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Aug 2006 SGDN #27 UG Meeting

Venue
Level 22, CF12, Auditorium
NTUC Centre, 1 Marina Boulevard (near Raffles Place MRT and next to Neptune Theatre)

Synopsis
Developing Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets by Maung Maung (Microsoft MVP)
Attend this session to understand how one can easily develop gadgets, light-weight personalizable applications, for Winodws Vista operating system.  Learn how to save and load per-instance gadget configuration data and develop complex functionality with Sidebar Gadget object model.  This session also addresses the packaging and deployment of Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets.

At the end of this presentation, you should be able to:
• Understand the Gadget Programming Model
• Understand the Gadget Object Model
• Saving and Loading of Gadget Settings
• Packaging and Deploying Gadgets

Session Pre-requisites
Familiar with Windows Operating System
Familiar with HTML and Javascript Programming Model

Building a Windows Mobile 5.0 Line of Business Application by Edwin Sarmiento
Do you want to learn how to develop a full-functioning line-of-business (LOB) application for different Windows Mobile powered devices such as Pocket PCs and smartphones? This webcast covers using the Microsoft Visual Studio development system for devices, the .NET Compact Framework 2.0, SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition, the Windows Mobile 5.0 managed APIs, and much more. Find out how to create a complete LOB application, written entirely in managed code, which runs on a Windows Mobile powered device.

Profile of Speaker
Edwin Sarmiento works as a senior systems engineer/DBA for Fujitsu Asia Pte Ltd managing servers and databases for a multinational company located in 10 countries. He is passionate about technology and is working on mobility and business intelligence during his spare time. He has frequently spoken at several Microsoft events on SQL Server, .NET and Windows SBS.

Date/Time:
3rd August 2006, 6:30pm to 8:45pm

How to get there:  
For attendees who drive:
We recommend to park at the Neptune Theatre car park 

For attendees traveling by MRT:
It is a 5 minute's walk from Raffles MRT Interchange, passing by the Asia Building. 

For attendees traveling by bus:
Nearest bus stop is at Clifford Pier and it is a 2 minute's stroll to the OMB. Buses that service this bus stop are:
- SBS 10, 70, 97, 100, 107, 130, 131, 162 and 196
- TIBS 75, 167 and 700
- CSS 605 and 608 

Please register for the event here. 

Thank you! 

PS. Stand to win a MSDN Subscription worth USD30k if you attend the event

Database Developer Day - 26th July 2006

This is a joint event with the SGSQLUG group - so book early to reserve your seat.

This month our focus shifts to the SQL Server Developers !! What's available now (Data Dude) and a peek into the future ( LINQ). Hope you like the selection.

Topic 1: Introduction to LINQ
Speaker : Tok Wee Hyong
When developing data-rich applications, developers often need to overcome semantic differences between the query languages (e.g. SQL, XQuery) used to access data and the programming languages used for developing the applications. The  Language INtegrated Query (LINQ) project provides an exciting integrated programming experience for developers, by allowing developers to query object, relational and XML data directly from within C# and Visual Basic.
In this session, you will learn about the immense opportunities presented by LINQ (DLinq , XLinq) in developing next-generation data-rich applications. You will also learn about the set of extensions to the .NET Framework that encompass language-integrated query, set, and transform operations, and how you can make use of them in application development.
For more details go to http://msdn.microsoft.com/data/ref/linq

Topic 2: Introducing Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals (a.k.a Data Dude)
Speaker : Tok Wee Hyong
Calling developers and professionals!!! come learn about Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals. If you work with databases then you will want to see the new capabilities offered by the latest addition to Visual Studio Team System. You will learn how this exciting new product will change the way you work with databases forever. For more info on Data Dude go to http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/teamsystem/products/dbpro/default.aspx

In this session, you will learn how to :
1. Take Control of Database Change
2. Automate Database Testing to Improve Quality
3. Improve Collaboration and Communication between development and database team members

Venue: Microsoft Singapore, 21st Floor, One Marina Boulevard
Date & Time : Wed 26th JULY, 6.45 – 9.00 pm.

To register, please email to microlau@sgdotnet.org  with the following details
SGDN ID:
Name:
Designation:
Company
Tel No:
Email :

SGDN Services are UP!

After much firefighting and troubleshooting, we're finally done with the server migration. We're now running on Community Server 2.1 beta.

There are still small issues reported about the loss of images throughout the entire CS installation, which I'll work on it.

Thanks for being patient and welcome back to SGDN!

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