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January 30  Does your organization have an Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft? Do you have Sharepoint licensing on the contract?
If so, you likely have available to you a ton of Sharepoint resources that you and your staff may not even know about.
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Microsoft Sharepoint eLearning
Using the Microsoft E-Learning extranet site, you can access a current list of Microsoft SharePoint E-Learning pre-sorted by role for IT Pro, Developer and Information Worker. Want to learn more about Software Assurance?
SharePoint Deployment Planning Services
SharePoint Deployment Planning Services (SDPS) is designed to help your organization plan an effective deployment of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. SDPS includes a broad range of planning tools and services that help optimize the effectiveness of the Office SharePoint Server core capabilities, help lower the cost of deployment, and help improve the productivity of your organization.
Customers with Enterprise Agreements that have Sharepoint licensed, usually have SDPS available to them which essentially acts as an allocation of consulting funds for getting a Sharepoint deployment moving in the right direction.
Learn more… January 27  “I have found Windows 7 a pleasure to use…”
– Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal
LINK: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123258632983004629.html Although he focuses on how much it improves over Vista, Mossberg gives a solid review of Windows 7, amongst which he states “It’s … a serious competitor, in features and ease of use, to Apple’s current Leopard operating system.” The features receiving the greatest focus include: - Multitouch Screen Navigation: “[This] may eventually redefine how people user computers…. It is smart enough to distinguish between various gestures and combinations of fingers.”
- More customizable and useful taskbar: “[Icons which]… can be “pinned” anywhere… [and] “jump lists”….”
- Compatibility: “[A] wide variety of hardware… all worked fine.” “I.. successfully installed and used popular programs from … rivals…. All worked properly.”
- Cutting nag dialogs: “[Notifications] are consolidated in a single icon [on] the taskbar.”
Among the downsides he points out includes the “unbundling” of what now exists as Live Services from the OS install. He felt having to download Windows Live services serves to remove out-of-the-box functionality from Windows.  I am pleased to announce that we have released Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) in 25 languages for Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server.
I encourage you to install it and use it on your non-Windows 7* machines at home and at work. There is no question that IE 8 is the best browser. More than 80% faster than IE7 in common micro-benchmarks and designed for the way people really use the web, IE8 is: - Faster for accomplishing tasks, from mapping a location to checking the status of an auction. In side-by-side measures of speed, IE8 was as fast or faster than Firefox in opening top websites more than 50% of the time. The rest of the time you need an ultra-slow motion video camera to catch the difference between IE8, Firefox and Google Chrome.
- Easier to find information, to navigate, to search, to work with tabs. Accelerators and Web Slices blur the lines between the online services that make each person's browsing unique and the browser itself, making the IE8 experience richer.
- Safer and more reliable with advanced privacy protection that no other browser can match.
Now is the time for you to start running IE8 at home and at work. Get IE8 RC1 at http://www.microsoft.com/ie8. January 26 Here’s a quick summary of the technology I saw as I wandered the show floor on Day 3 – last day, - Altec Lansing/Plantronics
- DISCOVERY 925 – New headset
- Multipairing
- New fashionable design with as little plastic as possible
- Comes with carrying case for recharging
- 4 different colors
- AstoundStereo
- 3D SOUND SIMULATION
- Software-based 3D environment generations – provides depth to music
- Windows Media only… will be virtual driver based later this year
- 20% off – show special. astoundstereo.com. Use code ASE-E3N7-CES until 2/5/09
- ThermalTake
- TAI-CHI S – Fanless cooling for silence
- Novint
- FALCON – gun simulator
- Simulates gun motions
- Provide force feedback for shots
- USB connected
- Works with Left4Dead
- To work with WoW soon
- $199
Nero - LIQUID TV - “TiVo” for your PC
- Actually uses the TiVO brand, TiVO menuing, and the TiVo encoding format – licensed
- $200 – comes with a TiVo controller
- USB to coax connectivity, HD antenna, 1 year subscription to TiVo service
- Allows burning to disk!
