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Microsoft By the Numbers

Published Wed, Jun 30 2010 4:16 PM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:Microsoft,Economic Development

A few days ago, Frank X. Shaw, Microsoft's communications chief, published a blog post titled " Microsoft by the Numbers " on The Official Microsoft Blog. A lot of the tech press jumped on the post, some critical and some positive. Regardless of your...
Follow the Leader(s), Follow the Scientists

Published Thu, Jun 24 2010 5:15 PM by DELevin

Filed under:R&D,Venture Capital,Investment

The San Francisco Chronicle covered Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Silicon Valley. He met IT leaders and Gov. Schwartzenegger, issued his first Tweet, and spoke at Stanford University. He is aiming to increase tech investment and growth...
Business Decisions, Business Size, and IP Ventures

Published Tue, Jun 22 2010 3:05 PM by DELevin

Filed under:R&D,IP Licensing

Over at TechFlash, writer Todd Bishop logs a story called, " How Microsoft Spun Off a Successful iPhone App Firm ." To summarize, Bishop highlights a Harvard Business Review (HBR) article about Microsoft's IP Ventures program -- a program from which Microsoft...
The Microsoft Partner Network (Video) Channels for Microsoft Channel Partners

Published Thu, Jun 17 2010 12:21 PM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:Partners,Training

New resources and sub-resources occasionally come to our attention and are worth sharing with the Voices for Innovation community. It turns out, in case you missed it, that the Microsoft Partner Network has its own channel on Microsoft Showcase (which...
A Story about IP, Innovation, Research, and Competition

Published Tue, Jun 15 2010 11:47 AM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,R&D,IP,Innovation,Competition,Patents

That post title above is a bit of a mouthful, but what I'm really going to talk about is video game consoles. The Voices for Innovation community is more focused on the enterprise and SMBs, but I think there are some interesting business and innovation...
"School's Out..." and Internet Safety

Published Fri, Jun 11 2010 12:32 PM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:Security,Privacy,Internet Safety

Across the U.S., millions of kids and teens are out of school for the summer -- and many will be spending a lot of time online and gaming in the coming months. For some, this time could be educational, entertaining, or at least innocuous. Others, unfortunately...
The Rubber Hits the Road in Health IT Policy Implementation

Published Wed, Jun 09 2010 12:33 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,Health IT

Two days ago, the New York Times ran a disappointing though not altogether surprising story, " Doctors and Hospitals Say Goals on Computerized Records Are Unrealistic ." In turn, the story has been picked up and echoed in various online media. The gist...
TechEd Resources, News, and Highlights

Published Tue, Jun 08 2010 11:43 AM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:cloud computing,Azure,TechEd

TechEd North America got under way yesterday in New Orleans. This developer-centric conference runs through the week, but there have already been a flurry of announcements about Microsoft technologies and programs. For a snapshot of the event and its...
Cross-Post: The Roll of IT in the Era of Cloud Computing

Published Fri, Jun 04 2010 11:36 AM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:cloud computing,Partners

The post below is from Patrick O'Rourke, Director of Microsoft's Server & Tools Business, and it originally appeared on The Microsoft Blog. What stands out for VFI members is the focus on the changing role and opportunities of IT departments and professionals...
Voices for Innovation Resources and Opportunities

Published Wed, Jun 02 2010 1:48 PM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:Partners,WPC 2010

With the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) just 5 weeks away, many partners are visiting the Microsoft Partner Network , engaging with colleagues, and learning about the Voices for Innovation (VFI) website and community. VFI will certainly...

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Microsoft By the Numbers

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The Microsoft Partner Network (Video) Channels for Microsoft Channel Partners

A Story about IP, Innovation, Research, and Competition

"School's Out..." and Internet Safety

The Rubber Hits the Road in Health IT Policy Implementation

TechEd Resources, News, and Highlights

Cross-Post: The Roll of IT in the Era of Cloud Computing

Voices for Innovation Resources and Opportunities