WINDOWS VISTA SESSIONS
Open to conference attendees only
Windows Vista enables developers to create engaging, visually stunning and highly differentiated user interfaces that make applications more usable and productive for end-users. See how you can use managed and native technologies including Windows Presentation Foundation, XAML, Direct X 10, Sidebar, and of course, the new Aero interface to create these new experiences. Windows Vista also provides the most comprehensive platform for building applications that connect users to each other and to their data, allowing them to visualize, share, and act on information. See the scenarios enabled by Windows Communication Foundation, built in peer-to-peer support, and RSS. The track will also cover the new integrated search technologies and how they enable new ways of organizing and presenting information.
Windows Vista: Tips & Tricks for Targeting Key Native APIs
from Managed Code
Eric Lee
Thursday, March 22, 8:30 AM–10:00 AM
Windows Vista provides an extensive set of new APIs that enable improved user
experiences and enhanced security, but some of these APIs are exposed through
native COM and Win32 programming models. This session highlights strategies
and techniques for taking advantage of these native APIs from managed code.
Learn what's really involved in making your .NET application “light up
on Windows Vista” with User Account Control (UAC) integration, Windows
Vista User Experience features like common file dialogs, task dialogs and command
links, and integrated desktop search.
Building Connected Applications on Windows Vista
Brian Randell
Thursday, March 22, 10:30 AM–12:00 PM
Windows Vista provides a host of new ways for developers to connect users with
their data in new ways. See how to take advantage of RSS, built-in Peer-to-Peer
support and Windows Communication Foundation to build truly connected applications.
See how you can extend your existing applications with this functionality, and
more, to provide new user experiences.
TCP/IP Stack Improvements and IPv6
Eric Lee
Thursday, March 22, 3:30 PM–5:00 PM
The rewritten TCP/IP Stack in Windows Vista supports both IPv6 and
IPv4 and delivers enhanced performance, improving your applications networking
speed and reliability. This session will explore these enhancements and show
you how to make the most of these technologies in your applications.
Windows Vista: Beyond the .NET Framework 3.0
Brian Randell
Friday, March 23, 8:30 AM–10:00 AM
Windows Vista brings with it a fantastic platform for managed development, namely
.NET Framework 3.0, however there are many new native APIs in Windows Vista.
In this talk you will discover how to take advantage of this new functionality.
This demo-driven session, will teach you how to make your application feel like
a real extension to the Windows Vista platform (and not
like a ported application that just runs on it).
Using Visual C++ to Light Up On Windows Vista
Nikola Dudar
Friday, March 23, 10:30 AM–12:00 PM
In this class we describe essential requirements for applications built with Visual C++ that want to run as first-class applications on Windows Vista. The class has two main parts: 1) An overview of approaches of using new Windows Vista features in existing Visual C++ applications, 2) A demonstration of features in the upcoming release of Visual C++ (codenamed Orcas) that facilitate creation of Windows Vista look-and-feel applications in Visual C++.
Tech Sessions
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Keynotes
Expo attendees are encouraged to attend all conference Keynote presentations.
