Get ready to gear up for the future of developer tools!

This track will show you the power of Atlas, Microsoft's AJAX implementation and developer environment, help you understand the internals of CLR 2.0 hosting model and how you can build more performant applications using it and finally, explore how ASP.NET 2.0 can be extended to suit your requirements.

We will also see the power BizTalk Server 2006 brings to the table for developers and how the languages of future (C# 3.0, VB 9.0 for example) will support integrated query mechanisms. We will also explore how VSTS will increase your productivity in application design.

Experience the future of Windows based development using WinFX - the developer platform for the future! WinFX is the next generation platform for building applications, which will be based out of Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003.

This track will demonstrate how to use Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) to build rich UI applications based upon vector graphics, how Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) implements the principle of Service Orientation (SO) and WS-* interoperable standards to make enterprise applications have context flows (eg. Transactions) across platform boundaries and how Windows Workflow Foundation (WWF) can be used to embed workflows within your applications. We will also see how WinFS, the rich metadata driven file system built over NTFS, can be used by your applications for data storage.

The Mobile & Embedded Track sessions will focus on developing mobile applications in Visual Studio 2005 for Windows Mobile 5.0 (including MSFP) using both managed and native code, as well as delivering a comprehensive training on the latest versions of Windows CE (Yamazaki), Multimedia Integration for Windows CE (Tomatin) and the SPOT platform. Breakout sessions will cover in technical detail: reliability, real time, source access, security, migration, multi-platform development for users of the Windows Embedded platform. Mobility-focused sessions will be geared to help you build Windows Mobile applications better, running on more devices, with greater stability and longer battery life. Other topics will include memory and code management. This is also your opportunity to learn from, network with, and be inspired by the experts in Windows Mobile and Embedded from the broad technology community.

Learn how the SQL Server engine behaves and how to tune its performance, discover the internals of SQLCLR and how it should be best used, find out how to monitor SQL Server to get that 24x7 deployment, and explore how to write asynchronous applications using the Service Broker and Notification Services. We also discuss the strategies for loading data into your data warehouse from diverse data sources, best practices in using Analysis Services and techniques for building great reports with Reporting Services. Last but not the least, we explore the power of going 64-bit with SQL Server, and the future of Data-Access!

Join us to engage with our panel of speakers consisting of SQL Server MVPs - industry experts recognized by Microsoft as Gurus in their area - and key Microsoft representatives, and learn how to get the most out of your data, securely and reliably, with breakthrough performance!

This year, in addition to technology sessions, there are sessions on aligning business and IT and methodology adoption to toolsets. We also have leading architects from the industry discuss real-life case-studies in the areas of web-services adoption, collaboration, agile infrastructure and mission-critical systems.

Join us to engage in technology debates with thought-provoking discussions from respected industry speakers and key Microsoft architects on real world topics relevant to enterprise, infrastructure and solutions architects.

With the ever increasing sizes of networks, managing the networks efficiently and securely remains a challenge! In the presence of a number of management tools and applications, administrators still look forward to centralized and integrated solutions for network management and reporting. Microsoft Tech Ed 06 management track gives insight to the core of the new scripting technology, the Monad shell and shows enhancements and usage of new features in the Microsoft Operations Management Server Version 3. We present and in depth view into the new Microsoft System Management Reporting that unifies reporting and provides a single solution to all the reporting problems. Not only that, managing and troubleshooting Group Policy just gets simple as we show you the best strategies and tools to manage and troubleshoot Group Policies in your domain.

The Messaging and Collaboration Track features content on Microsoft's soon-to-be-released Exchange Server "12" (E12), Outlook® 12 and Windows Mobile™ 5.0. This track provides training around Microsoft's messaging and collaboration platform with featured content on: deployment and administration of E12; security, hygiene and compliance advances in E12; script-ability and programmability of E12; new features in Outlook 12; how to integrate Office Live Communications Server into your environment; and deployment of Windows Mobile solutions that allow your organization to collaborate when away from the office. Get the training you need to maintain your current Exchange 2003 installation, from a session by Microsoft IT! Discover best practices for designing, integrating, supporting, and growing Windows Mobile business solutions. Finally, get in-depth coverage on the cool new features of Office SharePoint Server 2007 and how it integrates with the entire messaging and collaboration stack .

To meet ever-growing business demands, IT operators and administrators are being tasked with increasing the security, availability and manageability of their environments. Learn from the experts how to address and solve these critical IT infrastructure challenges by delving into Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Server code-named "Longhorn", the foundation of the Windows Server System. This track provides you with training on identity management, server consolidation and troubleshooting methods. Discover how Windows Server System radically simplifies your IT infrastructure and enables to develop, deploy and operate your IT infrastructure more efficiently.

Security threats have become increasingly sophisticated, while networks have become more complex. In this track, learn how to better protect your enterprise with information from experts on architecting and managing a more secure integrated infrastructure. Learn about security features in the Windows® platform as well as Microsoft security products that can help you protect your network. Get in-depth information and advice from some of the best security experts in the industry to take back and implement in your own organization.