- Can pull content from other TiVos in the house!
SHOW special... 30% off Nero 9, Nero MoveIT, Nero LiquidTV. Nero.com. Use coupon code: AT-CES-PMGV. Ends Jan 31. Shuttle - X50
- has dual core Atom. Only one on market. $300
- H7 5800
- Only shipping Core i7 PC. Up to 16GB ram expandable. Chassis is $540.
Nvidia - GEFORCE 3D VISION
- Glasses. $199.
- TV needs to be DLP 3D ready TV.
- PC only.
- Released at show. Best of CES 2009 finalist.
Garmin, Blackberry/RIM, Real, Lexar, Daneelec, IBM Zoombak - 3 MODELS
- Pets, People, Cars
- Pet model has 3-5 day charge
- Car model will also use triangulation with T-Mobile cell towers
- $199 with $50 rebate off of Zoombak.com until Jan 31st
When:
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
8:30AM-12:45PM
Where: Microsoft Irvine
3 Park Plaza, Suite 1600
Irvine, CA 92614 Content: Microsoft Defense in Depth: Today and Tomorrow
Come see how Microsoft can help you secure and manage your complex infrastructures. We will discuss the latest security threats that you are facing along with compliance and regulatory challenges and how to deal with them. This session will go through the different layers of protection from the client operating system to the network edge. We will also review the roadmap for the future and how Microsoft is improving upon the security landscape. Agenda: - 8:30 – 8:45 am Coffee and pastry welcome
- 8:45-9:00am Kickoff, lead by Jim Roemer & Dan Takahashi
- 9:00 – 10:30am Microsoft Security strategy overview session, lead by Sean Lewis
- Threats, challenges, current landscape.
- MSIT security strategy
- Windows Vista/Server 2008 security
- Network Access Protection
- 10:30 – 10:45 Break
- 10:45 – 12:15 Forefront today and tomorrow, ‘Stirling’ overview, and roadmap session
- Forefront overview
- Integrated edge (IAG/ISA)
- Forefront Server Security
- Forefront Client Security
- Information Rights Management
- Identity and Access management
- Defense in Depth the complete picture
12:15 – 12:45 Q&A and Interactive Discussion over Lunch About Sean Lewis:
Sean is presently serving as Security Advisor for Microsoft’s Southwest District. Sean has held a number of technical leadership positions in global organizations, including as Security Architect for Microsoft Consulting Services’ Security Center of Excellence and Lead Consultant for the Southwestern United States in Verisign’s Global Security Consulting practice. Sean has more than 6 years of experience in the Information Security industry geographically oriented in Southern California, previously holding positions such as Information Security Manager for a large healthcare provider (Sharp Healthcare) and Principal Network Architect for a large B2B/B2G clearinghouse. Registration:
If you are interested in attending and are a customer of mine, please contact me for registration details. January 25 
Project 2007 Hands-On Training with UMT Consulting
on February 3rd, 2009 in Los Angeles
Join us for this one-day hands-on training which will highlight Microsoft Project best practices. This event will cover several useful tips for improving your productivity with Microsoft Project including: - How to Reduce project schedule maintenance time by:
- Defining calendars
- Setting project options
- Defining resources
- Defining the project summary task
- Constraint Types - What are they and how to use them:
- Properly setting constraint types
- Deadlines vs Constraints
- Improving CPM analysis by accurately identifying dependencies
- Best Practices
- Views: selecting views and splits
- Filtering and grouping
- Auto indent/hiding the view bar
- % Complete vs % Work complete (Actual Duration/Duration or Actual Work/Work)
- Methods for analyzing over allocations
And more! Location: Microsoft – Los Angeles
333 S Grand Ave
Suite 3300
Los Angeles CA 90071 Date: February 3, 2009 Time: 9:00am - 12:30pm Cost: *Free!* Course Highlights - Hands-on training
- Tips on improving your project schedule
- Learn how to use constraints in Microsoft Project
- Hear about best practices from the instructor and your peers
Who Should Attend: This course is for Project Managers, Project Coordinators, or Project Task Owners who would benefit from learning how to better utilize Microsoft Project. Prerequisites: To gain the most from this event, attendees should have a working knowledge of basic Project Management practices and terminology. Attendees should also have some experience working in Microsoft Project. Registration: If you’re a customer of mine and you’re interested in registering, please contact me for details. Note: This special, no charge training event will fill quickly and space is limited, so be sure to register as soon as possible to reserve your seat. Sincerely,
UMT Consulting Group 
Learn Time Saving Tips and Tricks for Project 2007
The Microsoft Project instructor will share best practices and give you advice for getting the most out of using Microsoft Project 2007. The presenter will cover time saving techniques on topics such as: - Taking advantage of the new features in Project 2007
- Creating an effective Work Breakdown Structure
- Improving communication with customized views
- Resource planning and tracking
- And more!
