Microsoft to Present Windows 7 at Second Annual SpiceWorld Austin Conference
Spiceworks Event Reaches Small and Medium Businesses Around the World
AUSTIN, Texas (October 19, 2009) –
At this week’s SpiceWorld 2009 event hosted by Spiceworks(TM), Inc., provider of the first free social IT management application for small and medium businesses, representatives from Microsoft will provide an overview of the new features available in the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system. The presentation will take place Thursday, October 22, to coincide with the official release of Microsoft Windows 7.
SpiceWorld Austin is an annual event focused on helping the Spiceworks community of MSPs and small and medium business IT professionals to better manage their computer networks. Attendees can participate in-person or via a live webcast to the Spiceworks user community of more than 775,000 IT professionals.
What: Mr. Harold Wong, Senior IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft, to present in a session titled “Ready for Windows 7?” which will showcase the new operating system features and how they can specifically help small and medium businesses.
Where: SpiceWorld Austin
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
1120 South Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78704
When: Thursday, October 22, 2009
4:45-5:15 pm
5:15-6:30 pm – Happy Hour hosted by Microsoft
In its second year, the SpiceWorld 2009 event features topics and areas of interest voted on by the Spiceworks community. Sessions include in-person talks with Spiceworks company founders and product developers.
More information on Spiceworks can be found at www.spiceworks.com. Follow Spiceworks on Twitter: http://twitter.com/spiceworks. To connect with Spiceworks on Facebook visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spiceworks/15382903707.
About Spiceworks
Founded by network and systems management software pioneers, Spiceworks develops the first free social IT management application that incorporates crowdsourcing to help over 775,000 small and medium businesses and 70,000 managed service providers (MSPs) simplify everything IT. Spiceworks makes it easy for IT pros to manage their networks, collaborate to solve technology problems, and find the best practices, products and services they need day-to-day. Through its Voice of IT® market research program, the company also publishes data on important technology usage, staffing and purchasing trends by small and medium businesses worldwide. Spiceworks is a privately held company headquartered in Austin, Texas with funding from Austin Ventures and Shasta Ventures. For more information visit www.spiceworks.com.
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Source: Spiceworks