Sopima introduces contract management ‘in the cloud’ Microsoft BizSpark member Sopima Oy, has launched an innovative business contract service. Use of the Microsoft Azure platform has helped rapid... Read more >>

Big Data - How to optimize information for consumers? With the uptake of cloud computing and web3.0 (web2.0 + mobility), consumers will have more access to information than ever before. But what are... Read more >>

How Does Regulation Affect Cloud Computing? The age of ‘cloud computing’ is dawning, which will allow our data, software and computing power to be on our desktop and extended online as and when... Read more >>

We’re All In Cloud Computing Our favorite Geek in Disguise, Steve Clayton from the UK, provides on his blog a short and useful summary of Steve Ballmer’s speech yesterday in which... Read more >>

Webinar: Introducing an eHealth study on enabling technology for a healthier Europe The eHealth landscape offers both opportunities and barriers to policy makers in the EU 27 member states which are not just about technical issues of... Read more >>

INNOVATION & E-SKILLS: the lifeblood to Europe’s prosperity I strongly believe that innovation is the lifeblood of the 21st century economy. If we just take the way research is done today compared to 15 to... Read more >>

Fuelling EU growth through Cloud Computing Technologies In Europe and elsewhere, computing is experiencing a powerful transformation. Driven by continuous innovations in software, hardware and the Internet,... Read more >>

Craig Mundie talks e-health and technology policy in the cloud area Last week I published a video interview I conducted with Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s Chief Research and Strategy Officer, where he explains his vision... Read more >>

Big ideas: Craig Mundie talks cloud computing I had the pleasure of interviewing Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s Chief Research and Strategy Officer, when he was last in Brussels. Read more >>

New York Times article on the Dublin Data Centre! As you may have read before on this site, we opened one of the largest data centres in Europe just last year in Dublin. Large-scale facilities such as... Read more >>

High level Transatlantic debate: How technology enables innovation, growth and the transformation of healthcare Microsoft, in partnership with European Voice and its sister publications in Washington DC, Roll Call and Congressional Quarterly, is hosting a... Read more >>

Interoperability and Cloud Computing Cloud computing is hitting the headlines, and for good reason: it is providing business and consumers with a vast array of new services. In addition,... Read more >>

Interoperability and Cloud Computing Cloud computing is hitting the headlines, and for good reason: it is providing business and consumers with a vast array of new services. In addition,... Read more >>

Technology leadership in the 21st century: How cloud computing will change our world Brad Smith, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation gave a speech on “Technology leadership in the 21st century: How cloud... Read more >>

Cloud Computing and Microsoft's new dialogue with the EU As I had announced on the weekend, yesterday I was lucky to accompany Microsoft’s General Counsel, Brad Smith, to a presentation he gave on the... Read more >>

Brad Smith explains Microsoft’s vision on Cloud Computing Over the past months there has been a remarkable upraise in discussions around the topic of Cloud Computing (or Software+Services). This technology,... Read more >>

Brad Smith will give a public speech on Microsoft's vision on Cloud Computing Over the past months there has been a remarkable upraise in discussions around the topic of Cloud Computing (or Software+Services). Read more >>

Cloud Computing: Software plus Services explained Ray Ozzie introduced the term Software plus Services about 3 years ago and since then it’s where I have focused all of my time at Microsoft. Read more >>

Technology leadership in the 21st century: How cloud computing will change our world Brad Smith, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation gave a speech on: “Technology leadership in the 21st century: How cloud... Read more >>

Planning Europe’s Healthcare Revolution: The role of eHealth Views and commentaries from Europe’s ICT & eHealth thought leaders. Filmed during the Friends of Europe Summit in Brussels - December 2009. Read more >>

Bend the Trend Join our partner – EEA – and  help build a community showing how we can IMPACT and CONTRIBUTE to addressing Climate Change!! Read more >>

Interoperability: The Other Side of our Settlement with the European Commission Times have changed. "Microsoft has been on a journey itself... doing things on interoperability that were unimaginable just a few years ago..." Read more >>

Contributing to a “Better Climate” through Cloud Technology With Eye On Earth providing near to real-time information on Water and Air quality, encouraging two-way collaboration with citizens, Environmental... Read more >>

Environmental Atlas of Europe The European Environment Agency and Microsoft launched their latest project this month - the Environmental Atlas of Europe (Atlas) at the United... Read more >>

Cloud Computing interoperability and data portability For all the buzz about cloud computing, the potential benefits are real: cost savings as well as the exciting possibilities for small European... Read more >>

An insider’s take on the Dublin Data Centre: an environmental benchmark We were very proud to announce the grand opening of our Dublin data centre last month. This state of the art facility helps to improve cloud computing... Read more >>

An insider’s take on the Dublin Data Centre: growth prospects and the local response We were very proud to announce the grand opening of our Dublin data centre in September 2009. Read more >>

Report: eSkills are needed to drive European innovation In the coming five years, only 10% of jobs will be left for those who have no ICT skills, a figure that is especially significant at a time of rising... Read more >>

An interview: Microsoft and the European innovation agenda As part of its drive to foster innovation and the knowledge economy in Europe, the Commission has designated 2009 as the Year of Creativity &... Read more >>