Learn How to Improve Collaboration with Project 2007 and SharePoint Integration By combining Microsoft Office Project 2007 with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, project managers and anyone else responsible for managing a team, can effectively schedule work, assign tasks, and communicate team responsibilities. Microsoft partner, EPM Live, will show how you can take advantage of these two familiar and widely used Microsoft Office applications as a powerful Enterprise Project and Work Management solution to improve your organization’s project collaboration. We look forward to welcoming you to Microsoft Irvine! ---------------- Earn 3.5 PDUs for Attending! Attend and you can win cool prizes like: - Project Professional 2007
- Gift certificate to a local restaurant
-------------- Date/Time: March 19, 2009 - 8:00am – 8:30 Check in/Breakfast
- 8:30 – 10:00am Project 2007 Tips and Tricks
- 10:00am – 10:15 Q&A
- 10:15 – 10:30am Break
- 10:30 – 12:00pm Improving Project Collaboration with Project 2007 and SharePoint Integration
Location: Microsoft Irvine
3 Park Plaza
16th Floor
Irvine, CA 92614 Registration:
If you are a customer of mine, contact me and I will get you registration details. Registration is restricted to Enterprise Managed customers. January 23  Free copy of automatic network mapping plug-in for Microsoft Visio 2007 for all Visio 2007 customers. Plug-in retails for $499, but is free until March 31, 2009.
LANsurveyor Express for Microsoft® Visio® is a powerful Visio 2007 plug-in that makes it easy to get comprehensive network maps in just minutes! Accessible via the Visio toolbar, LANsurveyor Express automatically discovers your network and produces topology maps in Visio format. Plus, LANsurveyor Express uses Visio SmartShapes® to represent your network devices and populates each node's custom properties with the node's IP address, network name, and fully-qualified domain name DOWNLOAD: LANsurveyor Express (6.98MB)
http://www.solarwinds.com/register/registrationform.aspx?Program=583&c=70150000000E50d&CMP=LEC-PT-MS-LSE-VTB-Q408 (as taken from the Microsoft Incentives site)  Announcement:
Microsoft is announcing an update to its Microsoft Business Intelligence roadmap. Microsoft’s strategy is to deliver BI to everyone in the organization through the broadly adopted tools of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and Microsoft Office Excel, and built on the scalable Microsoft SQL Server BI platform.
Based on customer feedback, we are moving the scorecard, dashboard, and analytic functionality from Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server into Office SharePoint Server Enterprise, making these capabilities available throughout the organization at a lower TCO. In mid 2009, we will release PerformancePoint Server 2007 “service pack 3” which will include updates to the current product’s planning module. Thereafter, customers should not expect further investment in standalone versions of PerformancePoint Server. However, ongoing support of our planning customers is a high priority. These changes enable customers to deploy a complete BI solution with existing investments in SharePoint Server, SQL Server, and Excel, the most widely used analysis and planning tool in market today. Q&A: - What will happen to PerformancePoint Server?
