Microsoft Hosts Fifth Annual Financial Services Developer Conference

What: The fifth annual Microsoft Financial Services Developer Conference, a gathering of leading business and technical leaders to discuss the latest developments on the Microsoft® technology platform — from Microsoft Silverlight™ and high-performance computing to ASP.NET AJAX

Who: Allstate Insurance Co., The Bank of New York Inc., Citigroup, Wachovia Corp., Wells Fargo & Co. and other financial services customers and partners will demonstrate real-world scenarios, as well as discuss critical technology issues affecting the financial services community. Sessions will include the following:

• “Why User Experience Matters — When Functional Isn’t Enough”

• “Build Impressive Sites Using ASP.NET AJAX”

• “Writing Secure, Clean Code Using the Tools in Visual Studio® Team Suite (VSTS) Developer Edition”

• “Securing Customer Data With CardSpace”

• “Microsoft Silverlight: More Than Just Eye Candy”


When:

• April 25, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and April 26, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.


Where:

• Grand Hyatt Hotel
109 E. 42nd St. at Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10017


More Information:

More information about the conference can be found online at http://www.financialdevelopers.com, and a full list of sessions is available at http://www.financialdevelopers.com/assets/fsdevconagenda.doc.

Customers and partners will be available for interviews during the conference. Those interested can contact the Microsoft representatives listed below to schedule an interview.