Developers, IT professionals and architects in India will soon get a chance to try first-hand, Microsoft Corporation's ready-for-launch products and already launched ones at the company's exclusive annual event `TechEd India 2006' starting from June 5, this year.Vista, the next version of Microsoft windows, Office 12, the next version of Microsoft office and Origami, a new category of mobile computing devices and Xbox360 are some of Microsoft's new products likely to be showcased at the event.Touted as the largest technical event of Microsoft in Asia, TechEd will be held in six Indian cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune and Bangalore. Microsoft, which added Hyderabad to the list of cities hosting the event last year, is adding Pune to the list this year. "Being a great centre of technical learning and emerging IT destination in India, we have added Pune as a venue for the TechEd this year," Sheila Gulati, director (developer & platform evangelism) for Microsoft India told Business Standard.TechEd 2005 was attended by over 4,000 developers, server professionals and architects, "this year we expect at least 7,000 IT professionals," Gulati said.The event that spans over 20 days will be held for three days in each city, starting with Delhi on June 5. The final leg of TechEd India 2006 will be held in Bangalore for three days, starting June 22.
