Microsoft Tech*Ed 2001 is the premier technical education event for solutions built on the Microsoft platform.
This year, approximately 7 000 European IT professionals and developers will be meeting from 3 to 6 July at an exciting new venue in Barcelona, one of Europe`s most vibrant cities.
For IT developers, systems architects, professionals and consultants around the world who are not able to attend the event, Microsoft is bringing two keynote presentations directly to your desktop in a live Webcast on 3 July.
Microsoft Tech*Ed 2001 Europe will focus on how the latest business applications can take advantage of the connectivity of the Internet and integrate with more devices than ever before. If you are responsible for designing and building the best solutions for today`s business needs, then the live Webcast will offer you the opportunity to gain the knowledge to build solutions that turn the accelerating pace of change to your competitive advantage.
In the first Tech*Ed Keynote address (to take place from 7.30am to 10.45am South African time), Microsoft Distinguished Engineer, Anders Hejlsberg will share his unique perspective as of one of the key architects of the Multilanguage .NET Framework and the new Microsoft Visual C# programming language.
Anders will review the key design points for Microsoft`s .NET Framework, discuss the importance of XML Web services as a foundation for next-generation application development and explain how customers today are reacting to these new technologies.
The second keynote (from 7.30am to 8.45am South African time) will be presented by Cliff Reeves, Vice President of Marketing in the Windows.NET Server Product Management Group. Microsoft Windows 2000 Server is reputed to be the single most valuable platform you can deploy. In this keynote, Reeves will conduct a tour of server-based solutions that have combined Active Directory, IIS web services, policy management, networking services to create real business value for companies.
Anyone interested in viewing the live Webcast by these world-class speakers can register at no cost at www.microsoft.com/europe/teched http://www.microsoft.com/europe/teched. Those who register will receive an e-mail an hour before the keynotes begin containing a link and instructions on how to view the Webcast.
For Southern African IT professionals wanting to learn more about these latest technologies and to take part in discussions with industry experts, the Webcast will serve as a precursor to Microsoft Tech-Ed 2001 Africa, which will be held at Sun City from 9 to 12 September.
International speakers at the South African event will include Nick Hodapp, Product Manager for Microsoft Visual C++ and Visual C#; Bren Newman, a Program Manager in the SQL Server Development Organisation in Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, US; and Jonathan Murray, Vice-President (Global Accounts) of the Microsoft Corporation.
Every delegate at Tech-Ed 2001 will receive a free copy of Microsoft Office XP, and can register for the event at http://www.tech-ed.co.za/registration/
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