Channel 9 Microsoft http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/jodonnell/Posts Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/jodonnell/Posts en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:08:06 GMT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:08:06 GMT Rev9 142 6 25 Startup Weekend Chicago: Connecting with budding entrepreneurs Over the course of the Startup Weekend in Chicago, 100+ attendees managed to put together some great ideas and concepts. Friday night opened with 60 pitches and whittled down to 16 finalists on Sunday night. 

Microsoft evangelists connected with these teams as participants and mentors and put on their 'entrepreneur hat' for the weekend! 

On Sunday night, Microsoft Startup Evangelist Sonal Mane talked with a few of the teams to get their take on the weekend and their experiences using the Microsoft platform. With the goal of launching a startup in 54 hours, most of these talented teams already had working prototypes.

Thanks to 1871 for hosting the Startup Weekend event which was powered by the Kauffman Foundation.

If you are interested in attending similar events go to  http://startupweekend.org/

 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Startup-Weekend-Chicago-Connecting-with-budding-entrepreneurs Over the course of the Startup Weekend in Chicago, 100+ attendees managed to put together some great ideas and concepts. Friday night opened with 60 pitches and whittled down to 16 finalists on Sunday night.  Microsoft evangelists connected with these teams as participants and mentors and put on their 'entrepreneur hat' for the weekend!  On Sunday night, Microsoft Startup Evangelist Sonal Mane talked with a few of the teams to get their take on the weekend and their experiences using the Microsoft platform. With the goal of launching a startup in 54 hours, most of these talented teams already had working prototypes. Thanks to 1871 for hosting the Startup Weekend event which was powered by the Kauffman Foundation. If you are interested in attending similar events go to  http://startupweekend.org/   Thanks for watching! John O'Donnell, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel 1133 http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Startup-Weekend-Chicago-Connecting-with-budding-entrepreneurs Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:47:11 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Startup-Weekend-Chicago-Connecting-with-budding-entrepreneurs John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Startup-Weekend-Chicago-Connecting-with-budding-entrepreneurs/rss From retro game programming to modern day Windows Phone 7 development There are literally only a small handful of people in the world who can create a game from scratch for the 6502 based Atari 7800 game platform. Robert Decrescenzo is one such person and has created quite a few games for the 7800 all hand coded in 6502 assembler and many of which would put commercial releases to shame that were released at the height of the 7800 consoles popularity. If your interested in learning more about these old consoles check out the forums at http://www.atariage.com

With these skills as a background and some C# coding as well robert has turned his hand to game development on the Windows Phone 7 platform using C# and XNA and delivered a fun game to our app store at - http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/a96a0815-e39c-46b1-acc1-f76d91ffb72b

As well as using his existing development expertise Robert also took advantage of our XNA training content to get up to speed - http://create.msdn.com/en-us/education/gamedevelopment

It is not often you meet anyone who has the skills and expertise to create and self publish a new game product in 6502 assembler for a game platform launched in 1984 and can then turn those skills over to a modern platform like Windows Phone 7

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/From-retro-game-programming-to-modern-day-Windows-Phone-7-development There are literally only a small handful of people in the world who can create a game from scratch for the 6502 based Atari 7800 game platform. Robert Decrescenzo is one such person and has created quite a few games for the 7800 all hand coded in 6502 assembler and many of which would put commercial releases to shame that were released at the height of the 7800 consoles popularity. If your interested in learning more about these old consoles check out the forums at http://www.atariage.com With these skills as a background and some C# coding as well robert has turned his hand to game development on the Windows Phone 7 platform using C# and XNA and delivered a fun game to our app store at - http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/a96a0815-e39c-46b1-acc1-f76d91ffb72b As well as using his existing development expertise Robert also took advantage of our XNA training content to get up to speed - http://create.msdn.com/en-us/education/gamedevelopment It is not often you meet anyone who has the skills and expertise to create and self publish a new game product in 6502 assembler for a game platform launched in 1984 and can then turn those skills over to a modern platform like Windows Phone 7 Thanks for watching! John O'Donnell, Technical EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel 736 http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/From-retro-game-programming-to-modern-day-Windows-Phone-7-development Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:33:52 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/From-retro-game-programming-to-modern-day-Windows-Phone-7-development John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 1 http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/From-retro-game-programming-to-modern-day-Windows-Phone-7-development/rss Windows Phone XNA Framework Introducing Kinect services for Microsoft Robotics RDS 2008 R3 Trevor Taylor, Program Manager in the Microsoft Robotics team walks us through the features of the latest Kinect Services for RDS toolkit. Demonstrating support for the Kinect camera via Kinect for Windows SDK.

