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Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC), 1997

September 23-26, 1997
San Diego, California

Updated: December 15, 1998

The 1997 Microsoft® Professional Developers Conference (PDC), held in San Diego, California, September 23-26, 1997, covered Microsoft tools and strategies to help developers take advantage of the rich opportunities inherent in distributed computing. Conference topics included Windows Distributed interNet Applications Architecture (Windows DNA), the next generation of Windows and applications, and tools for the digital age. Below are links to selected transcripts and slide presentations from the conference.

Bill Gates' Keynote Non-MSDN Online link
(also available in a slide presentation Non-MSDN Online link)

The Next Generation of Windows Non-MSDN Online link
Remarks by Jim Allchin, Senior Vice President
(also available in a slide presentation Non-MSDN Online link)

Microsoft Platform Strategy Non-MSDN Online link
Remarks by Paul Maritz, Group Vice President
(also available in a slide presentation Non-MSDN Online link)

Building the Next Generation of Windows Applications Non-MSDN Online link
Remarks by Paul Gross
(also available in a slide presentation Non-MSDN Online link)

Case Study: Building Windows Applications Today
Slide presentation Non-MSDN Online link by Cameron Ferroni, Senior Program Manager, and Chris Jones, Group Program Manager

Windows Client Services
Slide presentation Non-MSDN Online link by Frank Artale, Director

The Next Generation of Applications
Slide presentation Non-MSDN Online link by David Vaskevitch, Vice President, David Stutz, Software Design Engineer, and Nat Brown, Program Manager

Wrap-up and Call to Action
Slide presentation Non-MSDN Online link by Tod Nielsen, General Manager



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