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Microsoft TechEd 2005 Taming Microsoft Office Security Features for Smart Client Solutions - I'll be presenting this session at 10:15am on Thursday morning, June 9th. Stop by and say "Hello" after the session.

June KY.NET Developer Association Meeting At this month's meeting we'll review Microsoft announcements atTechEd and take an exciting first look at the new Visual Studio Team System.

The release of MOSS 2007 is just around the corner. If you haven't started looking at the new version of SharePoint yet then you're in for a big surprise. This version of SharePoint will revolutionize not only the portal space but web development in general. The addition of the free SharePoint Services Version 3 to the ASP.NET 2.0 web platform will create the richest development canvas for collaborative applications in the industry. Check out http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/servers/default.mspx for more information on Office SharePoint Server.

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Recent Partner Articles

If you're a Microsoft Partner then you may be interested in the bi-weekly column that I write for the Microsoft for Partners site. Here is a list of recent articles:

Enterprise Library Helps Reduce Maintenance Costs

April 25, 2005

Microsoft patterns & practices offers a set of core development building blocks that can help you reduce the maintenance and support costs of your own applications.

Why J2EE Companies Consider Moving to .NET

April 11, 2005

When you meet with customers and they cite portability or the vendor neutrality aspect of Java as an advantage over the Microsoft platform, you can demonstrate that this simply isn’t true in practice.

Increase Success with Midmarket Clients

March 28, 2005

Focusing on technology leadership and knowing your client's industry can help you win more projects in the midmarket segment.

The Time Is Right for Reporting Solutions

March 14, 2005

Three factors have converged to create the perfect storm for corporate reporting solutions.

Make Microsoft Office More Compelling

February 28, 2005

Imagine helping your customers achieve a new level of information worker productivity by embracing Microsoft's vision for Office, Web services, and smart clients.

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Whidbey Rocks!

If you haven’t downloaded the Beta 2 build of Visual Studio 2005 then you’re missing out on the best bits coming out of Redmond in the last 10 years. I’ve worked with the VS 2k5 release since the alpha phase and I’m amazed at all the functionality that made the Beta 2 feature set. If you want to learn more then you should investigate the regional DevCon events that Microsoft is holding (http://www.chrysalisevents.com/vs2005devcon). They’re well worth your investment in time and money.

I’ll be speaking at the Detroit and Columbus events on VSTS and the entire suite (respectively). I look forward to seeing you there.

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Talking about Talking about Connected Systems Business Kit

Crowe is now offering the material in this kit as part of a two-day, hands-on workshop. If you're interested in having this course offered at your location, contact me at tlandgrave@crowechizek.com

Talking about Connected Systems Business Kit

If you're looking for a good example of implementing Service Oriented Architecture using the current toolset (.NET Framework 1.1, MSMQ 3.0, Office 2003) then this is it!
Connected Systems Business Kit

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What I'm reading for fun



Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow The best book out there on this brilliant, controversial and tragically flawed founding father.

Freakonomics Understand the real reasons and synergy behind some of the biggest fundamental economic changes over the last 20 years. It's not always what it seems!

John Adams by David McCullough This is a fantastic book if you're interested in the events thatlead up to the founding of our country and the amazing people who designed it.

The World is Flat by Ron Friedman This book explains what we really have to fear -- and where we can make real money -- from sourcing. Great history of the 21st century (so far!)

Recent Articles



The Business Value of Service-oriented Architecture With service-oriented architecture, organizations can reuse andenhance existing technologies instead of simply upgrading existing systems or building new ones from scratch.

Help Your Customers Integrate Java and .NET Helping customers integrate disparate technologies such as .NETand Java is fast becoming a differentiating factor when enterprise accounts select their consulting vendors.

Is Business Instant Messaging Ready to Explode? Instant messaging is set to quickly overtake email as the primary form of electronic communication.

.NET Coding Tools Help Decrease Development Time Code generation tools can help you write higher quality code initially and respond to changes in application design more rapidly.

Educate Your Team to Compete with LAMP Having knowledge of and appreciation for LAMP technology gives you credibility when you compare it with technology from Microsoft.

Help Customers Migrate Away from the Mainframe Show your customers how migrating from mainframe systems to theMicrosoft platform can save money and increase flexibility.

Drive Office 2003 Adoption with Rights Management Rights management features in Office 2003 Editions can help youderive new revenue from Office 2003 upgrades, testing, deployment, and custom development and integration opportunities.

Eating Your Own Dog Food Use Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Project Server 2003 in your own company to develop key reference scenarios to use when closing new business

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