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Microsoft Launches their new server/sql/visual studio product line for 2008!

I went to the one in Los Angeles and got a a bunch of shirts, visual studio 08, sql server 08, windows server 08 (think its a trial though) and vista ultimate (full version w sp1),

If you're not a Microsoft fan, you should still check out the new technology; it seems to have greatly improved. Also, Steve Balmer was at the last one...

http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/default.mspx

2008 Launch Wave Global Kick-Off Event

Get Promotial Copies of Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008, and SQL Server 2008

http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/register/default.mspx

Microsoft has released updates for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 and for Microsoft Office 2003 Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI). This article contains information about how to obtain the updates and how to determine whether the updates are installed. Additionally, this article describes issues that you may encounter when you install the updates or after you install the updates.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924423/en-us

https://www.showmyevent.com/events/viewEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1087

Executive lunch will be provided and there will be door prizes!

This event is scheduled for July 19, 2007, from Noon – 4 pm and is going to be held at the PC Mall headquarters in Torrance, California.
Topics of discussion to include:

PC Mall

· Streamline your IT cost and ease of desktop management.

· Why choose PC Mall? What does PC Mall bring to the table? PC Mall Value-Add.

· SLAM (Software License Asset Management tool) and License Tracker tool. Managing your licenses just got a little easier.

· Enhanced SA benefits. What new benefits has Microsoft introduced?

· Benefits of an Enterprise Agreement over other Microsoft licensing programs – qualification /eligibility for EA enrollment. How does standardizing the enterprise benefit me?

· MVLS site navigation. A portal just for you to manage your licenses, keys, MSDN, and administrators.

· Windows Vista, Office 2007, Exchange 2007

· What’s coming down the Microsoft pipeline

Microsoft Finance

· Microsoft Finance will be presenting finance options to assist in your organization’s IT infrastructure budgeting.

· Products and product requirements

· Terms and conditions

New Horizons

· Redeeming Microsoft Training vouchers just got easier - Training vouchers are an integral part of Software Assurance benefits with your Enterprise Agreement, and New Horizons can help you deploy assign them.

Link: http://www.microsoft.com/events/advsearch.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/events/advsearch.mspx

Free Visual Studio:

Take two labcasts, fill out the eval, and get a $300 copy of Visual Studio
http://www.microsoft.com/business/vb2005upgrade/labcasts.mspx

Attend this 3 hour seminar on Windows Longhorn, Microsoft's newest server technology and receive a Windows Vista security guide/dvd and be entered to win several prizes like Office 07 ultimate, Vista ultimate, technet subscriptions, etc. Several people in the audience will win.

The seminar is usually held at a movie theater and the presentation is displayed on the movie screen. Good stuff!

Longhorn - Go here to register: http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032327614%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e

It's a sad year for hardcore gamers and those who've never been to the convention when the e3 association announced that e3expo would henceforth be cancelled. The reason? Game makers weren't getting the returns they were expecting after spending millions of dollars on their exhibits for the show. At $300 for the general public to get in, it was one of the most spectacular tradeshows.

Never been to e3? The simplest way put, e3 was like the present that kids (gamers) impatiently waited to open on Christmas day. Lights, extreme game exhibits, giveaways, getting to play unheard of games, beautiful people; what more could you ask for?

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