Discounts for MIX10 are now available for Metro participants.  MIX10 is a three-day conference for web designers and developers building the world’s most innovative web sites.MIX10 will be held March 15-17, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV.  The Metro team is providing a custom offer to select Metro participants...

You are invited to attend a two-day Metro instructor led training event for Silverlight 4.CityDateLinkSilicon Valley, CAMarch 2-3Register Dallas, TXMarch 30-31 Register Chicago, ILApril 5-6 Register Waltham, MAApril 20-21Register The Building Silverlight 4 Business Applications class shows how to build...

You are invited to a two-day Metro instructor led training event for Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.CityDatesLinkChicago, ILFebruary 23-25Register Atlanta, GAMarch 3-5 Register New York, NYMarch 23-25 Register Waltham, MAApril 12-14 Register This event will explain Microsoft’s upcoming Microsoft...

Have you seen the changes to the Pinpoint site?  With a new home page design, the addition of an applications marketplace and special sections highlighting companies and professional services, Pinpoint helps you showcase your innovations and expertise.  New features help you attract more customers and...

You can light up your application on Windows 7 in a Deep Dive Lab.  Bring your application for a code intensive four days.  Meet with product team members on specific features.  The goal of the Deep Dive Lab is to bring back a prototype or working application that includes one or more of the new Windows...

Your customers will be looking soon to the Windows 7 Compatibility Center to determine if your application will run on their computer with Windows 7.  The Compatibility Center currently shows hardware and software that works with Vista, but will include Windows 7 applications when it becomes generally...

Be one of the first to get Windows 7 BEFORE it launches to the public on October 22.  Here’s all you have to do to be eligible to receive a copy of Windows 7.Join Front Runner.Profile your solution at: http://www.msdev.com/frontrunner.Attain application compatibility with Windows 7.Gain “Front Runner”...

Microsoft is offering a special discount for Metro Early Adoption Participants to attend this year’s Professional Developers Conference (PDC) on November 17- 19 in Los Angeles.Effective immediately, we are DOUBLING the PDC offer for Metro participants.  Specifically, for those that register with our...

Windows phones – a new brand for phones running Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system – are now available in retail stores worldwide in a broad range of styles and prices.  This new generation of phones from leading manufacturers and mobile operators offer an intuitive user interface, powerful...

Those ISV partners who are enrolled in Metro are eligible for a $500 discount if you register for PDC before October 13.Contact the PDC09 Registration Team for eligibility verification and to receive a discount code.  Contact your ISV Architect Evangelist to be enrolled in the Metro 2010 early adopter...

If you are developing on any of the client technologies, you’re eligible to receive additional technical support, product team engagement, regular insider information and developer training.  You’ll also be on the inside track for Software Development Reviews where you are asked to help shape the coming...

If you have a compelling application that lights up the new features in Windows 7, Internet Explorer 8, or Windows Azure, your ISV Architect Evangelist can nominate you as a Windows 7 Lighthouse application.  Corporate team supports the prospect lighthouse wins with development financing, direct technical...

Microsoft has just announced over 25 new PDC sessions.  For more information on these and other sessions, click here.  Register before September 15 and save $500 here.Here’s a list of the sessions just announced:Advanced Diagnostics, Historical Debugging and Test AutomationAdvanced Microsoft SQL Server...

For those who might not have access to an MSDN subscription, you can now download a 90-day trial version of Windows 7 Enterprise from Microsoft TechNet.  The version is designed specifically for IT Professionals and ISVs to test your software and hardware on a final version of the product.Sign up for...

You can now use the Windows 7 Client Software Logo Toolkit to verify your applications are ready for Windows 7.  The latest version of the toolkit features both a command line interface and a graphical user interface.  Either way, you conduct a self test of your applications.  The latest version, Beta...

The product launch during 2009 has been named The New Efficiency.  The message is about how our products and solutions will make our customers’ lives better.  It is about how we can bring costs down and help increase business productivity while increasing IT control and reducing risk.Windows 7: Optimized...

You can register now for Professional Developers Conference (PDC) and save $500 for the full conference pass.  Discounts expire on September 15.PDC is being held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.  Workshops are scheduled on November 16; Conference runs from November 17-19.  One-day and pre-conference...

