MICROSOFT TECH•ED SEA 2007九月舉行

GET SET FOR MICROSOFT TECH•ED SEA 2007 THIS SEPTEMBER

Kuala Lumpur, 23 July 2007 – Microsoft’s premier and largest annual conference Tech•Ed Southeast Asia 2007 will be returning to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this September, and will once again be the learning and training centre for some 2,000 technopreneurs, IT administrators, software developers, and software architects from throughout the region.

Themed “Turn doing your job into making your mark,” this edition of Tech•Ed aims to sharpen focus on core and critical IT and programming skills that will enable developers to get technical training, information and resources to help them build, deploy, secure, mobilize, and manage solutions.

Fielding a comprehensive array of tech track sessions, instructor-led labs and technology specialists, Tech•Ed SEA 2007 will also provide insights into the highly-anticipated Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed “Longhorn”.

This year’s event will feature even more speakers from Microsoft Corp., allowing participants to hear about leading technologies from the sources who develop them. There will be a total of 120 breakout sessions across the following technical tracks:

Windows Infrastructure
Office, Messaging and Collaboration
Systems Management; Enterprise Data Management
Architecture & Team Development
Developer Technology
Web Development & User Experience
Showcasing the next wave of technology

“Tech•Ed continues to be recognised by our partners as the premier industry conference that not only introduces new Microsoft technology and software, but also sets the next wave of the technology agenda,” said Tyson Dowd, Senior Director of Malaysia Software Economy, Microsoft Malaysia.

“We’re especially excited about introducing the next generation of products at this year’s Tech•Ed, as they will really demonstrate integrated innovation at its best. Businesses today are looking at increased productivity and cost efficiencies and, with integrated innovation, this leads to a dramatic increase in business value and makes enterprises what is termed ‘people-ready’.
“Familiarity, ease-of-use, wide support network, easy connectivity, security, scalability – these are some of the key needs of businesses today, which contribute to greater economies of scale. Our commitment to our partners is to provide them with tools, as well as upgrade their skills, to create mission-critical business solutions for organisations of all sizes,” he added.

Dowd also said that the decision to bring Tech•Ed back to Malaysia was based on the growing and vibrant software economy in Malaysia. Microsoft Malaysia’s partner network is the largest in the industry, with some 5,000 partners and 800 independent software vendors serving the IT and business needs of thousands of organisations in Malaysia and the region.

Among regular attendees of Microsoft Tech•Ed through the years is Lim Fun Jin, Technical Director at ISA Technologies Sdn Bhd. “I have attended each Tech•Ed conference since it came to Malaysia eight years ago, and I’ve always managed to translate the learnings to commercial success for my company.

“As a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner, ISA Technologies has access to a wide range of tools, technologies and resources that enable us to maximise our commercial opportunities. It is this partnership that has allowed us to penetrate new customer segments, as well as new geographic markets.

“We are especially looking forward to this year’s Tech•Ed as Microsoft will be giving us valuable insights of Windows Server 2008, and also the recently launched Vista, which is going to be a real breakthrough in enhanced security and reliability, and operational efficiencies for all organisations,” added Lim.

Tech•Ed SEA 2006 will be held from September 10 to 13, at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. More information and registration is available at
http://www.microsoft.com/malaysia/techedsea2007