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Microsoft
Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a multinational corporation computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of computer software products for computing devices....
's Professional Developers Conference (or PDC) is a conference for software developer
Software developer

A software developer is a person or organization concerned with facets of the software development process wider than design and coding, a somewhat broader scope of computer programming or a specialty of project manager including some aspects of Software product management....
s, normally Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
 developers.

It covers new and upcoming technology from Microsoft
Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a multinational corporation computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of computer software products for computing devices....
, and so only occurs in the years when there is something new to talk about. The conference is typically hosted by the Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles Convention Center

The Los Angeles Convention Center is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and is best known to video games fans as host to E3....
 in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
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Microsoft
Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a multinational corporation computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of computer software products for computing devices....
's Professional Developers Conference (or PDC) is a conference for software developer
Software developer

A software developer is a person or organization concerned with facets of the software development process wider than design and coding, a somewhat broader scope of computer programming or a specialty of project manager including some aspects of Software product management....
s, normally Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
 developers.

It covers new and upcoming technology from Microsoft
Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a multinational corporation computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of computer software products for computing devices....
, and so only occurs in the years when there is something new to talk about. The conference is typically hosted by the Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles Convention Center

The Los Angeles Convention Center is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and is best known to video games fans as host to E3....
 in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
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Events

  • July, 1992 - San Francisco, California
    San Francisco, California

    The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183....
    • Known as Win32 Professional Developers Conference
    • First demonstration of the Win32 API and first mention of "Chicago", which would eventually become Windows 95
      Windows 95

      Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. It was released on August 24, 1995 by Microsoft, and was a significant progression from the company's previous Microsoft Windows products....
    • Estimated attendance of 1,400 developers
  • September, 1997 - San Diego, California
    San Diego, California

    San Diego is the second largest city in California and the List of United States cities by population, located along the Pacific Ocean on the West Coast of the United States of the Western United States....
    • First demonstrations of Windows NT 5.0
      Windows 2000

      Windows 2000 is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on business desktops, Laptop, and Server . Released on 17 February, 2000, it was the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the final release of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation....
    • Estimated attendance of 6,200
  • July 11-14, 2000 - Orange County Convention Center
    Orange County Convention Center

    The Orange County Convention Center is the primary public convention center for the Central Florida region. The center currently ranks as the second largest convention center in the United States ....
     in Orlando, Florida
    Orlando, Florida

    Orlando is a major city in Central Florida, United States and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Florida. It is also the principal city of Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area....
    • .NET Framework
      .NET Framework

      The Microsoft .NET Framework is a software framework that is available with several Microsoft Windows operating systems. It includes a large Library of coded solutions to prevent common programming problems and a virtual machine that manages the execution of programs written specifically for the Software framework....
       and Visual Studio .NET announced, initial beta release given to attendees
    • C# programming language announced and demonstrated
    • ASP+
      ASP.NET

      ASP.NET is a web application framework developed and marketed by Microsoft to allow programmers to build dynamic web sites, web applications and web services....
      , the successor to Active Server Pages
      Active Server Pages

      Active Server Pages , also known as Classic ASP, was Microsoft's first server-side scripting Active Scripting for dynamic web page. Initially released as an add-on to Internet Information Services via the Windows_NT_4.0#Option_Pack, it was subsequently included as a free component of Windows Server ....
       was announced; this was renamed ASP.NET later in the year
    • Announcement of the end of the Windows 9x
      Windows 9x

      Windows 9x is the family of Microsoft Windows operating systems that comprises the hybrid 16/32-bit Windows versions: Windows 95, Windows 98, which were produced in the 1990s, and often also Windows Me, which was produced in 2000....
       line, culminating with a planned 2001 release of a new operating system, "Whistler"
    • Internet Explorer 5.5
      Internet Explorer 5

      Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 is a graphical web browser released in March 1999 by Microsoft, primarily for Microsoft Windows, but initially with versions available for Apple Macintosh, Sun Microsystems Solaris , and HP-UX....
       was released
    • Estimated attendance of 6,000 developers
  • October 22-26, 2001 - Los Angeles Convention Center
    Los Angeles Convention Center

    The Los Angeles Convention Center is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and is best known to video games fans as host to E3....
     in Los Angeles, California
    Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
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    • Release candidates of the .NET Framework
      .NET Framework

      The Microsoft .NET Framework is a software framework that is available with several Microsoft Windows operating systems. It includes a large Library of coded solutions to prevent common programming problems and a virtual machine that manages the execution of programs written specifically for the Software framework....
       and Visual Studio .NET were announced during Bill Gates
      Bill Gates

      William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an United States business magnate, philanthropist, author, the List of the 100 wealthiest people , and chairman of the board of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen....
      ' keynote.
    • Windows XP
      Windows XP

      Windows XP is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptop, and media centers....
       was officially released.
    • Introduction of Tablet PC
      Tablet PC

      A Tablet PC is a laptop or slate-shaped Mobile computing, equipped with a touchscreen or graphics tablet/screen hybrid to operate the computer with a stylus or digital pen, or a fingertip, instead of a Computer keyboard or Mouse ....
      s, including a software development kit.
    • .NET My Services (codenamed Hailstorm) announced.
    • .NET Compact Framework
      .NET Compact Framework

      The Microsoft .NET Compact Framework is a version of the .NET Framework that is designed to run on Windows CE based mobile/embedded devices such as Personal digital assistant, mobile phones, factory controllers, set-top boxes, etc....
       introduced.
    • First discussions of Internet Information Services
      Internet Information Services

      Internet Information Services - formerly called Internet Information Server - is a set of Internet-based services for servers created by Microsoft for use with Microsoft Windows....
       version 6.
    • The Counting Crows performed at the PDC party at the Staples Center
      Staples Center

      Staples Center is a multi-purpose arena in Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, United States. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex....
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  • October 27-30, 2003 - Los Angeles Convention Center
    Los Angeles Convention Center

    The Los Angeles Convention Center is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and is best known to video games fans as host to E3....
     in Los Angeles, California
    Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
    .
  • September 13-16, 2005 - Los Angeles Convention Center
    Los Angeles Convention Center

    The Los Angeles Convention Center is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and is best known to video games fans as host to E3....
     in Los Angeles, California
    Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
    .
  • October 27-30, 2008 - Los Angeles Convention Center
    Los Angeles Convention Center

    The Los Angeles Convention Center is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and is best known to video games fans as host to E3....
     in Los Angeles, California
    Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
    .
    • First demonstration of Windows 7 as well as Office 14 for the Web .
    • Introduction of Windows Azure, Microsoft's data center hosting plattform.
    • Outlook to .NET 4.0, Visual Studio 2010 and a new .NET Application Server (codenamed "Dublin").
    • Release of Microsoft Surface
      Microsoft Surface

      Microsoft Surface , is a multi-touch product from Microsoft which is developed as a software and hardware combination technology that allows a user, or multiple users, to manipulate digital content by the use of natural motions, hand gestures, or physical objects....
       SDK and first demonstration of SecondLight, a next generation Surface prototype.
  • November 17-20, 2009 - Los Angeles, California
    Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....


See also

  • Windows Hardware Engineering Conference
    Windows Hardware Engineering Conference

    The Windows Hardware Engineering Conference is the annual software and hardware developer-oriented trade show and business conference where Microsoft elaborates on its hardware plans for Microsoft Windows-compatible personal computer....


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