Microsoft
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA, 98052
UNITED STATES

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Booth: PS1
 
Products: Microsoft Application Platform
The Application Platform is Microsoft’s set of tools and technologies that companies need to develop, design, and run their application environments. The Application Platform provides an environment for IT managers who are chartered with building, customizing and managing Line of Business solutions for their organization. Relevant Microsoft software includes: • Platform Technologies: .NET, Silverlight, IIS 7.0, ASP.NET • Products: Visual Studio Family, Office Business Applications (such as OFX), Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), SQL Server, BizTalk Server, Expression

Microsoft Business Intelligence
Microsoft Business Intelligence offers a complete and integrated solution supporting all aspects of the decision-making process. Built on the powerful and scalable Microsoft SQL Server™ Business Intelligence platform, and delivered to the masses through Microsoft Office, this comprehensive, integrated offering helps you build and deploy cost-effective BI applications for everyone in your organization.  Join us at the Microsoft booth to see a demo of our truly pervasive BI solution including the recently launched Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007.

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is an integrated suite of server capabilities that can help improve organizational effectiveness by providing comprehensive content management and enterprise search, accelerating shared business processes, and facilitating information-sharing across boundaries for better business insight. Please join us at the Microsoft booth to see how SharePoint Server 2007 supports all intranet, extranet, and Web applications across an enterprise within one integrated platform, instead of relying on separate fragmented systems.

Microsoft Unified Communications
“Selected for the second year in a row for the “leaders” quadrant in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications, Microsoft is pleased to show our unified communications offering featuring Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007.  Come see how these products can streamline enterprise communications using software-powered Voice over IP while providing the operational control required for enterprise IT administrators.  Presence, Instant Messaging, Voice, Video, Conferencing and Collaboration will be demonstrated.”

Microsoft Vista
Windows Vista for the Enterprise See how Windows Vista can: - Enable mobile workers seamless and secure access to corporate resources on and off the network. - Find and use information more quickly no matter where it resides. - Improve security and compliance. - Reduce cost and complexity of deploying and managing your company PCs.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008, with built-in Web and virtualization technologies, enables you to increase the reliability and flexibility of your server infrastructure. New virtualization tools, Web resources, and security enhancements help you save time, reduce costs, and provide a platform for a dynamic and optimized datacenter. Specifically, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise and Datacenter Editions are optimized for enterprises requiring the highest levels of virtualization, scalability, and reliability, enabling critical solutions for databases, ERP, and server consolidation.

Marketplaces: Application Development & Integration, Premier Sponsor, Application Platform Suites, Business Intelligence Platforms, Collaboration Software, Collaboration Software, Operating Systems, Servers
 
 
Session List
12 Sessions
Monday
Monday
12:30 PM-01:30 PM
Microsoft: Achieving Dynamic IT through infrastructure optimization and application platform maturity
Speaker: Brad Anderson
Session Type: Solution Provider Session
Location: Dolphin Hotel - Northern D
ID: SPS1H
Track: ADI
Monday
07:00 PM-07:45 PM
Windows Server 2008 – What does it really mean?
Speaker: Ward Ralston
Session Type: Premier Sponsor Theater Presentation
Location: ITxpo Show Floor - Premier Sponsor Theater A
ID: PST2A
Track: IO/SS
ADD
Tuesday
Tuesday
12:30 PM-01:30 PM
Microsoft Software + Services – Empowering people across the enterprise
Speaker: Betsy Frost
Session Type: Solution Provider Session
Location: Dolphin Hotel - Northern D
ID: SPS3G
Track: ET
ADD
Tuesday
02:30 PM-02:50 PM
Exploring the Microsoft Platform’s Business Value in Mainframe Modernization
Speaker: Michael “Dee” Hester
Session Type: ITxpo Theater Presentation
Location: ITxpo Show Floor - ITxpo Theater C
ID: IT10C
Track: ET
ADD
Tuesday
04:45 PM-05:45 PM
Making Security a Business Enabler
Speaker: Doug Cavit
Session Type: Solution Provider Session
Location: Dolphin Hotel - Northern D
ID: SPS4H
Track: SRC
Tuesday
06:30 PM-06:50 PM
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, Datacenter and For Itanium-Based Systems
Speaker: Vineet Thuvara
Session Type: ITxpo Theater Presentation
Location: ITxpo Show Floor - ITxpo Theater B
ID: IT13B
Track: IO/SS
ADD
Wednesday
Wednesday
12:30 PM-01:30 PM
Driving Down TCO through Application Virtualization and Windows Desktop Optimization
Speaker: Gavriella Schuster
Session Type: Solution Provider Session
Location: Dolphin Hotel - Northern D
ID: SPS5F
Track: IO/CC
Wednesday
02:30 PM-02:50 PM
Brief overview of Windows Vista Service Pack 1
Speaker: David Zipkin
Session Type: ITxpo Theater Presentation
Location: ITxpo Show Floor - ITxpo Theater A
ID: IT19A
Track: IO/CC
ADD
Wednesday
04:45 PM-05:45 PM
Advance the Business Through IT Solutions: The Microsoft Application Platform
Speaker: John deVadoss
Session Type: Solution Provider Session
Location: Dolphin Hotel - Northern D
ID: SPS6D
Track: ADI
ADD
Wednesday
06:30 PM-06:50 PM
Microsoft’s Mainframe Migration Reference Architecture Overview
Speaker: Michael “Dee” Hester
Session Type: ITxpo Theater Presentation
Location: ITxpo Show Floor - ITxpo Theater C
ID: IT22C
Track: IO/DBV
ADD
Thursday
Thursday
12:30 PM-01:30 PM
Bringing Value to Performance Management with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007
Speaker: Bill Baker
Session Type: Solution Provider Session
Location: Dolphin Hotel - Northern D
ID: SPS7B
Track: PMB
Thursday
01:30 PM-01:50 PM
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, Datacenter and For Itanium-Based Systems
Speaker: Vineet Thuvara
Session Type: ITxpo Theater Presentation
Location: ITxpo Show Floor - ITxpo Theater A
ID: IT26A
Track: IO/SS