The next wave of technology in FY10 is ramping up on these technologies:Client:  Silverlight, Windows 7, Windows Mobile, SurfaceProductivity:  Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Unified Communications, Dynamics CRM 5Server:  Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows HPC Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2Services:  Windows...

Windows 7 will be generally available (GA) on October 22.  The version that goes public in October will be available in early August.  So you have time before Windows 7 goes public to be ready and Microsoft is providing resources to help you show that your applications are ready for Windows 7.Readiness...

With several successful Microsoft BizSpark Incubation Weeks already completed (CRM Reston, CRM Boston, Win 7 Irvine, Mobility Mountain View), we are pleased to announce Microsoft BizSpark Incubation Week for Windows 7 starting on August 24 in Reston, VA.  This is a no-fee event for BizSpark startups...

Release dates for Windows 7 have been announced on The Windows Blog. Partners and OEMs can download Windows 7 RTM from Microsoft Connect or MSDN starting August 6.Microsoft Partner Program Gold/Certified Members will be able to download Windows 7 RTM in English through the Microsoft Partner Network...

Save the date for Professional Developers Conference (PDC) at the Los Angeles Convention Center.  The conference will be held on November 17-19.  Workshops are scheduled on November 16.Registration is discounted through September 15.  Sign up now for the PDC mailing list.Professional Developers Conference...

You could win a free trip to Los Angeles and a free ticket to Professional Developers Conference (PDC 2009) plus $17,777.  Code7 Contest is where your application design ingenuity gives you the opportunity to get millions of eyes on your work.Build an original, consumer-oriented client application prototype...

You can now try out Surface without having to invest in a new Surface machine in the new Microsoft Surface QuickStart Program.  A new program, Microsoft Surface Community Members, provides access to the SDK and simulator as well as training and other resources, without any commitment required.The program...

Join Front Runner, a program to help managed ISVs get ready for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.  The program includes both technical help for getting your applications compatible and marketing benefits.Front Runner helps you learn how to make your app compatible and gives you what you need...

Silverlight 3 and Expression 3 have launched and many new features and capabilities are showcased.SketchFlow in Expression Blend provides a quick way to evolve your concepts from a series of rough ideas into a living breathing prototype.  This rapid, iterative and cost effective approach allows you...

You too can win $10,000 and get featured at Gnomedex if you create a useful application that can be used to improve the ecology or help people deal with the worsening global economy.  In order to qualify for the Will Code for Green developer contest, you need to use the Bing API with any technical platform...

If you are working with managed code on Windows 7 client applications, you can use the free Windows API Code Pack for Microsoft .NET Framework to access the functionality of Windows 7.The Code Pack is a source-code library that provides access to the new Windows 7 features (and some related Windows...

If you are still using Windows 7 Beta, you have just a few more days to update to the Release Candidate.  On July 1, the Beta will expire and your PC will reboot every two hours.  All Beta users must do a clean install to the Windows 7 RC and all Windows Vista users can upgrade to Windows 7 RC.For more...

You are invited to attend a workshop on Windows 7 graphics in Redmond on July 13-16.  The Windows 7 Graphics Workshop is aimed at partners and ISVs that are currently using DX and APIs (DX10, DX9 and GDI/GDI+) to help ensure the application work flawlessly on Windows 7.  Through this event, you can...

The Windows 7 RC Training Kit for Developers has been released to give you a starting point for lighting up Windows 7.  This version of the training kit includes 10 presentations and 8 Hands-On Labs, covering most of the Windows 7 light-up features as well as application compatibility topics.

Once your application is compatible with Windows 7, you can list your application here.  Qualifying products will be published in the Windows 7 Compatibility Center or the Windows Server Catalog.  Your application does not have to pass the logo test to qualify for listing.The logo test is encouraged...

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be generally available (GA) on October 22.  Windows 7 will be released to manufacturing (RTM) in the second half of July.For more information about the requirements to be compatible, see Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Application Quality Cookbook: A Developer’s...

Microsoft is pleased to announce the public availability of the Beta release for the Windows 7 Software Logo Toolkit.  The toolkit allows ISVs to submit and receive the Compatible with Windows 7 logo for your products.Improvements, including self-test for

You are invited to join the Windows 7 Deep Dive Lab in Redmond, WA on July 6-8.We are looking for partners who are already developing for Windows 7 or thinking about releasing a Windows 7 product in the next 18 months.  The application should exploit at least one of the following Windows 7 Light Up...

