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September 2008 - Posts

Symposia at PDC: Parallel Computing and Getting Your Head in the Cloud

Countdown to PDC2008 : The chair of the PDC Symposia joins Mike and Jennifer this week to talk about the detailed workshops that will be offered on the last day of the conference. Parallel Computing – A Detailed Look at How Multi-Core Architectures will Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:48 AM by Denise Begley | 2 Comments
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L.A. Insights: Doing Lunch-on-the-Go Downtown

With thousands of office workers to feed every day, downtown L.A has no shortage of restaurants . But amid the scads of so-so places, there are some truly memorable lunches to be had. There’s no need to be stuck going to Subway, unless you really want Read More...
Posted Friday, September 26, 2008 10:00 PM by Denise Begley | 1 Comments
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Dayline’s Exclusive Interview with the Brain in the Jar

Learn where the brain has been since PDC05 in this exclusive interview with Tina Wood . Discover what the brain likes to do when not developing software; why a jar and if it is a mascot for PDC2008 ? Enjoy! Read More...
Posted Friday, September 26, 2008 4:33 AM by Denise Begley | 1 Comments
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Badges!? We don’t need no stinkin’ badges…

Yes you do if they’re PDC Badges! Collecting PDC Badges is the way for anyone attending PDC to capture their experience at the PDC conference. Find more details on collecting or creating your own Badges from Adam Kinney , the BadgeMaster. Read More...
Posted Thursday, September 25, 2008 11:05 PM by Denise Begley | 1 Comments
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Unveiling Windows 7 to the World: Keynote, Sessions and Pre-Beta Bits

Be one of the first to get a look at Windows 7. Steven Sinofsky, Senior Vice President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group , will keynote on Tuesday, October 28. Windows 7 is the next major version of the Windows client operating system. With Read More...
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2008 6:00 AM by Denise Begley | 13 Comments

Four New Keynote Speakers Announced

In our first keynote at PDC2008 Ray Ozzie will talk about the new world of Software Plus Services, with Bob Muglia joining him, to unveil our new Cloud Computing platform. In a second keynote, Ray will return to talk about building immersive user experiences Read More...
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2008 5:59 AM by Denise Begley | 2 Comments
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Announcing Two Symposia at PDC2008

Each symposium consists of three related sessions on the last day of PDC, and they provide much more detail about two key topics covered throughout PDC. A Parallel Computing symposium extends the PDC discussion to how multi-core architectures will significantly Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2008 11:12 PM by Denise Begley | 2 Comments

PDC2008 Comes Complete with a Hard Drive Chock Full o’Bits-a PDC Attendee’s Dream Come True!

Countdown to PDC2008 : Maybe we’ve been a little too tight lipped about what we’re going to announce at the PDC this year. We’ve dropped a few hints with some of our recent guests on the show ( Amitabh Srivastava , Dave Campbell , Don Box and Chris Anderson Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2008 9:51 PM by Denise Begley | 4 Comments
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Extending the Data Platform to the Cloud

Countdown to PDC2008 : Dave Campbell, a Microsoft Technical Fellow and SQL Server guru, talks about what his group has been working on and what they will be unveiling at the PDC . Dave is giving a session on data-driven applications that go from the device Read More...
Posted Monday, September 22, 2008 7:16 PM by Denise Begley | 2 Comments

Vice President of Cloud, Infrastructure, & Services talks about coming out party

Countdown to PDC2008 : Amitabh Srivastava, Corporate Vice President of Cloud, Infrastructure, & Services joins Mike and Jennifer to talk about what his team will be revealing at PDC (well, he can’t really say that much yet – you’ll just have to go Read More...
Posted Wednesday, September 17, 2008 7:28 PM by Denise Begley | 1 Comments
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The Brain gets more clever every day

Earlier we told you about the brain you could ask questions and get PDC answers from....well the brain is learning and getting more clever. Go out to: http://www.askthebrain.net/ and pose a new question or two. Share your clever and witty responses! Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 16, 2008 7:28 PM by Denise Begley | 1 Comments
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Did somebody say Agile PreCon at PDC?

When Dilbert talks about being "Agile," you know it has become main stream. This is also evident from the increased adoption of agile techniques and practices in the software development industry. Mary and Grigori just finished their duties has the program Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 16, 2008 6:41 PM by Denise Begley | 1 Comments
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John Shewchuk Talks About Ushering in the Next Generation Computing Platform

Countdown to PDC2008 : Technical Fellow, and longtime PDC veteran, John Shewchuk joins Mike and Jennifer to talk about his session at PDC. What’s the scoop? He’s going to explain how easy it is to take your apps, using Microsoft’s collection of services, Read More...
Posted Friday, September 12, 2008 6:22 PM by Denise Begley | 1 Comments
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Buzz on the Blogosphere: PDC is the end of the beginning and where the real journey starts.

Mary-Jo Foley, one of the most viewed bloggers in the IT industry, dedicated two blog posts to discuss Live Mesh and Oslo in the last week. Mary-Jo is also connecting dots with the new sessions revealed this week. Gill Cleeren writes ,"It now really cannot Read More...
Posted Thursday, September 11, 2008 10:42 PM by Denise Begley | 1 Comments
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More Sessions Announced!

We just published over 50 new sessions on our way to over 200 total sessions at the main event in October. Hear how the NBC Olympics site was built and about lessons learned. Learn what’s in store for the future of ASP.NET. Have some fun with XNA and Read More...
Posted Monday, September 08, 2008 6:05 AM by Denise Begley | 2 Comments
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L.A. Insights: Mexican Food

Like the movie business, powerful cars, or the Lakers, Mexican food is a topic on which Angelenos hold passionate opinions. (For example, check out this thread by self-proclaimed “heavyweights” on the dining site Chowhound). While some of most highly-lauded Read More...
Posted Friday, September 05, 2008 10:38 PM by Denise Begley | 1 Comments
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Session Update Coming and Early Bird Discount Ends Soon

This week's Countdown to PDC reveals a little more than before. Leaking a little bit about the upcoming session update next week. Surface, SharePoint, Live Platform, Identity, Mesh, SQL Server 2008, Exchange, Ad Platform, Office Communication Server, Read More...
Posted Thursday, September 04, 2008 10:21 PM by Denise Begley | 1 Comments
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Have a question? Ask The Brain

Yes. Simply go to http://www.askthebrain.net/ and get your PDC inquiries answered. It's that simple. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, September 03, 2008 11:02 PM by Denise Begley | 0 Comments
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