Also be sure to check out this blog post for an update on all things Microsoft Robotics by Stathis Papaefstathiou, General Manager, Microsoft Robotics.

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Introducing-Kinect-services-for-Microsoft-Robotics-RDS-2008-R3 Trevor Taylor, Program Manager in the Microsoft Robotics team walks us through the features of the latest Kinect Services for RDS toolkit. Demonstrating support for the Kinect camera via Kinect for Windows SDK. Also be sure to check out this blog post for an update on all things Microsoft Robotics by Stathis Papaefstathiou, General Manager, Microsoft Robotics. Enjoy the Show! John O'Donnell, ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel   188 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Introducing-Kinect-services-for-Microsoft-Robotics-RDS-2008-R3 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:48:25 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Introducing-Kinect-services-for-Microsoft-Robotics-RDS-2008-R3 John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Introducing-Kinect-services-for-Microsoft-Robotics-RDS-2008-R3/RSS Kinect Microsoft Robotics Robotics The TAS Group Part Three - Dynamics CRM 2011 Social Networking with Dealmaker Pulse In this video Wendy Reed from The TAS Group showcases intelligent social networking in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Online with Dealmaker Pulse.  Dealmaker Pulse helps sales teams collaborate on opportunities and accounts in addition to  proactively notifying sales team members when updates have occurred.  Each sales team member can follow deals, accounts and other users, and can also integrate feeds from Twitter and LinkedIn. Team members can collaborate with each other with Pulse messages, and by following opportunities or accounts, you are notified with instant deal alerts within Pulse or through an email digest.    Pulse allows the sales teams and sales managers to keep their pulse on their sales business while they are collaborating as a  team.

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/The-TAS-Group-Part-Three-Dynamics-CRM-2011-Social-Networking-with-Dealmaker-Pulse In this video Wendy Reed from The TAS Group showcases intelligent social networking in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Online with Dealmaker Pulse.  Dealmaker Pulse helps sales teams collaborate on opportunities and accounts in addition to  proactively notifying sales team members when updates have occurred.  Each sales team member can follow deals, accounts and other users, and can also integrate feeds from Twitter and LinkedIn. Team members can collaborate with each other with Pulse messages, and by following opportunities or accounts, you are notified with instant deal alerts within Pulse or through an email digest.    Pulse allows the sales teams and sales managers to keep their pulse on their sales business while they are collaborating as a  team. Enjoy the Show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel 205 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/The-TAS-Group-Part-Three-Dynamics-CRM-2011-Social-Networking-with-Dealmaker-Pulse Wed, 11 May 2011 16:38:26 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/The-TAS-Group-Part-Three-Dynamics-CRM-2011-Social-Networking-with-Dealmaker-Pulse John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/The-TAS-Group-Part-Three-Dynamics-CRM-2011-Social-Networking-with-Dealmaker-Pulse/RSS Convergence Dynamics CRM Online FY11 jodonnel CRM 2011 The TAS Group Part Two - Dealmaker for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 In this video Wendy Reed from The TAS Group showcases Dealmaker in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Online.  Dealmaker helps sales people to sell smarter and manage better by embedding intelligent deal coaching, social networking, configurable sales process, and proven sales methodology.  Through patent pending technology, Dealmaker has delivered results for customers that – according to an independent study by Aberdeen Research – delivers 20% greater revenue achievement than other sales effectiveness solutions. Dealmaker is currently in use by 20,000 users in 120 organizations and CRM adoption by Dealmaker users is 42% greater on average than non-Dealmaker users. 

 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/The-TAS-Group-Part-Two-Dealmaker-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011 In this video Wendy Reed from The TAS Group showcases Dealmaker in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Online.  Dealmaker helps sales people to sell smarter and manage better by embedding intelligent deal coaching, social networking, configurable sales process, and proven sales methodology.  Through patent pending technology, Dealmaker has delivered results for customers that – according to an independent study by Aberdeen Research – delivers 20% greater revenue achievement than other sales effectiveness solutions. Dealmaker is currently in use by 20,000 users in 120 organizations and CRM adoption by Dealmaker users is 42% greater on average than non-Dealmaker users.    Enjoy the Show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel 392 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/The-TAS-Group-Part-Two-Dealmaker-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011 Wed, 11 May 2011 16:32:19 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/The-TAS-Group-Part-Two-Dealmaker-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011 John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/The-TAS-Group-Part-Two-Dealmaker-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011/RSS Convergence Dynamics CRM Online FY11 jodonnel CRM 2011 The TAS Group Part One - Talking about sales methodologies with Wendy Reed At Microsoft Convergence 2011 I talked with Wendy Reed from The TAS Group about why every sales organization should be using a sales methodology to improve their sales results. Watch this video and learn how your sales people can become even more successful by following the TAS methodology. As well as working at The TAS Group, Wendy has also written the following book:

