I'm excited we are a sponsor this year for Tech Ed

Well, it's just about time again (happy! happy! joy! joy!), for Tech Ed. This annual event is held down in Orlando, Florida each year and is one of the largest Microsoft sponsored events for developers and IT professionals. It's not only a great event for learning the latest technologies from Microsoft, but it's also a superb "networking" opportunity.

This year we hit a milestone as this is our first year for being a sponsor for Tech Ed!

What's really compelling about the event this time around is that Bill Gates will be the Keynote speaker. As I have never seen (er, heard) Bill speak in person, this will definitely be an experience I will remember.

Don't forget to stop by our exhibitor's booth #1115 and say hello and to try out our latest products! (Tech·Ed North America 2008 Developers Conference Agenda) (look for Partner Expo listings on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday)

We hope to see you at Tech Ed 2008!

Aurora XAML Designer (for embedding) blogged by Microsoft

I'm pretty pumped today. John Pelak, a Microsoft U.S. ISV Developer Evangelist, posted on the teams blog about our Aurora XAML Designer embedding solution.

Read John's blog post

Thanks John.

Aurora for Architects - download a trial copy today

Aurora for Architects, our new loose XAML file designer has gone live and folks can now start downloading the trial, as well as purchase it.

We have several How-To videos showing off the UI. I'm pretty excited about this product, as it will allow graphics designers to stop the "two-step"... where they were creating graphics, then converting to XAML before finally handing them off to development team members. Now, designers can design, get approval, and hand it off to the development team, who codes against exactly what was previously approved.

Also, I am really pleased how the theme for Aurora for Architects (or as I have come to call it, 'A4A') turned out.

We have also packed in our VantagePoint WPF Controls suite for users to take for a test drive.

Download a trial copy of Aurora for Architects today!