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April 27 2004
Speaker: Mark Hammond
Topic: A Technical Introduction to .NET
Description:
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This presentation will be a technical overview of
the framework, languages, tools, middleware stack and how it relates
to other development tools and technologies.
Profile:
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Mark Hammond is a Community Developer Evangelist with Microsoft.
Having previously worked as an engineer in Microsoft's product
groups (on Windows 95, the Games SDK, and Internet Explorer 3,
4, and 5), Mark went on to face new challenges as the Manager
of Product Development and later Director of Product Management
for iSpheres, an enterprise software company specializing in high-speed
complex event detection. Mark's passion for technology and working
directly with developers has brought him back to Microsoft as
an avid evangelist for the developer community. |
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May 25 2004
Speaker: Pradeep Tapadiya
Topic: .NET Web Services
Description:
The presentation will focus on Web Services. We will look
at what Web Services are and what Microsoft’s original
vision was with Web Services. We will also cover how to
develop Web Service client programs under .NET..
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Pradeep Tapadiya is the President of Software
Labs, a startup company focusing on BI product development
using .NET Technologies. He has over fifteen years of experience
in Microsoft technologies. Pradeep is the author of two books
– COM+ Programming and more recently .NET Programming. Pradeep
Tapadiya holds a doctoral degree in Computer Science from Texas
A&M University. |
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June
29 2004
Speaker: Charles Wilde
Topic: Porting
a desktop application to the Windows Pocket PC
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| In this session we will look
at many of the factors that need to be considered in the process
of porting a desktop application to the Pocket PC environment.
These factors include differences in API's, software development
tool sets, the GUI, and human factors. The "Designed for
Windows Mobile" software certification documentation details
other requirements that lead to a more functional product that
better satisfies the expectations of the Pocket PC user. Charles
Wilde will discuss technical pitfalls and issues his company
experienced in porting a desktop product to the Pocket PC and
offer some tips on practical ways to smooth the porting process.
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Charles A. Wilde is CTO and Founder
of Aton International, Inc. Aton International, Inc. is a Microsoft
Certified Partner and has achieved the "Designed for Windows
Mobile" logo certification for its "Aton(r) TN3270
for Pocket PC" product. Aton provides software products,
information products, consulting and software development services
focused on communicating data to and from mobile and embedded
device applications for multiple business uses. Since founding
Aton International in 1981, he has successfully developed and
marketed communications and operating system software products
for the US and international markets. He has delivered custom
software solutions for B2B and B2C companies as well as companies
developing products and solutions for government. He holds a
BSEE degree from Seattle University and is a member of the Bay
.NET Mobile Platform Working Group, Software Development Forum
and the IEEE. Aton International, Inc. can be located on the
Internet at http://www.aton.com. |
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