MICROSOFT WORSHOP ZONE – PULLMAN DOCKS

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8^TH, 2010

Don’t miss your chance to try out Microsoft’s newest technologies!  If you are a developer getting started on your applications or services this is your chance to roll up your sleeves and meet Microsoft experts and BizSpark partners as they demo Windows Phone 7, Azure and FUSE Labs on Wednesday December 8^th in the Microsoft workshop. 

CHANCE TO WIN:  WINDOWS PHONE 7 OR MICROSOFT OFFICE 2011 FOR MAC

10:00-12:00        FUSE Labs

In today's data-saturated world, you're expected to be plugged-in and participating with the online conversation in real time.  Using free, downloadable tools from FUSE Labs your web site can be enriched with visual, real-time data that is specific to your audience’s interests.  Meet the FUSE Labs staff and learn how to enhance the breadth of information for the web using Docs.com, Project Emporia, and the newly released Montage.  FUSE Labs works with community and internal partners to ideate, develop, and deliver new social, real-time, and media-rich experiences for home and work that allow people to create, connect and collaborate with what matters to them.

12:00-14:00     Azure

“The Cloud” has many competing definitions.  Some are two page long technical ramblings.  Some view the cloud simply as software accessed via a web browser.  Often the cloud describes large public data centers where you can rent computing cycles or back up your data.  Microsoft says the cloud is all of these things, and more!  During the two hours we will explore what Azure really is and why your next project should be Azure based.

14:00-18:00        WP7

Windows Phone 7 was built from a clean slate. It is a new design and a radically new development platform.

In this session we will spend four hours exploring it inside out: UI design, development paradigm, Marketplace rules, etc. You might walk out of this workshop with your first Windows Phone7 of your very own.