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Dive Into Game Development Using Free Tools and Tutorials
With XNA Game Studio, included as part of the Windows Phone Developer tools, you can create games...
Author: Sekna Khanafer Date: 04/05/2011
BarCamp Kuwait #2
What is BarCamp? BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn...
Author: Shaymaa A Date: 03/31/2011
What’s New about Visual Studio 2010
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 is an integrated environment that simplifies the entire development...
Author: Maureen Mansour-Khoury Date: 03/31/2011
Customer Experience
I recently came across a couple of short customer experience articles...
Author: Neil Garner Date: 03/30/2011
Consolidating and virtualizing SQL Server using Hyper-V
Use server virtualization to consolidate Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 database servers to reduce...
Author: Mohamed Baher [MSFT] Date: 03/30/2011
Contest: Web Developers, Deploy!
We are excited to announce a new contest for the local community developers in the United Arab...
Author: Shaymaa A Date: 03/29/2011
Microsoft Virtual Academy–Get certified in Virtualization!
Improve your IT skill set and help advance your career with a free, easy to access training...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 03/29/2011
Submit Your Applications for Windows Phone 7 with Yalla Apps!
Yalla Apps is a brand new Windows Phone 7 portal for developers in the Middle East and Africa. You...
Author: Maureen Mansour-Khoury Date: 03/24/2011
Free Microsoft Certification Voucher for Students
The job market can be a touch ride – but it doesn’t have to be. Elevate your resume and your...
Author: Sekna Khanafer Date: 03/24/2011
Hiring for the Future ... Cloud Expertise is a MUST.
Developing cloud expertise now can mean job security and career growth in the future. No more is...
Author: Ashraf Abdulhadi Date: 03/23/2011
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Beta – Evaluation
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 delivers industry leading fabric management, virtual...
Author: Mohamed Baher [MSFT] Date: 03/23/2011
Focusing on buyer personas to help generate more valuable leads
Personas are very important in the digital design process, personas are detailed and specific but...
Author: Neil Garner Date: 03/21/2011
How to Write a Windows Application with Hilo
“Hilo” is a series of articles and sample applications that show how you can program for Windows 7...
Author: Sekna Khanafer Date: 03/20/2011
Hurry to enter the Dev Unplugged Contest for IE9!
Hello Web Developers! With all the excitement surrounding the launch of Internet Explorer 9, don't...
Author: Maureen Mansour-Khoury Date: 03/17/2011
Windows Phone 7 Development in RHYME
Friday 18th March at 12:15pm GMT the world famous Rob Miles will be delivering a lecture at the...
Author: Sekna Khanafer Date: 03/17/2011
Free e-books from Microsoft Press!
For a limited time, you can download two free e-books from Microsoft Press: Moving to Visual Studio...
Author: Shaymaa A Date: 03/17/2011
Internet Explorer 9 partner sites in Gulf going live
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 launch partners in Gulf are firing up their websites today in...
Author: raboschs Date: 03/17/2011
Game-Changing Kinect Adds SDK
It is often said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. In the world of IT, “imitation”...
Author: Michael_Mansour Date: 03/14/2011
Windows Azure … the Cloud OS -- Part 1
During the key note address at Tech Ed ME 2011 in Dubai yesterday, I was asked by a Microsoft...
Author: Ashraf Abdulhadi Date: 03/09/2011
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Component Architecture (with Service Pack 1)
This poster provides a visual reference for understanding key Hyper-V technologies in Windows Server...
Author: Mohamed Baher [MSFT] Date: 03/07/2011
Announcing Jump Start: Microsoft Virtualization for VMWare Professionals (March 29-31)
Just one week after Microsoft Management Summit 2011 (MMS), Microsoft Learning will be hosting an...
Author: Mohamed Baher [MSFT] Date: 03/04/2011
Dev Unplugged contest: Pushing the Limits of HTML5 in Gaming and Music
Dev Unplugged is a new contest that challenges web developers to push the limits of a modern browser...
Author: Shaymaa A Date: 03/02/2011
IE9 for Developers
Web developers and designers should take advantage of the new enhancements packaged with IE9 to...
Author: Shaymaa A Date: 02/28/2011
Grow your Knowledge by Attending Courses with Spectrum Middle East
Our Microsoft Certified Partner, Spectrum Middle East, has just published their April-June Training...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 02/28/2011
Windows Client Track at Tech Ed Middle East 2011 – The Pragmatic Approach!
This post is a little deviation from my Cloud related focus on this blog but I also own the Windows...
