Topic #1: Silverlight in the Enterprise
Building powerful, rich experiences is getting easier and easier, or is it? We will discuss how Silverlight can be leveraged to build more powerful enterprise experiences that meet the appetites of the modern enterprise user. We will address common pitfalls of building applications with this fledgling framework and how you can overcome them to produce dazzling results that don't break the bank.
Topic #2: Microsoft Surface: Beyond the Silver Screen Hollywood has its new heart throb and it is Microsoft Surface, but is it ready for business? We will demonstrate how to build real world Surface Applications that could add life to any venue be it at the office or in the store.
Speakers
Jason Kerns
Jason Kerns is a Senior Consultant at Avanade. With more than nine years of experience, Jason has developed solutions for a variety of industries including a financial institution, an educational software firm and an insurance company. He is proficient in various .Net technologies including web application development and back-end business services. Jason earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University.
Mark Tinderholt
Mark Tinderholt is a Manager and Presentation Layer Technologies Community Lead at Avanade. Mark has over 10 years of experience in Web & Rich Client development and has successfully implemented solutions in the Financial Services, Retail, and Consumer Goods Manufacturing industries. Mark has extensive experience architecting and building enterprise solutions with Microsoft’s next generation presentation layer technologies WPF and Silverlight, as well as Microsoft’s multi-touch offerings Microsoft Surface and Wintouch. Mark holds degrees in Computer Science, Actuarial Science, and Mathematics.
When
Thursday, 01/22/2009, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Where
Microsoft Office - Columbus