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  • DreamSpark

    DreamSpark is a Microsoft program for placing key tools into the hands of students. It includes:

    • Visual Studio 2008
    • Expression Studio 2
    • Windows Server 2008
    • XNA Creators Club memberships
    • …and more

    These tools are available to provide students with the equipment they need to build the next generation applications whether they are games, rich internet applications, desktop or server based applications.

    To help you spread the word about DreamSpark we have put together a promotional kit for you to place in communal areas on campus:

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    The kit includes:

    • Banners for email and web
    • Posters
    • Postcards
    • Laptop stickers

    To request a promotional kit, please email ukacinfo@microsoft.com with the following information:

    • Name
    • Institution Name
    • Address
    • Telephone
    • Email Address

    (This offer is only open to UK universities and colleges. We will not use the details provided for any other activity unless you ask us to).

  • News from the Faculty Summit

    Lee Dirks, the Director for Education and Scholarly Research, announced five new ‘lifecycle’ tools for academics and researchers. The tools are as follows:

    1. Research Information Centre
    2. Creative Commons (an add-in to Microsoft Office)
    3. Article Authoring (an add-in to Microsoft Word)
    4. E-Journal Hosting Service
    5. Research Output Repository Platform

    To hear more about these tools from Lee, please visit Channel 8.

    If you have any questions, do contact me and I’ll see if I can get them answered for you.

    Best,

    Allison

  • Software Entrepreneurship Faculty Workshop

    Hi All,

    In June, Bournemouth University played host to Lars Lindstedt who delivered a two day Software Entrepreneurship Faculty Workshop.

    The training materials for that event are now available to view on the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship website and include the slide decks together with a couple of case studies.

    Do please take a look, and if you have any questions or want further information, come back to me and I’ll be happy to help.

    Best,

    Allison McVety

    Academic Information Manager

  • Invitation to Convergence 2008 Copenhagen - Microsoft Dynamics Academic Alliance MDAA:00071306

    Hi,

     

    I thought you'd like to receive your invitation to an interesting event in Denmark.

     

     

    Microsoft Dynamics Academic Alliance invites you to attend:

     

    Microsoft Academic Preconference and Convergence 2008 Copenhagen, Denmark from 17 to 20 November, 2008.

     

    Last year we hosted about 60 educators and researchers from 17 countries from around the world. We would like to see you this year!

     

    The Academic Preconference will be held 17-18 November 2008.

    ·         Includes two tracks (Educators and Researchers Track) with several special sessions, workshops and network opportunities for educators and researchers working with Microsoft Dynamics software. You will be able to network, exchange experiences and enhance your knowledge with like-minded educators and researchers.

    ·         Location: Copenhagen Business School (CBS) – Kilevej 14a, 2000 Frederiksberg.

    ·         Registration fee: no registration fee is associated with these two days.

    ·         Please consider the following call for papers and presentations.

     

    Call for Papers – Researchers Track - due by 1st September 2008:

    Academic Preconference 2008 - Research Agenda

    17 - 18 November 2008
    Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Frederiksberg  

    Submit to: workshop@3gERP.org - Please write "Submission to 3gERP workshop"

    See instructions attached.

     

    Call for Presentation – Educators Track - due by 1st September 2008:

    Academic Preconference 2008 - Educators Agenda
    17 - 18 November 2008

    Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Frederiksberg  

    Submit to: dynaa@microsoft.com – Please write “Academic Preconference - Convergence 2008 Presentation”

    See instructions attached.

     

    Convergence will be held 19-20 November 2008.

    ·         Here you will enhance your knowledge through Dynamics conference sessions and interactions with Microsoft customers, partners, Microsoft Dynamics specialist and industry experts and establish a true community that can be leveraged in your work.

    ·         Location: Bella Center A/S, Center Boulevard, 2300 Copenhagen S

    ·         Registration fee - Academic Alliance team will fund a main part of your registration fee at Convergence. Your costs will include €250.00 for your share of registration fee.

    ·         Please request special registration codes from us to have the special academic fee.

     

    Registration:

    To register please fill in attached registration form and send to dynaa@microsoft.com.

     

    Registration includes entrance at the registered event, the meals served as part of the agenda as well as a special educator evening gathering.

     

    The number of participants is limited due to space restrictions and will be determined on a first come basis.

     

    Customer Excellence Award - Excellence in Academics:

    ·         The Convergence Customer Excellence Awards recognize, honor and celebrate customers/members that have achieved outstanding success with their Microsoft solutions as well as Microsoft partners’ solutions. Start to consider if that is your educational institution.

    ·         Please submit your own nomination via the online form which will be available 1 July 2008. Find more details here: http://www.microsoft.com/Dynamics/convergence/copenhagen/2008/customer_excellence.aspx

     

    To make sure to receive all details please write to dynaa@microsoft.com to be included on the mailing list.

     

    We look forward to seeing you in Copenhagen!

     

    MICROSOFT DYNAMICS ACADEMIC ALLIANCE

     

     

    The Microsoft Dynamics Academic Alliance is a global program that enables educators to incorporate Microsoft Dynamics technology into the classroom.  Currently, over 1,000 institutions around the world use Microsoft Dynamics products to provide students with an exceptional hands-on learning experience.  If you would like to learn more about the Academic Alliance you are welcome to visit our website: http://www.microsoft.com/education/academic_alliance.mspx.

     

    Conference on 3rd Generation Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (3gERP)

    The 3gERP project aims to develop the academic foundations for a ‘standard’ flexible and highly configurable global ERP-system for Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs), which can be implemented and maintained at a fraction of the costs of current systems. The ambition of the project is to tackle some of the fundamental challenges and trade-offs existing systems have, for instance with regard to customizability vs. total cost including upgrades. If you would like to learn more about 3gERP please visit this website: http://www.3gerp.org

     

     

    All the best,

     

     

    Allison, your new Academic Information Manager

     

     

  • Coming soon - the ability to publish your XNA game on Xbox Live Marketplace

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    We are excited to announce the impending release of XNA Games Studio 3.0 this summer giving (among other things) the ability for all XNA authors to publish games to Xbox Live Marketplace and in the process, to earn reputation, fame and even income. This represents a huge opportunity for your students. You can read all about this on the XNA Team Blog and also FAQ on the XNA forums.

     

    imageTo compliment this new development we have opened out access to the XNA Creators' Club via DreamSpark. This new programme gives access to key developer tools for all students (and academics). In addition, the XNA Creators Club website is going to get a bunch of new features too.

     

     

    Zune.netFinally, start saving up, XNA Game Studio 3.0 will also enable multiplayer gaming on the Zune over a wireless link. The Zune has not yet hit the UK market but we know you will want one when they arrive.

     

     

    Claire

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  • Developer Highway Code book updated and available for download

    To build software that meets your security objectives, you must integrate security activities into your software development lifecycle. This handbook captures and summarises the key security engineering activities that should be an integral part of your software development processes. Now the ever popular concise security guidance book  has been updated by Paul Maher with new chapters covering topics such as; Threat Modelling and WCF...

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    You can download the updated book in electronic form from the UK Application Security website here. Hard copies are currently only available for the original version of the book. The new version will be available as a hard copy in the New Year.

    Claire

  • XNA v2 Beta - ready to download.

    Ed Dunhill is on the case again and today blogged about the XNA v2 beta which is now ready to download. His post gives all the detail you need to get started and you will be pleased to read that it is free and no uninstalling of v1 is required.

    Let us know what you think!

    Claire

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