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faizar@teched.livefaizarteched.spaces.live.com July, 2008 Microsoft Eliminates MEDC; Content Going to Other ConferencesMicrosoft announced this week that it is eliminating its standalone Mobile and Embedded DevCon (MEDC) conference and rolling the content into two other developer events -- the Embedded Systems Conference West in San Jose, Calif. (April 14 through 18) and Tech Ed 2008 in Orlando, Fla., to be held in June.
Tech Ed 2008 actually will take place in two back-to-back events: Tech Ed U.S. 2008 Developers on June 3 through 6; and Tech Ed U.S. IT Professionals on June 10 through 13. Microsoft plans to include track sessions on embedded development in the San Jose and Orlando events. It's not clear if Microsoft's consolidation of MEDC will result in a general scaling back of the number of sessions for mobile and embedded developers. At present, the agendas for Embedded Systems Conference West and Tech Ed 2008 are not publicly available. Last year, the MEDC 2007's U.S. and international events included "more than 140 technical sessions and 60 labs tailored for developers, IT professionals and business professionals," according to the MEDC 2007 Web site. Microsoft broke the news about this year's consolidation of MEDC via e-mails to past MEDC attendees. It was also noted by at least two Microsoft bloggers. Blogger Frank Prengel, embedded evangelist for Microsoft Germany, described MEDC's passing for this year as "sad" but added that "it only makes sense since mobile & embedded development is becoming more mainstream." Mike Hall, a Microsoft technical product manager, noted that the international MEDC events had been smaller than the U.S. standalone event. However, according to a Microsoft spokesperson, that international content will be rolled into other events worldwide, including non-Microsoft developer conferences. While Microsoft has a precedent, in at least one case, of restoring developer events, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed that this change is permanent.
December, 2007 Microsoft TechEd - BloggerDecember, 2007 Goodbye Tech Ed SEA 2007
One of the fun things about Tech-Ed was collecting stamps and freebies from exhibition stands. I collected a few pens, toys, a cap, a T-Shirt, a few evaluation product CDs and lots of information brochures. I also filled in lots of forms to place in the daily draws. There were some gift packs and good stuffs such as Xbox 360 draws everyday. Participants are given $50 voucher on the last day when we submitted our evaluation form… so, our fee for next year TechEd will be $599 only if we register early with the voucher, the same amount I paid this year Anyways Tech-Ed SEA 2007 was great and I enjoyed it. Until next year when I hope to write another Unofficial Tech Ed blog I attended TechEd 2003, 2004, 2006 and this year 2007. well… Thank You Microsoft… and Thank You to the organizer, Crystal Edge… And of course, next year I will definitely attend TechEd SEA 2008…
Tech·Ed 2007 Worldwide
October, 2007 Attendees get taste of SilverlightAttendees get taste of Silverlight Microsoft demonstrated its new Silverlight online media platform, a rival to Adobe's dominant Flash player, at Tech.Ed SEA 2007. Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering .NET-based media experiences and interactive applications for the Web. It offers a flexible programming model that supports AJAX, Visual Basic, C#, Python, and Ruby, and integrates with existing web applications. Silverlight, which was announced earlier this year, also supports the fast and cost-effective delivery of high-quality video to all major browsers running on the Mac OS or Windows. Also briefly on display during the demo session was the company's Expression Studio, a suite of graphic design and animation software that allows designers to create applications for both the Web as well as the Windows operating system. The suite includes five components: Expression Web, Expression Blend, Expression Design, Expression Media and Expression Encoder. Expression Web is a tool to create standards-based websites while Expression Blend is meant for developing user interfaces. Developers can use Expression Design for illustration and graphic design. Expression Media, on the other hand, is a digital asset management tool that allows users to organise and manage the elements in their software projects. Expression Encoder lets users convert and compress multiple video formats to SMPTE standard VC-1 video for mobile, Web, and high-definition (HD) video. Tip for macro usersMacros are useful software shortcuts when you have to type a complicated sequence of commands repeatedly, for example, but viruses can also surreptitiously store code in such programs. Dr Nitin Paranjape, the chairman and managing director of Maestros Mediline Systems Ltd, said IT departments usually deal with this threat by disabling the ability to run macros completely. "While this prevents viruses from spreading, it also prevents you from using macros for automating repetitive tasks," he said at Tech.Ed SEA 2007. There is another option for IT departments, and one that would retain the usefulness and practicality of using macros. "An IT department can use digital signatures to mark macros that have been vetted," he said. Microsoft Office, said Nitin, can be configured to run only the digitally signed macros and would stop any other macros from running. Maestros Mediline Systems is a Microsoft preferred partner. |
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