Join us at Microsoft’s Windows 7 Innovation Showcase where you can explore how Windows 7 delivers ‘the new efficiency” by growing your business through cost savings, productivity and innovation! Register today to see what Innovation can do for you!

Areas covered include:

· Address top seven business values of Windows 7 that enterprise customers care about

· Take advantage of the advancements in the Windows 7 user experience to make your application more compelling to users

and your users more productive in the tasks they care about

· Dive into the business scenarios and technical details of Multi-Touch and the Sensor and Location API on Windows 7

· Ease of Migrating to Windows 7

City/State	Date	Microsoft Location	Registration Link
Farmington, CT	October 15, 2009	Farmington Directions	Farmington Registration Link
Waltham, MA	October 20, 2009	Waltham Directions	Waltham Registration Link
Reston, VA	October 20, 2009	Reston Directions	Reston Registration Link
New York, NY	October 21, 2009	New York Directions	NY Registration Link
Rochester, NY	October 22, 2009	Rochester Directions	Rochester Registration Link
Alpharetta, GA	October 22, 2009	Alpharetta Directions	Alpharetta Registration Link
Ft Lauderdale, FL	October 26, 2009	Ft Lauderdale Directions	Ft Lauderdale Registration Link
Malvern, PA	October 29, 2009	Malvern Directions	Malvern Registration Link

Windows 7 Beta 1 for MDC Attendees

kenjon13 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:28:04 GMT

Breaking news!!!

Attend an upcoming MSDN Developer Conference and you will receive a Windows 7 Beta 1 DVD.

Register today and you’ll get the best of the PDC in your own backyard and hear all of the exciting announcements around the Azure Services Platform and Windows 7.

Experience Windows Azure
Create applications that seamlessly bridge the gaps between PC, Web, and phone
Be among the first to see Windows 7
See the latest advances in Multi-Touch Application Development
Take your .NET skills to the next level
See sessions on WPF 4.0, Silverlight 2, The Future of C# and VB, ASP.NET 4.0, Live Mesh and more

The Cost? Just $99.
And, did we mention that attendees will get some cool giveaways?

Check out the session line up…

Azure Services Platform	Client and Presentation	Tools, Languages and Framework
A Lap Around Windows Azure and the Azure Services Platform	ASP.NET and JQuery	The Future of Managed Languages: C#, and Visual Basic
Developing and Deploying Your First Azure Service	Developing Data-centric Applications Using the WPF DataGrid and Ribbon Controls	A Lap Around "Oslo"
A Lap Around the Live Framework and Mesh Services	Building Business Focused Applications using Silverlight 2	A Lap Around Visual Studio 2010
Developing Applications Using Microsoft SQL Data Services	ASP.NET 4.0 Roadmap	An Introduction to Microsoft F#

Register for a city near you…

Date	City
12/9/08	Houston, TX
12/11/08	Orlando, FL
12/16/08	Atlanta, GA
1/13/09	Chicago, IL
1/13/09	Minneapolis, MN
1/16/09	Washington, DC
1/20/09	New York, NY
1/22/09	Boston, MA
1/22/09	Detroit, MI
1/26/09	Dallas, TX
2/19/90	San Francisco, CA

Cool Giveaways

The MSDN Developer Conference will not only WOW you with the coolest sessions from the PDC but you will also be in the running to win one of 3 Lego NXT Robotics Kits and the WROX Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio book. Other giveaways include a Gamer Backpack filled with the latest XBox games and a Mobility Backpack full of cool hardware.

Community Courtyard

As good as the sessions are, there's always more to explore and discuss. At MDC, you'll have a chance to step into the Community Courtyard and choose what to talk about, based on your interest and passion for the subject.

Running in tandem with the presentations is an open discussion area where you will choose the subjects and the participants. Whether you want to mingle with the presenters, talk about an MDC session, a related subject or something else you have the opportunity. Borrowing from Open Space Technology and other forms of open, community-driven discussion, using fishbowls and free-for-alls, this area is yours.

Online Community

Find our tag cloud under #MSDNDevCon. Join the buzz!

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Technorati Tags: MDC,Windows Azure,Azure Services Platform,Cloud Computing,Windows 7,ASP.NET,WPF,Silverlight,Visual Studio,Parallel Programming,C#,VB,F#,Data Services

What are things really like at Microsoft?

kenjon13 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:01:10 GMT

The folks at Channel 10 have put together a really funny video on life at Microsoft.

