Microsoft Mobile DevCon Sessions

This is a must attend event for developers seeking knowledge about the latest platform advances for mobile technologies, including Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs and Smartphones, .NET Compact Framework, SQL Server CE, ASP.NET, and MapPoint Location Server and other mobile technologies.

Introduction to Smart Device Programming with Visual Studio .NET 2003 and the .NET Compact Framework
Jim Wilson
May 5, 10:30 a.m.
The .NET Compact Framework is a small footprint, binary compatible version of the .NET Framework, designed for small mobile devices. The .NET Compact Framework enables devices to interoperate easily with Web services, using the development productivity of Visual Studio .NET 2003. This talk will provide an overview on the architecture and design of the .NET Compact Framework, as well as more details on its functionality and usage. Learn how your skills in building Visual Studio .NET 2003 applications can now be applied to programming smart devices.

Performance Optimization for SQL Server CE v2.0
Kevin Collins
May 5, 11:45 a.m.
This session focus on optimization tips and techniques for getting the best performance from SQL Server CE v2.0 using native and managed code. It also focuses on optimal synchronization technologies along with hardware recommendations for using SQL Server CE.

Developing with the .NET Compact Framework Today and Tomorrow
Craig Neable
May 5, 2 p.m.
Get an overview of the significant enhancements in the .NET Compact Framework v2 release for Visual Studio 2005, including new UI controls, native interop, message queuing, improved support for occasionally-connected applications, phone features, etc.

.NET Compact Framework Performance Tips & Tricks
Craig Neable
May 5, 3:15 p.m.
This session will discuss best practices for developing .NET Compact Framework applications with regards to performance. We will give an "under the covers" look at various components of the Common Language Runtime to help give a better understanding of where performance issues appear. The session will explain how to write applications so that they make optimal use of the JIT, GC and the Framework classes. We will also discuss the performance work that the .NET Compact Framework team has developed for the Whidbey release to aid you in writing better performing applications.

Data Access and Synchronization Strategies For The .NET Compact Framework
Jim Wilson
May 5, 4:30 p.m.
The .NET Compact Framework, like the .NET Framework for PCs, has rich data access functionality, using XML, ADO.NET, MSMQ and SQL Server CE. This functionality, combined with the power of Web services, enables a broad range of applications for online and offline data, ideal for mobile scenarios where connectivity can be intermittent, costly or lacking in bandwidth. This talk will cover in detail the data functionality available in the .NET Compact Framework and how it can be used to develop sometimes connected data based applications and services.

First Look at the Microsoft MapPoint Location Server (MLS)
Dwayne Lamb
May 5, 5:45 p.m.
Here's your chance to be one of the first to get a look inside Microsoft's latest server product - Microsoft MapPoint Location Server. With MLS's SOAP interface, developers can easily integrate the real-time location of a mobile phone into their applications. Fleet management, Mobile CRM, asset tracking, buddy finding and much more are now possible. MLS's Plugin architecture allows for integration with a number of sources of real-time location information from Wireless operator networks to Wi-Fi hotspots and GPS devices. In this session, you'll gain a solid understanding of MLS's architecture, look at a number of demo applications for Windows Mobile devices and Windows XP and finally step through the code of a Field Force Automation application.

SQL Server Mobile Edition "Laguna" - The Next Version Of SQL Server CE
Kevin Collins
May 6, 10:30 a.m.
This session compares and contrasts the various Microsoft mobile technologies and demonstrate a shipping customer applications running with "Laguna". The second half of the presentation delves into features for the upcoming release of SQL Server CE v3.0 and how those features integrate with SQL Server "Yukon".

Developing Resolution and Screen Orientation-Aware Applications for Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition
Doug Boling
May 6, 11:45 a.m.
We'll give you some prescriptive guidance on how to take your existing application and prepare it to be resolution aware. If you're writing a new application we'll teach you how to code your application with resolution awareness in mind, so that it will work both on current devices and on the next generation of high-DPI devices. ?Also, we'll give you some prescriptive guidance on how to take your existing application and prepare it to be orientation aware for portrait, landscape and square devices. If you're writing a new application we'll teach you how to lay out your user interface with orientation awareness in mind. Additionally, we'll talk about what the Pocket PC Shell and OS do to support orientation changes and backward compatibility for existing applications.

Implementing Great Applications through Excellent Memory, Power and Performance Management
Doug Boling
May 6, 2 p.m.
This session will cover special considerations related to performance and power when building mobile applications for both the Pocket PC and Smartphone. Specific power and performance scenarios will be covered along with an in-depth look at specific tools and technologies that will allow you to measure performance and power characteristics. Best practices for both native and managed code development will also be covered.

Windows Mobile Development Tips and Tricks (Pocket PC and Smartphone)
Nick Radicevic
May 6, 3:15 p.m.
This session will focus on tools, tips and tricks you can use to increase the efficiency of your development, deployment, and testing process of Pocket PC and Smartphone applications. We will focus on demonstrations of some key tools for enhancing your productivity, ranging from improvements to the device emulator, various configuration and automation tools, debugging techniques, as well as general tips, tricks and best practices for more efficient development.

Interop with the .NET Compact Framework
Jim Wilson
May 6, 4:30 p.m.
This session explains the different methods of using native code from your .NET Compact Framework application. You will learn how to call operating system APIs from managed code directly; details of how the execution engine marshals data between managed and native code; and how to build a DLL in embedded Visual C++ that allows you to call COM components from your application.