When: 16/11/2007 - 09:30 till 16:30

Where: Leeds

What:

If you are looking to deploy a large number of desktops (XP SP2 or Vista) or looking to upgrade your Office standard to 2007 then this session may be for you. This session will introduce you to deployment best practices - focusing on BDD 2007 technologies.

The provisional agenda for the events is as follows;

09:30 Welcome
TBC
09:35 Deployment Challenges Keynote
TBC
10:05 Deployment Challenges – BDD methodology, pain points, why you need to know about deployment, experiences, technology changes.
Keith Baker, MS UK
10:35 Break

10:50 BDD 2007 Technical Walkthrough & Demos Jason Stiff, MS UK
Mark Creswell, QA-IQ
12:00 Lunch

12:40 BDD 2007 Session Follow-up

Jason Stiff, MS UK
Mark Creswell, QA-IQ
12:55 Office 2007 Compatibility: Discussion & Demo
Steve Green, MS UK
13:55 Break

14:10 Office 2007 Deployment: Discussion, Demo, Q&A
Steve Green, MS UK
15:10 Break

15:25 Application Management – why should I manage my apps, using MSIs to achieve stability and flexibility in a desktop environment in a manner which can also provide long term benefits in reduced testing and support overheads.
Keith Baker, MS UK
16:30 Close TBC

If you are interested in attending the event - please email richlane@microsoft.com