Tech•Ed SEA 2007: Turn "doing your job" into "making your mark."

INSTRUCTOR LED-LABS (1) - .NET University

Session :

.NET University – Windows Presentation Foundation Lecture (75 minutes)

Synopsis :

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is Microsoft’s new presentation subsystem for Windows that is part of the .NET Framework 3.0. WPF provides the foundation for building applications with high fidelity experiences, blending together application UI, documents, and media content. It includes an entirely new programming model based on XAML, an incredibly rich feature set in terms of user experience and graphics ability, and data-driven UI and visualization features. Plus it completely eliminates the wall between developers and designers with a new and seamless developer-designer paradigm. This talk will provide some of the latest information on WPF, as well as providing an overview of the new programming model and the XAML markup language.

Session :	.NET University – Windows Communication Foundation Lecture (75mins)
Synopsis :	.NET University is your chance to learn the foundations of the .NET Framework 3.0! The day includes technical overview lectures and introductory labs for Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Workflow Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation, and Windows Cardspace. Attendees will receive an alumni t-shirt and certificate upon completion of the materials.

Other topics that will be covered:

.NET University – Windows Workflow Foundation Lecture (75 minutes)
.NET University – Windows Workflow Foundation Lab (30 minutes)
.NET University – Windows Presentation Foundation Lab (30 minutes)
.NET University – CardSpace Lecture (75 minutes)
.NET University – CardSpace Lab (30 minutes)
.NET University - Windows Communication Foundation Lab (30mins)

INSTRUCTOR LED-LABS (2) – Developer

Session :

Building Custom Office Applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office

Synopsis :

This lab teaches you how to build custom Office applications using Visual Studio Tools for Office. Learn how to extend the Office Fluent UI for example extend and customize the ribbon, create custom task panes, and add managed controls to your Office application all to extend on and customize the Office experience. Also, learn how to create Outlook form regions, how to add and bind data to Word content controls, and create SharePoint workflow.

Session :	Introduction to Silverlight
Synopsis :	Silverlight is a cross platform UI framework for creating compelling Web experiences. Come learn the high-level architecture of Silverlight and the tools that are available to build Silverlight applications.

Session :	Building a Connected Silverlight Web Application
Synopsis :	Silverlight is a cross platform user interface platform for creating compelling Web applications. In this lab, build an end-to-end Silverlight application using the Jolt object model and presentation, as well as ASP.NET and javascript to connect the application to the back-end.

Session :

How do you start building an OBA?

Synopsis :

So you’ ve decided to build an Office Business Application. How do you actually start building an OBA? There is a good way of developing OBA - called 'spiking' - where you nail down a fixed vertical scope across all five architectural layers; presentation, collaboration, process, services, and data. This scope should be part of a project to deliver a new cross-functional business process that cannot be easily done with existing applications. Next you follow an iterative approach, and at each iteration you expose core IT assets, you compose a new solution from them, and then you plug this solution into information channels easily accessible to users.

Session :	Simplifying .NET Smart Client Development with the .NET Client Futures Framework
Synopsis :	Codename "Acropolis" simplifies smart client application development by providing a framework that makes it easier to address complex requirements. In this lab, use "Acropolis" first-hand and see how you can build and manage complex application with ease within the "Acropolis" framework.

Session :

Designing collaboration Solutions using Forms Server and Workflow

Synopsis :

This lab walks you through creating a InfoPath form for data collection, hosting the same in FormsServer, collecting the data in a SharePoint list, adding a workflow to the same through SharePoint Designer and retrieving the data into Excel using CTP and Excel customization. The end result is a complete working app that collects data, routes it through a workflow and reports the summary of the results in Excel for analysis.

Other topics that will be covered:

Intro to LINQ
XNA

INSTRUCTOR LED-LABS (3) – IT Professional

Session :	Introduction to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007
Synopsis :	The next major release of Systems Management Server, System Center Configuration Manager 2007, is now available in beta release. In this lab, learn the basic operations of Configuration Manager—using the new, cool, Administrator Console to enable inventory, perform software

Session :

Configuring Device Management with Exchange 2007 for Windows Mobile Devices

Synopsis :

This instructor led lab, focused on the device and server side, is designed to help IT Professionals understand how to leverage Exchange Server 2007 and ISA Server 2006 for Windows Mobile 6 device management in an end to end scenario. Tasks covered will include adding root certificates to a Windows Mobile Powered Device, establishing an Active Sync Partnership with Exchange Server 2007, Configuring an ISA Server 2006 web publishing rule for Exchange 2007 ActiveSync, configuring and applying mobile policies from the Exchange 2007 Management console, and performing a device wipe on a Windows Mobile 6 device.

Session :	SharePoint 2007 Features and Functions
Synopsis :	Introducing Content Types for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Getting Started with the Business Data Catalog in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Getting Started with Search Central in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Designing Content-Driven Web Sites with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Session :	Microsoft SQL Server 2005: Database Mirroring
Synopsis :	The goal of this lab is to provide an understanding of when to use one of the more advanced new features of SQL Server 2005: Database Mirroring.

Session :	Deploying Software Updates with System Center Configuration Manager 2007
Synopsis :	One of the more painful tasks of an administrator is ensuring that softwares in the environment are constantly up to date. Learn how System Center Configurations Manager 2007 allows you to automatically monitor, download and install Microsoft and 3rd Party patches on your clients.

Session :	Working with desired configuration monitoring with System Center Configuration Manager 2007
Synopsis :	Learn how System Center Configuration Manager 2007 helps you to audit your network and report to you whether your systems are meeting your desired configuration. We introduce to you how you can use the Desired Configuration Monitoring feature to constantly ensure that systems are meeting your pre-defined standard.

Session :	Managing your assets with System Center Configuration Manager 2007
Synopsis :	With the ever growing size of your network, managing the IT assets can be a chore if not done properly. Learn how System Center Configuration Manager 2007 helps you to manage your assets. We show you how to track hardware configurations, history of changes, software installed and how you can customize any information that you want.

Session :

Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for Data Warehousing

Synopsis :

SQL Server 2005 provides a complete and integrated platform for Data Warehousing. SQL Server enables customers to build Data Warehouses faster, manage their growing volumes of data more effectively, and deliver insights to users for making informed decisions. This lab walks you through the partitioning capabilities in SQL Server and demonstrates how they can be used to build more manageable and scalable data warehouses.

Session :	Upgrading to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 from SharePoint Portal Server
Synopsis :	Learn about the available methods and procedures for upgrading to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 from Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003.