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Thursday, December 29, 2005
Friday, December 23, 2005
Thats not fair with Microsoft!
According to BBC
I believe that its not fair with Microsoft. Specially the way other software GIANTS yes with capital "G" are fetching information from users and that without being noticed by any regulatory authority. I am sure had it been Microsoft doing any thing remotely similar, they would have been fined by now millions of Dollars and would have been made to stop producing such softwares.
The European Commission has threatened to fine Microsoft up to 2m euros (£1.36m; $2.4m) a day until it gives rivals more access to its systems.
I believe that its not fair with Microsoft. Specially the way other software GIANTS yes with capital "G" are fetching information from users and that without being noticed by any regulatory authority. I am sure had it been Microsoft doing any thing remotely similar, they would have been fined by now millions of Dollars and would have been made to stop producing such softwares.
Thursday, December 22, 2005
VS 2005 Launch Presentations and Code Snippets
Hello Folks!
Here are the presentations and code Snippets that you all have been asking for!
VS Launch Main Presentation and SQL Server 2005 Features Overview!
Smart Clients and Data Access in VS 2005
Introducing BizTalk Server 2006
SQL Server Web Service (Http End Point)
Using Office (Excel) Based Documents to Access Remote .NET XML Web Services
ps: I will upload more code on Smart Clients and Data Access
Here are the presentations and code Snippets that you all have been asking for!
VS Launch Main Presentation and SQL Server 2005 Features Overview!
Smart Clients and Data Access in VS 2005
Introducing BizTalk Server 2006
SQL Server Web Service (Http End Point)
Using Office (Excel) Based Documents to Access Remote .NET XML Web Services
ps: I will upload more code on Smart Clients and Data Access
VS 2005 Launch Activity by .NETWizards
.NETWizards VS 2005 Lauch event was a blast. It was a gr8 success. I being a UG Leader was expecting somewhere btw. 50-75 participants. But believe it or not we got more than 200 registrations and some 100 attendees and there were few more that got returned since the place was full. I was accompanied by two other new speakers, Naveed Bajwa (Technical Lead, KalSoft) and Naseem Siddiqui (Software Architect, KalSoft). Event went great. We distribute many PDC 2005 bags (Thanks for Microsoft), 3 Original VS Launch DVD Bundles including free exam vouchers, and one MS Press Book. We were also able to offer soda + subway sanwich roles to the participants, thanks to INETA Pakistan :).
During past week i have recieved many many emails appreciating the event and requests for more such activities. I would like to convey my thanks to Munir Usman, FAST.NET UG Leader and his team (specially Ali). I am also thankful to NED.NET UG Leader (Zeeshan Muhammad) for helping out in sorting things out at the venue and Sarfaraz Soomoro for every thing he did. I thank you all .NETWizards for making this event such a success. I am hoping we will keep on holding such offline activities whenever possible and will .NET Rocking!
Following are a few snaps from the event!
During past week i have recieved many many emails appreciating the event and requests for more such activities. I would like to convey my thanks to Munir Usman, FAST.NET UG Leader and his team (specially Ali). I am also thankful to NED.NET UG Leader (Zeeshan Muhammad) for helping out in sorting things out at the venue and Sarfaraz Soomoro for every thing he did. I thank you all .NETWizards for making this event such a success. I am hoping we will keep on holding such offline activities whenever possible and will .NET Rocking!
Following are a few snaps from the event!
Thursday, December 15, 2005
DotNetWizards VS 2005 Launch Event
We are arranging a VS 2005 Launch Event on Decemeber 17, 2005. Agenda will include intorduction to VS 2005, SQL Server 2005 and BizTalk 2006. We will also be distributing goodies including original DVDs of VS 2005/SQL 2005/MSDN, PDC Bags, VS 2005 Launch Kits, and other stuff*.
Make sure you dont miss out on learning these new exciting technologies and goodies ;) !
Event: VS 2005 Launch Event
Venue: NU-Fast City Campus (Karachi)
Date: Dec, 17, 2005
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
To register for the event drop me an email at hammad.rajjoub@Gmail.com with subject "VS 2005 Launch Registration". Or You can post a comment at this blog entry.
*Goodies and other gifts are available only to registered participants.
ps: pass this message to others as well.
Map for FAST Karachi City Campus.
Make sure you dont miss out on learning these new exciting technologies and goodies ;) !
Event: VS 2005 Launch Event
Venue: NU-Fast City Campus (Karachi)
Date: Dec, 17, 2005
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
To register for the event drop me an email at hammad.rajjoub@Gmail.com with subject "VS 2005 Launch Registration". Or You can post a comment at this blog entry.
*Goodies and other gifts are available only to registered participants.
ps: pass this message to others as well.
Map for FAST Karachi City Campus.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
VS 2005 Launch at PAF KIET
Yesterday we did a VS 2005 Launch Session at PAF KIET . That was second the launch activity by INETA Pakistan. I was accompanied by Adnan Farooq (MVP) and Naveed Bajwa (my colleague at KalSoft). Event was attended by some 50-60 students + faculty members. We also introduced Imagine Cup 2006 and INETA to the audience. Adnan started off the proceedings with introduction to INETA. I followed it up with introducing Imagine Cup 2006 and VS 2005 Launch. Then I invited Naveed Bajwa to present on Smart Clients technology in VS 2005. Naveed handed over the mic to me and then i ended presentation with an introduction to SQL Server 2005 and BizTalk 2006. We also showed a video for VS2005 launch address by Steve Ballmer. After the presentation we distributed the goodies amongst the audience, thank to Microsoft Pakistan. Then in the end Dean CS Mr Arshad presented us with shields and we headed back towards our offices and workplaces.
