A look at the new Metro Interface developed by Microsoft which is currently used in Windows Phone 7 and which will be the new UI framework for Windows 8.



Is Windows 8 a Tablet OS?






Or is it a Desktop OS?






Or is it Both?




Come and join the discussion.

This will be a high level, general overview of the products and what they mean from a strategic point of view. We will focus on issues which have applicability and significance to IT Pro’s.   We’ll look at the design of the interface and how it will affect the types of Applications that it will run and thus on the probable uses of the new systems.  We’ll also look at how this fits in with other Microsoft strategies like Azure, Office 365, Sky Drive etc.

In addition we’ll contrast it to the other new mobile environments namely IOS and Android.

Presenter:  Bob Scarborough

Bob Scarborough is a Windows and .Net developer who has been working with the Developer Preview of Windows 8 for the last few months.  He will share his experiences and thoughts about how Windows 8 and Windows Phone 7.5 and Metro in general will impact the IT Pro Community.