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Microsoft Tech.Ed 2010 welcome bash pics

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    Following the keynote, delegates were invited to the welcoming party held in the conference's showroom. This is the Citrix Virtualisation stand.

    Published: August 25, 2010 -- 02:23 GMT (19:23 PDT)

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    It was an elbow-rubbing sort of crowd full of good spirits.

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    Excited delegates in front of the AppSense stand.

    Published: August 25, 2010 -- 02:23 GMT (19:23 PDT)

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    The network in the showroom is built around these three racks of HP C7000 blade servers, which have a capacity of 40 terabytes of storage.

    Published: August 25, 2010 -- 02:23 GMT (19:23 PDT)

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    Delegates played around with the Microsoft Surface table.

    Published: August 25, 2010 -- 02:23 GMT (19:23 PDT)

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    The device can recognise inanimate objects such as wine glasses.

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    The "man cave" had all the gaming equipment you could ever dream of at your fingertips.

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    The New Horizons Learning Centre stall.

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    Xirrus staff explained their Wi-Fi units.

    Published: August 25, 2010 -- 02:23 GMT (19:23 PDT)

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    The blue sofas were relaxing, no matter how painful they were on the eyes.

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    Games abounded for those who wanted to test their skills.

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    Microsoft didn't stint on the booth babes, in this case Meter Maids.

    Published: August 25, 2010 -- 02:23 GMT (19:23 PDT)

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    Soccer was still popular, despite the end of the world cup.

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    The Meter Maids looked on in bemusement at the Halo racetrack.

    Published: August 25, 2010 -- 02:23 GMT (19:23 PDT)

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    Delegates escaped the crowds in these private rooms.

    Published: August 25, 2010 -- 02:23 GMT (19:23 PDT)

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    The DJ kept the music pumping.

    Published: August 25, 2010 -- 02:23 GMT (19:23 PDT)

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    The Conquer stall showed off its hardware.

    Published: August 25, 2010 -- 02:23 GMT (19:23 PDT)

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Developers and Microsoft enthusiasts have headed up to the Gold Coast this week for Microsoft Tech.Ed 2010, which is being held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre this week.

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Following the keynote, delegates were invited to the welcoming party held in the conference's showroom. This is the Citrix Virtualisation stand.

Published: August 25, 2010 -- 02:23 GMT (19:23 PDT)

Caption by: Josh Taylor

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