Microsoft Event - 2008 Scottish Launch of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008

You will be aware that Microsoft is launching three powerful new products - Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 - which are guaranteed to open up vast selling opportunities.

Windows Server 2008 with built-in web and virtualisation technologies, is the most advanced Windows Server operating system yet devised. Its advanced security enhancements harden the operating system and protect a server environment with Network Access Protection and the Read-Only Domain Controller.

Visual Studio 2008 delivers on Microsoft's vision of helping development teams create connected applications, with compelling user experiences, more rapidly and efficiently than ever before. Along with Silverlight, the next generation of the web will increasingly rely on Visual Studio's main innovations.

SQL Server 2008 provides a trusted, productive, and intelligent data platform, allowing better decisions to be made with improved reporting and analysis.

On 23 April, Microsoft Scotland will be hosting a launch for Scottish Partners and Customers. The day will commence with a welcome from our Director in Scotland, Raymond O’Hare, and a keynote delivered by Bruce Lynn, Head of UK Server Business Group. You will then have the opportunity to learn about the key products being launched from our top technology experts in the UK.

The event aims to expose Microsoft’s vision and strategy around the products and explain the real benefits that can be derived from adopting these technologies.

Agenda: 09:00 Registration Opens & Partner Expo

10:00 Welcome & Introduction

10:10 Keynote

10:30 Windows Server 2008

11:00 Virtualisation & Management Tools

11:30 Coffee Break & Partner Expo

12:00 SQL Server 2008, Data Management & Visual Studio 2008

12:40 Customer Case Study

13:00 Q&A & Wrap up

13:20 Networking Lunch & Partner Expo

14:30 Close

Microsoft will be holding a series of events in the next few months, and space will be limited, so please take the opportunity to register today for the Scottish launch.

You can register here:- Scottish 2008 Launch Event - http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032371024&Culture=en-GB

This event is specifically aimed at Partners and Technology Decision Maker customers. Please encourage your team, peers and customers to attend; experts on these technologies will be there, so bring your questions and expect answers. The new versions are easier for IT teams to use, in ways that are important to them right now. For instance, the improvements in email storage and retrieval will bring an immediate return on a company's investment. To learn more about the value of these products, register now to avoid disappointment. Scottish 2008 Launch Event

We hope you can join us for this momentous occasion on the morning of Wednesday 23rd April ’08.