PerformancePoint Server 2007 will no longer be a standalone item on the Microsoft price list as of April 1, 2009. For organizations interested in PerformancePoint Server, it can be obtained by purchasing SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise CAL with Software Assurance. In the future, the monitoring and analytics capabilities will be included in the next release of SharePoint Server and will be available to SharePoint Enterprise CAL customers. Customers with rights to PerformancePoint Server SP3 will be able to download it mid 2009 (please contact your account manager for details). Performance management is a critical component of business intelligence and Microsoft will continue marketing and R&D investment in this area in future product releases. - What about from now until SharePoint ‘v-next’?
How will I obtain the current PerformancePoint monitoring and analytics functionality for broad BI deployment?
From the date of this announcement, PerformancePoint Server will be a license entitlement for SharePoint Server 2007 E-CAL customers with Software Assurance only. The technical requirement to use PerformancePoint planning will continue to be SQL Server Enterprise Edition. Customers will be able to use BI throughout their entire organizations simply by deploying SQL Server, SharePoint Server, and Excel. - What about support for existing PerformancePoint Server planning customers?
Customer care is our primary focus during this transition. We will keep our commitments to deliver improved planning capabilities in PerformancePoint Server 2007 SP3 in mid 2009 that addresses many of the features and functionality required by our customers to leverage in their planning projects. We will continue to support all PerformancePoint customers per our existing support policy. For further details on this policy visit: http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=12922. - What about legacy products such as ProClarity and Business Scorecard Manager?
ProClarity Analytics Server is part of PerformancePoint Server 2007. ProClarity Desktop Pro is a separate product and is not connected with PerformancePoint licenses, with or without SA. Business Scorecard Manager (BSM) is a downgrade right of PerformancePoint Server 2007. The core ProClarity capabilities that made that product successful will migrate to SharePoint and Excel over the coming releases. As for Business Scorecard Manager and ProClarity Desktop Pro, we don’t anticipate any further customer demand for this. - Will customers still be able to purchase PerformancePoint Server if they require more licenses for an existing deployment?
No, not as a standalone product. If customers require additional PerformancePoint Server 2007 CALs, they should purchase SharePoint Server 2007 E-CALs with Software Assurance to be entitled to PerformancePoint Server 2007 CALs. - If I have additional questions, who do I contact?
If you have additional questions, please first work with your Microsoft account team. If you have additional questions following that, you can contact PerformancePoint Server Roadmap Announce team pps_an@microsoft.com.  January 22  The compliance team would like to invite you to a Live Meeting where you can share your ideas on compliance. If this interests you please read on.
‘Reduce the cost and effort of configuring and validating Microsoft products to address customer IT GRC requirements.’ - Project Tribeca Team Does your IT team struggle to cope with the ever-changing demands of domestic and international governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) requirements? Microsoft is working to provide product configuration guidance to help IT professionals achieve compliance with hundreds of GRC authority documents, including SOX, PCI, HIPAA, GLBA, and EUDPD. Join the Microsoft Project Tribeca team in weekly discussions to help shape content, GRC authority document alignment, and technology configuration guidance that directly affects your organization. Topics - GRC Authority Document Scope: U.S., European Union (EU), International
- GRC Control Objectives, Activities, and Tests
Open Questions - What GRC authority documents affect your organization?
- How does your IT department manage change/configuration for GRC requirements?
- How does your IT department associate required change and configuration management with GRC objectives?
- What types of GRC guidance and tools do you expect or desire from Microsoft?
- Has your organization used the IT Compliance Management Guide?
Meeting Dates Attend any single or multiple Connect meetings. In addition, three lucky qualified attendee will Win a copies of Windows Vista Business Edition!!!! - 1/28/09 8 AM PT - What GRC Authority Documents impact your organization?