Selling for the Long Run: Build Lasting Customer Relationships for Breakthrough Results

Product Demonstrations

Click here for part two where we show a demo of Dealmaker running inside of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011

Click here for part three where we show the social media aspect of this product with Dealmaker Pulse from The TAS Group

 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/The-TAS-Group-Part-One-Talking-about-sales-methodologies-with-Wendy-Reed At Microsoft Convergence 2011 I talked with Wendy Reed from The TAS Group about why every sales organization should be using a sales methodology to improve their sales results. Watch this video and learn how your sales people can become even more successful by following the TAS methodology. As well as working at The TAS Group, Wendy has also written the following book: Selling for the Long Run: Build Lasting Customer Relationships for Breakthrough Results Product Demonstrations Click here for part two where we show a demo of Dealmaker running inside of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Click here for part three where we show the social media aspect of this product with Dealmaker Pulse from The TAS Group   Enjoy the Show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel 429 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/The-TAS-Group-Part-One-Talking-about-sales-methodologies-with-Wendy-Reed Wed, 11 May 2011 16:26:01 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/The-TAS-Group-Part-One-Talking-about-sales-methodologies-with-Wendy-Reed John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/The-TAS-Group-Part-One-Talking-about-sales-methodologies-with-Wendy-Reed/RSS Convergence FY11 jodonnel CRM 2011 Talking with Silverlight MVP David Yack about training, CRM 2011 and Windows Phone 7 During a recent Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 training event I sat down with the trainer David Yack to get his thoughts on CRM 2011, Windows Phone 7 and more. David and his team have also written a number of books.

You can see David's current and forthcoming books on this page. Here is more information on David's books. Watch out for his CRM 2011 releases.

Silverlight 4 Jumpstart-

Book Site http://www.silverlightjumpstart.com

CRM 4 as a Rapid Application Development Platform

Book Site http://www.thecrmbook.com

As well as delivering a great in person training event David also recorded and delivered a great set of Dynamics CRM 2011 training content which can be downloaded here.

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-with-Silverlight-MVP-David-Yack-about-training-CRM-2011-and-Windows-Phone-7 During a recent Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 training event I sat down with the trainer David Yack to get his thoughts on CRM 2011, Windows Phone 7 and more. David and his team have also written a number of books. You can see David's current and forthcoming books on this page. Here is more information on David's books. Watch out for his CRM 2011 releases. Silverlight 4 Jumpstart- Book Site http://www.silverlightjumpstart.com CRM 4 as a Rapid Application Development Platform Book Site http://www.thecrmbook.com As well as delivering a great in person training event David also recorded and delivered a great set of Dynamics CRM 2011 training content which can be downloaded here.  Enjoy the Show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel 523 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-with-Silverlight-MVP-David-Yack-about-training-CRM-2011-and-Windows-Phone-7 Tue, 10 May 2011 14:39:05 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-with-Silverlight-MVP-David-Yack-about-training-CRM-2011-and-Windows-Phone-7 John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-with-Silverlight-MVP-David-Yack-about-training-CRM-2011-and-Windows-Phone-7/RSS FY11 jodonnel MVP Windows Phone 7 WP7 CRM 2011 appStrategy showcases their integration and automation suite for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 In this video John O’Donnell talks with Ryan Smith from
appStrategy about the benefits and features of appStrategy’s two products - the
new appCompass 5 and appRadius Enterprise.  appRadius is an integrated
solution for building portals for Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

The appCompass 5 product suite builds on the latest editions
of Windows Workflow Foundation and Windows Communication Foundation to
integrate cloud, on-premise and legacy systems with Dynamics CRM 2011.

The system integrates all popular databases, ERP systems,
file systems, SharePoint 2010, Active Directory, Exchange and cloud services
with Dynamics CRM 2011 and Dynamics CRM 2011 Online.

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/appStrategy-showcases-their-integration-and-automation-suite-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011 In this video John O’Donnell talks with Ryan Smith fromappStrategy about the benefits and features of appStrategy’s two products - thenew appCompass 5 and appRadius Enterprise.  appRadius is an integratedsolution for building portals for Microsoft Dynamics CRM. The appCompass 5 product suite builds on the latest editionsof Windows Workflow Foundation and Windows Communication Foundation tointegrate cloud, on-premise and legacy systems with Dynamics CRM 2011. The system integrates all popular databases, ERP systems,file systems, SharePoint 2010, Active Directory, Exchange and cloud serviceswith Dynamics CRM 2011 and Dynamics CRM 2011 Online. Enjoy the show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel 819 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/appStrategy-showcases-their-integration-and-automation-suite-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:16:29 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/appStrategy-showcases-their-integration-and-automation-suite-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011 John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 1 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/appStrategy-showcases-their-integration-and-automation-suite-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011/RSS Dynamics CRM Dynamics CRM Online FY11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM Microsoft Dynamics NAV SharePoint CompuSight showcases their eSignature solution for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Even in today's digital world the one thing that we all still need to do at some point is sign documents. In this video, Adi Saric from CompuSight Corporation showcases how their eSignature product can be used to sign electronic documents within Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. With this product you will never have to fax or mail a document for a signature ever again.

