In 10 days, on November 7 in San Francisco, Microsoft kicks off the largest worldwide launch tour. This tour launches SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006 and provides technical education for developers and database administrators in an environment designed for personal interaction with industry experts. In addition, this event showcases the technical evidence, customer success stories, and partner offerings that demonstrate the business value of these tools.
A couple of days after the worldwide launch in San Francisco, Microsoft Belux has its local launch event.
Date: 10 November
Location: Parc à Mitrailles (Court-Saint-Etienne)
Time: 13h00 - ...
Target Audience: Developers, IT professionals, Database administrators, Web developers, System administrators, System architects, Application architects
Speakers:
- The keynote will be delivered by S. Somasegar - Corporate Vice President of the Developer Division at Microsoft Corporation.
- Clemens Vasters - Chief Technology Officer, Newtelligence AG and Microsoft Regional Director for Germany - will give you an insight in the new capabilities of Visual Studio 2005 and Team System.
- Astrid Hackenberg - Trainer and advisor SQL Server, Class-A, and international expert in SQL Server 2005 will present the new SQL Server 2005 capabilities to you
After these expert speakers, we offer a walking dinner and a launch party you shouldn’t miss. As the day after is a public holiday, there is no need to go home early!
During the breaks you will have the opportunity to get answers to all your Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005 and BizTalk 2006 questions from experts at the Ask-The-Experts booths.
Note that all attendees will receive a full version of SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition and Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition.
Don't forget to check the Belux Launch Site to make sure you're READY? and for additional details on this event. You can still register at http://www.microsoft.com/belux/nl/events/ready/howtoregister.aspx
See you there!
Earlier this week Jeff Raikes publicly announced the availability of Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005. The release of BSM 2005 together with the major business intelligence investments in Office 12 will make the BI more accessible to employees and valuable to organizations.
Business Scorecard Manager is a comprehensive scorecard and dashboard application that provides knowledge workers with deep contextual insight into business drivers. Information is delivered in a collaborative environment for effective business management and action in the performance-driven organization.
More in-depth overview of BSM 2005 and its benefits can be found on http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA012225141033.aspx. The press release is available at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/oct05/10-23BiLaunchPR.mspx.