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What is IT Pro Momentum and how can you join this Microsoft program?

malaysia — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:56:00 GMT

Need some help to test/pilot the latest Microsoft infrastructure technologies?

IT Pro Momentum is a Microsoft Early Adopter Program for IT Professionals who bet on the newest technologies to drive business value for their companies and advance their career.

Through IT Pro Momentum, you will be able to:

Discover and evaluate the newest MS technologies

Pilot and deploy MS beta products

Access MS Beta Product Support

Connect with an international community of IT Pros through Momentum forums

Share your experience adopting a new technology with the IT Pro community worldwide

Here are some program benefits offered to Momentum participants (free of charge for one year):

Technical Content & Online Trainings

Support for Beta Products (via e-mail)

TechNet+ Direct Subscription
Early Adopter Forums

Through your local MS contact, you can share your experience with the IT Pro community worldwide (blogs, events, user groups, etc.)

These are the technologies supported by IT Pro Momentum in 2008-2009:

Client Infrastructure: Vista SP1, IE8, Windows 7 (2009), Windows Mobile 7 (2009)

Server Infrastructure: Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 7 (2009)

Virtualization: Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager

Web Infrastructure: IIS7, Sharepoint on the Web

Collaboration & Connectivity: Office Communication Server 14 (2009), Exchange 14 (2009)

HPC: Windows HPC Server 2008

If you are interested in piloting one or more of these technologies just send a message to v-arizad at microsoft.com

We will be happy to work with you to determine the best way possible to support your early adoption efforts!

Thanks,

Check out these cool early adoption experiences from other Momentum customers:

blogs.msdn.com/malaysia/archive/2009/04/27/the-need-for-hyper-v-speed.aspx

blogs.msdn.com/malaysia/archive/2009/04/27/small-town-big-technology.aspx

TechNet MSDN Technology Summit returns

malaysia — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:42:00 GMT

Register now, I promise you it’s gonna be fun! :)

Malaysian videos on TechNet Edge

malaysia — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:15:00 GMT

Yasmin Mahmood, GM of Microsoft Malaysia, was one of the women in the panel at the women in IT at TechED SEA 2008 (hence the intro clips). She gives us some insights into her leadership experience, the culture there, and Women in IT. She talks about the challenges she has faced in becoming the GM of Microsoft in Malaysia and in the IT industry.

http://edge.technet.com/Media/Malaysia-women-in-IT-Yasmin-Mahmood-interview/

Tyson Dowd tells us about the job economy in Malaysia and gives some examples and tips on how to start your own IT business in Malaysia. Tyson Dowd looks after the Malaysian software economy doing training, early adoption programs, and events like TechEd SEA.

He talks about the type of companies there are in Malaysia (multinationals, big local companies, small/medium businesses), Cyberjaya Tech Park, and datacenter consolidation.

http://edge.technet.com/Media/Start-an-IT-business-in-Malaysia/

Earlier this year, Maria Green met with LB Tee in Malaysia to talk about a recent success story he had with one of his customers.
The customer, Morison ASQ, had an urgent need to get some broken functionality restored in their environment, and Tee suggested they use Microsoft virtualization to get systems deployed rapidly.
As you'll see in the interview, the project was very successful, and was completed in under 3 weeks, with most uses unaware that their servers were now virtual.

http://edge.technet.com/Media/Virtualization-in-Malaysia/

There are many more interesting videos about technologies, trends and people in the TechNet Edge site. click on!

Thomas Cheah - the Speaker Idol winner

malaysia — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:58:00 GMT

"The experience in Speaker Idol competition at TechEd SEA 2008 was great. It reminds me of those debating competitions that I participated when I was in high school. Presentation skills are something that will go a long way in your career. Most people have no problems giving presentation, but not many can see how well they are presenting. Speaker Idol is a good testing ground for this. With the 10 minutes time limit, it requires you to focus on giving the most captivate presentation that is within the attention spans of most audiences. Most people tend to be long winded and afraid to miss out every single detail in the presentation. This risks losing the audience attention before the core message is presented. Some of the tips that I would like to share are:

1. Make your presentation simple and logical. Presentation with smooth flow of thoughts is more important than thoroughness and details, as you don't really know which details are interesting or boring to the audience. Specific details can be addressed during the questions and answers session. Keep reinforcing the core message throughout the presentation.

2. Break your audience guessing machine. In order to capture your audience attention, you must present something that seems obvious to them, but then end up something unexpected. There is a caveat in this, the key is you must establish the obviousness beforehand, or otherwise the audience will get confused and irritated before you show them the unexpected outcome.

3. Speak in a concrete manner. We are so used to these jargons and knowledge and take granted for it without realizing what is like for those people without. Try to give concrete examples during presentation that relate to your message. If you can find a powerful metaphor, that's even better.

4. Touch the emotion of your audience. This is not an easy feat, but if you can bring out the emotion of your audience, you had given an impactful presentation. The easiest way is telling some real world stories that are related to your presentation.