Adi also talks about many of the new features in Dynamics CRM 2011 and how they helped them develop this product.

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/CompuSight-showcases-their-eSignature-solution-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011 Even in today's digital world the one thing that we all still need to do at some point is sign documents. In this video, Adi Saric from CompuSight Corporation showcases how their eSignature product can be used to sign electronic documents within Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. With this product you will never have to fax or mail a document for a signature ever again. Adi also talks about many of the new features in Dynamics CRM 2011 and how they helped them develop this product. Enjoy the show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel 858 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/CompuSight-showcases-their-eSignature-solution-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:32:59 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/CompuSight-showcases-their-eSignature-solution-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011 John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/CompuSight-showcases-their-eSignature-solution-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011/RSS Azure Platform Dynamics CRM Dynamics GP Microsoft Azure Platform SharePoint WCF Windows Phone 7 Astera makes converting from Salesforce to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 seamless and effortless with Centerprise In this video Jay Mishra, VP Product Development will demonstrate how organizations can quickly and easily move their data from Salesforce.com to Dynamics CRM 2011, online and on premise, and showcase the power of Centerprise Data Integrator from Astera

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Astera-makes-converting-from-Salesforce-to-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011-seamless-and-effortless-with- In this video Jay Mishra, VP Product Development will demonstrate how organizations can quickly and easily move their data from Salesforce.com to Dynamics CRM 2011, online and on premise, and showcase the power of Centerprise Data Integrator from Astera Enjoy the show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel   416 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Astera-makes-converting-from-Salesforce-to-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011-seamless-and-effortless-with- Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:19:48 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Astera-makes-converting-from-Salesforce-to-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011-seamless-and-effortless-with- John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Astera-makes-converting-from-Salesforce-to-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011-seamless-and-effortless-with-/RSS Dynamics CRM Online FY11 jodonnel xRM CRM 2011 Demonstration of Assistance PSA for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 with Assistance Software In this video we see a demonstration of Assistance PSA for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011

You know the story if you work in Professional Services. Once the next big deal is won the resulting project is taken into the company ERP system to start tracking time and billing against the project. What would it look like if your CRM system could continue to track the project through its execution and also feed back to the ERP?

Fast forward to now and Assistance PSA from Assistance Software.

The great feature of Assistance PSA is that it can keep you working inside ofone system when an opportunity closes and turns into a real project complete with hourly billing, time tracking and more. In addition the system will also talk to an ERP system so all financials are tracked correctly. The solution is built for both Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 On Premise and Online and really showcases the power of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 as a development framework.  

Enjoy the Show and check out this grreat product, Assistance PSA

 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Demonstration-of-Assistance-PSA-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011-with-Assistance-Software In this video we see a demonstration of Assistance PSA for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 You know the story if you work in Professional Services. Once the next big deal is won the resulting project is taken into the company ERP system to start tracking time and billing against the project. What would it look like if your CRM system could continue to track the project through its execution and also feed back to the ERP? Fast forward to now and Assistance PSA from Assistance Software. The great feature of Assistance PSA is that it can keep you working inside ofone system when an opportunity closes and turns into a real project complete with hourly billing, time tracking and more. In addition the system will also talk to an ERP system so all financials are tracked correctly. The solution is built for both Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 On Premise and Online and really showcases the power of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 as a development framework.   Enjoy the Show and check out this grreat product, Assistance PSA   John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel   595 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Demonstration-of-Assistance-PSA-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011-with-Assistance-Software Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:28:13 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Demonstration-of-Assistance-PSA-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011-with-Assistance-Software John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Demonstration-of-Assistance-PSA-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011-with-Assistance-Software/RSS Dynamics CRM Online FY11 jodonnel xRM CRM 2011 Talking about Assistance PSA for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 with Assistance Software To see a demonstation of this product click here

In this video Martijn van der Hoeden from Assistance Software talks to us about their new product, Assistance PSA for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011

You know the story if you work in Professional Services. Once the next big deal is won the resulting project is taken into the company ERP system to start tracking time and billing against the project. What would it look like if your CRM system could continue to track the project through its execution and also feed back to the ERP?