- 2/04/09 8 AM PT - How does your IT department manage change/configuration for GRC requirements.
Please join us by signing up for the IT governance and Compliance program in Microsoft Connect. Click here to join the program. After you have joined the program, bookmark the following link to return to the program site and get the latest information about upcoming events: (Taken from http://blogs.technet.com/regcomp/archive/2009/01/21/opportunity-to-participate-in-a-live-meeting.aspx)  The beta 3 release of Forefront Security for Office Communications Server (FSOCS) is now publicly available for download. FSOCS provides fast and effective protection against malware and out-of-policy content in IM conversations and attachments for Office Communications Server 2007 (OCS) environments. This new release includes:
- Support for OCS 2007 R2
- Support for OCS 2007 Enterprise Edition server roles
- Integration with OCS 2007 Access Edge role to add protection from external public IM threats
Like other Forefront server security products, FSOCS uses multiple engine scanning to provide superior detection of latest threats over single engine solutions. The FSOCS Beta 3 is shipping with 5 antimalware engines from Microsoft & industry-leading security partners. The Beta 3 will include engines from Microsoft, CA, Kaspersky, Norman and VirusBuster. DOWNLOAD:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/cc509001.aspx  WOW – this is so cool.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28661923
Photosynth enables people to take multiple photographs and in 3 dimensions lay those photographs out with depth. One can not only see a panorama shot of a scene but also a deeper, closer shot of that same environment, depending of course on what photos have been taken. Navigating Photosynth couldn’t be easier too. It’s just point and click to the area you want to zoom in on. We did a similar thing with CNN. I’ve just never seen such good photography on a public site like this before. Makes sense since it’s Getty, Reuters, and AP’s photos I suppose. Professionals! Gotta love ‘em. January 21 On January 7, to go along with Steve Ballmer’s announcement of Microsoft’s Mobile Search deal with Verizon at CES2009, we launched the latest and greatest version of Live Search for Windows Mobile. So what’s new, you ask? LOCALIZATION
Now available in France and Italy. “LOCATE ME”
Quickly get your approximate location using nearest cell tower of your provider. (p.s. For Verizon Wireless customers, there’s a little more coming in the way of our “Locate Me” functionality based on our newly announced partnership. Stay tuned.) AUTOSUGGEST
Search suggestions including recent searches, address book contacts, business categories, popular businesses, and popular web searches. BIRD’S EYE IMAGERY
View landmarks from a 45 degree view just as you do on the desktop.
And a few items more that don’t come with pretty screenshots… - IMPROVED SEARCHING
Support for combined “what/where” queries, e.g. “pizza redmond wa” and ability to sort results by distance or by relevance. - BUSINESSES AS LOCATIONS
Improved ability to get directions to a business and set a business as your current location. - BETTER SPEECH EXPERIENCE
Higher accuracy and reduction in clicks when speech recognition confidence is high. DOWNLOAD:
http://wls.live.com from your Windows Mobile phone.  Please find below a list of EPM 2007 webcasts in the coming months as well as on-demand webcasts (recorded in the past 4 months) . These webcasts are primarily targeted at IT Professionals and will present in details key aspects to consider when you evaluate, plan, deploy, and operate Project Server 2007.
