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November - December 2004 |
Microsoft Access: Upgrading and Migrating to SQL Server and .NET
Adam and Jatin are touring with Microsoft presenting this highly
popular course. |
October 2004 |
The African Roadshow October 2004 The Goal:
To bring the latest hottest topics to the developer community in
Africa and South Africa. Microsoft special guest speakers will
be flying in from Australia to present the hottest .NET topics
to the .NET community in Africa. SSW would like to invite you to
this once in a life time event held at the Hilton Hotel in
Nairobi, Kenya, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Johannesburg, South
Africa. |
August 2004 |
Breaking out at TechEd Australia 2004 The
success of Microsoft TechEd continues! Adam takes the floor in
break out sessions over the 3 1/2 day conference held in
Canberra. |
June 2004 |
San Diego .NET Developers Group Adam was
invited to present at this meeting where he spoke about
'combining exchange data, SQL data and SQL reporting services'.
Check out the above link for a great picture of Adam!
Adam featured in one of 24 RDs for a Microsoft promotion called
"RD Bingo" |
May 2004 |
Extreme Agility eXtreme Programming has
emerged as a grassroots solution to software development cost
blowouts. Simon Sharwood reports on a process thats turning the
developing world upside down. |
January 2004 |
User group says aging OSes a threat While
the Microsoft Sydney .Net Users Group blames a "few big, noisy
corporates" for Microsoft's decision to maintain support for the
Windows 98 operating system, the OS has to go, it says.
With 58 million copies of Windows 98 currently installed
worldwide Microsoft was forced to do an about-face on plans to
withdraw support on January 16, 2004 and has extended support
for Win 98 and Win 98 (Second Edition) to June 30, 2006.
Local user group president and chief architect of local .Net
solutions developer SSW, Adam Cogan, said the operating system
has "got to go" as it poses a security threat. |
August 2003 |
Adam does the rounds at Tech Ed 2003 Just after
presenting at Tech Ed in Australia, Adam's going to be venturing off
to present at Tech Ed 2003 in New Zealand and finally in Kuala
Lumpur. He's clocking up some serious frequent flyer points and
teaching developers across the globe some cool new tricks in the
process. When asked about his tour of New Zealand Adam said "Sure
our beloved Wallabies got trounced by the Kiwis but I'm not going to
let that affect my presentation to the Kiwis. I've presented in New
Zealand before and they're a cool bunch of people!" He's been asked
to present a SQL Server and WinForms session at the three events
he's attending. |
July 2003 |
Westbus goes with .NET Westbus is Sydney's
largest private bus company that serves the communities of
Western Sydney and the Hills District by providing local, city,
school and charter bus services. SSW developed Westbus'
Charter Booking system to serve multiple concurrent users based
at the various Westbus depots which service the Western Sydney
region. The objective was to replace an existing DOS system, to
automate quote calculation and to integrate with Microsoft Great
Plains Accounting for invoicing. The application was
developed as an ASP.NET intranet application using a 4 tier
design. The .NET Framework 1.1 was used in conjunction with SQL
Server. The system generates reports powered by Crystal Reports
whilst being exportable to Adobe Acrobat PDF. Daniela
Fontana, Westbus Business Development Manager says SSWs simple
and efficient design has ensured the application has been
quickly accepted by the depot users Computer World recognizes SSW's
work with Westbus
Our work for Westbus was
recognized by Computer World in their article "NET helps
wheels go round at bus company" |
June 2003 | Crikey! Australia represented at
Tech Ed 2003
Our very own Adam Cogan was
proudly waving the Australian flag in the land of the stars and
stripes. As a speaker at the Microsoft developer conference Tech
Ed 2003 held in Dallas, Texas. Adam was the only Australian
contingent to present at the event. Adam said "Tech Ed rocked!
Doing the two sessions was a huge honor and I met some of the
coolest people on earth there!". Adam went solo and presented a
session for SQL Server DBAs aimed at showing you how to automate
some of the "Common DBA Tasks for SQL Server 2000". Being a true
SSW trooper he then teamed up with .NET Guru and author of the
first .NET book ever published, Billy Hollis, to provide an
informative presentation on "Building Advanced Data-Centric
Smart Clients". |
May 2003 |
SSW Recognised in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards
The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 ranks the fifty fastest growing
technology companies in Australia, public or private, based on
percentage revenue growth over three years (2000 to 2002). Ian
Thatcher, Leader Deloitte Technology Fast 50 program says, "To
rank on the Deloitte Technology Fast 50, companies must have an
impressive level of sustained revenue growth over a three-year
period. SSW has proven to be one of the fast-growth success
stories in Australia, and we applaud their success and vision."
Mike Gunderloy reviews 3 .NET tools (including SSW Code Auditor)
to Improve code confidence
Automated code
tools can help developers locate potential problem points in
their code before it ever leaves their machines. Here's a look
at three tools that can help you with automated code review. |
April 2003 |
SSW Upgrades its .NET Hosting to 1.0, 1.1.