Service Pack 2 for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 are now available on Microsoft Download.  You can download the service pack for x86, ISO, x64 and ia64.  Updates will be pushed through Windows Update at the end of June.Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista (SP2) supports...

HYPERLINK "http://msdev.com/"msdev.com has produced a set of videos giving developers a look into Windows 7 development.  You can view the videos in the series main page, A Developer’s First Look at Windows 7.This series introduces Windows 7 with an emphasis on those new features that will be of most...

Windows SDK release supporting Windows 7 RC and Windows Server 2008 R2 RC is now available on the Microsoft Download Center.  The Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 RC provides documentation, samples, header files, libraries and tools designed to help you develop Windows applications...

In response to popular demand, the Windows Logo Program team is planning another LogoFest event at the Microsoft corporate campus in Redmond, WA on July 27-31, 2009.  Attendance at this event will help your company to qualify for the Windows 7 logo.For more information subscribe to the Windows Logo...

Please join us for the Windows 7 Virtual Partner Readiness Day on May 7.  The event begins at 8:00 AM PT (11:00 AM ET).At this event, you will have the opportunity to learn about Windows 7, the next-generation operating system from Microsoft.  Online attendees can take advantage of the readiness and...

Starting on or about the third week of April, users still running Internet Explorer 6 or Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 will get a notification through Automatic Update about Internet Explorer 8.Unlike other updates, which can download and...

Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division, delivered a keynote at the CTIA Wireless show where he demonstrated the connected experiences available to Windows users.  The idea is what he called “three-screens-and-a-cloud scenario” where you can get the services and capabilities...

WPF for LOB Tour (Line of Business Applications) is a two-day training event designed to teach developers how to create Line of Business (LOB) applications using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).Day One is an introduction to the WPF graphics subsystem, the tools used to build WPF applications and...

Your company is invited to participate in a half-day, complimentary Windows 7 AppCompat Lab ($1,000 value).  This offering will give you the opportunity to test your application on Windows 7 in order to determine compatibility and performance characterist

Windows Demo Toolkit (WDT) is a collection of resources that makes demoing the Windows operating system as easy as possible.  You can use WDT to create engaging and reliable demos in a fraction of the time.  WDT is available exclusively for Certified and Gold Certified Partners.The heart of the Windows...

If your organization is building the next generation user experience using Silverlight and have your Silverlight application profiled in Metro, we would like to send you a complimentary copy of Laurence Moroney's 1st Look at Silverlight3 booklet.  Contact your ISV Architect Evangelist for your copy.

Please join us for the 7th Annual Microsoft Enterprise Developer and Industry Solutions Conference 2009 where you will learn about solutions in Microsoft technologies relevant to the Financial Services and Health & Life Sciences industries.  This two day event will be held in New York, NY on May 5-6.The...

Microsoft debuts the Web Platform at MIX09.  This integrated set of tools, servers and technologies for building and hosting modern web applications are designed to work for developers and development organizations of all sizes.The Web Platform can interoperate with popular open source applications...

Dean Hachamovitch’s keynote at MIX09 heralds the official release of Internet Explorer 8.  It provides enhanced security and performance, making it faster and easier for people to complete common tasks online.  Features such as Accelerators and Web Slices make it easier for developers to reach beyond...

Scott Guthrie announced the first beta of Silverlight 3 in his keynote at MIX09.  This continues Silverlight’s track record of rapid innovation by introducing more than 50 new features and benefits, including support for running Silverlight applications out of the browser, dramatic video quality and...

Registration is now open for TechDays Developer 2009 – Defy All Challenges, a 24 hour virtual event!  For the first time, developers will gather from all over the world in one continuous 24 hours of learning around the clock on April 1, 2009.  To register, click here.The technologies include Developer...

Windows 7 release is on the horizon and you want to be ready with a version of your application that is compatible.  Where do you start?  What should you know?  What functionality in your application could be affected?  Your application works on Windows XP – will it work on Windows 7?  Your application...

The release candidate build of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 has been released to testers.  A single service pack applies to both operating systems.  It is available for testers as a standalone package through Windows Update or on disk through MSDN and TechNet.A Service Pack...

