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The following is a post from Douglas Crets, Developer Evangelist, Strategic & Emerging Business...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 02/14/2013
Daily Update, Feb. 13th – How the Cloud is Helping Illinois Improve Public Safety and Criminal Justice, Why Businesses Are Making Big Bets On Big Data & More
Today the Illinois Department of Corrections and Microsoft Corp. announced the successful...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 02/13/2013
The Midweek Download: Feb. 13th Edition – The Latest On Big Data Week, Tips for App and Web Developers & More
In this edition of The Midweek Download, we’ve got stories on big data – what it is, how...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 02/13/2013
Big Data Week continues here at Microsoft today with a deep dive from the News Center on the...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 02/12/2013
Today Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business,...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 02/11/2013
Big data is the term increasingly used to describe the process of applying serious computing power...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 02/11/2013
The following is a post from Mark Penn, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft. On February 12th at...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 02/08/2013
The following is a post from Richard Domigues Boscovich, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 02/06/2013
Daily Update, Feb. 5th – Microsoft’s New 4Afrika Initiative, Ways to Stay Safer Online and How to Bing Your Way to the Ultimate GRAMMYs experience
Here’s your daily roundup of news from around the company: First, this morning Microsoft...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 02/05/2013
The following is a post by Jonathan Adashek, General Manager, Communications Strategy, Sales &...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 02/05/2013
Tired of being let down on Valentine’s Day? You’re not alone. According to a recent...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 02/04/2013
We’ve got three big stories out of Microsoft today from the Internet Explorer team, Bing and...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/31/2013
The following is a post from Frank X. Shaw, Corporate Vice President of Corporate Communications at...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/30/2013
The following is a post from Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer. In October 2012, I...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/29/2013
Today, the Bing team kicked off an interesting new series over on The Bing Search Blog called...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/25/2013
Daily Update, Jan. 23rd – Bing Sports App for Windows 8 Adds College Football & Basketball, MotoGP & More Soccer
Bringing you the best content from world of sports including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Formula 1...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/23/2013
The following is a post from Brendon Lynch, Chief Privacy Officer at Microsoft. Privacy is...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/23/2013
In this edition of The Midweek Download, we’ve got stories on the latest release of Try F#,...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/23/2013
Today, we are excited to announce the latest release of Try F#, a set of resources that makes it...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/22/2013
Weekend Reading: Jan. 18th Edition – 'Spartan Ops' Continues, Bing Dials Up the Social in Search & More
In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got stories on Bing bringing your friends’ two...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/18/2013
One of the advantages of searching with Bing is the ability to tap into the wisdom of friends and...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/17/2013
Today Microsoft announced the launch of HelpBridge, a new mobile app that enables you to get help,...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/16/2013
The National Retail Foundation (NRF) Annual Convention & EXPO continues today in New York City,...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/15/2013
The following is a post from Michael Park, Corporate Vice President of Marketing in the Server &...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/15/2013
Daily Update, Jan. 14th – Microsoft Showcases ‘The Future of Retail Today’ at National Retail Federation Annual Convention & EXPO
This week brings the National Retail Federation (NRF) 102nd Annual Convention & EXPO to New York...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/14/2013
Weekend Reading: Jan. 11th Edition – Huawei Introduces Windows Phone 8 Device at CES & ‘Indie’ Game App Developers Light Up Windows Phone
In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got stories on Huawei joining the Windows Phone 8...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/11/2013
Xbox 360 ended another year as the best-selling console in the U.S. in 2013, selling 1.4 million...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/10/2013
Daily Update, Jan. 10th – Microsoft Hires Tech Entrepreneur Blake Krikorian, Introduces Skype 6.1 for Windows and More
This morning, Microsoft announced the appointment of longtime technology entrepreneur Blake...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/10/2013
Daily Update, Jan. 9th – Retailer Tesco Gets Social With Office 365 and Microsoft Releases Skype for Windows Phone 8 Preview 2.1
Tesco, one of the world’s leading retailers, has chosen Microsoft Office 365 for its...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/09/2013
In this edition of The Midweek Download, we’ve got stories on Windows 8 momentum, Windows...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/09/2013
As many of you know, the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas will soon be...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/07/2013
Two stories out of Microsoft today (so far): First, Microsoft today announced the double-digit...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/07/2013
Daily Update, Jan. 4th – Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Defense Ink Comprehensive Technology Agreement
In an effort to modernize technology infrastructure, reduce costs and foster new levels of...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/04/2013
In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got stories on MSN’s top news stories of 2012,...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/04/2013
Is it Swarzinegar, Swarneger, Scwarznagger or Schwartiznegar? These are just a few of more than...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/03/2013
The following is a post from Michael Donlan, Vice President of U.S. State and Local Government at...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 01/03/2013
It’s been a momentous year for the Microsoft retail stores. We opened 51 new Full-line and...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 12/26/2012
The holidays are officially in full swing, and today the Windows Experience Blog is featuring five...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 12/21/2012
Daily Update, Dec. 20th – On the First Day of Christmas, the Windows Store Gave to Me…Twelve Apps for the Holidays
To help you celebrate the 12 days of Christmas, the Windows Store presents to you … 12 apps...
Author: Jeffrey Meisner Date: 12/20/2012