On February 12th, Larry Duff will present the recently released Solution Connector for Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server 2007 on MSDN Code Gallery to the developer community. You need to register to each webcast by clicking their respective link (all free of charge); then you get emailed a link to sign on and participate in the web cast on its date and time. Each webcast is recorded for later viewing (on-demand) which should be through the same registration URL. For a listing of all EPM webcasts check the following link: http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/epm.aspx | Webcast Title | Abstract | Date | | Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 - Server Administration | This webcast covers Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 Server Administration best practices. We discuss SharePoint's Central Administration, Shared Service Provider Administration and Project Web Access Administration. This webcast is part of a webcast series targeted at IT professionals. In the series, we present in detail key aspects to consider when you evaluate, plan, deploy, and operate Project Server 2007. | Monday, January 19, 2009 1:00 PM Pacific Time | | Project Server and Project Portfolio Server Advanced Customization | Attend this webcast to discover two of the latest solution starters produced for Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 and Office Project Portfolio Server 2007, the Solution Connector and the Project Server audit framework. The Solution Connector is a Microsoft ASP.NET Web service and Microsoft .NET class library, which provides a set of methods for programmatically creating, updating, or deleting projects and their attributes in Project Portfolio Server 2007. The Solution Connector was created to support both the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Capital Planning and Investment Control for Federal Government (CPIC) and Innovation Process Management (IPM) solutions. In these solutions, projects and ideas are captured in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and at a specific point in the workflow the information is pushed to Project Portfolio Server 2007 (utilizing the new Solution Connector Web-service) for analysis. The Project Server audit framework solution gives you the ability to audit specific Project Server events within a framework. Join us to learn more. | Thursday, February 12, 2009 8:00 AM Pacific Time | | Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 - Maintenance and Monitoring | This webcast covers Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 Maintenance and Monitoring best practices. This session will cover maintenance plans that should be put in place as well as performance counters that should be monitored. We also discuss how to deploy software updates for both Project Server and Project Professional 2007. This webcast is part of a webcast series targeted at IT professionals. In the series, we present in detail key aspects to consider when you evaluate, plan, deploy, and operate Project Server 2007. | Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time | | Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 - Deployment into a SharePoint Server Intranet Farm | This webcast covers Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 Deployment best practices into a SharePoint Server intranet farm (out of the box Project Server 2007 is deployed on top of Windows SharePoint Services V3). We discuss SharePoint Server deployment pre-requisites, deployment scenarios and best practices. This webcast is part of a webcast series targeted at IT professionals. In the series, we present in detail key aspects to consider when you evaluate, plan, deploy, and operate Project Server 2007. | Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time | | Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 - Disaster Recovery | This webcast covers Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 Server Disaster Recovery options and best practices. We discuss how to recover from a catastrophic failure on your SharePoint/Project Server far;, this includes what are the options to recover from a loss of any component of your SharePoint/Project Server farm: SQL server, Application Server, Disk etc … We present farm and database restore options. This webcast is part of a webcast series targeted at IT professionals. In the series, we present in detail key aspects to consider when you evaluate, plan, deploy, and operate Project Server 2007. | Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time | | Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 - Virtualization | This webcast covers Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 Server Virtualization best practices using Windows Server 2008's Hyper-V. We discuss deployment best practices with respect to virtualization, including optimum architecture configuration (which component should be deployed on a virtual environment and which ones should be deployed on a physical environment), and how to architect a high availability virtual farm. This webcast is part of a webcast series targeted at IT professionals. In the series, we present in detail key aspects to consider when you evaluate, plan, deploy, and operate Project Server 2007. | Wednesday, April 29, 2009 11:00 AM Pacific Time | On-Demand Webcasts ----------------------- | Key Resources | | Enterprise Project Management | Project Desktop | | IT Professionals | Developers
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Tips and Tricks for the 2007 Microsoft Office System
Get the most out of Office 2007! You’re invited to attend a Live Meeting. Learn about timesaving features to help you in your day-to-day work. Suitable for beginner or intermediate users. Everyone will learn something!
The Ribbon
The Microsoft Office Fluent user interface, called ‘the Ribbon’ will help you find the features you need to complete tasks quickly and easily. This presentation will demonstrate useful tips and tricks for Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint and help you get familiar with the Ribbon. Save time
The time you take to attend this session can help save you time later. Past participants reported saving from 15 to over 30 minutes a day after attending a Tips and Tricks session. That adds up! Led by an expert Microsoft presenter, the session is not only informative, but entertaining. Ask questions
Take advantage of our expert – join the live version of this meeting to ask your burning questions! Tips & Tricks for the 2007 - Microsoft Office System
Schedule 2009 - All sessions are Office 100 Level Please use your computer for the audio portion of the presentation for best results. First Time Users:
To save time before the meeting, check your system to make sure it is ready to use Microsoft Office Live Meeting. 