Fast forward to now and Assistance PSA from Assistance Software.

The great feature of Assistance PSA is that it can keep you working inside ofone system when an opportunity closes and turns into a real project complete with hourly billing, time tracking and more. In addition the system will also talk to an ERP system so all financials are tracked correctly. The solution is built for both Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 On Premise and Online and really showcases the power of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 as a development framework.  

Enjoy the Show and check out this grreat product, Assistance PSA

John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect Evangelist
Microsoft Corporation
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-about-Assistance-PSA-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011-with-Assistance-Software To see a demonstation of this product click here In this video Martijn van der Hoeden from Assistance Software talks to us about their new product, Assistance PSA for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 You know the story if you work in Professional Services. Once the next big deal is won the resulting project is taken into the company ERP system to start tracking time and billing against the project. What would it look like if your CRM system could continue to track the project through its execution and also feed back to the ERP? Fast forward to now and Assistance PSA from Assistance Software. The great feature of Assistance PSA is that it can keep you working inside ofone system when an opportunity closes and turns into a real project complete with hourly billing, time tracking and more. In addition the system will also talk to an ERP system so all financials are tracked correctly. The solution is built for both Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 On Premise and Online and really showcases the power of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 as a development framework.   Enjoy the Show and check out this grreat product, Assistance PSA John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel 595 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-about-Assistance-PSA-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011-with-Assistance-Software Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:24:22 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-about-Assistance-PSA-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011-with-Assistance-Software John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-about-Assistance-PSA-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-2011-with-Assistance-Software/RSS Dynamics CRM Online FY11 jodonnel xRM CRM 2011 Talking Dynamics CRM and the CRMUG event with the Dynamics CRM MVP's Part One

Our Dynamics CRM MVP's always deliver great value at any of our events and at the recent CRMUG event I talked with Mitch Milam of CRM Accelerators and Donna Edwards

Each year our Dynamics CRM MVP's deliver great services to the Dynamics CRM community so I was pleased to get them on camera talking about their background and life as a busy Dynamics CRM MVP. 

Enjoy the Show!

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-Dynamics-CRM-and-the-CRMUG-event-with-the-Dynamics-CRM-MVPs-Part-One Our Dynamics CRM MVP's always deliver great value at any of our events and at the recent CRMUG event I talked with Mitch Milam of CRM Accelerators and Donna Edwards Each year our Dynamics CRM MVP's deliver great services to the Dynamics CRM community so I was pleased to get them on camera talking about their background and life as a busy Dynamics CRM MVP.  Enjoy the Show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel 462 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-Dynamics-CRM-and-the-CRMUG-event-with-the-Dynamics-CRM-MVPs-Part-One Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:32:04 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-Dynamics-CRM-and-the-CRMUG-event-with-the-Dynamics-CRM-MVPs-Part-One John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-Dynamics-CRM-and-the-CRMUG-event-with-the-Dynamics-CRM-MVPs-Part-One/RSS FY11 jodonnel Talking Dynamics CRM and the CRMUG event with the Dynamics CRM MVP's Part Two Our Dynamics CRM MVP's always deliver great value at any of our events and at the recent CRMUG event I talked with Scott Sewell of Customer Effective and Larry Lentz of Lentz Computer Services