5. Finally, some of the standard presentation tips are: Engaged the audience by looking at the them and not your slide; Do not stand still, but trying to pay attention to different audience. (So that they don't get jealous. :P ) Do not make your slides too wordy as the audience will be busy reading it instead of focusing on you. (Prepare presentation notes if you afraid of forgetting important points.); Do not read your presentation slides; Use animation and sounds sparingly and appropriately or otherwise it will cause more annoyance."

Speaker Idol Day 1 judges - (L) Dennis Chung, Tony Krynen, Hoong Fai Lai, Steve Riley (R)

Speaker Idol Day 2 judges - (L) Walter Wong, Darien Nagle, Loke Uei Tan (R)

Speaker Idol Final judges - (L) Hoong Fai Lai, Daniel van Soest, Steve Riley (R)

Thomas in action

the captivated crowd

Thomas being interviewed by TechNet Edge

More about Thomas

"I am the CTO of Objective World Sdn. Bhd. We are an MSC Status Company located in Microsoft Innovation Center (Cyberjaya) that specializes in R&D and commercialization of software that manages and visualizes information over the complete building lifecycle in the construction industry. As a young company, we have a diverse responsibilities range from software development and project management, to product and marketing strategy planning, as well as involving in the commercialization process.

I enjoy my job very much. Developing great software has been my hobby since I was little, and I have great passion of doing it. To me, I often say software technologies is the representation of knowledge economy, as it is the key driver that transforms intangible knowledge of various domains into tangible and practical applications that lever up business capabilities. We should be proud as programmers of these contributions to many industries. On the other hand, working in Objective World is fun. As a small but dynamic company, it provides me plenty of opportunities to gain exposure from the technical and commercial side of software business to harness my capabilities further."

Calling for all IT heroes in Klang Valley

malaysia — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:45:00 GMT

Intel IT Technical Community Malaysia Chapter .NET SIG, ELITE, MIND and SPAN hosted a very successful community event focusing on technical dives of Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008, and SQL Server 2008 in Penang last Saturday. They are coming together again to bring technical deep dives for folks in Kuala Lumpur on the 28th June! Reserve a seat here !

Date: 28 June 2008, Saturday

Venue: Microsoft (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

Level 29, Tower 2, Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur City Center, 50088, Kuala Lumpur

Agenda*:

9:00 - 10:00am Windows 2008 Server new Security Features by Azra Rizal Noor Azman, Microsoft (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

10:00 - 11:00am Managing Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V by Poo Ching Loong, Max Solution (M) Sdn Bhd

11:00 - 11:15am Break

11:15 - 12:00pm Keynote by ELITE, MIND and SPAN leaders

12:00 - 1:00pm Lunch

1:00 - 2:00pm Availability Enhancements in SQL Server 2008 by Gerald Hoong, Info Trek Sdn Bhd.

2:00 - 3:00pm Overview of New T-SQL Programmability Features in SQL Server 2008 by Jagathesan Balakrishnan, Intel Technology Sdn. Bhd.

3:00 - 3:15pm Break

3:15 - 4:15pm LINQ to SQL Introduction by NG Yew Ban, Avanade Malaysia

4:15 - 5:15pm Silverlight in Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007 by Ng Yee Jie & Chin Chong Yong , ISA Technologies

* subject to change

There will be Ask-the-Expert and demo sessions scheduled for you to network and interact with the speakers throughout the day. what's scheduled so far:

1.00pm - 1.45pm Windows 2008 Server Server Core Demo @ Vista Room

1:45pm - 5pm Windows Server 2008 Q & A sessions @ Vista Room

12.00pm - 3.00pm Silverlight Q & A sessions @ Navision Room

We love to have you with us in this great IT communities get-together and be one of the first to receive technical demos & training, product readiness resources!! Register here to reserve a seat today!

Gorgeous Geeks Video

malaysia — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:08:00 GMT

World Congress of IT

malaysia — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:02:00 GMT

Last month, Kuala Lumpur hosted the World Congress of Information Technology 2008 (WCIT), an event more commonly known as "the Olympics of the ICT World". Held once every two years, WCIT2008 is a premier global ICT forum that brings together global leaders in business, government and academia and impacts global economic and social development through the exchange of policies and ideas on technology. Microsoft is honored to be part of this vital event.

In case you miss the event, Bill Gates' hologram session is available here.

read more in Poh Sze, Patrick and Hoong Fai's blog

Heroes Happened Here!

malaysia — Thu, 15 May 2008 11:15:00 GMT

Heroes Happened in Kuala Lumpur on April 8, 2008!!!

It was the historical joint launch of three wave products: Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 in Malaysia.

Here are some launch highlights from Tuesday 8^th April:

Crowd: Biggest server launch in the history of MS Malaysia – 3,023 attendees comprising IT Professionals, Developers and Press Media! The main tent session was at bursting capacity together with the spillover room, and the breakout tracks in the afternoon were full right till the end of the day, wow!

