The Inspiration TourEd Dunhill – blogs.msdn.com/edunhill

Ben Coley – bencoley.spaces.live.com

What do they have in common?

“The .NET Framework is a common environment for building, running and deploying applications across multiple platforms.”

So what?

One technology... Multiple platforms

Career Opportunities

Computer Science in decline

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Growing industry

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Shortage of .NET developers

Still not convinced?

popfly.ms

Deep-Dive

“Silverlight is a plug-in that provides rich web applications and experiences for a web-browser”

Demo

Media Streaming

Silverlight has built-in Audio and Video codec support

You can stream high-definition video quickly

Demo

Live Demo

You can write entire web-sites in Silverlight from scratch in very little time

SilverlightVersion 1.0

JavaScript

Version 1.1

.NET

Code and Performance

Demo

silverlight.net

Who’s used Windows Embedded in last 7 days?

Pocket PCs

Smart Phones

Cash Machines

Sat Nav

Portable Media Centers

VoIP Phones

Set-top boxes

Medical Devices

Industrial Devices

Shopping Tills

Photo Printing Kiosks

Fuel Pumps

Platforms

Embedded Fusion Tahoe

Tahoe

Demo

Demo

Live Demo

You can write software for Windows Mobile on your PC and deploy it to your smart phone

msdn.microsoft.com/embedded

creators.xna.com

Handle user input

Update world based on user input

Create a world for your game

creators.xna.com

xna-uk.net

What next?

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Performance

Computing

Software Design

Embedded Development

Game Development

Project Hoshimi

Information Technology

Algorithm

Interface Design

Photography

Short Film

“Imagine a world where technology enables a sustainable environment”

Why enter?

Improve Technical Skill

Career

Prizes

The Experience

imaginecup.co.uk

Microsoft Student Partner

microsoft.com/uk/students

microsoft.com/uk/students

microsoft.com/uk/students

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