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Azure Spotlight: Agilys myShopi combines mobile and cloud
Agilys is a Belgian startup company, based in Braine-l’Alleud, involved in mobile development,...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 01/09/2012
ALM Summit 2011 recordings available on Channel9
Last November we hosted the annual ALM Summit at the Microsoft Conference Center in Redmond, where...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 01/04/2012
Try Windows Azure Risk-Free: spending limits explained
A few weeks ago, at the Learn Windows Azure event, we announced a series of new features for the...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 01/04/2012
Azure Spotlight: Numeri’zik Robot Stream Goes Cloudy
Numeri’zik is a Belgian startup company that is involved in the digitization of media and new ways...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 12/21/2011
TechDays 2012 Developer Content and Deep Dive Updates
During next year’s TechDays 2012 running February 14 to 16th you’ve got the chance to choose between...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 12/20/2011
TechDays 2012: 80% of agenda online and 1 more week to benefit from 15% discount
Just 1 more week to benefit from a 15% discount on your ticket for TechDays 2012: the Early Bird...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 12/13/2011
New Windows Azure Site and Features Available Today
Today we released the new Windows Azure Website with improved billing, management and SQL Azure...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 12/12/2011
Control Your Xbox with your Windows Phone Using the Xbox Companion App
We have fantastic news for you. The Xbox Companion application for Windows Phone 7 is available for...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 12/07/2011
How to get famous with the Windows Azure platform
You have probably already heard about cloud computing and very likely you have lots of questions....
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 12/05/2011
Web & Phone UX Tour Belgium: recordings and resources now available
In November we held the Web & Phone UX event in Ter Elst (Edegem), bringing a full day of...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 12/01/2011
SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate now available
Many ISVs build applications that make use of SQL Server. Building on the announcements at the PASS...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 11/28/2011
Early Bird Pricing for TechDays 2012 Extended to December 20. Register now!
We have good news: the Early Bird pricing for TechDays 2012 tickets will be extended to December 20....
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 11/28/2011
StudentAppVenture, the Windows Phone 7 Developer Contest for Students : develop, submit and win !
Are you a student ? Would you like to get a free Windows Phone ? Microsoft announces a new...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 11/17/2011
Updated Windows Azure SDK & Windows Azure HPC Scheduler SDK Available Today!
Today we are simplifying the development experience on Windows Azure with three updates—a new...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 11/15/2011
Register now for the ISV Café event and get your free copy of Forza Motorsport 4
Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of the very first edition of ISV Café, where networking meets...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 11/09/2011
Increasing your revenue and decreasing costs? Learn how
Why should an independent software vendor (ISV) care about cloud computing? The answer is simple:...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 11/09/2011
Available : Windows Azure Platform Training Kit – October 2011 Update
The October release of the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit (WAPTK) is now available as a free...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 11/07/2011
Register now for Web Camps Belgium: Hands-on HTML5 and Web Apps (four sessions announced)
Web Camps Belgium are free full day training events where you get to get your hands-on the...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 11/05/2011
Register now for TechDays 2012 and benefit from 15% Early Bird discount
Starting today (November 2, 2011) registrations for the Belgian TechDays 2012 are OPEN! About...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 11/02/2011
Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview Training Kit released
Now is a great time to start learning more about Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview. The preview was...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 10/19/2011
Save the Date: TechDays Belgium returns on 14-15-16 February 2012!
TechDays Belgium returns on 14-15-16 February 2012! Since we’re celebrating our 10th anniversary it...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 10/18/2011
Register for Web & Phone UX Tour Belgium November 3rd: inspiring day on HTML5, Phone, Web and UX
Don’t miss our next event: Web & Phone UX Tour Belgium, taking place on November 3rd 2011 in Ter...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 10/05/2011
New version of Windows Phone 7.5 is ready for you
Yesterday the Windows Phone team announced that the next version of Windows Phone is ready to...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 09/29/2011
New Windows Azure SDK 1.5, Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
I am happy to announce the availability of the Windows Azure SDK 1.5 and Windows Azure Tools...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 09/26/2011
Upcoming TechNet Webcasts on SCOM 2012, App Compat, Windows Intune and Office 365
Register now for the following TechNet Webcasts: 20 SEP 2011 Prepare yourself to move to SCOM 2012...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 09/13/2011
Upcoming MSDN Webcasts on SharePoint 2010 and Windows Phone ‘Mango’
Register now for the following MSDN Webcasts: 27 SEP 2011 Overview of SharePoint 2010 as a Business...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 09/13/2011
PhoneGap mobile HTML5 framework adding support for Windows Phone Mango
I’m very excited to join Nitobi to announce availability of a PhoneGap beta supporting Windows Phone...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 09/09/2011
Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7, iOS (iPhone & iPad) and Android.
