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Cathi Gero, Prenia Consulting

 Cathi  Gero Cathi Gero, C.P.A., is founder and development director of Prenia Corporation, providing custom software applications, training, and architectural designing to businesses and developers. Cathi is a Microsoft C# MVP and is an active member of the .NET community. She has extensive experience developing applications using the .NET Framework, Visual FoxPro, SQL Server, and Crystal Reports as well as other technologies. She is a speaker at many international conferences, author of white papers for Microsoft, and technical editor for the book '.NET For VFP Developers'. She also has a monthly column, "Cathi Gero's .NET Tips" which appears in Universal Thread Magazine. Most of the year Cathi travels to various companies providing onsite training, mentoring, and development experience. Contact Cathi via email at cgero@prenia.com

Presentation: "Deploying and Maintaining Smart Client Apps Using ClickOnce"

Track:   .NET Client Applications

Time: Tuesday 17:00 - 17:45

Location: SAS Suecia

Abstract: Imagine all the benefits of the Web application deployment model brought to the Windows smart client applications. ClickOnce, part of version 2.0 of the.NET Framework, allows the deployment of Windows-based rich client apps by placing the application files on a Web or file server accessible to the client and providing the user with a link. This session covers Visual Studio 2005 deployment capabilities for online and offline application support, rolling back to previous versions of an application, listing an application in the Start Menu and control panel, .NET Framework redistribution, and zone-based debugging. Learn how to configure security to allow smart client applications to safely download and run.

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Presentation: "SQL Server Express"

Track:   .NET Enterprise Development

Time: Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00

Location: SAS Suecia

Abstract: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is a new redistributable version of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 that is available at no cost. SQL Server Express is based on SQL Server 2005 technology and includes the unique Application XCopy feature. However, its networking and security features differ from other SQL Server 2005 editions. Learn about the SQL Server 2005 Express Edition features intended specifically for database administrators and developers. In this session, we will review deployment considerations and features. We will look at XCopy and ClickOnce deployment, local instances, replication and service broker functionality in SQL Server Express. Then we will look at how to integrate this new technology into .NET applications for both Smart Client and Web architectures.

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