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Presented by:
SSW and Microsoft West, East, and Central Africa
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The African Roadshow October 2004 - Nairobi, Dar es
Salaam, and Johannesburg
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SSW Software Audit
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Companies from across the globe have been taking
advantage of SSW's Software Audit Services. The
common message that is received from clients is that
getting their software built in-house can sometimes
lead to a failure to identify design flaws and
architectural insufficiencies. They need an unbiased
second opinion from a knowledgeable source that can
make recommendations to improve the quality of their
software.
More on SSW software audits
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The Cutting Edge
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G'day Developers!
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We are very excited to present this event to the
.NET community in Africa. Microsoft Regional
Director in Australia Adam Cogan will be flying in
to present some of the hottest topics being discused
at other core .NET conferences all over world.
Adam has recently returned from Tech Ed Kualua
Lumpur in Malaysia where the topics he presented
had the audience on the edge of seats! Adam has
presented at many conferences all over the world
including Tech Ed 2004 in San Diego, New Zealand,
Australia, and the .NET User Group in Sydney, and
all over Australia. He is also presenting at the
up coming tour of Australia on
From Access to the Enterprise: A Migration to
SQL Server, Reporting Services, and .NET -
November and December 2004
with other top Microsoft speakers.
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Cheers until next time,
Adam
SSW Chief Architect and Microsoft Regional Director,
Australia
Got a comment for Adam? Email
Adam Cogan
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The Agenda
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For more information on sessions, please go to the
agenda
for the African Roadshow.
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Time
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Session
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| 9.00 - 9.30 |
Introductions |
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9.30 - 11.00
15 tips for Real World Windows Forms
Applications
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
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Get techniques for better searching, data
validation, configuration management, error
trapping, code standardization, plugging in
cool 3rd Party controls and any other
routine capabilities of data applications,
with minimal code. See the end result: a set
of tools and techniques will super charge
your next app.
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11.00 - 12.30
A big peek at ASP .NET 2 Whidbey
Applications
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
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ASP.NET Whidbey is the current name for
the next version of ASP.NET. Adam Cogan
will give a talk on: ASP.NET Whidbey
overview, working with data, caching
improvements to significantly boost the
performance of the next generation of
ASP.NET applications, master pages for
consistent web sites, new membership
features, and personalization.
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| 12.30 - 13.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30 - 15.00
Up and Running with Microsoft SQL Server
2000 Reporting Services
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
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OK so you know about how the new powerful
reporting platform from Microsoft will
change the landscape of enterprise
reporting. Come see Sydney based SQL Guru
and MS Regional Director Adam Cogan show the
developer features of this latest addition
to the Microsoft SQL Server family of
products. You will see real world examples
of this server-based platform when used for
creating, managing, and delivering both
traditional, paper-oriented reports and
interactive, Web-based reports. Reporting
Services combines the data management
capabilities of SQL Server and Microsoft
Windows Server with familiar and powerful
Microsoft Office System applications to
deliver real-time information to support
daily operations and decisions.
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15.00 - 16.30
Combining Exchange Data, SQL Data and
SQL Reporting Services
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
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Come see an advanced code packed session
will show you how to extend the out-of-the
box features of Reporting Services. Everyone
who has an Exchange Server 2000/2003 should
be reporting on it – but nobody does.
Following this, we will explore the creation
of a real Reporting Services solution. You
will learn about the important issues of
security, data access, rendering, and
delivery. We will also discuss the
deployment issues of an application that
requires Reporting Services. Sample code is
provided so you can use this useful
solution.
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| 16.30 - 17.00 |
Afternoon Break |
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17.00 - 18.30
eXtreme Programming for .NET Developers
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
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Using a hands on approach, this course takes
you through some advanced programming
techniques for rapid development of high
quality code in Visual Studio .NET such as
defining tasks; test first coding;
re-factoring; spiking; automated testing and
automated builds. Let Adam take you on a
fast-paced journey that will change your
coding methods forever.
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An introduction to tools such as:
NUnit
and
NAnt
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- Defining tasks
- Re-factoring
- Automating testing
- Automating builds
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