June 2007 - Posts

• PCCW, the World's Most Successful IPTV Multichannel Platform

  Companies Sign MediaFLO Trial Agreement and Begin Assessment of Mobile TV Service in Hong Kong Hong Kong — June 29, 2007 — QUALCOMM Incorporated, a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and mobile data solutions, and PCCW Limited, Read More... Posted Friday, June 29, 2007 11:46 PM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: handphone

• Microsoft Technical Fellow Keynotes on the Reinvention of Computing

  Microsoft’s high-performance computing business gains adoption across industries. Fresh off the revelation that Microsoft® high-performance computing (HPC) technologies are being widely adopted by customers, software and hardware partners, a technical Read More... Posted Friday, June 29, 2007 1:48 AM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Software

• KDDI and Microsoft to Collaborate, Develop Value-Added Services for Corporate Users

  Both companies to focus on Software as a Service and the creation of an ecosystem to encourage new SaaS application development. TOKYO — June 27, 2007 — KDDI Corporation and Microsoft Co., Ltd. today announced that they have reached an agreement to jointly Read More... Posted Friday, June 29, 2007 1:40 AM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Duet Software

• Microsoft Releases Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008

  Enhanced homework tools help students excel in today’s challenging academic environment. REDMOND, Wash. — June 26, 2007 — To help students meet increasingly challenging educational requirements, Microsoft Corp. today announced the release of Microsoft® Read More... Posted Friday, June 29, 2007 1:36 AM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft

• Microsoft and Dassault Systèmes Expand Alliance Into Virtual Earth

  Microsoft’s Virtual Earth platform combined with Dassault Systèmes’ technology will enable a more immersive and realistic 3-D environment. Microsoft Corp. and Dassault Systèmes (DS), a world leader in 3-D and product lifecycle management solutions, on Read More... Posted Friday, June 29, 2007 1:31 AM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft Virtual

• HP and Microsoft Alliance Continues to Drive Productivity in High-Performance

  HP and Microsoft to extend sales and marketing agreement to further address high-performance computing market. HP and Microsoft Corp., June 25, 2007, announced an extension of their worldwide sales and marketing agreement that addresses the high-performance Read More... Posted Friday, June 29, 2007 1:25 AM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: MICrosoft SQL Server 2005

• Small-Business Owners Tips on Empowering Workers

  Best-Selling Author Dr. Stephen Covey : Key to success includes taking a team Starting and maintaining a small business is not easy. All good entrepreneurs know they are only as strong as their team. The author of “The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Read More... Posted Friday, June 29, 2007 1:21 AM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Outsourcing

• Microsoft Releases Connected Health Framework for Health Plans to Help Reduce Costs and Complexities

  Consumer Engagement Reference Architecture becomes first stand-alone module under new blueprint; both are available for download today on the MSDN Healthcare Industry Center. Microsoft Corp. June 20, 2007, announced the broad availability of the Connected Read More... Posted Friday, June 22, 2007 3:02 AM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft Healthcare

• Microsoft Announces 2007 Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Innovation Award

  Awards honor companies creating breakthroughs in pharmaceutical and life sciences industries through use of Microsoft technology. Microsoft Corp., June 20, 2007, announced winners of the Microsoft Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Innovation Awards 2007, Read More... Posted Friday, June 22, 2007 2:42 AM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft Healthcare

• Slip Into Something More Comfortable: Microsoft’s New Desktop Offers Superior Wireless Ergonomic Experience

  Study shows that the average consumer spends almost six hours each day on the computer. Continuing its history of setting new benchmarks for desktop innovation and ergonomic design, Microsoft Corp. June 19, 2007, launched the Natural® Ergonomic Desktop Read More... Posted Friday, June 22, 2007 2:27 AM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: hardware

• .NET StockTrader, Provides Securities Industry With Guidance for Building Scalable Trading Solutions on Microsoft Platform

  Sample application illustrates Windows Communication Foundation and .NET enterprise technologies, gives firms a head start in creating scalable, service-oriented applications. At the 2007 Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Technology Read More... Posted Friday, June 22, 2007 2:18 AM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft Financial Services