Top 5 Ways to Leverage Enterprise Social Networking to Gain Competitive Advantage
Date: Friday, February 27, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST (11:00 AM MST, Arizona)
Blogs, wikis, Twitter. Social networking is a consumer phenomenon moving to the Enterprise. The fastest growing demographic on Facebook is 25-34 year olds*. In a recent independent report**, Forrester Research writes that 56% of the companies surveyed use blogs, 47% participate in social networks and 44% use YouTube videos, while 24%, 22%, and 29%, respectively, plan to start using social networking tactics in the next 12 months.
How do you cobble these disparate social technologies into an effective social strategy that demonstrates value in a downturn economy?
This interactive webcast hosted by Microsoft will discuss ways you can leverage social networking in the Enterprise to make your company more competitive and gain deeper customer connections.
- Forrester senior analyst and leading social computing expert Jeremiah K. Owyang will provide a practical framework on how to choose the right social technologies based on your target objectives, and how to measure value and results.
- Microsoft Platform Strategy Group Product Manager Jamey Tisdale will share how the Microsoft platform is a familiar tool that Enterprises can leverage today to enable social computing across various job functions and divisions.
- You will be given opportunities to share your thoughts and questions before, during and after the webcast through Facebook and Microsoft LiveMeeting.
Social media’s increasing influence in the Enterprise can be a source of untapped opportunity for organizations that choose to embrace it and potential threat to those that choose to ignore it. Join this webcast today to learn how to formulate a successful social networking strategy for your organization.
Who is this webcast for? Managers and Executives in Business Functions Interested in Social Networking (Sales, Marketing/Corporate Communications, Engineering, Operations, Product Management, Innovation, Human Resources, Finance)
Cost: $0 + Your time and engagement
Interested?
- Register today to save your online seat
(For managed customers only; contact me for details on registration)
- Tell others! Please forward this webcast invitation to others in your organization who are interested in Enterprise social networking.
*faberNovel Consulting, faberNovel Analyses, 03.10.2007 Facebook Study, presented October 3, 2007, Paris, France
**“”Metrics for Social Applications in a Downturn”, Forrester Research, Inc., October 2008.
Speakers:
- Jeremiah K. Owyang is a senior analyst at Forrester Research and a leading expert on Social Computing, social media, social media measurement, Web marketing, and interactive marketing. Jeremiah led the Social Computing program at Hitachi Data Systems from 2005-2006 as the online community marketing manager, then left to join PodTech Network, an online video and podcasting company as the director of corporate media strategy. According to Technorati, Jeremiah is one of the top 1% of bloggers, and his blog is listed as the 19th ranked blog according to Advertising Age (November 2007). A video blogger and podcaster, he speaks at a strategic level on Web marketing topics around the globe. He frequently publishes at the Web strategy blog. Jeremiah has a bachelor's degree from San Francisco State University, with a focus on marketing.
- Jamey Tisdale is Group Product Manager at Microsoft focusing on digital marketing strategy. Prior to Microsoft, Jamey worked as a Vice President of Business Development for TellThemNow.com. Jamey has a Bachelor of Science degree in Clinical Laboratory Science from East Carolina University, and did graduate work in creative writing. In his spare time he helped create and maintains a global community for gamers aged thirty years old and older called GeezerGamers.com.
