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Photos: Tech-Ed 2005

By Bill Detwiler June 8, 2005, 1:33 AM PDT Bill Detwiler on Twitter billdetwiler

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Photos: Tech-Ed 2005

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The spacious and modern Orange County Convention Center welcomed the attendees for Microsoft’s Tech-Ed 2005.

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Photos: Tech-Ed 2005

Even the buses that shuttled attendees to and from their hotels were dressed for Tech-Ed success, such as this one that championed SQL Server 2005.

Photos: Tech-Ed 2005

One of the most popular destinations for attendees at Tech-Ed is the vendor area, where companies compete with each other to lure in IT pros with the best and most creative freebee gear.

Photos: Tech-Ed 2005

The Keynote Hall at Tech-Ed was flush with light show effects and huge screens, which made it easy to see the speaker and his/her slide show at all times, but also gave a surreal, modernist effect. The main event in this room was Steve Ballmer’s presentation on Monday.

Photos: Tech-Ed 2005

Many of the most influential companies in the IT industry were well-represented at Tech-Ed. If you squint hard and look at the lower right-hand corner of this banner you should see a company that you recognize very well.

Photos: Tech-Ed 2005

The Microsoft Across America rig, an RV that is tricked out with some of the latest Microsoft technologies and that has been trucking across the continent this year, has made its home in Orlando for the week. If you didn’t get to Tech-Ed, you might be able to catch this truckster in a community near you.

Photos: Tech-Ed 2005

One of the popular hangouts at Tech-Ed 2005 was the Bean Bag Lounge where attendees could kick back, connect to the wireless network, and enjoy some free refreshments.

Photos: Tech-Ed 2005

One of the always-crowded areas of Tech-Ed 2005 was the Game Zone, which provided a bunch of Xbox consoles for IT pros to play the latest games. There was also a huge theater-sized screen that showed demos of games and allowed a few lucky attendees to try their hand at games in bigger-than-life dimensions.

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