An interview: Microsoft and the European innovation agenda As part of its drive to foster innovation and the knowledge economy in Europe, the Commission has designated 2009 as the Year of Creativity &... Read more >>

An interview: Microsoft and the European innovation agenda As part of its drive to foster innovation and the knowledge economy in Europe, the Commission has designated 2009 as the Year of Creativity &... Read more >>

Albert II visits the Microsoft innovation centre in Mons On 16 June 2009, the King of Belgium, Albert II, visited one of Belgium’s innovation hotspots, the Digital Innovation Valley in Mons. During the visit... Read more >>

That special spark : A helping hand for innovative start-ups Who would start a business development for start-ups in a slump? That’s precisely when it has to be done, says Microsoft. Read more >>

Constructive disruption Microsoft’s Akhtar Badshah wants to be a disruptive influence Read more >>

Keep it cool: the greening of Microsoft’s data centers Microsoft’s first European “mega data centre”, which opened recently on the western outskirts of Dublin, uses 50 per cent less energy than a... Read more >>

Partnering to Enable European Citizens to Monitor Climate Change Earlier this week Microsoft joined with the European Environment Agency to launch a compelling example of how Microsoft’s cloud computing technology... Read more >>

Europeans rate the air quality using the internet Through Eye on Earth, a repository for geographical environmental information created by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and Microsoft,... Read more >>

Eye on Earth Project Demo Prof. Jacqueline McGlade at EEA, Rob Bernard, Chief Environmental Strategist at Microsoft Corp and Ludo de Bock, Senior Director EU and NATO,... Read more >>

Privacy Europeans are spending more of their lives online, with the web providing access to entertainment, banking and even healthcare. Yet the internet, to... Read more >>

John Vassallo on cloud computing and growth Microsoft's Vice President for EU affairs blogs via video on how ICT can stimulate Europe's growth Read more >>

EEA and the Eye On Earth Project Information technology plays a crucial role in enabling EU environmental policy goals to become a reality. The Eye On Earth project is another example... Read more >>

Europeans rate water quality of beaches , lakes and rivers using the Internet Eye on Earth is a partnership created by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and Microsoft that allows Europeans to understand and rate the quality... Read more >>

Eye on Earth Project Demo Prof. Jacqueline McGlade at EEA, Rob Bernard, Chief Environmental Strategist at Microsoft Corp and Ludo de Bock, Senior Director EU and NATO,... Read more >>

Ready to contribute to a “Better Climate”? While living in a world of easily available mass market technology, it always strikes me how little we do with it in an interactive way to create... Read more >>

Environmental Atlas of Europe Atlas, an online portal, uses the intuitive interface of Bing Maps to allow people to view stories about the impact of climate change across Europe. Read more >>

Understanding eHealth and its implications: start with Euractiv   Although most people will agree that eHealth is important, it remains a complex landscape which few grasp clearly.  Read more >>

Ray Ozzie on the cloud & interoperability PDC: Ray Ozzies keynote, highlighting choice, diversity -- and interoperability Read more >>

Glimpse Ahead What is Microsoft's vision for the future? Take a look.  Read more >>

Glimpse Ahead What is Microsoft's vision for the future? Take a look. Read more >>

“Cloud Computing guy for Microsoft International” I just looked up the term Cloud Computing on Google News and unless I’m doing something wrong, it appears that the term has turned up in as many news... Read more >>

SME's in IT & Cloud: The engine of Europe’s growth John Vassallo (Microsoft VP EU Affairs) outlines the crucial role small and medium enterprises active in the ICT industry play in  strengthening... Read more >>

SME's in IT & Cloud: The engine of Europe’s growth John Vassallo (Microsoft VP EU Affairs) outlines the crucial role small and medium enterprises active in the ICT industry play in strengthening the... Read more >>

John Vassallo on Cloud Computing & Growth in Europe Microsoft's Vice President for EU Affairs talks about the role of ICT into driving European growth Read more >>

Meeting sustainability requirements in Microsoft Data Centers in Europe  We at Microsoft are delighted to see the opening of the first "mega data center" here in Europe. The Dublin Data Center is part of Microsoft’s... Read more >>

Technology Is Enabling a Green Business Revolution in Europe This week I have been lucky to be one of a handful of business executives speaking at the European Union’s Green Week conference in Brussels.  Read more >>

Asklepios - Future Hospital Asklepios Hospital: Using Microsoft and Intel technology in modern healthcare Read more >>

Greening the Dublin data center The internet is developing at a tremendous pace as more businesses and peopleworldwide gain access to an ever greater range of online services... Read more >>

ICT - the way out of the economic crisis Viviane Reding, European commissioner for all things hi-tech, is known for telling it like it is. A passionate advocate for new technologies, she has... Read more >>

Windows Embedded collaborates with European businesses In February 2008, Microsoft launched the Microsoft Embedded Systems Development Centre (MESDC) in Aachen, Germany. The MESDC was created to foster... Read more >>

Interoperability Series Collaboration is at the heart of the European project. Implementation of numerous European policies depends on cooperation between the Member States.... Read more >>

Collecting data on the environment European Environment Agency and Microsoft Eye on Earth Observatory bring Europaan beach quality into sharp focus Read more >>