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By: Jeff Jedras On: 29 Sep 2005 For: ComputerWorld Canada Creator

Canadian developers and independent software vendors traveled south to Microsoft Corp.’s Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles this month, looking for the latest word on where the software company is going and for tools to make their jobs easier.

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Canadian developers and independent software vendors traveled south to Microsoft Corp.’s Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles this month, looking for the latest word on where the software company is going and for tools to make their jobs easier.

Joe Bains is senior software developer for Squirrel Systems, a Vancouver-based developer of IT systems for the restaurant industry. Since many workers in the sector do not have a large base of computer experience, and since high turnover rates make extensive training infeasible, Squirrel focuses on making its systems as user-friendly and intuitive as possible. Bains said he sees Vista’s visually appealing graphical user interface (GUI) being a help there.

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Jeff Jedras joined CDN as a senior writer in 2007. While he was new to the channel he was no stranger to technology journalism, beginning his career in Ottawa with Silicon Valley NORTH in 1998, where he... more

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