All About Microsoft – The Web Story

Is Microsoft only about desktop PCs and office productivity software? There are two sides to every story. Come and find out about the other side of Microsoft’s story – the side where Microsoft helps developers develop and run rich, engaging and robust applications on the web and the cloud.

This event will showcase Microsoft’s web and cloud development platforms, as well as launch a brand new program in Singapore designed to help web developers obtain Microsoft software for free. Special guest and renowned Azure expert David Chappelle will also be there to explore in depth how you can take advantage of Windows Azure to transform your web applications to run in the cloud.

Event Details

Date: Monday, 19th October 2009
Time: 7.15pm – 9.15pm (Registration starts at 6.30pm)
Venue: Microsoft Auditorium, Level 21 NTUC Centre, One Marina Boulevard, Microsoft Singapore

Email Helen at helen [at] swap.com.sg to register.

Speakers

David Chappelle, Principal, Chappell & Associates

David Chappell is Principal of Chappell & Associates in San Francisco, California. Through his speaking, writing, and consulting, he helps software professionals around the world understand, use, and make better decisions about new technologies. David has been the keynote speaker for many conferences and events on five continents, and his seminars have been attended by tens of thousands of developers, architects, and decision makers in forty countries.

Jonathan Wong, Web Platform Evangelist, Microsoft Singapore

Jonathan Wong has over 8 years of experience in the IT industry, and he has experienced first hand the evolution of the web from its infancy in the mid-90s to the world of Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing which we are in today. In his current role as a Technology Evangelist at Microsoft, Jonathan works with customers and partners to help them execute their online business vision using the latest in social media, cloud services and Microsoft web platform technologies.