This keynote will discuss the drivers behind the evolution of Windows Server and the Windows Server system, the strategy going forward and the Dynamic Systems Initiative as a key element of this strategy.

Learn about services to enable automated management of users and computers, simplify administrative tasks and unify management of all Group Policy related tasks.

Learn how to deploy and upgrade to Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 and how management packs for MOM 2005 can be used.

The ability to integrate and interoperate with different systems is a key feature of the Windows platform. This session looks at the key integration and interoperation questions, proposes architecture for integration and discusses how integration can be achieved.

Learn how Exchange uses and integrates with the Active Directory to provide a complete directory and messaging solution.

This session will provide a technology overview including implementation scenarios, architecture, virtual networking, rapid deployment, management and VSMT, the Virtual Server Migration Toolkit.

SQL Server 2005 is a vitally important part of the Windows Server System Strategy and Microsoft's biggest SQL release ever. Hear how SQL Server fits with Microsoft's product strategy and how central SQL Server is to the Windows Server System.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is the next version of the successful SQL Server product family. This new edition offers a number of enhancements to provide a product for today's environment. This session looks at the key areas that concern IT professionals.

Live Communication Server (LCS) is an Enterprise Instant Messaging (IM) and Presence Solution and an RTC platform. This session will provide you with an overview of this solution and how it integrates with Office 2003 and our other enterprise offerings.

SQL Server 2005 is making great strides in harnessing the power of Business Intelligence and delivering it to an ever larger audience. This session will provide you with an overview of the new features in Analysis Services, including the radically new Unified Dimensional Model.

Designed to increase the security, reliability and productivity, Service Pack 1 (SP1) to dramatically changes the security equation for Windows Server 2003. One way this is achieved is by reducing the attack surface of Windows Server 2003 and bolstering its security.

This is your opportunity to learn about SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), the new Extract Transform and Load (ETL) tool in SQL Server 2005. This is a completely new product employing new concepts and features to replace the Data Transformation Services tool in SQL Server 2000.