Continuing to improve our hosting services.
Adam Re-appointed Microsoft Regional Director.
President of the Sydney .NET Users Group, Adam Cogan, has been
re-appointed to one of only two local Microsoft Regional
Director roles. |
March 2003 |
Adam presents MSDN Updates
Adam Cogan is invited
to tour Australia presenting at MSDN Updates. SSW
presents at the Btell XML Web Services Conference
David Klein and Peter Huang were proudly waving the SSW flag at
BTell's latest conference on XML Web Services. Together they
presented a real world case of how XML Web services are being
used in association with XML, 3G and WiFi in the realm of health
care. SSW
Develops a website for The Clarence
SSW
Commissioned to design website for The Clarence. |
February 2003 |
SSW gains funding from Austrade for export marketing efforts
The US has long been SSW's target market with regards to
software sales and in recognition of our marketing efforts, the
Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) has recognised our
efforts to push for home grown exports in foreign countries by
granting SSW support and advice when penetrating export markets.
Kyall SSW's Marketing and Events Coordinator says "It's great to
know that we have Austrade's backing and support. We're able to
leverage Austrade's international connections and affiliations
to gain some valuable market knowledge which we were previously
unaware of." |
January 2003 | Slammer worm impact short lived as
victims wear egg
Adam Cogan says "It shows
the popularity of SQL Server these days that so many people were
affected like this." |
December 2002 |
SSW: an Australian success story
Microsoft's
Communique magazine takes an inside look into SSW. |
November 2002 |
Upsize your database
Communique magazine says that
with SSW's Upsizing PRO! you'll recoup your investment in no
time.
SSW reviewed by Danny J. Lesandrini
Danny
Lesandrini from Smart Access eXtra says "the $199 you spend for
this Report Server could be one of the best purchases you make
this year.." |
August 2002 |
SSW Wins Best Use of XML
SSW entered a "Spent
a Day with .NET" competition. This meant staying up very late
and seeing what kind of code we could churn out in 24 hours.
Despite the bleary eyes, SSW won "Best Use of XML" category with
SSW Diagnostics.
Microsoft's Web services tools will win converts, says user
group president
Sydney .NET User Group
President, Adam Cogan discusses the advantages of using
Microsoft tools in producing XML-based Web Services. He also
cites the main concerns of developers when moving from Visual
Basic to a .NET environment. |
May 2002 |
SSW announces NETaway 2002
Sydney - 25th May
2002 - SSW a Microsoft Partner has announced 'NETaway 2002' -
designed to be the premier training event of the year for
technical developers, managers, consultants and enthusiasts of
the .NET platform. This is the only event of it's kind in
Australia. |
April 2002 |
Adam Re-appointed Microsoft Regional Director.
President of the Sydney .NET Users Group, Adam Cogan, has been
re-appointed to one of only two local Microsoft Regional
Director roles.
VSLive! Sydney
Adam was invited to present at
VSLIVE! held in at the Westin Sydney hotel in Martin Place. He
will be presenting Visual Basic .NET and SQL Server 2000 and
Third Party Tools for SQL Server. Two sessions not to be missed!
Bush Bashing Down Under
Ken Getz, Senior
Consultant with MCW Technologies describes his conference trip
in Sydney where amongst the conference's highlights was a talk
given by Adam Cogan of SSW on SharePoint Team Services and
SharePoint Portal Server. |
March 2002 |
Toyota Australia chooses SSW's latest .NET application
Toyota Australia has chosen SSW latest .NET solution - 'SSW
Access Reporter' - to manage their reporting on the web.
SSW Announces .NET application - SQL Auditor
SSW has today announced the availability of 'SSW SQL Auditor' -
a .NET tool for SQL developers that analyzes and reports on the
performance of databases. SSW SQL Auditor is truly unique in its
ability to offer reports on suggested changes to a database to
enhance performance and consistency.
SSW announces one-off series of seminars in .NET
Adam Cogan, Regional Director of the Microsoft Developer Network
and Managing Director of SSW, has announced a new series of
breakfast seminars based on the Microsoft .NET platform. |
February 2002 |
SSW cranks up investment in Microsoft .NET
SSW
has announced a major commitment to the Microsoft .NET platform,
with new products and services released and client deals
announced. SQL Scribe the difference is in the
detail
Microsoft Regional Director, Adam Cogan
assisted AGS in developing their second version of AGS SQL
Scribe Documentation Builder. Adam Cogan discusses the changes
made since Version 1.0. |
January 2002 |
Group Dynamics For .NET Crowd
The Access/SQL
Server/ASP User Group is renamed as Sydney .NET Users Group.
User Group President, Adam Cogan discusses the changes that has
taken place since the group started. |
May 2001 | Microsoft Champions Developer
Adam Cogan, Database Services Manager of SSW discusses his newly
appointed role as a Microsoft Regional Director. |
April 2001 |
Adam Cogan appointed as Microsoft Regional Director |
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