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Security Update for Internet Explorer
Today, Microsoft issued out-of-band security update MS10-018 to address the vulnerability described...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 03/31/2010
Your invitation to the official Visual Studio 2010 & Windows Azure Launch
Auckland 22 April 2010 + Wellington 23 April 2010 You are invited to the official NZ launch of...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 03/17/2010
Coming Soon! March/April 2010!
April 2010 will be a big month as we prepare for some major events/activities! Stay tuned for Visual...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 03/08/2010
You Could win a trip to the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in LA!
If you would like to win a trip to the next Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 01/27/2010
Spark your ideas into life! Turn your dreams into reality with the best software from Microsoft!
To help accelerate New Zealand web and software start-up companies, we are giving them a great deal...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 01/27/2010
Get the chance to win a trip to the next Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in LA!
Your could win an a trip to the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles. Coming...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 01/27/2010
MIX2010 coming 15-17 March 2010
Mix is where designers and developers like you can learn about Microsoft's broad web platform and...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 01/17/2010
Happy New Year! Get a second shot and advance your career!
Are you ready to be a Microsoft Certified Professional! Microsoft Certification Second Shot offers...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 01/17/2010
Happy Holidays from the New Zealand MSDN Team
2009 is almost behind us now and on behalf of the New Zealand MSDN Team, we would like to wish you a...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 12/21/2009
5 City NZ Unplugged Technical Training Tour Coming in December 2009!
Get ready Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington Tauranga and Auckland! Microsoft Unplugged is coming to...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 11/07/2009
Counting down to PDC 09
The Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) is a developer event focused on the technical...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 10/27/2009
Windows 7, Check out the launch Day PhotoSynth in Auckland & Wellington
Thursday 22nd October 2009 marked the launch of Windows 7 around the world. To celebrate, launch...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 10/23/2009
Tech.Ed is now online @ Tech.Ed Online !
“Developers! Developers! Developers!” Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer makes it clear that he sees helping...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 10/03/2009
Tech Girls Dinner - Fun & Entertaining
This year's Tech Girls Dinner attracted more than 160 IT industry professionals to the SkyCity...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 09/18/2009
Code Camp Auckland - by the community, for the community!
The .NET Community in NZ will be offering session in .NET development, SQL Server and Developer...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 08/30/2009
Exclusive HP MINI 5101 NOTEBOOK offer for Tech.Ed 2009 New Zealand delegates!
Microsoft NZ, in association with HP, offers Tech.Ed 2009 NZ delegates an exclusive opportunity to...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 08/19/2009
TechFest 2009 Line Up Announced!
TechFest 2009 is the biggest and best social and networking event at this year's Tech.Ed. Join us at...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 08/17/2009
Imagine 2010 Poland
Team Think took out the Imagine Cup NZ National Finals this April in Auckland and took up the...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 08/14/2009
Kick off Tech.Ed 2009 with Tech Girls Dinner!
Tech Girls Dinner is a very special evening celebrating women working within the IT industry with...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 08/14/2009
Stay in the Know! Congratulations to the HP TouchSmart PC Winner!!
Congratulations to Steve Foster from Jade Software Christchurch - winner of the recent MSDN/TECHNET...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 08/14/2009
Silverlight 3 Released
Silverlight 3 Released Silverlight 3 was released to the web on Saturday along with it a new release...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 07/12/2009
Sign up for Tech Ed before 31 July and be in to win
Don’t miss out on the IT Industry’s best technical training. As you probably already know Tech Ed is...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 06/29/2009
NZ Community SharePoint Conference: 2 - 3 July 2009
Thu 2 July and Fri 3 July, Duxton Hotel, WellingtonSharePoint MVP's Chandima Kulathilake, Mark...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 06/18/2009
Wellington Code Camp: 13 - 14 June 2009
Whitireia Community Polytech, WellingtonRegistration: Free (additional social events after the code...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 06/07/2009
Registration for Microsoft Tech.Ed 2009 NZ Now Open!!!
