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Apr 24, 2010

Experience the strength of the Microsoft Dynamics community in action. Convergence is the premier Microsoft Dynamics event, where you ...

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May 3, 2010

Web 2.0 Expo highlights the important debates, handicaps the key players, and helps you pick the winning platforms for growth in a web...

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May 24, 2010

The 2010 ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum in Las Vegas is the window into the future of insurance and technology. Learn how Microsof...

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California Joins Microsoft Elevate America Program
Mar 11, 2010
Microsoft’s Elevate America free IT training program is rolling out in California, joining 12 other states that are participating. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger traveled to Microsoft’s Mountain View, California, offices to offer his personal thanks, saying “We appreciate it so much I wanted to come here myself.” 
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FTC Investigating Google’s Proposed AdMob Purchase
Mar 10, 2010
Indicating concern about the impact on competition of the Google-AdMob deal, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is gathering statements from advertisers and Google competitors. 
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Microsoft Announces Partner Incentives to Spur Cloud Sales
Mar 9, 2010
Microsoft has rolled out new marketing materials and a support funding program to help partners generate leads and sales for Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS). 
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Office 2010 to Reach Enterprise Customers in May
Mar 8, 2010
Microsoft announced that Office 2010 will be available for business customers on May 12, with consumer SKUs following about a month later.  Read More

Steve Ballmer Outlines Cloud Vision
Mar 5, 2010
Yesterday in a widely covered speech at the University of Washington, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer discussed the opportunities and responsibilities of cloud computing. He said that the emerging commercial software infrastructure will “create new business models, new opportunities to start and form businesses.”  Read More

Napolitano Sounds Alarm at RSA
Mar 4, 2010
At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano acknowledged that cyber attacks are becoming more sophisticated, and that the federal government needs “to to do more and we need to do it faster.” She also announced the launch of the National Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign Challenge Competition, which is aimed at spurring innovative ways to educate the public about this issue.  Read More

Deals Announced for New Microsoft Developer Tools
Mar 2, 2010
To encourage adoption of Visual Studio 2010 when it ships on April 12, Microsoft has announced a set of promotions for individual developers. Every retail purchase of Visual Studio Professional includes a one-year MSDN subscription, too.  Read More

New Software Connects Hospitals and Patients
Mar 1, 2010
Too often, patients discharged from the hospital are left with insufficient information to adequately continue their care. Now a new Microsoft technology, HealthVault Community Connect, due for release later this year, will help bridge the information gaps between patients, hospitals, and health providers.  Read More

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VFI Blog Watch

Geeknet at OSBC 2010
March 9, 2010
Scott Collison of Geeknet guest blogs on Port 25, where he shares “some statistics around how Windows plays in the broader Open Source ecosystem.” The results are quite interesting. Eight-two percent of open source software is Windows compatible. Further, Windows is the only OS that runs all of the top 10 most downloaded open source projects on SourceForge.

Venture Capital Market Warming Up in Canada
March 4, 2010
Over at Gigaom, Mathew Ingram blogs about a new survey released by the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association. While venture capital hit a low point in Canada in 2009, there are some signs of recovery.

Mr. Softee’s Revenge
February 26, 2010
On Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech blog, Jon Fortt writes that “the year’s most buzz-worthy tech company might be Microsoft.” Fortt notes that Microsoft is on a roll with Windows 7 and the forthcoming Windows Phone, but that the company is in the unlikely position of underdog is some key markets.

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California Joins Microsoft Elevate America Program
Mar 11, 2010

Microsoft’s Elevate America free IT training program is rolling out in California, joining 12 other states that are participating. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger traveled to Microsoft’s Mountain View, California, offices to offer his personal thanks, saying “We appreciate it so much I wanted to come here myself.”
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