VS 2005 Launch in Pakistan
Last week we had official VS 2005 Launches in Lahore and Karachi respectively. Microsoft Paksitan had invited Chad Hower and Aseel Mansour as presenters for MSDN and TechNet Tracks respectively. I had known Aseel Mansour last PDC in Karachi (June 2005) and he is a cool speaker. But meeting Chad Hower was really great. He is a Regional .NET Developer Advisor (DPE DE) for the Middle East and Africa region. I had a detailed discussion with him about how to proceed with user group activities in the region and what INETA and MVPs can do in this regard. We also talked about re-vamping the reporting structure for INETA based UGs and more effectively reaching out user groups with quarterly kits. There was also a discussion about holding day long technical workshops in Miscorosft Partner Universities. We are expecting him to be with us by Feb/March 2006.
Chad distributing goodies amongs participants after end note.
For the launch events, they went pretty good. According to Chad and other people, audience at Lahore were more appreciative and active in the events as compared to Karachiites. I believe Chad/Aseel did a great job in the launch events and got audience interested in what ever they presented. Venues were spaced out, a lot people were returned back due to shortage of space.
Zeeshan Muhammad helping out audience with understanding workings of INETA User Groups
Sarfaraz Soomro answeing particpants queries on MVP program
Closing note was cool. We were able to run Imagine Cup intro video as well. But the past part of the whole show was the video that Chad and Aseel played, it was titled Microsoft Sharing The Pain of Customers :) awesome and funny, i wont write down the details but i bet it is hilarious enought to get you rolling on the floor.
Chad distributing goodies amongs participants after end note.For the launch events, they went pretty good. According to Chad and other people, audience at Lahore were more appreciative and active in the events as compared to Karachiites. I believe Chad/Aseel did a great job in the launch events and got audience interested in what ever they presented. Venues were spaced out, a lot people were returned back due to shortage of space.
Zeeshan Muhammad helping out audience with understanding workings of INETA User Groups
Sarfaraz Soomro answeing particpants queries on MVP programClosing note was cool. We were able to run Imagine Cup intro video as well. But the past part of the whole show was the video that Chad and Aseel played, it was titled Microsoft Sharing The Pain of Customers :) awesome and funny, i wont write down the details but i bet it is hilarious enought to get you rolling on the floor.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
BizTalk Server 2006 Accelerators
Microsoft has released following BizTalk Server 2006 Accelerator Beta2s:
· Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for HIPAA 3.3
· Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for HL7 1.3
· Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for RosettaNet 3.3
· Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 2.3
https://beta.microsoft.com/
I am really glad to see SWIFT Accelerator being made avaialble. Its an awesome oppurtunities for Banks and other financial institutes that are connected to SWIFT network to try BizTalk 2006 and see the value it adds to EAI as well as other domains.
· Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for HIPAA 3.3
· Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for HL7 1.3
· Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for RosettaNet 3.3
· Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 2.3
https://beta.microsoft.com/
I am really glad to see SWIFT Accelerator being made avaialble. Its an awesome oppurtunities for Banks and other financial institutes that are connected to SWIFT network to try BizTalk 2006 and see the value it adds to EAI as well as other domains.
Monday, December 05, 2005
.NETWizards Logo Launch!
We are launching a new logo for our .NETWizards User Group. You are all more than welcome to place this logo on your blogs and/or email signatures. I'd be glad to hear your feedbacks.
Microsoft Research : Software Transactional Memory (STM)
I just came across this awesome api at Microsoft Research web site:
Software Transactional Memory (STM) is an API for multithreaded computation in which shared data is synchronized without using locks. Threads synchronize by means of memory transactions, short-lived computations that either commit (take effect) or abort (have no effect). Transactions avoid the well-known problems of locking, including deadlock, priority inversion, and fault-intolerance. The SXM is a software transactional memory package written in C#. It is much easier to use than prior STMs because it uses Reflection.Emit to transparently add synchronization code to sequential data structures.
Software Transactional Memory (STM) is an API for multithreaded computation in which shared data is synchronized without using locks. Threads synchronize by means of memory transactions, short-lived computations that either commit (take effect) or abort (have no effect). Transactions avoid the well-known problems of locking, including deadlock, priority inversion, and fault-intolerance. The SXM is a software transactional memory package written in C#. It is much easier to use than prior STMs because it uses Reflection.Emit to transparently add synchronization code to sequential data structures.
Friday, December 02, 2005
Creating Word documents on IBM WebSphere and BEA WebLogic
I came across this interesting post at Simon Guests blog
The idea is cool and hence worth sharing with you all!
Simon says:
Creating Word documents on IBM WebSphere and BEA WebLogic
Running IBM WebSphere, BEA WebLogic or another J2EE application server? Wish you could generate server-side Microsoft Word documents without any third party add-ins? With Microsoft Office 2003 and an XML reference schema called WordML, you can do this today.
Here's the first part in a series that shows you how
The idea is cool and hence worth sharing with you all!
Simon says:
Creating Word documents on IBM WebSphere and BEA WebLogic
Running IBM WebSphere, BEA WebLogic or another J2EE application server? Wish you could generate server-side Microsoft Word documents without any third party add-ins? With Microsoft Office 2003 and an XML reference schema called WordML, you can do this today.
Here's the first part in a series that shows you how
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