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A Chance to Showcase Your Solutions on Microsoft Government Cloud Application Center

Published Fri, Jul 30 2010 1:47 PM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:Business Development,Public Sector,Partners

Microsoft has just gone live with its Government Cloud Application Center . If you're enrolled in the Microsoft Partner Network and provide cloud-based solutions for government, you can get new exposure on this portal. If you're interested in this opportunity...
Google-Yahoo Redux: Why Deal in Japan is Worse than Attempted 2008 Deal

Published Wed, Jul 28 2010 11:03 AM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:Search,Competition,antitrust

Reposted from Microsoft on the Issues... Google-Yahoo Redux: Why Deal in Japan is Worse Than Attempted 2008 Deal by David Heiner Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Microsoft In November 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice determined that a plan...
Trade and Competition: Policy Action Could Boost Opportunities in Europe

Published Mon, Jul 26 2010 3:34 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,Competition,antitrust,Trade

There were two interesting pieces of news out of Europe today -- news that could open up business opportunities and foster innovation. First, the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva ruled in favor of the U.S., Japan, and Taiwan in a complaint lodged...
Legislative and Tech News Round-Up

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 3:57 PM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:cloud computing,Economic Development,Small Business,Clean Tech

It was a busy week in the halls of government and for technology companies and sometimes for both at the same time... In the Microsoft world, the big news was record fourth-quarter results , which served as an indicator that Windows 7 especially is doing...
The Fine Chemistry of Innovation and Marketing in Mobile Phones

Published Mon, Jul 19 2010 12:34 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Marketing,Mobile,Windows Phone

News broke today that Google is discontinuing its much heralded Nexus One phone. This news follows on the footsteps of Microsoft's decision to end the Kin social phones just six weeks after their launch. So what's going on? Did two tech stalwarts go to...
Thanks and Recap: VFI Activities at WPC 2010

Published Thu, Jul 15 2010 10:43 AM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:Partners,WPC 2010

Thank you to all Voices for Innovation members who stopped by our booth at WPC or attended one of our events. And welcome to new VFI members: we hope you stay engaged and avail yourselves of the opportunities offered by VFI. In case you couldn't make...
Ballmer Offers Big Thanks to Partners at WPC

Published Mon, Jul 12 2010 5:14 PM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:cloud computing,Azure,Partners,WPC 2010

Earlier today at WPC, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer offered a big "thank you" to Partners in his keynote (excerpted below). Ballmer also discussed the progress that Microsoft and Partners are making in the cloud, and he highlighted a few of the 10,000+...
VFI at WPC, Booth #276-2 - Come Visit Us!

Published Thu, Jul 08 2010 12:50 PM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:Partners,WPC 2010

Thousands of Microsoft Partners from around the world are heading to Washington, DC, next week for the Worldwide Partner Conference -- and Voices for Innovation will be there! Put Booth #276-2 on your itinerary. Stop by to meet members of the VFI team...
Microsoft and OECD Discuss Economic Recovery in Mexico Through ICT Adoption

Published Tue, Jul 06 2010 10:42 PM by Amartinez

Filed under:cloud computing,Tech Policy Agenda,Español,IT Policy,National Dialogue,Latin America,Microsoft,International Conferences,Economic Recovery

Last June 16, 2010 the OECD Center in Mexico and Microsoft organized a meeting with key Mexican government officials, congressmen and industry, social and academy representatives, to discuss the international trends on the ICT sector and how faster adoption...
Africa and Information Technology: A New Resource

Published Tue, Jul 06 2010 3:25 PM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:Security,Economic Development,Africa

A few days ago, Africa's Main Cable One went live. This new fiber optic cable runs from Portugal to Nigeria and Ghana, with branches to other nations in West Africa. This event heralds the availability of more affordable and reliable Internet connectivity...
Creating Trust for the Government Cloud

Published Fri, Jul 02 2010 12:22 PM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:cloud computing,Security,Privacy

Yesterday Scott Charney, Microsoft Corporate VP for Trustworthy Computing, testified at a hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The hearing focused on the prospective benefits -- and risks -- of cloud computing. In conjunction...
U.S. Supreme Court Bilski Patent Ruling Explained, Sort Of

Published Thu, Jul 01 2010 11:40 AM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,IP,Patent Reform,Innovation

On Monday, the world of technology and innovation, as well as legal circles dealing with intellectual property (IP), saw the most important patent ruling to be handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court in years. The case examined a mathematical business method...
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...

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A Chance to Showcase Your Solutions on Microsoft Government Cloud Application Center

Google-Yahoo Redux: Why Deal in Japan is Worse than Attempted 2008 Deal

Trade and Competition: Policy Action Could Boost Opportunities in Europe

Legislative and Tech News Round-Up

The Fine Chemistry of Innovation and Marketing in Mobile Phones

Thanks and Recap: VFI Activities at WPC 2010

Ballmer Offers Big Thanks to Partners at WPC

VFI at WPC, Booth #276-2 - Come Visit Us!

Microsoft and OECD Discuss Economic Recovery in Mexico Through ICT Adoption

Africa and Information Technology: A New Resource

Creating Trust for the Government Cloud

U.S. Supreme Court Bilski Patent Ruling Explained, Sort Of

Microsoft By the Numbers

Follow the Leader(s), Follow the Scientists

Business Decisions, Business Size, and IP Ventures