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&lt;P align=center&gt;Join us at&lt;BR&gt;&lt;B&gt;Beyond Tech·Ed 2008&lt;BR&gt;Technical Briefing&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;B&gt;Come hear about innovative Microsoft solutions, share best practices with peers, and see the latest technologies and products. Even if you attended Microsoft Tech-Ed this year, come and see the sessions you missed!&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/EM&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Beyond Tech-Ed 2008 Technical Briefing&lt;/STRONG&gt; brings you the latest information on Microsoft products and solutions based on content from the most popular sessions at Microsoft Tech-Ed 2008, Microsoft's premier technical conference for IT Professionals &amp;amp; Developers. This &lt;STRONG&gt;one-day&lt;/STRONG&gt; event consists of three technical tracks delivered by local Microsoft experts.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Attend &lt;STRONG&gt;Beyond Tech-Ed 2008 Technical Briefing&lt;/STRONG&gt; for the latest on...&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;LI&gt;Tools and resources to build, deploy, secure, mobilize, and manage solutions across Microsoft products you use today &lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;The latest Microsoft releases including HyperV&lt;SUP&gt;TM&lt;/SUP&gt;, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Microsoft® SQL Server&lt;SUP&gt;TM&lt;/SUP&gt; 2008, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and more... &lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;B&gt;Register today: &lt;/B&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;There is &lt;STRONG&gt;no cost to attend&lt;/STRONG&gt;, but please note that space is limited!&lt;BR&gt;So just follow 3 easy steps below!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;
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&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;TWO ways to Register: Online - OR - Call 1-877-MSEVENTS and mention the Event ID below&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Where&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Hartford, CT&lt;/STRONG&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.ctconventions.com/directions/index.php" target=_blank mce_href="http://www.ctconventions.com/directions/index.php"&gt;Connecticut Convention Center&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;100 Columbus Blvd&lt;BR&gt;Hartford, CT 06103&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Rochester, NY &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://rochester.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/services/maps/index.jsp;jsessionid=ZQFOOBNFKHFMHTQSNWIVAFOOCJWYOUP4" target=_blank mce_href="http://rochester.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/services/maps/index.jsp;jsessionid=ZQFOOBNFKHFMHTQSNWIVAFOOCJWYOUP4"&gt;Hyatt Regency&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;125 East Main St&lt;BR&gt;Rochester, NY 14604 &lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Waltham, MA&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A title="Click here for Map." href="http://www.microsoft.com/about/companyinformation/usaoffices/newengland/waltham.mspx#EXB" target=_blank mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/about/companyinformation/usaoffices/newengland/waltham.mspx#EXB"&gt;Microsoft&lt;/A&gt; &lt;BR&gt;201 Jones Rd&lt;BR&gt;Waltham, MA 02451 &lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;When&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Thursday, Sept 25th &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Tuesday, Sept 30th&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Thursday, Oct 16th &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Event ID&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;A title="Click here to register." href="http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=59-7D-8C-AD-0F-34-42-AD-30-D5-3A-55-86-B5-13-7C&amp;amp;Culture=en-US" target=_blank mce_href="http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=59-7D-8C-AD-0F-34-42-AD-30-D5-3A-55-86-B5-13-7C&amp;amp;Culture=en-US"&gt;1032385186 &lt;BR&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;A title="Click here to register." href="http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=59-7D-8C-AD-0F-34-42-AD-2C-D0-38-9E-B5-88-06-26&amp;amp;Culture=en-US" target=_blank mce_href="http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=59-7D-8C-AD-0F-34-42-AD-2C-D0-38-9E-B5-88-06-26&amp;amp;Culture=en-US"&gt;1032385190 &lt;/A&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;A title="Click here to register." href="http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=59-7D-8C-AD-0F-34-42-AD-B7-D2-2F-C3-EE-FE-54-30&amp;amp;Culture=en-US" target=_blank mce_href="http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=59-7D-8C-AD-0F-34-42-AD-B7-D2-2F-C3-EE-FE-54-30&amp;amp;Culture=en-US"&gt;1032385194 &lt;BR&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Time&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;P align=center&gt;9:00 AM to 4:30 PM&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Registration starts at 8:30am. Breakfast and Lunch Served&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;I&gt;RSVPs to this event are limited to and intended for employees of Microsoft enterprise customers and their credentialed contractors. We reserve the right to verify credentials upon registration and arrival. For questions, please contact a member of your Microsoft account team.&lt;/I&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TBODY&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TBODY&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Special giveaway for each attendee! &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Free copy of Tech-Ed 2008 conference DVD - a $195 value&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Chance to win an Xbox 360&lt;SUP&gt;TM&lt;/SUP&gt; Elite&lt;/STRONG&gt;, the premier Xbox 360 console package. &lt;B&gt;&lt;I&gt;Note: you must be present to win!&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;Track 1 &lt;BR&gt;Core Infrastructure Optimization&lt;/B&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;I&gt;"Virtualization from the Datacenter to the Desktop"&lt;/I&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;Track 2 &lt;BR&gt;Business Productivity Optimization &lt;/B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;I&gt;"Empower your people with the IT tools they need" &lt;/I&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;B&gt;Track 3 &lt;BR&gt;Application Platform Optimization &lt;/B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;I&gt;"Do Your Systems Talk Business?"&lt;/I&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;
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&lt;LI&gt;&lt;B&gt;Server Virtualization&lt;/B&gt; with Windows Server 2008 and HyperV&lt;SUP&gt;TM&lt;/SUP&gt; &lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;B&gt;Deploying, and managing, and securing&lt;/B&gt; your virtual environment &lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Increasing &lt;B&gt;Availability&lt;/B&gt; with Virtualization &lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;B&gt;Optimizing your desktop with Virtualization&lt;/B&gt; - Application and Desktop Virtualization &lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;LI&gt;Using &lt;B&gt;Microsoft Office&lt;/B&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;B&gt;SharePoint&lt;/B&gt; to Enable Business and End User Productivity. &lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;B&gt;Search Technology Overview&lt;/B&gt; : Including Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Search Server 2008, &amp;amp; FAST. &lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;B&gt;Microsoft Exchange Server 2007&lt;/B&gt; SP1 Architecture and Design at Microsoft. &lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;An Introduction to &lt;B&gt;Business Productivity Online Services&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;
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&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Business process management using SOA&lt;/STRONG&gt;: unlocking the value of existing systems. &lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Business Intelligence&lt;/STRONG&gt;: making better and timelier decisions. &lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Data Managemen&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;B&gt;t&lt;/B&gt;: building the foundation for your mission critical applications with Microsoft SQL Server 2008. &lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Application Lifecycle Management&lt;/STRONG&gt;: managing application development and delivery &lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TBODY&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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