In mid February Microsoft HQ in Redmond, Seattle held a Closed Event “Technology Preview” for the eyes of their worldwide partners.

Derek Watson, Intergen’s Manager of Development & Integration Services, was selected as one of just 50 people worldwide to be invited to participate in this high-level two day event. Derek was the only kiwi amid a highly international audience of software architects, development and project managers.

Security restricts revealing what was previewed over the 48 hours, but Derek is emphatic that Intergen customers will significantly benefit from what took place. “Through experiencing Microsoft’s high level technology preview and by being part of a forum that allowed us to assess technology and see how it might affect the directions we are taking for NZ customers, we are able to continue to deliver great benefits. It means we are getting in early in the game and mitigating risk for our clients by taking up technology as early adopters”.

“Microsoft is continually aiming to enrich the application development lifecycle to ensure customer success and this event was a key opportunity to match innovative tools with evolving business needs worldwide. By bringing a NZ perspective to this event, it’s a huge gain for our customers”. 

The significance of the event will unfold in later half of 2004. More on Microsoft’s roadmap.