February WA SAGE / AUUG Meeting

[Steve Landers]

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  Western Australian AUUG + SAGE-AU February Meeting
              - 1st February 2005 -
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This month it is a SAGE night - brought to you by the WA Chapter of 
SAGE-AU.

AUUG members are of course welcome and encouraged to attend, if only 
for the wonderful selection of fine ales and the pleasant company :)

DATE:   Tuesday 1st February 2005

TIME:   6:00 PM

VENUE:  Moon and Sixpence British Pub
               300 Murray St
               Perth 6000

AGENDA:

  6:00    Meet for drinks and chat in the rear of the Pub.

  6:25    Migration to the Horsefeathers Room of the adjoining Comfort 
Inn.

  6:30    Welcome & Weekly War Stories.

  6:45    Microsoft Software Update Services represented a great first
          step forward providing a free tool to help small businesses
          patch their desktop and server infrastructure. Many customers
	 reported limitations that prevented its rollout. Microsoft
	 Windows Update Services is the second version of this tool and
	 addresses many of the customer concerns from the first version
	 as well as taking it a step further. A demonstration of this
	 tool and a look forward into what can be expected in future
	 will be highlighted in this session by Michael Kleef from
	 Microsoft.  (Michael Kleef is an IT Pro Evangelist and has been
	 with Microsoft for 4 years specialising in Infrastructure
	 technologies such as Windows Server, ISA and Exchange and
	 working with IT Pros in how they can understand and deploy
	 these technologies effectively. Previous to this Michael worked
	 for a national systems integrator specialising in Microsoft and
          Novell integration.)


  7:30    Migration back to the Pub for beer, soft drinks, sandwiches
          Q&A, and General discussion of current IT issues.


  DIRECTIONS:
   The Moon and Sixpence pub is located on Murray Street, between Queen
   St and William St. It is within easy walking distance of the Busport
   or Perth Train Station. If you are driving, Murray St is one way with
   vehicle entry available from Milligan St. Parking is available from
   one of several City of Perth carparks located along Murray St.

   Please pass this message on to any other people who you think
   might be interested in attending. WA monthly meetings are
   sponsored by SAGE-AU and AUUG, with this month's sponsored by SAGE-AU.
   Non-members are allowed to attend up to two meetings before being
   requested to join SAGE-AU or AUUG.