VSTS 2010 is a major new product release. Not only does it include a brand new version of the .net framework and clr, it also offers an impressive set of incremental functionality across all of the client and server products, to provide an incredible ALM environment for project teams of all sizes.

In this session, we will do a quick survey of some of the more high impact changes in VSTS 2010 and demonstrate their use.

Visual Studio Team System 2010 has reached an important milestone with the Beta 1 release. Enhanced features provide even more capabilities for users and allows for an improved and more productive user experience. It is now available for download for all customers who want to preview the new functionality provided in the tools and the core.NET framework 4.0. Some of the most exciting and new capabilities include:

• Quality Assurance tooling using Visual Studio Test Essentials
• New Tester functionality with Coded UI tests
• Historical Debugging capabilities
• Architecture Tooling, including UML support and the Architecture Explorer
• Workflow-based build server capabilities
• Hierarchical Work Items

§New and enhanced features in Visual Studio 2010 help you unleash your creativity. Customize your workspace with multiple monitor support. Create rich applications for SharePoint and the Web. Eliminate the dreaded "no repro" problem with IntelliTrace. Develop for a wide range of .NET Framework versions with precise multi-targeting.

Expression Blend 4 Release Candidate enables you to create and modify Silverlight 4, Silverlight 3, .NET 4 and .NET 3.5 projects as well as providing support for Visual Studio 2010. For a comprehensive list of new and updated features, please refer to the Release Notes.

Microsoft® Silverlight™ is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Leveraging the .NET framework, Silverlight, allows for greater interoperability, integration, and data manipulation. Plus, development of Silverlight can be done using real world Application Lifecycle Management techniques.

The Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation provides the foundation for building applications and high fidelity experiences in Windows Vista, blending together application UI, documents, and media content, while exploiting the full graphical power of your PC. WPF is easy to deploy and takes full advantage of the .NET Framework, while it’s tools and technologies provide consistency across Windows, Mobile, Office and the Web.

VSTS 2010 is a major new product release. Not only does it include a brand new version of the .net framework and clr, it also offers an impressive set of incremental functionality across all of the client and server products, to provide an incredible ALM environment for project teams of all sizes.

In this session, we will do a quick survey of some of the more high impact changes in VSTS 2010 and demonstrate their use.

Dates:

December 15^th 2009: 1:00pm—2:30pm Est.

January 19^th 2010: 1:00pm—2:30pm Est.

Team Foundation Server is at the center of Microsoft's Application LifeCycle Management tooling, and provides robust services to enable collaboration on software delivery for all members of the project team. From Business Stakeholders and Project Managers, to Developers and Testers, Team Foundation Server provides a central hub that allows users to connect and collaborate using their favorite tooling. This session will drill into the core features of Team Foundation Server and how they work together to provide a tight, end-to-end delivery experience.

Dates:

February 16^th 2010 : 1:00pm—2:30pm

From managing the all up project, to delivering high quality artifacts, the process of software development is complex. In this session, we will focus on using capabilities of Team Foundation Server to allow all members of the project team to communicate effectively, manage deliverables effectively, and track changes, using Work Item Tracking.

Dates:

February 2^nd 2010 : 1:00pm—2:30pm

VSTS 2010 provides Go Live! license support, which means that you can implement a VSTS 2010 solution with support from Microsoft.

There are a number of considerations around client tools and team foundation server, and in this session, we will focus on aspects of the client solutions using VSTS 2010, as well as methods to upgrade your TFS 2008 implementation to TFS 2010, including enablement of new capabilities in upgraded Team Projects.

Dates:

December 8^th 2009: 1:00pm—2:30pm Est.

Visual Studio Team System 2008 is a premiere tool for architecting, developing and testing solutions on the Microsoft-based platform. It brings significant functionality to bear in helping users solve difficult challenges in building complex solutions.

This webcast will introduce participants to the Visual Studio Team System Application Lifecycle Management Platform, including an overview of Visual Studio 2008 client editions and Team Foundation Server 2008.

Dates:

10/07/08: 1:00pm—2:00pm
11/04/08: 1:00pm—2:00pm
12/02/08: 1:00pm—2:00pm
01/06/09: 1:00pm—2:00pm
03/03/09: 1:00pm—2:00pm

The Microsoft Developer Network subscription program offers significant benefits to customers in helping them manage their developer tools licenses, in helping them develop and test solutions, and ensure they have rights to acquire new developer tools from Microsoft as they are released. As development and test environments can be very different and complex, so can the possible licensing scenarios be.