Students from leading colleges and university in the central US are bidding for the opportunity to reach the US finals and represent the US in the worldwide Imagine Cup Finals.  To reach their potential, these student teams need industry mentors to provide guidance, suggestions and inspiration.Students...

Xamlfest is a two-day interactive event where you’ll learn about the platforms, tools and processes used to deliver differentiated user experiences.  It’s a chance for you to mingle with user experience minded Microsoft folks and industry leading design firms and design integrators.  Participants learn...

Please join the Microsoft Software+Services Partner Channel team for our annual Hosting Days series.  Hear from Microsoft about industry trends, top priorities and programs available to help you grow your hosting business.  If you are a newcomer, learn about opportunities to generate a recurring revenue...

Windows 7 enables developers to build applications on a solid foundation, enable richer application experiences and integrate the best of Windows and web services.  Join us in Waltham, MA at the Microsoft Technology Center on February 18-20 to learn about the features and technologies of the Windows...

Explore the future of the Web with fellow developers and designers at MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas.  You can save $400 off when you register by February 13.  Details are on the registration page.Now in its fourth year, MIX is a unique technology conference that connects...

Windows 7 Certification Labs offer you a chance to test your software against the next client operating system.  You receive assistance from the product team on issues that might arise.  Schedule is limited and there’s a nomination process.Labs are available each week through March 2009 on the Microsoft...

This two-day workshop gives professional developers the information, hands-on experience and deep one-on-one guidance they need to deliver state-of-the-art and compelling user experiences using Microsoft Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).After this workshop, attendees will be able...

Explore the future of the Web with fellow developers and designers at MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas.Now in its fourth year, MIX is a unique technology conference that connects web professionals with industry thought leaders to explore the future of the Web together.  MIX...

Xamlfest is a two day interactive event where you’ll learn about the platforms, tools and processes used to deliver differentiated user experiences.  It’s a chance for you to mingle with user experience minded Microsoft folks and industry leading design firms and design integrators.Each Xamlfest day...

You are invited to join us for an early training event that explains Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET 4.0 Framework.  Attendees will receive information and guidance thru presentations and hands on labs.This information will enable you to build s

Your developers are invited to attend the MSDN Developer Conference  for a glimpse into the future of the Microsoft Application Platform.  You will experience Microsoft’s vision for Cloud Computing and building applications that seamlessly bridge the gaps between PC, Web and phone.  Be among the first...

Save $200 off the price of MIX09 when you register online before January 15, 2009.  MIX09 is March 18-20, 2009 at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas.MIX09 will include more web designer and developer content than ever before, including more sessions focused on visual design, user experience and designer/developer...

This two-day workshop gives professional developers the information, hands-on experience and deep one-on-one guidance to help you deliver state-of-the-art and compelling user experiences using Microsoft Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).  The workshop is offered by the Metro program.Start...

Are you excited about the WPF but concerned about the learning curve?  Have you seen Silverlight but don’t know where to get started?  Or are you curious about how tools like Visual Studio and Expression Blend help designers and developers work together to deliver great user experiences?  If so, join...

You and your developers are invited to attend Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 training in Redmond December 8-10.This event will explain Microsoft’s next generation of Visual Studio and the .NET Framework and provide you with information and guidance thru presentations and hands on labs.  The...

The Windows Vista Team has announced that the next Windows client will be named Windows 7.  Feature details will be announced at Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) and WinHEC.  A developer-only release will be available at both conferences to attendees.For more information, see Introducing...

Microsoft has released Silverlight 2.  Silverlight 2 goes beyond the media-centered web user interface that came out in the first version.  Silverlight 2 includes a subset of the .NET Framework and allows ISVs to build rich Internet applications (RIA) using .NET.Developers and designers collaborate...

Managed partners can pre-register for the Windows Application Compatibility and Quality Lab free of charge.  You can reserve a 2-hour session in the lab by contacting your ISV Architect Evangelist and choosing a timeslot from the times outlined below (please provide us with at least 2 time options).You...

Internet Explorer 8 is the next version of the world’s most popular browser for Windows PCs and balances user experience, standards-support and developer platform investments to provide a window to the new web – the web of Online services.  Come and learn more about the new features offered in Internet...