January 19 
Desktop Optimization: Achieving Both Flexibility and Control
Microsoft and Pontis Research are pleased to invite you to a Desktop Optimization seminar where you will be joined by a group of your peers to discuss Microsoft’s approach to solving some of the unique challenges faced by IT organizations. Desktop optimization means that an organization has attained the right balance in its desktop infrastructure—empowering employees with the flexibility they need to be productive, while providing IT the needed level of control, manageability, and security. Desktop optimization creates significant organizational benefits. Employees can be more productive with access to applications and data on demand—virtually wherever, whenever they need them. Desktop deployment, management, and support are dramatically simplified through virtualization, automation, and centralized administration. Ultimately, desktop optimization is about providing an infrastructure that helps organizations control costs, improve systems availability, and enable greater business agility. AGENDA: - Registration and Meal Service
- Vision of the Optimized Desktop
- Review of the Desktop Optimization Pack
- Application Virtualization
- Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset
- Asset Inventory Service
- Advanced Group Policy Management
- Desktop Error Monitoring
- Wrap up
Make an impact, gather and exchange effective ideas from others and network with your peers. We hope you will join this informational and educational forum to discuss the topics most relevant to you today! WHO SHOULD ATTEND: - IT Executives who wants to learn how new capabilities can facilitate business efficiency
- IT Leaders who are interested in hearing more about Microsoft's vision application virtualization and other Desktop Optimization Tools
Register Now! Choose one of the following sessions: March 10, 2009
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
Microsoft San Diego
9255 Towne Centre Dr., Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92121
Phone: (858) 909-3800
(Lunch included)
CLICK HERE to register | March 12, 2009
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM PST
Microsoft Irvine
3 Park Plaza
Suite 1600
Irvine, CA 92614
Phone: (949) 263-3000
(Breakfast included)
CLICK HERE to register | A coworker compiled some information and listed some sites below which provides essential information for customers rolling out SharePoint across the organization. Training and Adoption: Compliance and Governance: Utilities and Add-ons: Technical White papers: - SharePoint 2007 Software Development Kit (SDK), Microsoft
- WSS 3.0 Software Development Kit (SDK), Microsoft
- Development Tools and Techniques for Working with Code in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (Part 1 2), by Patrick Tisseghem
- Development Tools and Techniques for Working with Code in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (Part 2 of 2), by Patrick Tisseghem
- Best Practices: Common Coding Issues When Using the SharePoint Object Model, by Mike Ammerlaan and Scott Harris
- Creating a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Web Part Using Visual Studio 2005 Extensions, by Alex Malek and Andrew May
- Working with ASP.Net 2.0 Web Parts and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, by Erika Ehrli and Jo-Anne West
- Team-Based Development in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, by Eric Charran
- Evaluating and Customizing Search Relevance in SharePoint Server 2007, by Dmitriy Meyerzon, Avi Schmueli and Jo-Anne West
- Developer Introduction to Workflows for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and SharePoint Server 2007, by Andrew May
- Windows SharePoint Services Document: Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 – Under the Hood
Books: The following goods are worth reading – some are more reference-like, others are more on the tutorial side: January 16  We at Microsoft will be partnering with CNN over the next few days to Photosynth “The Moment” of next week’s Inauguration.
The below link provides some initial details on CNN.com. Expect to see more information broadcasted on CNN’s special programs like “Anderson 360” and “The Situation Room” over the next few days prior and post the Inauguration. “When Barack Obama takes the oath of office, history will be unfolding. If you are one of the millions attending the inauguration, you can help document those seconds of history through our special iReport assignment. With photos sent in by you and Microsoft Photosynth, we'll capture the most detailed experience of a single moment ever.” For more on “The Moment” Photosynth: For more information on Microsoft Photosynth, visit:  photoSuru is a tool that leverages the Windows Presentation Foundation to provide a rich experience for photo viewing and sharing.
It comes with a starter kit for individuals interested in learning how to develop applications that take advantage of the Windows Presentation Foundation. Installation 1. Install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 2. Install photoSuru. Build Your Own
Check out the starter kit source code, documentation and how-to content at WindowsClient.net.
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