Microsoft top executives share experiences at Tech-Ed 2006

The Microsoft Tech-Ed 2006 at the Water's Edge from October 25 to 27 will showcase an IT event to Sri Lankans at a never-before-seen magnitude.

The conference will consist of 50 sessions across 4 tracks, with Track 1 focusing on Windows Infrastructure and Systems Management, Track 2 on Messaging and Collaboration, Track 3 on Enterprise Data Management, Architecture and Team Development, and Track 4 on Developer Technology. Leading the way will be Steve Riley, Microsoft's top rated senior security specialist – who will be joined by Technical Architect Gayan Peiris, Microsoft Developer Tools Specialist Matthew Hardman, and Developer Evangelist Janakiram MSV and IT Professional Evangelist Ravi Sankar.

Track 2 at Tech-Ed, dealing with messaging and collaboration, will be led by Peiris - a Technical Architect / senior Consultant for Unique World Pty Ltd Canberra, Australia who is considered an expert in architecting and designing SharePoint Portals and Windows SharePoint Services solutions. Peiris is widely published and is a frequent speaker at Microsoft developer conferences on SharePoint technology.

His sessions will enable participants to gain an in-depth look at the new server technologies in the 2007 Microsoft Office release.

Matthew Hardman has been at Microsoft since 2000 and counts over ten years in IT. Developer Tools Specialist, Hardman was instrumental in building the foundations of the Australian .NET Developer Community and promotes .NET technologies to a variety of Australian customers. He will be the key resource person in Track 3 at Tech-Ed – Enterprise Data Management, Architecture and team Development.

Janakiram MSV - a Developer Evangelist with Microsoft India – who works closely with the developer communities in India, evangelizing and sharing the vision on next generation technologies from Microsoft will lead the discussion on Developer Technology (Track 4).