When: 23/04/2008 - 09:00 till 14:30

Where: The Royal College of Physicians, 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JQ

What:

On 23 April, Microsoft Scotland will be hosting a launch for Scottish customers and business partners. The day will commence with a welcome from Microsoft's director in Scotland, Raymond O’Hare, and a keynote delivered by Bruce Lynn, Head of UK Server Business Group.

Delegates then have the opportunity to learn about the key products being launched from our top technology experts in the UK. The event aims to expose Microsoft’s vision and strategy around the products and explain the real benefits that can be derived from adopting these technologies.

Your team are often the unsung heroes of your workplace, working every day to help your company be more competitive. Now Microsoft is launching three powerful new products that make it easier for them to be heroes, every day:

- Windows Server 2008 with built-in web and virtualisation technologies, is the most advanced Windows Server operating system yet devised. Its advanced security enhancements harden the operating system and protect your server environment with Network Access Protection and the Read-Only Domain Controller.

- Visual Studio 2008 delivers on Microsoft's vision of helping development teams create connected applications, with compelling user experiences, more rapidly and efficiently than ever before. Along with Silverlight, the next generation of the web will increasingly rely on Visual Studio's main innovations.

- SQL Server 2008 provides a trusted, productive, and intelligent data platform, allowing you to make better decisions with improved reporting and analysis.

How to Register

Register here for the Scottish '08 launch

This event is specifically aimed at Technology Decision Makers and those that hold responsibility for the management of IT. Please encourage your team, peers and partners to attend; experts on these technologies will be there, so bring your questions and expect answers.

The new versions are easier for your teams to use, in ways that are important to them right now. For instance, the improvements in email storage and retrieval will bring an immediate return on your company's investment.

Agenda:

09:00 Registration Opens & Partner Expo
10:00 Welcome & Introduction
10:10 Keynote
10:30 Windows Server 2008
11:00 Virtualisation & Management Tools

11:30 Coffee Break & Partner Expo

12:00 SQL Server 2008, Data Management & Visual Studio 2008
12:40 Customer Case Study
13:00 Q&A & Wrap up

13:20 Networking Lunch & Partner Expo

14:30 Close