Each year our Dynamics CRM MVP's deliver great services to the Dynamics CRM community so I was pleased to get them on camera talking about their background and life as a busy Dynamics CRM MVP. 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-Dynamics-CRM-and-the-CRMUG-event-with-the-Dynamics-CRM-MVPs-Part-Two Our Dynamics CRM MVP's always deliver great value at any of our events and at the recent CRMUG event I talked with Scott Sewell of Customer Effective and Larry Lentz of Lentz Computer Services Each year our Dynamics CRM MVP's deliver great services to the Dynamics CRM community so I was pleased to get them on camera talking about their background and life as a busy Dynamics CRM MVP.  Enjoy the Show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel 740 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-Dynamics-CRM-and-the-CRMUG-event-with-the-Dynamics-CRM-MVPs-Part-Two Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:03:48 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-Dynamics-CRM-and-the-CRMUG-event-with-the-Dynamics-CRM-MVPs-Part-Two John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-Dynamics-CRM-and-the-CRMUG-event-with-the-Dynamics-CRM-MVPs-Part-Two/RSS Dynamics CRM FY11 jodonnel MVP Overview of the Dynamics Communities CRMUG event with the event organizers With the launch of Dynamics CRM 2011 getting closer I sat down with the team from Dynamic Communities of Andy Hafer and Mark Rhodes to talk about how their yearly CRM user conference was going. Each year this conference pulls in users of Dynamics CRM to learn and talk about their experiences working with Dynamics CRM. This conference is unique as the attendees are primarily customers and users of Dynamics CRM rather than partners. If your company currently runs Dynamics CRM there is no better way to learn more than to network with your peers. 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Overview-of-the-Dynamics-Comnunities-CRMUG-event-with-the-event-organizers With the launch of Dynamics CRM 2011 getting closer I sat down with the team from Dynamic Communities of Andy Hafer and Mark Rhodes to talk about how their yearly CRM user conference was going. Each year this conference pulls in users of Dynamics CRM to learn and talk about their experiences working with Dynamics CRM. This conference is unique as the attendees are primarily customers and users of Dynamics CRM rather than partners. If your company currently runs Dynamics CRM there is no better way to learn more than to network with your peers.  Enjoy the Show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel   452 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Overview-of-the-Dynamics-Comnunities-CRMUG-event-with-the-event-organizers Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:56:10 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Overview-of-the-Dynamics-Comnunities-CRMUG-event-with-the-event-organizers John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Overview-of-the-Dynamics-Comnunities-CRMUG-event-with-the-event-organizers/RSS Dynamics CRM FY11 jodonnel The BinaryDads talk about building applications for Windows Phone 7 The team of Jeff and Vineet are the brains behind the mobile software development company called BinaryDads. Jeff and Vineet have been building mobile software since 2002 and have recently turned their attention to Windows Phone 7. Watch the video to learn how the team got up to speed on Windows Phone 7 development and to also learn the meaning behind the mysterious binary message on their t-shirts Big Smile

If you still using a Windows Mobile 6.x device consider checking out BinaryDads applications here

 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/The-BinaryDads-talk-about-building-applications-for-Windows-Phone-7 The team of Jeff and Vineet are the brains behind the mobile software development company called BinaryDads. Jeff and Vineet have been building mobile software since 2002 and have recently turned their attention to Windows Phone 7. Watch the video to learn how the team got up to speed on Windows Phone 7 development and to also learn the meaning behind the mysterious binary message on their t-shirts If you still using a Windows Mobile 6.x device consider checking out BinaryDads applications here   Enjoy the Show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel 1026 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/The-BinaryDads-talk-about-building-applications-for-Windows-Phone-7 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 09:15:18 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/The-BinaryDads-talk-about-building-applications-for-Windows-Phone-7 John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/The-BinaryDads-talk-about-building-applications-for-Windows-Phone-7/RSS FY11 jodonnel Windows Phone 7 WP7 Talking with Karmak.com about business applications on Windows Phone 7 On the day Windows Phone 7 appeared in the stores I got to talk with Karmak.com about what they were doing with Windows Phone 7 in the enterprise. Karmak builds an ERP system called ProfitMaster to service the heavy duty trucking industry and in addition Karmak built a mobile application to work with this solution. Watch the video to learn more about how Windows Phone 7 can be used in business. You can learn more about the application that Karmak built by watching the video and demonstration and also by following this link.

 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-with-Karmakcom-about-business-applications-on-Windows-Phone-7 On the day Windows Phone 7 appeared in the stores I got to talk with Karmak.com about what they were doing with Windows Phone 7 in the enterprise. Karmak builds an ERP system called ProfitMaster to service the heavy duty trucking industry and in addition Karmak built a mobile application to work with this solution. Watch the video to learn more about how Windows Phone 7 can be used in business. You can learn more about the application that Karmak built by watching the video and demonstration and also by following this link.   Enjoy the Show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel 659 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-with-Karmakcom-about-business-applications-on-Windows-Phone-7 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 08:45:07 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-with-Karmakcom-about-business-applications-on-Windows-Phone-7 John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-with-Karmakcom-about-business-applications-on-Windows-Phone-7/RSS FY11 jodonnel Silverlight Windows Mobile 6.5 Windows Phone 7 Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio, Cars and Home Automation with Stacy Harris and John Mullinax Robotic technologies can be applied to many aspects of our lives including some that may not seem as obvious. We have all seen scifi movies where there are many robots running around assisting in our daily lives of the future. However what about now? In this video Stacy Harris and John Mullinax talk about adding robotic systems to both a car and even for home automation. You can read more about Stacy's adventures in using Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio to add new control options to his home

