Stanley Tan's Blog

Silverlight 2 is Ready!

2008-10-14T08:48:41Z

Silverlight 2 is here. Press release here. Learn more about it in Singapore here.

Singapore TechFEST 2008 - Oct 23-24

2008-09-30T09:02:38Z

Okay, so here's the low-down on the TechFEST event I blogged about in my previous post.

October 23-24 will mark “THE” event to be at for developers and IT professionals in Singapore. Named TechFEST 2008, this event will feature 12 breakout sessions, free access to hands-on-labs, ask-the-expert clinics, and much more. Each attendee will receive their own set of MS Press books (Silverlight 2, SQL Server, Windows Server) and other goodies from Microsoft and our sponsors. And for the first 100 registrations, you will also receive a TechEd DVD set worth US$195, so I want you to reserve your seat today!

TechFest 2008

2008-09-16T14:58:27Z

Mark October 23-24 on your calendars. We'll be having Singapore's largest developer and IT pro event named TechFest. Details to follow soon...

Project Rosetta

2008-09-10T18:22:17Z

Came across this interesting site that's aim is to help developers and designers build sites in Silverlight leveraging skills they may already have. You can add ideas of what you'd like to see by participating in the discussion thread.

http://projectrosetta.com/

Join us at the Next Singapore Mix-It-Up Event

2008-09-10T17:09:14Z

We're discussing Rich Internet Applications at the upcoming Mix-It-Up event on September 25. The first session should be quite exciting where we discuss how Microsoft and a partner company built the SingTel F1 Grid Girls site in 4 weeks time.

Check it out: http://mssg.earth9.com/singapore/edm/2008/09/10/Design-it-up.html

AGENDA

Keynote: Microsoft and Rich Internet Applications
Mix 01: Building Singtel F1 Grid Girls Site With Silverlight
Inspiration to Innovation: Commontown - Silverlight
From An Open Source Developer Perspective
Mix 02: Creating Deep Zoom - A Walk Through

Mix-It-Up August

2008-08-22T09:42:39Z

Another Mix-It-Up event coming up next Tuesday, August 26. The agenda is:

Developing Next Generation Websites with Microsoft Tools
· Keynote: Overview of Microsoft Tools for the Web
· Mix 01: XAML: Enabling Designer and Developer collaboration
· Mix 02: Visual Studio 2008: The Swiss Army Knife for Web
Development

Hope to see you there. As always, I'm open to feedback. Get me through this blog or ping me at the event itself.

Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 has been officially released to manufacturing!

2008-08-13T13:33:00Z

I'm sure most of you have heard already - but thought I'd add it here for completeness. We've just released VS2008 SP1 and along with it the .NET Framework v3.5 SP1. Some of my personal favorite highlights are:

Performance increases between 20-45% for WPF-based applications - without having to change any code
Improvements in the area of data platform, such as the ADO.NET Entity Framework, ADO.NET Data Services and extensive support for SQL Server 2008’s new features
How big was the .NET Framework 3.5 full redistributable package?
197 MB
How big was the .NET Framework 3.5 bootstrapper?
2.7 MB
How big is the .NET Framework Client Profile full redistributable package?
26.5MB. That is an 86.5% reduction in the size of the package.
How big is the .NET Framework Client Profile bootstrapper?
Approximately 0.5MB. That is approximately 20% of the size of the .NET Framework 3.5 bootstrapper.

Pretty, cool, eh? Check it out.

SQL Server 2008 RTM'd

2008-08-07T08:14:00Z

It's official - SQL Server 2008 has RTM'd and is now available for MSDN subscribers. I guess that means Yizhe (our MIC Specialist) should be very happy.

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RTM Now Available for Download

2008-06-29T13:34:00Z

Hyper-V has arrived and is now available for MSDN Subscribers... go grab it today...

