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When you develop solutions based on the Microsoft platform, you develop solutions for the largest installed customer base in the industry. And with significant new releases like the Windows Vista operating system and the 2007 Microsoft Office system, whole new market segments have opened up as customers look for software that helps them take full advantage of their new systems. Why wait?Enroll your solution today: |
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.gif) | Simplify deployment and reduce customer acquisition costs with SaaS.
Software as a Service (SaaS)—meaning delivering software over the Internet—is increasingly popular for its ability to simplify deployment and reduce customer acquisition costs; it also allows developers to support many customers with a single version of a product. SaaS is also often associated with a "pay as you go" subscription licensing model. To learn more click here. |
| Introduction to IE 8
April 30, 2008
10:00 AM PST
IE8 is the next version of Microsoft's immensely popular Web browser. In this session, you will learn what IE8 has to offer developers. Topics include Web standards, Activities and WebSlices.
Click here to register | | Silverlight 2.0 Fundamentals
May 2, 2008
10:00 AM PST
Silverlight 2.0 was just released at the MIX08 conference in Las Vegas. In this Web seminar, learn what Silverlight 2.0 has to offer and the basics of creating Silverlight applications.
Click here to register | | Building Your Business on Microsoft: Microsoft Office 2007
April 28 – May 6, 2008
11:00 AM PST
This series of 5 webcasts focuses on the Microsoft tools and applications that support critical business decisions to ensure the overall success of your business. This series will speak to the tactical and strategic applications and elements in technology and will showcase features in Office 2007.
Click here to register | | Building Your Business on Microsoft: SQL Server 2008
April 29 – May 7, 2008
11:00 AM PST
This series of 3 webcasts focuses on the Microsoft tools and applications that support critical business decisions to help ensure the overall success of your business and will showcase the new features in SQL Server 2008®.
Click here to register | | Migrating from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2008
May 8, 2008
11:00 AM PST
Join us for this web seminar that breaks down the process of migrating from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2008. Key challenge areas will be high-lighted.Click here to register | | ISV Channel Development Best Practices
May 13 – June 10, 2008
10:00 AM PST
Build a Successful Channel. As a special benefit to Microsoft US Gold Certified, Certified, and Registered ISV partners, Microsoft is sponsoring a series of four best practices webinars facilitated by The York Group, to help ISVs jump start and invigorate your channel development efforts. You will learn everything you need to either build a channel from the ground up or improve the performance of your current partners.
Click here to register | | Essential SQL Server 2008 for Developers
May 12 – 15, 2008
9:00 AM PST
SQL Server 2008 offers an impressive array of capabilities for professional developers that build upon key innovations introduced in SQL Server 2005. The Essential SQL Server 2008 for Developers Webcast series will help you understand how to build enterprise-class applications which deeply exploit the rich data types, programming models and new development paradigms in SQL Server 2008.
Click here to register | | Health Modeling and MP generation for LOB applications with the TSMMD
May 15, 2008
10:00 AM PST
You may be using System Center Operations Manager 2007 to monitor your environment, but what about your LOB applications? Did you know you there are now tools available to help your Architects, Developers and IT Pros build Highly Manageable Applications that can be monitored by Operations Manager? In this Chalk & Talk, find out about the new Team System Management Model Designer and ask all your questions about the tools and how customers are building highly manageable applications for Windows quickly and easily.
Click here to register | | Comparing Technologies
May 12 – 16, 2008
10:00AM PST
This series of five one-hour seminars that includes non-technical material, is intended to inform business and technical decision-makers about Microsoft platform offerings and competing technologies for small, medium, and large business enterprises. Attendees will learn about the products and tools that today's enterprise needs both to manage its own internal IT needs as well as to compete and excel in providing the technology-based services that customers expect. Click here to learn more | | SQL Server 2008 and MySQL Technical Comparison
May 16, 2008
9:00 AM PST
When making a database management system decision, many organizations focus on key attributes, such as support and partner ecosystem, performance and scalability, security and total cost of ownership (TCO). This one hour technical Webcast will discuss how SQL Server 2008 compares to MySQL in these areas.
Click here to register | | Windows Vista: One Year Later
May 19-22, 2008
2:00PM PST
A year has gone by on Windows Vista and much has changed. Join us in this 4 webcast series as we discuss where Vista stands now, expose the myths in the marketplace, set expectations on the latest Service Pack release and highlight the new opportunities developers now have at their fingertips.
Click here to learn more | | Microsoft Silverlight 2.0
May 20-23, 2008
10:00 PST
This series of four Web seminars explores the advanced features of Microsoft Silverlight® 2.0 including building custom controls, networking support, data binding, media support and Silverlight's new "deep zoom.
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