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Microsoft roadshow on Windows 7 in 16 Cities

Microsoft India announced the commencement of a 16 city partner roadshow in its endeavour to get the ecosystem ready for the launch of Windows 7 in October this year. From August to September 2009, Microsoft expects to reach out to over 1800 partners across several cities including Ahmedabad, Cochin, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Lucknow, Pune , Ranchi and the five metros. The roadshows are aimed at equipping the partner ecosystem to effectively roll-out Windows 7 in India and maximize the tremendous business opportunity that the new operating system represents for them.

"We are very excited about the potential of Windows 7 and the combined value we can provide to customers. The roadshows will provide us a good perspective on the opportunities we can leverage with Windows 7 and enable us to maximize the enormous business opportunity it presents", stated Mr. Sudarsan, CEO of Veeras Infotek, a Chennai-based Microsoft partner. To provide a further impetus to their Windows 7 partner program, Microsoft has also announced an exciting new contest called 'Saath ka dum', wherein partners can win upto Rs. 20,000 by rolling out Windows 7 in the country. "This roadshow is a great platform for us to engage with them and provide the resources they need to get ready for Windows 7 roll-out so that together, we can deliver a unique customer experience." said Mr. G. Ramesh, Director- Windows Client, Microsoft India said. "We are optimistic about the long-term business opportunities Windows 7 represents for our ecosystem and are focused on working with our partners to realize this potential," he added.

via Microsoft India Press Release

Free Windows 7 at Microsoft Launch Events (US Only)

Microsoft is hosting free events for Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 and Exchange Server 2010 in major cities in US. Attendees will receive a free copy of Windows 7 Professional.The events are starting September 28th, 2009 and will end on November 4th.

You can register them here register

Sure non US - Geeks are missing a treat !!

Imagine Cup : Finals

Since 2002, the Imagine Cup has been challenging the world's brightest students to step up and make a difference. The 2010 Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals will be held in Warsaw, Poland in summer 2010.

Each year the Finals are held in a different city of the world. Past Worldwide Finals include

Cairo, Egypt (2009)
Paris, France (2008)
Seoul, South Korea (2007)
Delhi, India (2006)
Yokohama, Japan (2005)
Sao Paulo, Brazil (2004)
Barcelona, Spain (2003).

For more details about imagine Cup 2010 : Click here

Imagine Cup 2010 Poland

After great success of Imagine Cup 2009 : Egypt , Microsoft’s Imagine Cup 2010 which is a global student technology competition would be focused on finding solutions to real-world issues.For 2009 Imagine Cup Last year, over 300,000 students from 142 countries/regions registered .

The 2010 Imagine Cup competition encourages the world's most talented software designers, programmers, game developers, and digital media enthusiasts to tackle, head on, issues related to the 2010 theme: “Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems.” Whether it is providing solutions related to hunger relief, poverty, education, disease control, healthcare, or the environment - this is your chance to make a difference in our world today.So the focus would be on how IT can be used to challenge the real world problems.The 2010 Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals will be held in Warsaw, Poland in summer 2010.

Sign up for one of the 3 main competitions: Software Design, Game Design (both are open now for you to sign-up) or Digital Media (open for sign-up by Sept 1, 2009) and contribute your talents to solving some of the toughest problems.

You can register for this world's premier student technology competition Register here!

Registerations open for PDC 09 @ Los Angeles 16-19 Nov

The Professional Developers Conference (PDC) is Microsoft’s premier gathering of leading-edge developers and architects.Registrations for Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2009 have been opened,as we mentioned earlier the event would be held in Los Angeles, from on November 16 and end on November 19.

The agenda have sessions on SQL Azure, Silverlight, Windows Azure, Office

, SharePoint, xRM, Windows 7, Windows Server, and more. For more necessary details regarding the registration for PDC09 they can be found on Microsoft's PDC site, where more info on the sessions at the conference is also available.

Delhi IT Pro : Events till date with agendas

Following events have been conducted by the Delhi IT Pro so far.Keep glued to the blog to stay updated.