I’m pleased to announce the release of the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7, Windows Azure...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 09/08/2011
Windows Phone SDK 7.1 RC is available now and provides a ‘Go Live’ license that enables you to publish applications to the Windows Phone Marketplace.
Windows Phone SDK 7.1 RC is now live on the Download Center and the Marketplace is able to ingest...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 08/23/2011
Dive into the summer with ISVs : Leveraging the Web.
We kicked off the ISV Summer beginning of July where we invited you to dive into the following...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 08/22/2011
HTML5 and IE workshop by the water at Microsoft Webcafe, August 25th in Brussels
Register for a free afternoon workshop on HTML5 and IE9 site pinning, taking place on August 25 in...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 08/07/2011
Dive into the summer with ISVs : Mobility Scenarios
We kicked off the ISV Summer 3 weeks ago where we invited you to dive into Leveraging the Cloud and...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 08/07/2011
First networking event @ the Brussels’s Microsoft Innovation Center
Book your agenda and join us for the launch of the first MIC's Thursday on September the 15th! As...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 07/13/2011
Get ready for Windows Phone 7.1 Development with the SDK Beta 2
The Windows Phone Developer team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Windows Phone...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 07/05/2011
New IE10 Platform Preview 2 for download: CSS3 Floats, Drag & Drop, File Reader API, Web Workers, and more
The second release of a Platform Preview (PP) for Internet Explorer 10 is now available. In this...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 06/30/2011
Last call to our free Next Generation UX event. Your chance to win an Arc Touch Mouse!
On June 28 we’re organizing an event around Next Generation User Experiences in Brussels Business...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 06/22/2011
BUILD: Use what you know. Do what you’ve always imagined!
//BUILD windows / September 13 to 16 2011 / Anaheim, California / And all around the world BUILD is...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 06/20/2011
Kinect Toolkit Launches Today: lets get moving
Microsoft today released the Kinect for Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) that will allow...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 06/17/2011
Innov@MIC–”The” Innovation day @ The Microsoft Innovation Center–June 23
Save the date – June 23. The Microsoft Innovation Center organizes the Innov@MIC Day, 1 full...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 06/01/2011
Register for the Next Generation User Experiences event on June 28
You’re designing or building applications and want to fast forward to get ready for the next...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 05/30/2011
TechDays 2011: dev session recordings, slides and content online
If you missed TechDays 2011, there is no way to bring you back the whole experience. That’s the bad...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 05/24/2011
Windows Azure Toolkits for iOS, Android, and WP7
We are extremely excited to announce the immediate availability of the Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 05/10/2011
MSDN Belux webcasts on SQL Server self-service BI, FAST Search Server 2010 and Windows Azure
- May 10, 2011: SQL Server self-service BI Abstract In this fast paced and ever changing world,...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 05/06/2011
Windows Phone 7 “Mango” Developer tools and platform
Last week at MIX11 we announced the next update coming to Windows Phone 7. Joe Belfiore, overseeing...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 04/20/2011
Microsoft Health Common User Interface
The Microsoft Health Common User Interface (MSCUI) offerings form part of the Microsoft Health ICT...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 04/19/2011
Free Classroom Training: Touch Development For The Slate PC
In this 1-day, free of charge (for MSFT partners), classroom training you will learn hands-on (pun...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 04/18/2011
Scott Hanselman LIVE at TechDays 2011 in Belgium
Join us LIVE from TechDays Belgium in Antwerp on 26 April 2011. If you are not one of the lucky ones...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 04/18/2011
Are you Microsoft Platform Ready?
If you’re not yet familiar with the Microsoft Platform Ready (MPR) program; MPR provides free...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 04/18/2011
HTML5 Web Camp Belgium session recordings and resources
Last week on April 6 we organized the first HTML5 Web Camp in Belgium. With registrations running...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 04/18/2011
Save the date for the ISV Discovery Day Spring Edition
The spring season is back which means there are some great local events coming up where you can see...
Author: Nick J Trogh Date: 04/18/2011