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Microsoft-Robotics-Developer-Studio-Cars-and-Home-Automation-with-Stacy-Harris-and-John-Mullinax Robotic technologies can be applied to many aspects of our lives including some that may not seem as obvious. We have all seen scifi movies where there are many robots running around assisting in our daily lives of the future. However what about now? In this video Stacy Harris and John Mullinax talk about adding robotic systems to both a car and even for home automation. You can read more about Stacy's adventures in using Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio to add new control options to his home Enjoy the Show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel   . 675 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Microsoft-Robotics-Developer-Studio-Cars-and-Home-Automation-with-Stacy-Harris-and-John-Mullinax Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:26:08 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Microsoft-Robotics-Developer-Studio-Cars-and-Home-Automation-with-Stacy-Harris-and-John-Mullinax John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Microsoft-Robotics-Developer-Studio-Cars-and-Home-Automation-with-Stacy-Harris-and-John-Mullinax/RSS FY11 jodonnel Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio Robotics Overview of the Convergys Smart Communications Suite and the Microsoft Partnership In this video we showcase the strategic relationship between Convergys and Microsoft.  It explains how the two companies are leveraging key assets and resources to create a “game changer” in the BSS market.  During the video we discuss the joint solution that combines Microsoft’s next-generation CRM capabilities with market leading billing and customer-care solutions from Convergys.


Click here to see a product demonstration

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Convergys-Smart-Communications-Suite-and-the-Microsoft-Partnership In this video we showcase the strategic relationship between Convergys and Microsoft.  It explains how the two companies are leveraging key assets and resources to create a “game changer” in the BSS market.  During the video we discuss the joint solution that combines Microsoft’s next-generation CRM capabilities with market leading billing and customer-care solutions from Convergys. Click here to see a product demonstrationEnjoy the show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel 337 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Convergys-Smart-Communications-Suite-and-the-Microsoft-Partnership Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:41:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Convergys-Smart-Communications-Suite-and-the-Microsoft-Partnership John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Convergys-Smart-Communications-Suite-and-the-Microsoft-Partnership/RSS Dynamics CRM Dynamics CRM Platform FY11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM Mobile World Congress Convergys Demonstration of the Convergys Smart Communications Suite Powered By Microsoft This demonstration showcases the base capabilities included in the proof of concept of the Convergys Smart Communications Suite powered by Microsoft.

The demonstration includes a scenario where an individual has been captured as a lead for the local mobile service provider.  The Customer Service Rep (CSR) follows up on the lead by contacting the customer to see if they have decided to order services.

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Demonstration-of-the-Convergys-Smart-Communications-Suite-Powered-By-Microsoft This demonstration showcases the base capabilities included in the proof of concept of the Convergys Smart Communications Suite powered by Microsoft. The demonstration includes a scenario where an individual has been captured as a lead for the local mobile service provider.  The Customer Service Rep (CSR) follows up on the lead by contacting the customer to see if they have decided to order services. Enjoy the show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel   215 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Demonstration-of-the-Convergys-Smart-Communications-Suite-Powered-By-Microsoft Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:33:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Demonstration-of-the-Convergys-Smart-Communications-Suite-Powered-By-Microsoft John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Demonstration-of-the-Convergys-Smart-Communications-Suite-Powered-By-Microsoft/RSS Dynamics CRM Dynamics CRM Platform FY11 Microsoft Dynamics CRM Mobile World Congress Convergys Talking with Dan Bien about the upcoming Microsoft Dynamics Marketplace

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-with-Dan-Bien-about-the-new-Microsoft-Dynamics-Marketplace Our partners do a great job of writing compelling solutions that integrate with our Dynamics products. In this video I talked with Dan Bien, a program manager in our Dynamics CRM product team about Microsoft's plans for a new marketplace focused on our Microsoft Dynamics products starting with Dynamics CRMEnjoy the show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel 804 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-with-Dan-Bien-about-the-new-Microsoft-Dynamics-Marketplace Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:24:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-with-Dan-Bien-about-the-new-Microsoft-Dynamics-Marketplace John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Talking-with-Dan-Bien-about-the-new-Microsoft-Dynamics-Marketplace/RSS Dynamics Dynamics CRM Dynamics Marketplace FY11 Market Place Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft Dynamics CRM Avalara talks about the challenges of Sales Tax solutions and their cloud computing initiatives Avalara talked with Warren Wilbee about cloud computing and its impact on their industry which primarily is around sales tax.

Any tax solution is very much driven by various aspects such as the increase in spending during the holiday season therefore server load is constantly changing which makes Avalara a perfect match for cloud computing and Azure in particular.


