4. Quick survey
• Who’s here for the first time?
• Who’s using Silverlight currently?
• How many business owners/analysts?
• How many developers?
5. Your Questions
• What would you like covered tonight?
– Mention your burning questions upfront
6. New Facebook Page
• Moving from our Facebook Group to a new
Facebook Page
• www.facebook.com/SBTUG
• Please ‘Like’ us
7. SBTUG 2010
24 November 2010
Venture Capital and Government Grants
Probably…
Virtualisation Smackdown – Next Year?
8. Sponsor SBTUG?
• Links to you from the site
• And newsletters
• Mentions on the night
• Just cover the pizza cost ($80-$300)
• Chat to me if you are interested
9. Cost
If you want pizza & drinks...
• $10 donation
(Speakers eat free)
10. Events
• 28 Oct - The Social Network
• 29 Oct – PDC Keynote at 3am or 9am #pdcau
microsoftpdc.com
• 06 Nov – Office DevCon
• 09 Nov – SydMo – iPhone 4 v WinP7 v Android v Blackberry
• 16 Nov - Post PDC Roadshow
• 20-21 Nov – CodeCampOz
• 23 Nov – Yow (Brisbane, Melbourne)
12. Tech News
• (Nick Rayner is sick…)
• Google Instant
• Click Fraud rate is up
• PayPal micropayment system
• Facebook data export
• Facebook commenting system improves
• Firesheep (Firefox Hacking plugin). See also
HTTPS Everywhere for protection
• Tablet PCs continue to get trotted out…
13. Quick Poll
• Which language is used in your company?
– Microsoft (.NET or C/C++)
– Apple (C/C++)
– PHP
– Java
– Other
14. Microsoft News
• Windows Phone 7
• Office 365
• Ray Ozzie leaves, and Reflects
• Internet Explorer 9 Beta
• Bing integrates with Facebook
“Let there be no doubt that the big shifts occurring over the next five years ensure that this will absolutely be a
time of great opportunity for those who put past technologies & successes into perspective, and envision all
the transformational value that can be offered moving forward to individuals, businesses, governments and
society. It’s the dawn of a new day – the sun having now arisen on a world of continuous services and
connected devices.”
16. 4 Companies 2 Rule the World
• Microsoft: Desktop - Windows + Office + Servers
• Apple: Mobile Advertising
• Google: Search + Web Advertising
• Facebook: Social connection + Social Advertising
• Note: Advertising is inversely proportional to Privacy
– Google is terrible, Facebook is getting bad, watch Apple closely...
(From my April 2010 Slides)
17. 5 Companies 2 Rule the World
• Microsoft: Desktop - Windows + Office + Servers
• Apple: Subscriptions + Mobile Advertising
• Google: Search + Web Advertising
• Facebook: Social connection + Social Advertising
• Amazon: Delivery
• Note: Advertising is inversely proportional to Privacy
– Google is terrible, Facebook is getting bad, watch Apple closely...