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LAUNCHED! Web App Gallery support for Turkish, Arabic, & Hebrew

by asli 1. July 2010 07:21

The web application gallery has grown from supporting 9 languages to 12, with the addition of Turkish, Arabic & Hebrew. Increase the brand recognition and reach of your ASP.NET or PHP web applications using the Web App Gallery & Web Platform Installer.

It is simple to submit your application:

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Welcome to Floor One. Microsoft Office. Dubai. United Arab Emirates.

by asli 4. June 2010 09:56

Floor One of the Microsoft Dubai office offers a veritable tour of the Middle East. Wander among the rows of employees you will undoubtedly hear every language of the Middle East – Urdu, French, Egyptian Arabic, Gulf Arabic, Turkish, English, Hindi… (and that’s not even mentioning the 500+ catalogued languages of a single country Nigeria) – 79 countries covered overall – 59 of those in WECA alone (West & Central Africa).

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Microsoft Developer & Platform Evangelism Team is hiring in Africa

by asli 3. June 2010 08:20

We are looking for 2 developer evangelists to cover one of our fastest growing markets in West & Central Africa. 

Come represent Microsoft as a Developer Evangelist. The Developer Evangelist (DE) is a member of the world wide team of Developer Platform Evangelists (DPE) within a subsidiary or district. The overall mission of the DPE is to secure platform adoption and revenue growth through evangelism, community engagement, relationship marketing and a vibrant solutions ecosystem.

As a DE, you are Microsoft’s representative to the developer community helping to win the hearts and minds regarding the Microsoft platform. The DE is a technical role with the mission of engaging with the broad community of developers and driving excitement around developer related technologies. This position is a great opportunity to help improve perception of Microsoft and to increase usage of Microsoft’s technologies through breadth marketing programs as well as depth engagement with key accounts.

You should be able to to engage and build relationship with developers & deliver articulate, effective, and audience-appropriate presentations/ demonstrations with technically oriented content at various events to both small and large audiences. You should be experienced with participating in the online and offline developer community.

We are also looking for a DPE lead to manage our evangelism team and strategy.

Apply now!

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May 2010 - Microsoft Developer Events in Middle East & Africa

by asli 30. April 2010 12:23

 

Please link back to this page as the content is always being updated.
Last update: April 30, 2010

image_thumb[2] The best way to find events is to use our centralized Middle East event portal or the worldwide event portal. Use the Advanced Search option to filter by country.  Here is a snapshot of some of the May events in our region.

Region Events
Turkey

INETA Visual Studio Roadshow
Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Kayseri, Eskişehir
April 14 – 30 May

South Africa Hosting Days Join other hosting providers, independent software vendors, resellers, and system integrators in discovering new ways to build and grow your hosting business
  • Durban, South Africa May 13, 2010

  • Johannesburg, South Africa May 20, 2010

  • Cape Town, South Africa  May 27, 2010

  •   DevDays 2010 brings you the best of current developer technologies, along with a preview of soon-to-be-released Microsoft tools and technologies. Durban. Date: 12th May 2010
    Venue: Sun Coast Casino Click here to register
    Israel  
    Pakistan  
    West Africa (Nigeria, Kenya and 46 other countries)  
    Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  
    United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait

    Dubai, Kuwait, Manama, Muscat Mar 22 - May 7 Visual Studio 2010 Community Day

     

    Visual Studio 2010 premiering at a theatre near you! Join Microsoft Gulf and the local developer community at the Cinestar Cinemas at the Mall of the Emirates for exclusive presentations on Visual Studio 2010, fun giveaways, and a viewing of Iron Man 2! It’s completely free but you do need to Register. May 2nd, 2010, 02:00 PM – 08:00 PM

     

    Microsoft Gulf is hosting regional finals of Imagine Cup 2010 in Dubai at Atlantis Hotel on Monday, 3rd May 2010. 10 teams from universities across Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and UAE will battle it out to win the chance to represent the region at the global finals of Imagine Cup being held in Warsaw, Poland July 3-8, 2010

     

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    • Day/Date: Monday, May 3rd, 2010
    • Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm
    • Venue: Atlantis Hotel, Convention Centre, Room C
    • Microsoft Representative: Charbel Fakhoury, Regional General Manager, Microsoft Gulf
    Lebanon

    Beirut 15-May Visual Studio 2010 Launch

    Egypt May 12 at 3:30 PM @ Microsoft Egypt, Smart Village to celebrate the launch and learn about the great features in SharePoint 2010. RSVP to the Facebook event here.

    Cairo
    SAT May, 1st – 12:00 AM
    SharePoint 2010 Workflows
    Online : EgyGeeks Online User Group
    Arabic

    SAT MAY, 8th – 13:30 PM
    Troubleshooting SharePoint Solutions
    Online: SharePoint Saturday India
    English

    WED May, 12th – 15:45 PM
    Visual Studio Tools for SharePoint 2010
    Offline: SharePoint 2010 Community Launch by EGYSUG

     

    Cairo May 10-12 Visual Studio 2010 and SQL Server 2008 R2 Launch

    Jordan  
     

    Algeria  
    Morocco  
    Tunisia  
    Libya  

    Microsoft Developer Ecosystem In Middle East & Africa

    by asli 30. April 2010 10:14

    Please link back to this page as the content is always being updated.
    Last update: June 3, 2010

    image_thumb Are you looking for user groups, communities and leader that can connect you with the latest information, technologies, jobs, and project opportunities on the Microsoft developer platform in the Middle East & Africa? Not meant to be a comprehensive list, here is a snapshot from around our region for communities you can look to for events & membership – and even jobs via Microsoft Gulf – Jobsand  Microsoft Middle East and Africa (MEA) Jobs, as well as general MEA organizations such as Microsoft Advocates in Middle East and Africa.  Keep current with the latest Microsoft Valuable Professionals in your area by typing your country into the search box (e.g. Saudi Arabia).