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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Avalara-talks-about-the-challenges-of-Sales-Tax-solutions-and-their-cloud-computing-initiatives Scott McFarlane of Avalara talked with Warren Wilbee about cloud computing and its impact on their industry which primarily is around sales tax. Any tax solution is very much driven by various aspects such as the increase in spending during the holiday season therefore server load is constantly changing which makes Avalara a perfect match for cloud computing and Azure in particular.Enjoy the show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel 460 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Avalara-talks-about-the-challenges-of-Sales-Tax-solutions-and-their-cloud-computing-initiatives Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:39:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Avalara-talks-about-the-challenges-of-Sales-Tax-solutions-and-their-cloud-computing-initiatives John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Avalara-talks-about-the-challenges-of-Sales-Tax-solutions-and-their-cloud-computing-initiatives/RSS Azure Azure Platform Azure Services Cloud Computing Dynamics AX Dynamics GP Dynamics NAV FY11 Microsoft Azure Platform Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio update with Trevor Taylor R3 version of Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio I sat down to talk about the product with Trevor Taylor, Program Manager with the Microsoft Robotics product group.
 
Microsoft Robotics combines a number of components to make up a robotics system including Concurrency and Coordination Runtime (CCR), Decentralized Software Services (DSS), Visual Programming Language (VPL) and a Visual Simulation Environment (VSE).

If your robotic interests go beyond creating hobbyist robots and onto .NET based robotics then spend a few moments to get an update from Trevor and also learn how a group of students from the University Of Michigan worked with Ford and Microsoft Robotics to add a custom application platform to the car and build the next generation of in car applications.

You can find additional code samples at http://mrdssamples.codeplex.com/

Finally did I mention that Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio is now free? - you can download it here

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Microsoft-Robotics-Developer-Studio-update-with-Trevor-Taylor With the launch of the new R3 version of Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio I sat down to talk about the product with Trevor Taylor, Program Manager with the Microsoft Robotics product group. Microsoft Robotics combines a number of components to make up a robotics system including Concurrency and Coordination Runtime (CCR), Decentralized Software Services (DSS), Visual Programming Language (VPL) and a Visual Simulation Environment (VSE). If your robotic interests go beyond creating hobbyist robots and onto .NET based robotics then spend a few moments to get an update from Trevor and also learn how a group of students from the University Of Michigan worked with Ford and Microsoft Robotics to add a custom application platform to the car and build the next generation of in car applications.You can find additional code samples at http://mrdssamples.codeplex.com/Finally did I mention that Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio is now free? - you can download it here Enjoy the show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Microsoft-Robotics-Developer-Studio-update-with-Trevor-Taylor Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:34:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Microsoft-Robotics-Developer-Studio-update-with-Trevor-Taylor John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Microsoft-Robotics-Developer-Studio-update-with-Trevor-Taylor/RSS CCR DSS FY11 jodonnel Microsoft Robotics Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio Robotics VPL Team Foundation Server Scrum v1.0 Beta Process Template: A Walkthrough

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Team-Foundation-Server-Scrum-v10-Beta-Process-Template-A-Walkthrough A brief description of Scrum and how to apply it with Team Foundation Server 2010 and the new Scrum Process Template.Enjoy the show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel 1380 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Team-Foundation-Server-Scrum-v10-Beta-Process-Template-A-Walkthrough Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:02:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Team-Foundation-Server-Scrum-v10-Beta-Process-Template-A-Walkthrough John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/Team-Foundation-Server-Scrum-v10-Beta-Process-Template-A-Walkthrough/RSS 2010 ALM Scrum Team Foundation Server TFS Visual Studio 2010 vs2010 John Wiese talks with Jon Hardenbrook of API Healthcare about Hyper-V and Windows Server 2008 R2 Recently John Wiese sat down with Jon Hardenbrook of API Healthcare to discuss their use of virtualization.  API Healthcare supports virtualization  of their solutions and has had great success with Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V.  Jon shares his views and the information they gathered while exploring virtualization options.

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/John-Wiese-talks-with-Jon-Hardenbrook-of-API-Healthcare-about-Hyper-V-and-Windows-Server-2008-R2 Recently John Wiese sat down with Jon Hardenbrook of API Healthcare to discuss their use of virtualization.  API Healthcare supports virtualization  of their solutions and has had great success with Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V.  Jon shares his views and the information they gathered while exploring virtualization options. Enjoy the show! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationhttp://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnellhttp://blogs.msdn.com/usisvdehttp://www.twitter.com/jodonnel 528 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/John-Wiese-talks-with-Jon-Hardenbrook-of-API-Healthcare-about-Hyper-V-and-Windows-Server-2008-R2 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:22:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/John-Wiese-talks-with-Jon-Hardenbrook-of-API-Healthcare-about-Hyper-V-and-Windows-Server-2008-R2 John O'Donnell John O'Donnell 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jodonnell/John-Wiese-talks-with-Jon-Hardenbrook-of-API-Healthcare-about-Hyper-V-and-Windows-Server-2008-R2/RSS 2010 API API Healthcare Hyper-V Server2008R2 Virtualization