Yesterday Microsoft announced that the technical preview of the Skype for Business client—the next version of Microsoft Lync—is now available for customers to try before its general release in April. Skype for Business is based on the familiar Skype experience that over 300 million people use every day, and will greatly expand the ability of […]
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On March 5, we hosted what turned out to be a terrific webinar with Mark Hill, Microsoft VP for Open Source Software (OSS) Sales and Marketing Strategy. Mark highlighted the depth of Microsoft’s engagement with the OSS community, and how Azure is truly a heterogeneous environment, with Linux and many other OSS technologies running seamlessly
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On February 27, Microsoft General Counsel & Executive Vice President Brad Smith had a blog post on Microsoft on the Issues about a training that was hosted at the Microsoft Innovation and Policy Center in Washington, DC. Sponsored by the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) for the 2015 Emerge Latino Conference, more than 100
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Mark your calendars and sign up for Voices for Innovation’s next webinar: Microsoft + Open Source: A New Era with New Opportunities Mark Hill, Vice President for Open Source Sales and Marketing, Microsoft Thursday, March 5, 10-10:45AM PST; 1-1:45PM EST Registration Has Closed Hear Mark Hill, Vice President for Open Source Sales and Marketing at Microsoft,
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Last week, President Obama traveled to Stanford University for the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection. At its heart, the event aimed to demonstrate that the White House recognizes the seriousness of emerging cybersecurity threats and means to increase government engagement on the issue. The economic and security stakes are enormous. At the
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Cloud adoption and innovation are driven by user trust. Individuals and businesses must be confident that their private information is secure and protected. Unfortunately, our nation’s current legal framework for digital privacy was developed nearly 30 years ago and does not contemplate the era of cloud-stored data or the borderless nature of the Internet. Now
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The technology advocate members of Voices for Innovation participate in a wide range of activities all across the country—from our local communities all the way to Washington, D.C. We’ve attended webinars on key technology policy issues, taught “Hour of Code” sessions in schools, and met with government officials in state capitals and on Capitol Hill. One of
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Last week, Voices for Innovation hosted a great webinar with Kim Nelson, Microsoft’s Executive Director of State and Local Government Solutions and eGovernment Solutions. Kim provides some great advice if you want to get into or grow your business in the public sector space. Link: VFI Webinar: Grow your Business with State and Local Government
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Over the years, Microsoft has released a lot of great products that have earned raves from tech reporters and users alike. But the recently demoed HoloLens—let’s call them “augmented reality display goggles”—really knocked the socks off the tech press. Some of what they said… “A sensational vision of the PC’s future” “Wondrous” “Awesome” “Completely amazing”
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We wanted to note that VFI member company AvePoint has joined Microsoft and more than 85 other companies in signing the Student Privacy Pledge. Thank you for supporting this important initiative! If you provide any education product or services and would like to add your name to the pledge, please let us know. VFI can help connect you.
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Last year, Microsoft joined dozens of other companies in signing a student privacy pledge. In 2015, this pledge may serve as a model for state legislation. In 2014, several states already took up this issue and enacted laws to ensure student digital privacy. Students and their families have a right to privacy—and school districts and
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It’s back to the future for Voices for Innovation! We’re launching a new blog to start out 2015 for a number of reasons: We want to occasionally share more information—policy updates, news, event information, and more—without cluttering email boxes. (But still get on our email list if you haven’t already!) We want to have a
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