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| Windows .NET Server in the Enterprise |
| Wednesday Septemper 4th 8:00 – 8:45 |
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Bill Veghte
Corporate Vice President
Windows .NET Server Group |
| This talk will introduce Microsoft’s latest Server Operating system family, Windows.NET Server,
and discuss its role in the enterprise. It will give an overview of Windows.NET Server and
outline the value proposition of Windows.NET Server to ISV’s, partners and customers. It will discuss
why developers need to care about Windows.NET Server and the top technologies that you should exploit.
It will also show you why Windows.NET Server is the most scalable, trustworthy and manageable Server
Operating in the market. Finally it will provide a roadmap of the Windows Server platform and the
investments that are being made to ensure that Windows .NET Server meets future challenges in the enterprise. |
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| Windows Platform Services for Enterprise Class Applications |
| Wednesday September 4th 8:45 - 9:30 |
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Dave Thompson
Vice President
Windows Server Product Group |
| This talk will delve deeper into some of the key technologies outlined in the "Windows .NET Server in the Enterprise"
keynote. It will show how developers can leverage these technologies to build enterprise-class applications that meet
the most rigorous requirements of scalability, security and reliability. It will provide details on performance and
scalability improvements in Windows .NET Server including information on the 64-bit edition of Windows .NET Server. It will
also outline all new features of Windows.NET Server that developers can take advantage of including Internet Information
Services 6.0, Active Directory enhancements for applications, UDDI, and more. |
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| Windows as an Application Server |
| Wednesday September 4th 9:30 - 10:15 |
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Dave Treadwell
General Manager
.NET Developer Platform |
| The Windows .NET Server family adds the .NET Framework and several runtime enhancements to many of
these application services, i.e. ASP.NET. In particular, it adds the ability to easily deploy and run new XML
Web Services or add XML Web Services to existing applications. In this session you will learn how to easily
build and deploy trustworthy Web Services using the .NET Framework and Visual Studio.NET. |
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| Secure Windows Initiative |
| Thursday September 5th 8:00 - 8:30 |
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Brian Valentine
Senior Vice President
Windows Division |
| This talk will discuss in depth the work that Windows Division did to ensure that Windows .NET Server
is the most secure operating system on the planet. It will discuss the processes, tools and techniques that
the Windows Team followed to uncover and fix the most elusive security holes in the operating system and show
how you can secure your application by following a similar methodology. It will discuss some of the most common
issues that were uncovered and what you need to do to secure your application. |
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| Intel and the Enterprise |
| Wednesday September 5th 8:30 - 9:10 |
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William Swope
Intel
Vice President, Enterprise Platforms Group
General Manager, Software and
Solutions Group |
| This talk will provide an overview of today's enterprise
customer requirements, and how the new compute model will impact and influence run
times on platforms and tools - with its challenges and opportunities for the software
community. It will describe how Intel is working with Microsoft and the ecosystem to
develop standards-based cool products and tools to help developers build and deploy
scalable, reliable solutions.
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| Enterprise Application Integration simplified with Windows.NET Server |
| Thursday September 5th 9:10 - 9:45 |
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David Kiker
General Manager
E-Business Server Management |
| This talk will show how Microsoft is meeting the needs of the evolving EAI market through Biztalk Server
2002 and Windows.NET Server. It shows how XML Web Services is the cornerstone of Microsoft’s EAI strategy
and how our customers and partners are using Biztalk and XML web services to achieve end-to-end integration
of their Enterprise Applications. It will also show how BizTalk Server can be further leveraged to provide
Business Process Automation and Business to Business transaction management allowing customers to maintain better
control and seamless visibility through transaction lifecycles. |
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| The Future of Windows Server Platform |
| Friday September 6th 3:00 - 4:00 |
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Jim Allchin
Group Vice President
Platforms |
| Right before this talk we’ll recap some of the most important information presented at this conference
and outline what you as Server Application Developers need to do in order to leverage the full potential
of Windows.NET Server. Then Jim Allchin will discuss the vision for the future of the Windows Server Operating
System family. |
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