Microsoft has announced the next version of its blockbuster product, SharePoint 2010 at a monumental, five-day long conference in Las Vegas this October.
Our architect colleague who is responsible for SharePoint developments attended the event and returned with very positive experiences – both about the product and Las Vegas too. His report will be available soon in the new Grape blog!

We use Silverlight during software development so we got familiar with even its deepest secrets. This is how Pluto, a (as far as we know) unique Silverlight based music studio was born. It is rather a demo in its current state but you can see what this technology can offer. Details.

We recently acquired another Microsoft Certified Gold Partner title which cover three competencies now: "Information Worker Solutions" competence ("Portals and Collaboration" specialization); "Custom Development Solutions" competence ("Smart Client Development" and "Web Development" specialization) and "Business Intelligence" competence ("Business Intelligence Platform" specialization).

Grape Solutions Ltd. appoints Tamás Békési as Sales and Business Development Director as of 1 September. His task is to expand sales on the Hungarian market. With degrees in electrical engineering and economics, Tamás (43) has been working for 20 years in IT, 15 of which in sales. He started his carreer as a Systems Engineer, and later on became a Technical Manager and a Division Head. Before Grape Solutions he worked for Montana Inc. as Head of a Sales Division and Knowledge Management Director.