Upcoming Vista Application Compatibility Webcasts
I wanted to let everyone know that we are putting on bunch of application compatibility webcasts over the next few months and this is a great way to learn how to resolve some of the application compatibility issues you might be seeing in your Vista testing.
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Title: Application Compatibility in Windows Vista
Speaker: Anthony (A.J.) Smith, Windows Client Technology Solutions Professional
Level: 300
Length: 60 minutes
Learn how to identify and manage your overall application/device/computer portfolio; reduce the cost and time involved in resolving application compatibility issues by using the application compatibility tool kit.
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2008
Title: Making Windows Vista Application Compatibility Testing More Predictable with Effective Project Management
Speaker: Chris Jackson, Technical Lead, Windows Application Experience SWAT Team
Level: 300
Length: 75 minutes
When helping our customers accelerate their Windows Vista deployments by assisting with application compatibility, there are a number of technical skills to master. However, technical acumen is never enough - effectively managing the project is critical to making the process predictable and measurable, as well as controlling costs and maximizing effectiveness. In this session, we review best practices we have learned for effectively managing this process from enterprise customers world-wide.
Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008
Session Name: Application Compatibility Toolkit
Speaker: Matt Baddeley, Senior Program Manager, Windows Application Experience
Level: 300
Length: 1 Hour
Provides an introduction to the major sources of application compatibility problems in Windows Vista, and shows how the Application Compatibility Toolkit can be used by enterprise customers to migrate their applications to the new OS. This session covers the phases of the application migration process and includes a demonstration of the ACT tools and features. Beyond migrating to a new OS, ACT also helps enterprises assess the impact of Windows Updates.
Date: Thursday, April 24, 2008
Title: Mitigating Application Issues Using Shims
Speaker: Chris Jackson, Technical Lead, Windows Application Experience SWAT Team
Level: 400
Length: 75 Minutes
Explore many of the compatibility issues that the Windows team has experienced at customer sites in the context of what we can fix without updating the application, and how to fix it. The Windows Application Compatibility Infrastructure (Shim Infrastructure) is a powerful tool for resolving compatibility issues and unblocking Windows Vista deployments, but understanding where and how to leverage and configure shims can be daunting until you learn some of the tricks and subtleties, many of which we will be exposing!
Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008
Title: LUA Buglight
Speaker: Aaron Margosis, Senior Consultant, Microsoft Consulting Services
Level: 400
Length: 75 Minutes
LUA Buglight™ (version 2.0 currently in the works) is a tool designed to help both developers and IT Pros (sysadmins) identify the specific causes of "LUA bugs" (admin-rights-required to work correctly) in desktop applications running on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Vista. Once the specific causes have been identified, the bugs can more easily be resolved by fixing the app's source code, or by making configuration changes, allowing the app to work correctly for non-admin users.
Date: Thursday, May 8, 2008
Title: Application Compatibility in 50 Days
Speaker: Steve Campbell, Deployment Segment Architect Lead, Microsoft
Level: 300-400
Length: 60 Minutes
Deploying Windows Vista in the Enterprise has moved from "We'll see…" to "Let's get it done" and application compatibility is typically identified as the biggest blocker to a successful, low-cost migration. In this session we'll identify the tools, technologies and best practices that have been used successfully by Microsoft Services and partners to minimize and/or eliminate many of the perceived (and real) challenges customers experience with both ISV and internally developed applications running on Windows Vista.