Delhi IT Pro Community Event 8 Aug 2009

Agenda Microsoft Office 2010 , Change Data Capture in SQL Server 2008

Tech Ed On the Road, Delhi/NCR 27,28 June 2009

Agenda sessions on Windows 7, SQL Server 2008, Silverlight 3, Visual Studio 2010, Windows Server 2008

Windows 7 Day 18 April 2009

Agenda Windows 7's latest feature & updates & compatibility

Delhi IT Pro Community Event 28 Feb 2009

Agenda Meet Windows 7 & Protecting Infrastructure Resources using TCP/IP

Delhi IT Pro Community Event Jan 2009

Agenda Protecting Windows Network from Malware , IPv6

Delhi UG Event : 8th Aug 2009

After the great sucess of TechED on the Road, the Delhi UGs Event is back. The event is scheduled on 8th August, 2009. This time the event is having very intresting and new technical sessions. This time event is featuring with Microsoft Office 2010 & SQL Server 2008.

The Venue:

Microsoft Office, 5th Floor,

Eros Corporate Tower,

Nehru Place, New Delhi,

Pin Code - 110017

The Date:

8th August, 2009

The Timings:

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Agenda:

Timings	Sessions	Speaker
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM	Delhi User Group Meet	Rishu Mehra, Microsoft Influencer, Owner -TechTogehter, Co-Owner - Delhi IT Pro
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM	Microsoft Office 2010	Vasu Jain
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM	Drinks Break
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM	Change Data Capture in SQL Server 2008	Rakesh Kumar Mishra
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM	QnA & Prizes

Microsoft TechNet Weekly Webcasts for IT Professionals: LIVE 22nd July Onwards!

Attend Live webcasts by Microsoft Experts on Windows 7, Exchange Server 2010, Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008

This Webcast Series will show how Windows 7, Exchange Server 2010, Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 deliver on the key capabilities IT Professionals have asked for. Also, team will cover the Virtualization aspects of these new generation technologies.

Microsoft Webcast Team will start with a Technical Overview of possibilities with all these new generation technologies. Further they will dive into Performance Enhancements, Anywhere Access, Virtualization and Security features. You will also learn about Compliance, Archiving and Retention.

22-Jul-09	4:00-5:30pm	Windows 7	Meet Windows 7!	Ranjana Jain

29-Jul-09	4:00-5:30pm	Exchange Server 2010	Technical Overview	Ravi Sankar

05-Aug-09	4:00-5:30pm	Windows Server 2008 R2	Technical Overview of changes in Windows Server 2008 R2 (Part 1 of 2)	Ranjana Jain

12-Aug-09	4:00-5:30pm	SQL Server 2008	Upgrading from SQL Server 2000/2005 to SQL Server 2008	Vinod Kumar

26-Aug-09	4:00-5:30pm	Windows 7	Windows 7 Performance Enhancements	Ranjana Jain

02-Sep-09	4:00-5:30pm	Exchange Server 2010	Anywhere Access and End user Experience	Ravi Sankar

09-Sep-09	4:00-5:30pm	Windows Server 2008 R2	Technical Oerview of changes in Windows Server 2008 R2 (Part 2 of 2)	Ranjana Jain

16-Sep-09	4:00-5:30pm	Virtualization	Solving Application Compatibility Using Virtualization Technologies	Ravi Sankar

23-Sep-09	4:00-5:30pm	Windows 7	Managing Windows 7 using Windows Powershell 2.0	Ranjana Jain

30-Sep-09	4:00-5:30pm	Exchange Server 2010	Compliance, Archiving and Retention	Ravi Sankar

Microsoft Virtual TechDays - Block your dates for the 6th Edition!

PDC 2009 @ LOS ANGELES

PDC 2009 has been decided to take place at Los angeles during 17-19 November 2009.

This time winners of code7 contest would be decided in the PDC as well.

Here is the official logo for the conference

To add yourself to the PDC09 Mailing list you may click here PDCMAILING

Get Free Tickets to PDC 2009 Plus up to $17,777

Code⁷Contest. The Code⁷ contest is where your application design ingenuity gives you the opportunity to get millions of eyes on your work, plus a trip to LA for PDC09, and up to$17,777 in cash!

Code⁷ is a special coding contest for developers. It is a great opportunity to show the world your creativity and coding powers. It is a way for you to cash in on your knowledge and skills.

This is not just another standard code contest; this contest gives the finalists the opportunity to present their application at PDC 2009 in LA. The first prize is a real gem: $17,777 in cash, the opportunity to present the application to Microsoft executives at PDC 2009, plus worldwide interest in your application including a massive “marketing bump” for your application.

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