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SXSW Interactive

March 12-16, 2010 | Austin, Texas

 

SXSW Interactive features special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games & startup ideas. Connect with Microsoft team members Beti Cung, Christopher Griffin and Midori Lawler and network with Microsoft BizSpark companies OneRiot, Yammer, Loopt, Piryx, and Cheezburger Network, Huddle, WildPockets, and WAYN. 

 

MIX10 – Be inspired. Exchange Ideas. Participate in the Future of Web Design & User Experience. And Save!

Join us at MIX10 to continue exploring the art and science of creating great user experiences. Designers and developers will learn about Microsoft’s broad web platform and tools that help bring together the clients, servers and cloud services needed for creating great rich web applications.

Register by February 7th and save!

March 15-17, 2010 | Mandalay Bay | Las Vegas, NV 

 

DEMOSpring 2010

March 21-23, 2010 | Palm Desert, CA 

 

Forty companies will launch new products at DEMOspring in social media, life sciences, clean tech, cloud technologies, enterprise, mobile and consumer technologies. Connect with Microsoft team members, Brian Hoskins, Dave Drach, Jacob Mullins, Joel Franusic, and Lynda Ting, at the event. 

 

Innovate!100 Pitch Slam Events
March 2010
Europe

Sponsored by BizSpark, Innovate!2010 is a global competition to identify the most promising Startups around the world and accelerate their growth. Finalists will participate in a Pitch Slam, which qualifies them to receive a G-Score, an analytical tool that helps businesses understand their competitive strengths and market position. Look for your city’s Pitch Slam below and register for Innovate!2010 now!

·         Madrid, Spain–March 2, 2010

·         Zaragoza, Spain–March 3, 2010

·         Dublin, Ireland–March 8, 2010

·         Berlin, Germany–March 22, 2010 (tentative)

·         Helsinki, Finland–March 24, 2010

·         Stockholm, Sweden–March 25, 2010 (tentative)

·         London, England–March 29, 2010

 

MSDN Windows Azure Events for Developers
March 2010 | United States
MSDN Events teams are offering free, live, U.S.-based deep dives into Windows Azure. Get a developer-focused overview of this fresh platform and the cloud computing services that can be used either together or independently to build amazing applications. Each deep dive also explores data storage, SQL Azure, and the basics of deployment with Windows Azure. Register today for a session—use the “Search Events” or “Select Your Region” functions to find one in your area.

 

Global Technology Symposium at Stanford - Disruptive Technologies for Economic Recovery

March 24–26, 2010 | Stanford University | Stanford, CA

 

Listen to a keynote by Intel’s Craig R. Barrett and other speakers, Marc Benioff, Tom Campbell, Bill Draper, Steve Jurvetson, Mike Moritz and many more and participate in a discussion about how “disruptive technologies” can lead the world out of recession.

 

Under the Radar: Commercializing the Cloud
April 16, 2010
| Microsoft Campus, Mountain View, CA

Watch 30 emerging clould startups pitch their companies to CIOs, CTOs and IT executives from Microsoft Azure, MTV, Bank of America, ING, Virgin America and more. See who's beind the innovation and adoption of cloud technology such as virtualization, dev platforms, monitoring and more. $200 OFF your ticket - Register HERE

 

Consumer Electronics Show 2010 – Innovative Solutions from Microsoft BizSpark Companies

 

Microsoft showcased innovative solutions from BizSpark startups Graphic.ly, Sabi Games, Metaio, and BumpTop. More CES News 

 

 

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Touching the Surfacing of Human Potential at TED 2010

 

Microsoft and the Kauffman Foundation share the belief that entrepreneurship and innovation are the great change multipliers of our time, and both organizations have many dramatic and compelling examples of these forces at work in driving positive change. In keeping with the spirit of TED, “Ideas Worth Spreading,” we embarked on a project with the foundation to bring these stories to life; stories of how humans inspire, educate and preserve their culture and past. Read more about the Microsoft Local Impact Map on Surface.

 

Three new Web Application Toolkits make Web applications easy to develop, easy to use

 

Help your customers import events from your Web application into their favorite calendar - Outlook, Windows Live Calendar or Google Calendar. Integrate location data into your application with your own Web site branding. Manage free and premium application features and make it easy for your customers to trade up. All this and more can be done with three new Web Application Toolkits from Microsoft. Read more about the Microsoft Web Platform.

 

 

 

MySQL Users: Take advantage of your BizSpark subscription and expand your possibilities with SQL Server

 

Never before has there been a better time to migrate your MySQL solution to SQL Server.  In addition to the software and support you receive by enrolling in Microsoft® BizSpark™, Microsoft is offering a wealth of mostly free migration resources.  Get resources you need to migrate your solution to SQL Server 2008:  free and easy training with our how-to-do videos, migration support including up to 10 hours of telephone support*, and sales and marketing resources, including visibility through our solution brief program, and much more.

 

*offer expires June 2010

 

 

 

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