Life At Microsoft - The Truth Revealed

Software + Services MSDN Site

kenjon13 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:51:12 GMT

Check out the new Software + Services (S+S) site launched on MSDN.

S+S is a combination of local software and Internet services interacting with one another. Please set the official site for more information.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/architecture/aa699384.aspx

Come Hear Your Peers at the 6th Annual Microsoft Financial Developer Conference

kenjon13 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:07:49 GMT

March 12-13, 2008

Marriott Marquis Hotel

New York, NY
here

Event 03

As always, conference attendance is FREE. Breakfast and lunch for both days is provided as well as a welcome reception on the first night of the event. You are responsible for all other travel and hotel expenses.

6th Annual Microsoft Financial Services Developer Conference

Please join us as we celebrate the sixth year of the Financial Services Developer Conference! This year promises to be one you will not want to miss!! Come listen to presenters across a wide spectrum of organizations – including Microsoft Product Managers, key partners and your industry peers. In addition, we will be hosting the 2^nd Annual Windows in Financial Services Developer Innovator Awards as we recognize industry leading solutions leveraging the Microsoft development platform. In honor of National Women’s History Month in March, we will be celebrating the accomplishments of female leaders and pioneers in Financial Services and Technology via a live panel with our 2008 Women Leaders of Wall Street (“Willows”).

The 2008 Microsoft Financial Services Developer Conference will focus on providing developers and architects in Financial Services a clear roadmap of the Microsoft development platform with a focus on High Performance Computing (HPC).

In celebration of the conference’s 6^th year, we are building on the momentum of years past. We will be highlighting trends and best practices in the HPC space, including:

· A strong roadmap that will empower customers and partners to leverage Microsoft’s current and next wave of technologies to ensure that they are operating with optimal efficiency and performance.

The 2008 Microsoft Office System Developer Conference!

kenjon13 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:03:10 GMT

Calling all Microsoft® Office and SharePoint developers!

Don’t miss out – The 2008 Microsoft Office System Developer Conference is less than 3 weeks away!

Register Today!

Live Code Real Demos. Hot New Info.

Conference highlights:

Special keynote address by Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman

Kurt DelBene, CVP, Office Business Platform Group

Rajesh Jha, CVP, Office Live

Richard McAniff, CVP for Microsoft Office

Gurdeep Singh Pall, CVP, Unified Communications Group

· Executive Track for business leaders (ask your Microsoft contact for a nomination)

· Partner Expo (Additional details available here )

· “Unconference” sessions

· Expert speakers, including Ted Pattison, John Holliday, Scott Hillier, Michael Lehman, David Mann, Andrew Connell, and many others!

· Contests, awards, entertainment, and more!

Breakout session descriptions are now available on our event site at Sessions & Speakers.

Visit www.odc2008.com and check out the track owner blogs for more details.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn and network, as developers, architects, industry technical experts, Microsoft insiders, executives and partners come together in a public forum to redefine what it means to be focused on Microsoft Office system development. And your voice counts.

Join us this February in the heart of Silicon Valley at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California, and help craft the next generation of applications built on the Microsoft Office system. Visit www.odc2008.com for more information.

Ken Jones

Innovation Showcase Headlines – 11/30/2009

PDC09 – Session, Video and PPT List by Greg Duncan

Windows 7 Books for Developers and Administrators

Securing REST-Based Services with Access Control Service

ARCast.TV - Albert Pascual on how he built GeoTwitter

Silverlight 4 – Review of all the Cool New Features

BuzzTap – Tapping into Fresh Sports News with IE8

A Lap Around Microsoft Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server 2010

Revision of Windows 7 Developer Guide

Innovation Showcase Headlines – 11/23/2009

Here are this weeks headlines from the Innovation Showcase…

Test Post – Please ignore.

Innovation Showcase Headlines – 11/16/2009

The Innovation Showcase does not fail to deliver on this weeks top headlines. Check out the stories below…

Innovation Showcase Headlines – 11/9/2009

Innovation Showcase Headlines – 11/2/2009

Innovation Showcase Headlines 10/26/2009

Here are the latest headlines form the Innovation Showcase site:

Innovation/Showcase on Windows 7

Windows 7 Beta 1 for MDC Attendees

Breaking news!!!

Attend an upcoming MSDN Developer Conference and you will receive a Windows 7 Beta 1 DVD.

Cool Giveaways

Community Courtyard

Online Community

What are things really like at Microsoft?

Software + Services MSDN Site

Come Hear Your Peers at the 6th Annual Microsoft Financial Developer Conference

The 2008 Microsoft Office System Developer Conference!