Breakout Session

In scenarios like product catalogs, property management, and digital asset management, information is often sparse and semi-structured. Learn how the new technologies in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 enable you to store, update, and query semi-structured data, including: sparse columns, filtered…

Cloud-based data services will change the way you develop and deploy applications, and SQL Server technologies are evolving to help you build data-driven solutions that span devices, desktops, servers, and the cloud. Learn how to use ADO.NET Data Services Framework (code name "Astoria"),…

Learn about new capabilities in upcoming versions of SQL Services. See demonstrations of services like advanced query processing, sync services, and reporting services running in the cloud. Also learn about plans to integrate with other services. Patric McElroy

Learn how to use Microsoft Silverlight and SharePoint together. See us build a SharePoint application using the Visual Studio 2008 extensions for SharePoint. Chris Johnson Chris is a Program Manager on the Windows SharePoint Services team. He focusses on the developer platform aspects of WSS.…

Look under the hood of the Microsoft .NET Services service bus, the protocols we use, and how to use the services from non-Microsoft platforms and languages. Learn which part of the messages and requests the Building Block service inspects, which parts are not inspected, and how you can verify…

The security demands on applications continue to grow in the face of compliance, online threats, and cloud- based software. In this session find out how to use Microsoft's portfolio of identity software and services to advantage your connected applications. Learn about the future roadmap for…

Learn about the next major release of Virtual Earth. See the improvements to our parsing and geo-coding engines, clustering, localization, and routing. Hear how the new Virtual Earth Web Services provide server-side support for building location-based applications on desktops and mobile…

Learn how applications and services can add presence, IM, VOIP, and Video using the Unified Communications Platform. Also, see the roadmap for the future of Microsoft Unified Communications (UC) products and the new UC Platform SDKs. Chris Mayo David Ollason

Have you ever built a business application that people actually enjoy using? Learn how you can build appealing business applications using the Microsoft Dynamics CRM product and its application constructs, including the client-side compositing framework, page layout, and forms. See how Dynamics…

As a developer of mission critical, large-scale web applications and services, do you worry about supporting large numbers of users with lightning fast response times, scaling to terabytes of data, designing multi-tenant services, as well as the cost of building these applications? If you answered…