Thursday, November 25, 2010

Free trianing for Windows Phone 7

Microsoft Learning is pleased to announce the availability of an extensive free training offer that will help you develop applications for Windows Phone 7. As part of the Windows Phone 7 Jump Start program, you can watch 19 different videos, totaling over 14 hours of training, and access a variety of training documents and downloads to help you get the most from Windows Phone 7. Topics include building Silverlight applications, building XNA games, push notifications, marketing Windows Phone applications, Location and Bing maps, and optimizing performance.

 

http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/btl/b/weblog/archive/2010/10/27/more-free-training-on-making-windows-phone-7-apps-amp-games-beginner-amp-advanced-topics.aspx

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Monday, November 8, 2010

Get 10% off your registration at the Microsoft Certified Career Conference – November 18th

If you know someone who is looking to chart their IT Career or is looking to get into IT Microsoft are running a Career conference with some training modules including Windows 7, SQL 2008 and Server 2008 among others. There are also segments on the different career paths and roles.

On November 18, 2010, jump-start, re-start, or catalyze your IT career at the Microsoft Certified Career Conference.

 

The Microsoft Certified Career Conference is a 24-hour virtual event where you can:

  • meet potential employers
  • hone your technical skills
  • acquire job-seeking skills
  • network with fellow professionals
  • glean career advice from real-life experts in the field

Register at www.msregistration.com/msl

Use the New Horizons discount code: NewHorizons10 to get a 10% discount on your registration.

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Special offer for our 2 SharePoint 2010 certification courses running this year both Configuring and Application Development

Hi Guys,

 

We are running a set of SharePoint 2010 courses that prepare for the MCTS for Configuring and Developing for SharePoint 2010. Special twitter price €1,150 each including training, manuals, exams and labs, spaces are limited and are given on a first come first served.  

 MCTS: 10174 Microsoft SharePoint 2010: Configuring

 

Next Course:                Monday 22nd November

Duration:                      5 days

Where:                         New Horizons Ireland (Dublin 1, beside the Jervis St. Shopping Centre)

 

After completing this course, students will be able to:

·           Deploy new installations and upgrades

·           Configure SharePoint farms

·           Configure service applications

·           Configure indexing and search

·           Manager operational settings

·           Manager accounts and user roles

·           Manage authentication providers

·           Manage Web Applications. Manage site collections

·           Deploy and manage SharePoint solutions

·           Back-up and restore SharePoint environment

·           Monitor and restore a SharePoint environment

·           Optimize the performance of a SharePoint environment

 

 

MCTS: 10175 Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development

Next Course:                Monday the 13th December

Duration:                      5 days

Where:                         New Horizons Ireland (Dublin 1, beside the Jervis St. Shopping Centre)

 

After completing this course, students will be able to:

·           Describe the SharePoint 2010 development platform and the benefits and features that it offers to developers.

·           Use development tools that are integrated with the SharePoint 2010 development platform, such as Visual Studio 2010 and SharePoint Designer 2010.

·           Develop Web Parts for SharePoint 2010 solutions.

·           Develop code that uses the server-side objects provided by the SharePoint 2010 development platform.

·           Develop event receivers and manipulate application settings for SharePoint 2010 solutions.

·           Develop solutions that access external data by using Business Connectivity Services.

·           Develop workflows as part of SharePoint 2010 solutions.

·           Develop code that uses the client-side objects provided by the SharePoint 2010 development platform.

·           Develop server ribbon controls and client dialogs for the new user interface platform of SharePoint 2010.

·           Develop Microsoft Silverlight applications that are integrated with SharePoint 2010 data and solutions.

·           Develop sandboxed solutions for SharePoint 2010.

·           Develop code that uses the taxonomic and user profile services of the SharePoint 2010 development platform.

·           Develop code that uses the content management services of the SharePoint 2010 development platform.

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Microsoft "Techie Girls" Event

Microsoft Ireland Graduate & Intern Recruitment
"Techie Girls" Event

18th November 2010, 11.30 - 5.00pm
Microsoft European Development Centre Bldg 2, South County Business Park

Microsoft Ireland’s European Development Centre is dedicated to hiring the best and brightest young talent to join our Graduate & Intern Programmes in 2010. Furthermore, we see tremendous
value in female Computer Science/Computer Engineering students being a part of Microsoft to help us create software for our global and diverse customers. We would like to invite you to participate in our 2010 “Techie Girls” Event in Dublin.

This event will give you an opportunity to meet with some of our technical women, leaders and recent graduates. We’ll also be presenting an overview of our Graduate Recruitment process and
showcasing some of our latest technology products. You’ll get a chance to check our facilities to show you why we’re the Best Workplace in Ireland. Lunch and Starbucks Coffee is on us!

Please RSVP by the 11th of November at gradjobs@microsoft.com

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