- Posted by christhi on November 6, 2008
Check out a new deck I put together for a recent conference. This provides a 100 level overview on Expression Blend 2 SP1 our tool for building SilverLight and WPF Applications. I will be blogging about the demo I built for this session shortly so stay tuned...
http://preview.tinyurl.com/5tyaj3
- Posted by christhi on November 5, 2008
Don't take my word for it but hear from a third party source like the following. I'm noticing a major uptake on SilverLight requests and SilverLight skillsets at my customers. The future is bright guys and if you need anything from our team please do not hesitate to contact me.
Microsoft’s Silverlight heats up fight for online video, USA Today
by Jefferson Graham
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2008-11-04-flash-adobe-microsoft-sliverlight_N.htm
- Posted by christhi on November 5, 2008
Today we are launching Microsoft BizSpark, an exciting new offering that will enable software startups to leverage Microsoft development and platform technologies to deliver Next Generation Web and Software + Services applications.
The Offer: Microsoft BizSpark is designed to accelerate the success of early stage startups by providing access to software, support, and visibility
· Software: fast and easy access to Microsoft’s current full-featured development tools, platform technologies, and production licenses of server products for immediate use in developing and bringing to market innovative and interoperable solutions with no upfront costs and minimal requirements
· Support: professional technical support from Microsoft (MSDN) and community support from BizSpark “Network Partners” around the world who provide a wide range of support resources for software startups (e.g., entrepreneur incubators, associations, & investors)
· Visibility: global visibility to an audience of potential investors, clients, and partners. Startups will have the opportunity to complete a profile in the online Startup directory (BizSparkDB) which highlights promising companies, including the “BizSpark Startup of the Day”
Eligibility: BizSpark will be available to startups that fit the following criteria:
· A private company building a software-based product or service (not intended for consultants/SIs or customers/enterprises)
· In business for less than 3 years
· Less than $1M in revenue
· Nominated by a Network Partner or sponsoring member of Microsoft (feel free to contact me)
For more information go to http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/ here you can find a local "Network Partner" and they can enroll you in the program as long as you qualify