Author: Ashraf Abdulhadi Date: 02/27/2011
And the Winner of the FREE TechEd Ticket is……
Karen Dubai, we have identified you as the winner for a free ticket to attend Tech Ed Middle East...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 02/27/2011
Tech Ed Middle East Attendees: Get Ready for IE9
Under the patronage of Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, we will kick off a...
Author: asli Date: 02/26/2011
Cloud Computing: Platform as a Service (PaaS) … Could be the Next Best Thing!
The content of this blog post are most relevant to readers with current or previous software...
Author: Ashraf Abdulhadi Date: 02/24/2011
Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 is now available
Microsoft has released Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) to manufacturing....
Author: Mohamed Baher [MSFT] Date: 02/22/2011
Study: Bing searches more accurate than Google's
Microsoft’s search engine Bing, and even Yahoo, are providing users with more accurate searches than...
Author: Mohamed Baher [MSFT] Date: 02/21/2011
Win a Ticket to TechEd by Telling Us Why You’d Like to Come!
TechEd is only 2 weeks away, and we’d like to hear from you on why you’d like to come to the...
Author: Michael_Mansour Date: 02/20/2011
Software as a Service (SaaS) … What does the future hold?
I spoke about general cloud themes before and will drill into the SaaS pillar a bit more in this...
Author: Ashraf Abdulhadi Date: 02/16/2011
Internet Explorer 9 Administration Kit (IEAK)
The Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) 9 simplifies the creation, deployment and management...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 02/15/2011
TechEd TechEd TechEd!! The Countdown begins…Only 3 weeks left to TechEd Middle East!!!
Why am I so excited about TechEd Middle East? Because this year’s event in Dubai will not only...
Author: Maureen Mansour-Khoury Date: 02/15/2011
Application Next 2011 Event
Earlier this month in Dubai, we held our very first Application Next event at the Microsoft Dubai...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 02/12/2011
MSDN Magazine with Power Pivot
I had not been back to MSDN Magazine for some time. It's our monthly publication for Microsoft...
Author: raboschs Date: 02/11/2011
I am all virtualized … Do I have a private cloud?
If that is all, the short answer is: “you are close but, no, you do not have a private...
Author: Ashraf Abdulhadi Date: 02/08/2011
TechEd Session Catalogue is Live
Want to know what great sessions are being presented at TechEd Middle East 2011? Want to see the...
Author: Amory Somers Vine Date: 02/07/2011
Security Compliance Manager Demo: Using SCM to Simplify Security and Compliance for your Windows 7 Environment
In this demo series on how to plan, securely deploy, and manage a migration to the Windows 7...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 02/06/2011
Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012
Very interesting article about SCVMM 2012 on ZDNet...
Author: Mohamed Baher [MSFT] Date: 02/05/2011
The Official Stance on Address List Segregation
Copied from...
Author: Mohamed Baher [MSFT] Date: 02/05/2011
To cloud or not to cloud … that is the question.
Cloud seems to mean different things to different people so instead of me defining what a cloud is...
Author: Ashraf Abdulhadi Date: 02/02/2011
System Center Configuration Manager Extensions for SCAP ver2.1 now available
the ConfigMgr extensions for SCAP have been re-reased, and are now available here The SCAP...
Author: Mohamed Baher [MSFT] Date: 02/01/2011
Students Talk About Microsoft Certifications
Are you a technical student looking for a career in IT? Check out this video!
Author: Sekna Khanafer Date: 01/31/2011
Code with the Community on CodePlex
If you have not heard of CodePlex, then you are missing out on a great opportunity to collaborate...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 01/26/2011
At Last! Build Your Website Quickly and Easily!
Looking for a ready-to-use website template? Want to display a Twitter feed? Need to show a...
Author: Michael_Mansour Date: 01/25/2011
10 reasons to deploy Team Foundation Server
In my many comings and goings around the Gulf, I get the chance to talk to a vast number of...
Author: raboschs Date: 01/24/2011
Smarter Virtualization event - Kuwait
Kuwait February 1, 2011 Venue: JW Marriott, Kuwait City Agenda:...
Author: Mohamed Baher [MSFT] Date: 01/24/2011
System Center Service Manager – Exchange Connector
The System Center Service Manager – Exchange Connector connects Service Manager to Exchange for...
Author: Mohamed Baher [MSFT] Date: 01/23/2011
DPM 2010 White Papers and links
Lot are asking about DPM 2010 resources, here is a compilation of some links Planning a System...
Author: Mohamed Baher [MSFT] Date: 01/23/2011