    Region Communities Experts
    Turkey Microsoft Student Partners Turkey

    Daron Yöndem Microsoft Regional Director, MEA | INETA Turkey Lead | Silverlight MVP

      Microsoft Certified Professionals Turkey Mumin CICEK – Exchange Server MVP from Turkey
      Microsoft TURKEY Evren Ayan – Sharepoint Services MVP from Turkey
        Hasim Inal: Virtual Machine
        Mustafa Acungil: SQL Server: Training
        Hakan Ulagan: SQL Server
        Halil Ozturkci: Enterprise Security: Engineering
        Emre Aydin: Exchange Server
        Ekin Ozcicekciler: Device Application Development: Development
        Ugur Umutluoglu: ASP/ASP.NET: Development
    South Africa Microsoft South Africa on Facebook Hilton Giesenow – creator The Moss Show
      PHP Developers South Africa Robert MacLean – Team System MVP from South Africa
      Web Developers South Africa Gail Shaw: SQL Server
      South African Web Design Rudi Grobler: Windows Desktop Experience: Development
      sadeveloper.net  
    Israel Microsoft Israel R&D center Eyal Vardi: Visual C#: Architecture
      PHP Experts Shay Levy: PowerShell: Systems Administration
        Adi Katz: Dynamics CRM: R & D
        Pavel Yosifovich: Visual C++: Development
        Haim Lazarovitch: File System Storage: Architecture
    Pakistan Microsoft Pakistan Munir  Usman - MVP
      Microsoft ASP .NET Pakistan Jehan Ara – WIT Advocate, President of P@SHA
      INETA Pakistan Fariha Akhtar – WIT Advocate
      SharePoint Pakistan User Group- 500 members Adil Mughal – MVP, Development Executive at Telenor Pakistan
        Khalil ur Rehman Khan: SharePoint Services: Architecture
        Muhammad Imran Khawar: SharePoint Server: Architecture
        Imran Mustafa: Dynamics CRM: Architecture
    East & West Africa Microsoft Nigeria - Family and Friends Wilson Kutegeka – Visual Basic MVP from Uganda
    Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Microsoft DreamSpark ™ - Saudi Arabia Mohammad Asem Alhourani – Configuration Manager MVP from Saudi Arabia
      Saudi Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Fauzan Khan: ASP/ASP.NET: Development
      WIT – Women in Technology Emad Mohammed Raghib Abdelaziz: Client App Dev
      Microsoft Technical Communities in Saudi Arabia Monzer Osama AL Shaikh: Dynamics GP: Engineering
      Riyadh SharePoint User Group(RSUG.NET) – 1500 members Yasir Attiq Butt: SharePoint Services: Development
    United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait Microsoft Gulf's Partners in Learning Program Majid Ardforoushan – SharePoint MVP from United Arab Emirates
      TechiesUAE

    Tarek GhazaliSQL Server MVP (Abu Dhabi)

    Egypt

    Egypt SharePoint User Group

    Mohamed Zaki's blog - Sharepoint MVP 

        Yasser Makram – Expression Blend
        Ahmed Bahaa Mohamed Farid – Team System
     

    Barmagy Blogger Community

    Mohamed Yehia's blog-Sharepoint Architect 
    Ayman El Hattab- Sharepoint Trainer 
    Marwan Tarek – SharePoint MVP
    Shady Khorshed- Sharepoint MVP
    Ramy Mahrous- BI Developer
    Karim Mohamed- Principal Lead Cloud Computing, LINK Development
    Hossam Khalifa LINKdotNET. Microsoft Regional Director
    ArchiVSTS
    Mok Spaceplatform beyond internals

      Egyptian Microsoft MVPs Mina Nagy – Unified Communications MVP from Egypt
    Lebanon lebdev-first .NET community in Lebanon Tarek Ghazali – SQL Server MVP from Lebanon
    Jordan

    JorDev

    Mohammad R. Daoud: Dynamics GP: Development 
    M Dawoud's blog (Dynamics MVP)

     

    JordanSug- Jordan SharePoint User Group

    Mohammed Saleh (Jordan) (C# MVP)
     

    Jordan IT Pros

     
     

    دوت نت عربي

     
    Algeria   Wissem Habboub – SQL Server
    Morocco

    Morocco .Net User Group (MONUG)Ce groupe regroupe toutes les personnes intéressés par le Technologie .Net

     
    Tunisia Microsoft Student Partners : Tunisia  
    Libya    

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    The Developer Platform & Evangelism team for Web Strategy in Middle East & Africa
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