PDC 2008

2008-05-28T11:10:51Z

PDC is up and coming - in fact, registration opens tomorrow. I'm pretty excited and hope to attend myself.

http://www.microsoftpdc.com/

Scientists Explore Human Gene Pool With Help From Microsoft Research

2008-04-23T10:46:24Z

Interesting. I like this quote in particular and it's great to see how IT is being used to make a real difference in people's lives.

“Of all the research areas Microsoft collaborates with, none may have as much real impact on global economies and the lives of ordinary people as healthcare,” Tolle said.

https://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/apr08/04-17GWASPR.mspx

MIX-It-Up Event - Build It Up

2008-04-02T14:16:07Z

We have another MIX-It-Up event coming up here in Singapore.

Wednesday, 9 April 2008 6:30 p.m. - Wednesday, 9 April 2008 8:30 p.m. Singapore

Agenda:

• Keynote: Overview of Microsoft Tools for Web
• Mix 01: Visual Studio 2008: The Swiss Army Knife for Web Development
• Inspiration to Innovation: Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd
• Mix 02: XAML: Enabling Designer and Developer collaboration

Life At Microsoft - The Truth Revealed

2008-02-17T12:39:37Z

Hilarious video: http://on10.net/blogs/tina/Life-At-Microsoft/

Sony Ericsson to Unveil Windows Mobile Phones

2008-02-14T05:54:22Z

Neat - 4 out of the 5 top handset makers are now shipping models with Windows Mobile.

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2008/tc20080210_711478.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_businessweek+exclusives

Imagine Cup – Innovation Accelerator 2008

2008-02-05T18:53:43Z

This February, some of the world’s brightest young minds will gather in the technology center of the world – the Silicon Valley –for the opportunity of a lifetime: to take their winning Imagine Cup ideas to the next level – market reality.

Now in its third year, the Imagine Cup Innovation Accelerator propels Imagine Cup software design champions into the next stage of developing their innovative ideas into a business. The Imagine Cup Innovation Accelerator, a joint project from Microsoft and BT, is a unique prize and opportunity for the top six Imagine Cup finalists from the software design competition to harness their exceptional talents and take their ideas a step further toward commercial reality. Over an intensive two-week period, students further develop and refine their designs and learn to create viable business plans with close guidance from some of the best minds at Microsoft and BT.

These university students will get comprehensive training in what it takes to develop an idea from a concept into a business. After receiving in-depth guidance using Microsoft and BT platform and network assets, the teams will work to improve the software applications they created for the Imagine Cup World Finals in Korea. In addition, experts coach the students on running a startup business, developing a solid business plan, gaining venture capital, and bringing their concepts to market.

The students maintain intellectual property rights over their projects and can create businesses from their concepts in their home country or gain venture capital funding elsewhere – the future of their dream is in their hands. The Innovation Accelerator program is designed to inspire new generations of students to apply their skills and creativity to make a difference, both globally and locally, through technology.

The six teams participating in the 2008 Imagine Cup Innovation Accelerator program are:

Thailand - Team 3KC Returns/Project LiveBook!
Team Members: Prachaya Phaisanwiphatpong, Vasan Chienmaneetaweesin, Jatupon Sukkasem, Pathompol Saeng-Uraiporn
Korea - Team En#605/Project Finger Code
Team Members: Lim Chan-kyu, Min Kyoung-hoon, Lim Byoung-su, Jeong Ji-hyeon
Jamaica - Team ICAD/Project CADI
Team Members: Imran Allie, Conroy Smith, Ayson Baxter, Damion Mitchell
Ireland - Team inGest/Project Signal-Sign Language Learning Environment
Team Members: Daniel Kelly, Cathal Coffey, Eric McClean, Mark Clerkin
Mexico - Team Wisdom Spice/Project Wisdom Spice
Team Members: Ramiro Berrelleza Perez, Dimitri Limberopulos Fernandez, Sergio Marcin Gorrino, Francisco Sandoval Zazueta
Poland - Team InPUT/Project Onespace
Team Members: Szymon Wybranski, Michal Zygmunt, Michal Taranus, Marek Wronowski