Microsoft TechDays 2010 Portugal – Introduction to Silverlight 4.0

  During TechDays 2010 in Portugal I did a session about “Introduction to Silverlight 4.0”, that was really a level 200 session, which means that we were doing a lot of Intro to the New features of Silverlight 4.0, and having a clear insight about what we can do, and who is currently using it and with which results.

   So the session was based on the following:

• Introduction to Silverlight
  • Here we talked a little bit about the history of Silverlight, in terms of what it can do, where it works, how it works, and how it is growing.
• Customer Stories
  • Media
    • Some Silverlight Media Stories were presented like:
      • nbcsports.msnbc.com (NFL Sunday Night Football)
      • Roland Garros 2009 Tennis Tournment
      • NBCOlympics
      • NetFlix
    • For Portuguese examples we saw:
      • MyWay
      • Record Zoom
  • Business Applications
    • Some LOB Stories
      • National Instruments – Lab View
      • Zignals
      • SnapFlow
      • Continental Airways Call Center Application
      • K2 Blackpoint
      • Siemens Medical – Syngo Dynamics
    • For Portuguese examples we talked about:
      • ViaTecla
      • Primavera
  • RIA
    • Some RIA Stories
      • MGM Stargate G1
      • eBay Sidebar
      • HardRock Memorabilia
      • Bondi – Digital Archive Publishing
      • Perfect Car Finder
      • Career Builder
    • For Portuguese examples we saw:
      • OceanLook
  • Digital Marketing
    • Some Digital Marketing Stories
      • Tata Nano
      • NY Mag
    • For Portuguese examples we saw:
      • Plural Portugal
      • Rodrigo Leão
• Silverlight 4.0 specific features
  • Analysis in the following areas
    • Media
    • Rich Experiences
    • Business Applications
    • Beyond the Browser
    • Developer Tools

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