Over $19,100 worth of software to be giveaway at each of our Technology Showcase events.

See the Giveaway page for all the details and for links to the Terms and Conditions

Following the official unveiling at Microsoft PDC 2008, we are now happy to be able to share the news that the Technology Showcase will include sessions not only on SQL 2008, VSTS 2008 and SharePoint, it includes the following.

08:30 - 09:00     Registration
09:00 – 09:30     Introduction & Welcome
09:30 – 10:15     Session 1: SQL Server Manageability
10:15 – 10:30     Morning Tea
10:30 – 11:15     Session 2: Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio Team System 2008
11:15 – 12:00     Session 3: Introduction to SharePoint Development
12:00 – 12:45     Session 4: SQL Server BI
12:45 - 13:30     Lunch
13:30 – 14:15     Session 5: An Introduction to Windows Azure
14:15 - 15:00     Session 6: A lap around Visual Studio Team System 2010
15:00 – 15:15     Afternoon Tea
15:15 - 16:00     Session 7: An Introduction to Windows 7
16:10 – 16:30     Lock Note

Session Details

Session 1 - SQL Server Manageability

This session will showcase how Microsoft SQL Server 2008 can enable organisations to do more with less. This session will demonstrates how SQL Server 2008 can assist with the management of multiple instances and provide a greater insight into the performance of SQL Server.

Session 2 - Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio Team System 2008

With more and more focus on how we can make our development projects leaner, Microsoft Visual Studio Team System can help optimise many aspects of the Application Lifecycle. In this session we will examine how you can use VSTS/TFS2008 today to start realising many improvements to how you develop software.

Session 3 - Introduction to Sharepoint Development

This session will demonstrate how Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 can be used for document management, workflow and reporting. It will demonstrate how SharePoint can be utilised to accelerate collaboration while adapting to changing business conditions and enforcing corporate governance.

Session 4 - SQL Server BI

During this presentation we will demonstrate how Microsoft SQL Server 2008 can deliver Business Intelligence solutions to improve corporate agility by integrating monitoring and analysis. We will demonstrate how this newly gained insight can be used to dynamically respond to various business scenarios.

Session 5 - An Introduction to Windows Azure

Our Microsoft Guest Presenter for this session will introduce you to many of the new technologies announced recently at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles. This includes the new Windows Azure Platform,  Windows 7, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 as well as a look at the new version of WPF.

Session 6 - A lap around Visual Studio Team System 2010

Previously known by the codename "Rosario", Visual Studio Team System 2010 is the next version of Microsoft's Development environment. In this session you will see many of the improvements and new features that will make this one of the most anticipated releases of Visual Studio ever.

Session 7 - An Introduction to Windows 7

Our Microsoft Guest Presenter for this session will introduce you to many of the new technologies announced recently at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles. This includes the new Windows Azure Platform,  Windows 7, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 as well as a look at the new version of WPF.