SSW Update - May 2006


SSW Update - Do you email clients as soon as you realise you will overrun your original estimate? - Sydney .NET User Group 1 week late.

Tech Breakfast - May 2006

10 days to go!

The Best Ways to Show Your Data
Friday 26th May 2006
8:00am - 11:00am

Today there are a myriad of ways to connect to and display your data. What are the options? Which technology gets you across the finish line with the lowest cost and greatest flexibility?

We will take you through developing the same sample report using all these technologies so you can make an informed decision on what is best for your organisation.

Tech Breakfast - June 2006

45 days to go!

Visual Studio 2005 Team System
Friday 30th June 2006
8:00am - 11:00am

In this session Adam will take you through Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System - an integrated software development platform that extends on Visual Studio to help build the mission-critical applications that business depend on.

Tech Breakfast - July 2006

73 days to go!

Build a .NET App with Microsoft Expression and Workflow
Friday 28th July 2006
8:00am - 11:00am

A practical session for the ICT industry exposing attendees to the groundbreaking new suite of design tools, the Microsoft Expression Suite. The new Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation framework, OLAP with Reporting Services 2005 and Atlas will also be covered.

Tech Breakfast - August 2006

101 days to go!

Rules to Successful Projects
Friday 25th August 2006
8:00am - 11:00am

What makes a good software development consultancy? What sets one company above another? What makes a project successful? Adam Cogan will look at each of these questions and give you the answers you are looking for!

Employment Opportunities at SSW

Due to the tremendous growth that our business has experienced over the last few months, we are seeking enthusiastic people to join the SSW team.

Our Company is based in Neutral Bay which is one of the most elegant and scenic areas of Sydney. SSW is an Australian owned progressive consulting firm specialising in building, implementing and maintaining Microsoft .NET software applications.

We are currently looking for:

.NET (and OLAP) Developer

Marketing Manager

More on Rules to Successful Projects...

Cheers until next time, Adam
SSW Chief Architect and Microsoft Regional Director, Australia

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Sydney .NET User Group - The best place to learn .NET for free in Sydney - 1 Week Late this month!

8 days to go!

Sydney .NET User Group
Wednesday 24th May 2006
5:45pm - 9:00pm
Location: Microsoft, Sydney

Visual Studio Team System

This month Adam Cogan will take you through Making VSTS integrate into your current systems.

Visual Studio Team Systems (VSTS) and Team Foundation Server (TFS) combine to integrate the whole development cycle from initial design, testing and development as well as bug tracking and project management tools. In this session you will be taken through everything you need to know to optimise your software development cycle using VSTS:

How a bug tracking system should work
How TFS work items work
The missing pieces
Customising TFS to work in your organisation
Integrating work items and your bug tracking system
A review of third-party tools

Runtime Object Editor

Debugging a managed Windows application is most of the time not an easy task, thus any tool can help will make your life easier. Corneliu I. Tusnea will present a tool that can help you in developing Windows applications, especially working with forms and their controls.

So come and join the fun at this month's .NET User Group and as usual all attendees will receive a healthy complementary assortment of sub sandwiches and soft drinks..

See You There!! | Sorry I can't make it

Making VSTS integrate into your current systems

ROCK the Launch

Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) is the new technology from Microsoft that integrates the whole development cycle from initial design, testing and development as well as bug tracking and project management tools. In this session Adam Cogan, SSW Chief Architect and Australian Microsoft Regional Director, will take you through everything you need to know to optimise your software development cycle using VSTS:

So come and join in the fun and Get Ready to ROCK the Launch!

Secure your COMPLIMENTARY seat Today... Numbers are Strictly Limited!

PLACE & DATE	TIME	LOCATION
Perth Wednesday 17 May 2006 (1 Day to go)	13:00 - 17:00 (WA Time)	Microsoft Offices, Level 14, QV1 Building, St. George's Tce, Perth.
Canberra Thursday 18 May 2006 (2 Days to go)	18:00 - 21:00	Microsoft Barton Canberra
Sydney Wednesday 24 May 2006 (8 Days to go)	18:00 - 21:00	Microsoft Sydney
Hobart Tuesday 30 May 2006 (14 Days to go)	18:00 - 21:00	Green Room - Wrest Point Cas. 180 Sandy Bay Road, Sandy Bay, Tasmania.
Adelaide Wednesday 31 May 2006 (15 Days to go)	12:00 - 16:00 (SA Time)	SA Innovation Centre, Level 2 Santos House, King William Street, Adelaide
Sydney Thursday 1 June 2006 (16 Days to go)	18:00 - 20:30	AMP Capital Investors, Ground Floor AMP Building, 50 Bridge Street, Sydney

Featured Product: SSW LookOut

Manage email more effectively with SSW LookOut! for Outlook

Did you ever hit the send/receive button only to realise that you forgot the attachment, or didn't 'reply all'? Email is a fundamental corporate communications tool used every day to manage staff, establish contacts and commu8nicate with clients. Use SSW LookOut! to organise and manage your email and help ensure email is always an advantage to your business and not a liability! With tons of rules and auditing checks, SSW LookOut! also notifies the user whether emails are from people within their corporate Access or SQL Server database.