Looking ahead to MIX10

March 12, 2010

Mix10_LoveFest_blk_240Tomorrow morning at 5.30 AM, I begin the now annual trek from Birmingham, UK to Las Vegas, Nevada for Microsoft’s MIX conference, now in its 5th year. They describe it as.

MIX is for designers and developers who build innovative consumer web sites. Attendees are coders, strategists, information architects, visual designers, UX professionals and digital marketers. They represent top web sites, web start-ups, interactive agencies and other organizations that do business on the Web.

It is the most relevant conference to what we do here at i2Q / Synetrix in terms of our choice of technology (as Microsoft Gold Partners) and that almost all of our applications are web focussed.

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BETT 2010 in review

January 18, 2010

Bee Balloon

I travelled back from London on Saturday after a great couple of days at the BETT show. Last year was the first time we’d really shown off any of our applications, demonstrating our Silverlight and SharePoint based VLE, but this year we were launching OPENHIVE and releasing our full suite of products to the world.

there were a number of other stands I wanted to visit during my time there having heard a lot of chat on twitter (#BETT2010) in the days before and at the start of the event. So here are a few of my personal highlights…

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OPENHIVE Prize Draw at BETT

January 12, 2010

With just one day to go until BETT2010, the OPENHIVE team are busy making final preparations for our official launch tomorrow.   Showcasing OPENHIVE for the first time, we’re all pretty excited about demonstrating our next generation learning platform to you. 

We want every visit to our stand (K10, National Hall) to be exciting, fun and memorable as you become part of our celebrations.  To mark this special occasion we are hosting a series of events on our exhibition stand for you to enjoy.

The official unveiling of OPENHIVE  (Wednesday 13th January (11:30 am)   
With just a few short words from Microsoft’s Steve Beswick, Senior Director, Education and Jay Neale from i2Q/Synetrix, join us to enjoy some canapés and champagne as we unwrap our stand, cut the ribbon and create a hive of activity.

Our daily Prize Draw  (Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, 5 pm)
Enter our daily prize draw to win a Tuff-Cam Digital Camera for your school.  Great for the classroom or out on field trips, the Tuff-Cam Digital Camera is purposely designed for children to use for digital movies or still pictures.  The lucky winners will be selected at 5 p.m Wednesday-Friday. 

Refreshing Drinks for all (Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, 4 pm)
As you begin to unwind from a busy day at BETT, join our team and other delegates on Stand K10- to enjoy some refreshing wine or champagne.  We’d love to hear your tales of the day.   

Everyone is welcome.  Have a great show!

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