Tech.Ed 2009 will be held from Monday 14 Sep to Wed 16 Sep at SKYCITY Convention Centre in Auckland...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 05/17/2009
I think we might be getting near the home straight // MSDN Flash 6 May 2009
Editorial from this week's MSDN Flash Editorial - Subscribe NOW and get the chance to win a HP...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 05/05/2009
UNPLUGGED Roadshow: Windows 7 Special - 25 May to 5 June 2009
Join us for the May - June 2009 UNPLUGGED Roadshow as we visit locations around New Zealand...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 05/04/2009
Congratulations to Team Think, Lincoln University - Winner of 2009 Imagine Cup NZ Competition
More than 400 students, academics and industry representatives attended the first ever Imagine Cup...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 05/03/2009
You are invited to see the top teams compete in the Imagine Cup Finals in Auckland!
Imagine Cup is a competition which encourages students to use technology to transform great ideas...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 04/11/2009
New Zealand SharePoint User Group Tour with Michael Noel in April
In April, the SharePoint Community have organised a SharePoint Tour around NZ with Michael Noel...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 04/02/2009
MSDN Flash: MIX09 Special
Dear MSDN Flash reader, As you may well be aware MIX09 took place earlier this month in Las Vegas....
Author: davidmsteele Date: 03/31/2009
Subscribe to the improved NZ MSDN Flash Bi-Weekly Online Newsletters today and get the chance to win a HP TouchSmart PC!
We know that your time is short so the NZ MSDN Flash Newsletters aims to provide you with relevant,...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 03/30/2009
Internet Explorer 8 Now Available
We're excited to make the IE8 available for public download for Windows Vista, Windows XP, and...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 03/19/2009
WPF in a Box: Training Kits
We’ve got some sensational WPF training kits just from Regional Headquarters and they are here in...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 03/17/2009
Your chance to tell us how we are doing?
Every year we collect your feedback as it provides valuable information to help us better deliver...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 03/03/2009
Vote to Win 1 of 2 XBOX360s! Imagine Cup is back!
Technology can be the force that transforms great ideas into real world solutions. And that's the...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 03/01/2009
Tech.Ed Days - a 24 hour virtual event for developers
On April 1 2009, be part of history and join developers from all around the world for the first ever...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 03/01/2009
Win a copy of Dawn of War II
Win a copy of Dawn of War II PC game by filling in a quick survey with your Windows Live ID. The...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 02/26/2009
MSDN UNPLUGGED South Island Sessions: Begins next week!
If you haven't registered for the South Island UNPLUGGED sessions, register here! MSDN UNPLUGGED -...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 02/09/2009
Internet Explorer 8 Competition New Zealand: Win an "I'm a PC" Skateboard!
Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 was launched last Tuesday. IE8 is focused on how people...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 02/04/2009
Louis Vuitton Pacific Series 2009 Auckland New Zealand – The Silverlight Story
Introducing https://lvps09.com … It is not everyday that the best sailors on the planet set up shop...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 02/03/2009
Win a copy of Halo Wars on Xbox 360!
Halo Wars is a real time action strategy game for the Xbox 360 that allows the player to control...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 01/18/2009
MSDN Flash: Windows 7 Beta
Editor - Nigel Parker Happy New Year! If you have disconnected yourself over the holiday period you...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 01/15/2009
MSDN UNPLUGGED South Island Sessions Available!
MSDN UNPLUGGED - "Take your Applications to the Cloud and Beyond" South Island Sessions are now...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 01/14/2009
Windows 7 Beta Get It Now Before Everyone Else!
The beta version of Windows 7 can be downloaded today by MSDN and TechNet customers from your...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 01/08/2009
Got Visual Studio Professional? Great time to add MSDN Premium and save $$$
From 1 January 2009, Visual Studio Professional licence only customers can add an MSDN subscription...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 12/29/2008
MSDN Flash Christmas Special
Welcome to the MSDN Flash Christmas Special, If you’ve been missing these updates previously...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 12/14/2008
November 6: Liberation Day – Steve Ballmer in Australia
Watch Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at Liberation Day last month lay out Microsoft's vision around...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 12/03/2008
SQL PASS COMMUNITY CONNECTION EVENT - Dec 6/7th
An event for SQL Enthusiasts! Sat 6th & Sun 7th December @Whitireia Polytechnic, Porirua,...
Author: davidmsteele Date: 11/23/2008