People-Ready, Business-Ready: Besides all the cool speakers which you can see at the pictures below, three Early Adopter customers (Genting, Carsem and Cinema Online) shared their experiences very candidly to the audience at the panel discussion during keynote which made it one of the highlights!

Partners: Over 20 partners including HP, Dell, Intel, Sun, Quest, Guidance View, Rentwise, Infotrek, Iverson, iTrain, ChassAsia, MS Security & Exchange teams, Symantec, Kingston, ObTech, FalconStor and many others wowed the crowd with their solution showcase at the expo hall.

Last but not least, our awesome {heroes} i.e. everyone who attended the launch!

Congrats to all four winners of the {IT Heroes} contest: Paul Tham, Kang Chian Gim, Siang Hwee Goh and Low Weng Seng!

Apart from the track sessions for different products, there was hands-on-labs running throughout the day; ask-the-expert sessions as well as a series of activities such as mobility smackdown, lucky draw and etc to keep the attendees busy.

VideoBlog.NET - Blog about all things .NET and win a Trip for 2 to Bali!

malaysia — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:16:00 GMT

So you’ve been talking and hearing about the super duper cool Start.NET program that Microsoft Malaysia is currently running…. but have you been getting the anticipated attention from your friends and colleagues?

How?

Read on for more details.

Who are we looking for?

Anyone who share the passion and excitement on .NET, and do it in the most creative and interesting ways. Someone who can create a sparkle of getting to know more about .NET!

What do you need to do?

· Create a VideoBlog about .NET (between 30 – 60 seconds). You may obtain the facts and information from: http://www.microsoft.com/malaysia/press/archive2007/linkpage4361.mspx

· The ending frame of your VideoBlog must include the URL: www.startdotnet.info

· Upload the video on your blog or online

· Email your Name, Company, Telephone number and Email Address, together with your VideoBlog URL to blogdotnet@crystaledge.net

But… what do I VideoBlog about?

VideoBlog the coolest, slickest, cutest, or most elegant styles you have to drive the excitement of getting to know .NET. VideoBlog about what you LIKE, who do you WANT to see, what technology in .NET that you LOVE about … Seriously, just blog about ANYTHING that’s related to .NET!

What are the rules on blogging?

· You must be located in Malaysia

· You cannot post vulgarities, defamation notes, pornography or anything illegal

· You cannot defame anyone in any ways

Violation in any of the rules will result in disqualification without notice. (Be responsible for your video)

Detailed terms & conditions will be available on the official www.startdotnet.info website by next week

How is the VideoBlog measured?

· .NET and the url www.startdotnet.info must be highlighted in your VideoBlog

· Creativity of the VideoBlog

What will the winners get?

Grand Prize :

1 x 3-day-2-night trip to Bali for 2 persons (flight & accommodation provided) and 1 x Windows Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1

(worth RM4,000)

Second Prize :

1 x Visual Studio 2008 Full Pack

(worth RM2,000)

Third Prize :

1 x Windows Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1

(worth RM1,000)

Every participant will receive a token of appreciation from Microsoft

Start the VideoBlog NOW! This contest ends on 31 May 2008.

Here's a sample VideoBlog for your reference. Start exercising your brain juice now! :)

What's new in Visual Studio 2008 - Windows Mobile 6.0 (Cellular Emulator)

malaysia — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:53:00 GMT

Poh Sze is going to show you one of the very cool tools in Windows Mobile 6.0 SDK - Cellular Emulator, by using the Visual Studio 2008.

What's new in Visual Studio 2008 - VB 9.0:XML Features

malaysia — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:17:00 GMT

Patrick is going to show one of the new features in Visual Basic 9.0 - XML Features

Happy Chinese New Year

malaysia — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:54:27 GMT

A gorgeous evening

malaysia — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:46:00 GMT

Last Wednesday, 50 gorgeous ladies in IT industry came together and witnessed an important launch of Gorgeous Geeks group - a group aspires to inspire the women in IT to realize their full potential while achieving a balanced lifestyle, by creating a safe and open environment that promotes learning and sharing.

Despite heavy rain and horrendous traffic, we had a great evening with inspirational speeches by Yasmin (Microsoft Malaysia MD) and Anne (SAP Malaysia Country Manager) and enlightening sharings from Eliza(independent consultant), LC (IT consultant) and other Malaysian gorgeous women in the industry.

Be member of GG today! *gorgeous and intelligent* Malaysian women unite! :)

Team Foundation Server 2008 - Offline Support for Version Control

malaysia — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:32:00 GMT

Sin Min, Visual Studio Team System MVP, is going to show you one of the new features in Team Foundation Server 2008 -- offline support for version control.

Visual Studio 2008 - VB 9.0 (Friend Assemblies)

malaysia — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:56:00 GMT

Patrick Yong, OBA specialist from Microsoft Malaysia is going to show you one of the cool features in Visual Basic 9.0 -- Friend Assemblies