This webcast is intended to provide an overview of MSDN benefits, licensing specifics, and administration guidance for license administrators in customer organizations.

Dates:

10/07/08: 2:30pm—3:30pm
12/02/08: 2:30pm—3:30pm
01/06/09: 2:30pm—3:30pm
02/03/09: 2:30pm—3:30pm

Designing database schemas and managing change on relational databases is a complex task that often involves the use of custom tools, by users with very deep, domain-specific skills. Often, the inequities in the richness of tooling and integration can cause organizations to struggle in delivering on complex solutions. Visual Studio 2008 Database Edition is built to provide an integrated tool to support database developers and help them integrate their work product and activities into the broader processes of solution development undertaken by their organizations.

This webcast will provide a drill down on the practical use of Visual Studio 2008 Database Edition to build and deploy SQL Server-based relational databases.

Dates:

10/21/08: 1:00pm—2:30pm

Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web.

This webcast will demonstrate how you can develop Silverlight-based applications using Visual Studio 2008 and Expression Studio.

Dates:

11/18/08: 1:00pm—2:00pm

Ever have a question about Microsoft developer tools, and didn’t know where to go and get an answer? Looking for quick guidance on how to approach Microsoft’s tooling, how to position Microsoft-based developer solutions, or even how to license them correctly? Register for this open session where you can come online and ask your local Microsoft representatives questions about Developer Tools and the Microsoft ALM solution.

Dates:

10/28/08: 1:00pm—2:00pm
11/25/08: 1:00pm—2:00pm
01/27/09: 1:00pm—2:00pm
02/24/09: 1:00pm—2:00pm
03/24/09: 1:00pm—2:00pm
04/28/09: 1:00pm—2:00pm
05/26/09: 1:00pm—2:00pm

Microsoft BizTalk Server is used to connect systems both inside and across organizations. This includes exchanging data and orchestrating business processes which require multiple systems. BizTalk-based applications are .NET-based applications, and are built on .NET and with Visual Studio.

This webcast will focus on integrating BizTalk Server solution development into the application lifecycle using Visual Studio Team System 2008.

Dates:

12/16/08: 1:00pm—2:00pm
02/03/09: 1:00pm—2:00pm

Visual Studio Team System 2010 has reached an important milestone with the Beta 1 release. It is now available for download for all customers who want to preview the new functionality provided in the tools and the core.NET framework 4.0.

There is a vast amount of new functionality present in the Beta 1 release, so much so that it would be impossible to cover all of the new functionality in a single session. However, we’re going to highlight and demonstrate some of what we think is the most exciting new capabilities for project teams using Visual Studio Team System, including:

• Quality Assurance tooling using Visual Studio Test Essentials
• New Tester functionality with Coded UI tests
• Historical Debugging capabilities
• Architecture Tooling, including UML support and the Architecture Explorer
• Workflow-based build server capabilities
• Hierarchical Work Items

Dates:

06/16/09: 3:00pm—4:30pm

Smart Client applications are applications that can be delivered over standard web protocols, automatically update, provide rich client functionality, and optionally provide rich connected and disconnected behaviors. Many organizations are embracing Smart Client application approaches instead of web client applications, as Smart Client applications generally provide a rich user experience, are usable in many different connectivity environments, and are generally considered easy to develop.

There are many approaches to building .NET-based Smart Client applications, and this webcast will focus on the approaches to building great Smart Client applications using the capabilities found in Visual Studio Team System 2008.

Dates:

01/20/09: 1:00pm—2:00pm

There are many scenarios where moving to Team Foundation Server can provide tremendous value to an organization. In this session, we will provide an overview of the functionality provided by Team Foundation Server, including Source Control integration, Work Item and Defect Tracking, Automated Build Services, Project Management capabilities, Process and Governance, Portal Services, and Reporting.

This webcast will focus on the ways to effectively implement application lifecycle management practices into an organization, to drive better software.

Dates:

03/17/09: 1:00pm—2:00pm

Products and technologies adoption of SharePoint 2007 has grown significantly since its introduction, and is a popular platform for building internal and external web applications, since it provides an application server environment and framework for building solutions that meet the complex needs of a wide variety of organizations. Because of its central role, it becomes imperative to load test implementations of SharePoint to ensure they meet the scale and performance needs of the organization, particularly with customizations.

This webcast will focus on leveraging Visual Studio 2008 Tester Edition to scale SharePoint 2007-based sites/applications.

Dates:

06/16/09: 1:00pm—2:30pm