• MSN Mobile, a Redesigned, Reinvented Portal for Mobile Phones

  Mobile site offers easy access to mobile e-mail, news, entertainment, search and more. Officially, at June 18, 2007, Microsoft Corp. launched the new MSN® Mobile, a completely redesigned and reengineered portal offering an exceptional experience when Read More... Posted Friday, June 22, 2007 2:09 AM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: MSN

• Microsoft Shows Off the Toys in Its Sandbox

  Microsoft demonstrates new managed network mashups from Sandbox members, announces winner of first Sandbox developer competition, welcomes new Sandbox partners, wins NXTcomm award. At NXTcomm 2007, Microsoft Corp. will highlight key results from its Connected Read More... Posted Friday, June 22, 2007 1:59 AM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft

• Microsoft and Linspire Collaboration Promotes Interoperability and Customer Choice

  Broad agreement will facilitate interoperability between Windows and Linux, provide intellectual property assurance. Microsoft Corp. and Linux desktop provider Linspire Inc, June 13, 2007, announced a broad interoperability, technical collaboration that Read More... Posted Friday, June 15, 2007 12:58 AM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Duet Software

• Microsoft Research Releases Tools to Help Science Progress Toward an AIDS Vaccine

  After two years of pioneering work and collaboration in AIDS research, Microsoft openly shares its software source code with the greater scientific community to help expedite global research. The source code for a set of software tools developed by Microsoft Read More... Posted Friday, June 15, 2007 12:42 AM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Software

• Intel and Google Join with Dell, EDS, EPA, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, PG & E, World Wildlife Fund and Others to Launch Climate Savers Computing Initiative

  Broad effort organized to drive energy-efficient computing; goal to save $5.5 billion in energy costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 54 million tons per year* Intel Corporation and Google Inc. joined with Dell, EDS, the Environmental Protection Read More... Posted Friday, June 15, 2007 12:32 AM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft

• Microsoft Announces 2007 Partner Program Award Finalists

  Awards recognize partner innovation using Microsoft technologies Microsoft Corp., June 11,2007, announced the finalists for the 2007 Microsoft® Partner Program Awards. The awards recognize Microsoft Registered, Certified and Gold Certified partners that Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 12, 2007 6:55 PM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft World Wide

• Microsoft and LG Electronics Announce Broad Patent-Licensing Agreement

  Agreement will cover intellectual property contained in hardware and software products, including Linux. Microsoft Corp. and LG Electronics (LGE), June 6, 2007, announced that they have entered into a patent cross-license agreement to further the development Read More... Posted Friday, June 08, 2007 8:10 PM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft

• Original “Pac-Man” Creator Surprises World With First New Mazes in 26 Years — Only on Xbox 360

  New “Pac-Man Championship Edition” unveiled and played for the first time in the world at the Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Championship, presented by Quiznos. The year was 1981: Big hair, high-waisted jeans and popped-up collars were popular fashions, “Bette Read More... Posted Thursday, June 07, 2007 12:01 AM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Xbox 360

• Intel 3-Series Chips Hit the Market

  The first 3-series chips sets, codenamed Bearlake, are now availa ble. Motherboards that use Intel Corp.'s 3-series chipsets, codenamed Bearlake, seem to be everywhere at the Computex exhibition -- signalling they will soon find their way to store shelves Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 06, 2007 11:57 PM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Intel Chip

• Acer Launches Ferrari PDA

  Acer is adding a GPS-enabled Windows Mobile PDA to its line of Ferrari-branded computer gear. Acer Inc. plans to start selling a Ferrari PDA (personal digital assistant), adding to a line of Ferrari-branded computer gear that already includes notebook Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 06, 2007 11:44 PM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Outsourcing

• Microsoft, Xandros Broad Collaboration Agreement Extends Bridge Between Commercial Open Source and Microsoft Software

  Agreement enhances mixed-source customer choice; features business, technical and IP collaboration. Today, June 4, 2007, Microsoft Corp. and Linux platform provider Xandros Inc. announced a broad collaboration agreement based on a set of technical, business, Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 05, 2007 9:30 PM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft

• Microsoft Licensing Program for Hardware Technologies Sets the Bar

  U2 licensing program extended to contract manufacturers and outsourced design and manufacturing firms. At COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2007, June 5, 2007, Microsoft Corp. announced that it has completed the second year of its hardware intellectual property (IP) licensing Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 05, 2007 9:11 PM by admin | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft Hardware