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Why cloud computing is good for European business Cliff Reeves, GM Emerging Business Team Microsoft Corporation - 02 September 2010 Why cloud computing is good for European business

The BizSpark European Summit in Paris proved to be a great platform to exchange ideas and best practices for...

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Cloud computing is becoming the norm for many Dutch business processes Mark Lange, Senior Policy Counsel - 24 August 2010 Cloud computing is becoming the norm for many Dutch business processes

In our latest video looking at cloud computing today, Henk Kok, Director of Perrit, explains how cloud...

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Open source & Microsoft’s cloud computing work in harmony Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 12 August 2010 Open source & Microsoft’s cloud computing work in harmony

This is another really nice piece on the power of cloud computing. My colleague Mark Drapeau, Director of...

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When lawyers are looking at eHealth… Octavian Purcarea, Industry Solutions Manager - 10 August 2010

Recently I was invited to speak about new business models of eHealth at a conference in Denmark. It was...

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Italian air-cargo company uses cloud computing technology to manage the chaos created by rapid growth Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 31 May 2010 Italian air-cargo company uses cloud computing technology to manage the chaos created by rapid growth

MiniLiner is an air-cargo firm in Orio al Serio, Italy, whose rapid growth led to a disorganized IT...

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Virtual consultancy in Spain, efficiently manages its ‘operations’ whilst improving client servicing Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 31 May 2010 Virtual consultancy in Spain, efficiently manages its ‘operations’ whilst improving client servicing

In 2007, the Spanish consulting firm Competitiveness went virtual, closing its offices and decommissioning its...

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Interview series: Italian perspectives on cloud potential and current challenges Mark Lange, Senior Policy Counsel - 28 July 2010 Interview series: Italian perspectives on cloud potential and current challenges

In the third video in our cloud computing interview series Andrea Ferravante - Diamante, gives us the Italian...

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Views on the European Commission Digital (Cloud Computing) Agenda Mark Lange, Senior Policy Counsel - 07 July 2010

 It’s a type of Rorschach inkblot test: two people could look at the EC’s Communication on the Digital...

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Spanish views on the benefits of cloud computing for SMEs Mark Lange, Senior Policy Counsel - 01 July 2010 Spanish views on the benefits of cloud computing for SMEs

 In the second of our cloud computing interview series we hear from Juan José Amor Cazorla, Director...

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Skilling Europe to innovate in the cloud Elena Bonfiglioli & Mark Lange - 17 June 2010

Can Europe use cloud computing to stimulate economic growth?  If so, what skills will be needed to make...

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Cloud computing interviews Mark Lange, Senior Policy Counsel - 17 June 2010

Every year we bring together and discuss trending topics with business start-ups  and growing companies...

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Brussels Half-marathon: cloud helps organizer deal with huge online traffic peaks Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 08 June 2010 Brussels Half-marathon: cloud helps organizer deal with huge online traffic peaks

The 20km of Brussels was held on the 30th May 2010, 10 Microsoft employees participated in the race but there...

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Cloud Computing and the entrepreneurs Cliff Reeves, GM Emerging Business Team Microsoft Corporation - 04 June 2010 Cloud Computing and the entrepreneurs

You may have caught one of my earlier post in this video series in which I discussed why Microsoft is so...

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BSC-Microsoft Research Centre Futures - 02 June 2010 BSC-Microsoft Research Centre

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) and Microsoft joined forces in 2008 to create the BSC-Microsoft...

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Meeting the Danish demand for sophisticated online IT services with pay-as-you-go access Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 31 May 2010 Meeting the Danish demand for sophisticated online IT services with pay-as-you-go access

Small businesses in Denmark are increasingly interested in the more sophisticated features of enterprise-class...

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Keeping an eye on the environment Futures - 27 May 2010 Keeping an eye on the environment

The European Environment Agency is using leading-edge technologies to enable citizens to find out about the...

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Barcelona and the future for the cloud 27 May 2010 Barcelona and the future for the cloud

A converted chapel in Barcelona is the home for a supercomputing centre that is helping to revolutionise the...

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Hungry? Reach for the cloud… Futures - 26 May 2010 Hungry? Reach for the cloud…

Superbowl Sunday is big business in the US as people all over the nation tune in to watch the American...

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Cloud computing in action: Dutch orthopedic center expands patient capacity by 30 percent without need to increase staff Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 17 May 2010 Cloud computing in action: Dutch orthopedic center expands patient capacity by 30 percent without need to increase staff

Annatommie is an orthopedic diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation center in the Netherlands. With ambitious...

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French hoster adds productivity suite to gain tens of thousands of users in six months Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 30 April 2010 French hoster adds productivity suite to gain tens of thousands of users in six months

Founded in 2006, YouSAAS is a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner that offers its reseller and independent...

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Inside the cloud Futures - 28 April 2010 Inside the cloud

The cloud is one of the most popular terms in IT today but perhaps also one of the least well defined. FUTURES...

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Video: hear IT students and young entrepreneurs talk about why IT matters Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 26 April 2010 | 2 comments Video: hear IT students and young entrepreneurs talk about why IT matters

We were at the Go digITal event during eSkills week earlier March and spoke to a number of ICT students...

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Saving lives at sea in the UK: The Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Cloud computing Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 26 April 2010 | 2 comments Saving lives at sea in the UK: The Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Cloud computing

High numbers of deaths at sea is a major concern for anyone in the fishing industry, with an estimated 24,000...

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Mundie spells out the challenges Futures - 23 April 2010 Mundie spells out the challenges

Computer science can play a major role in fuelling scientific breakthroughs in other fields, but only if it...

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Cloud computing gives Europeans free data on air and water quality Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 13 April 2010 Cloud computing gives Europeans free data on air and water quality

An agency of the European Union, the European Environment Agency (EEA) provides independent and reliable...

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Online applications enable multinational insurance company to unite its global operations across 28 countries Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 12 April 2010 Online applications enable multinational insurance company to unite its global operations across 28 countries

Aviva is a global life and general insurance services company built around the needs of its customers. It has...

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Steve Ballmer on Digital Giants Jesse Verstraete, Senior EU Communications Manager - 12 April 2010

The BBC’s Digital Giants series features a video from Steve Ballmer, where he discusses the next big things...

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In Steve Ballmer’s own words: DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS! Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 01 April 2010 In Steve Ballmer’s own words: DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS!

Developers are the lifeblood of Microsoft. I know, I know, it’s a well-worn Microsoft mantra but believe me,...

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Made in Finland: Cloud enables secure solutions to contract management Riitta Raesmaa, Partner and co-founder of Sopima - 24 March 2010

Our guest blogger today is Riitta Raesmaa, partner and co-founder of Sopima, a Finnish SME and part of the...

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A switch to Cloud saves time and money for the Swedish Red Cross Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 23 March 2010 A switch to Cloud saves time and money for the Swedish Red Cross

The Swedish Red Cross (SRC) is the largest humanitarian voluntary organisation in Sweden. Their work improving...

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Dutch hospital finds email compliance solution at 70% cost reduction through cloud computing Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 23 March 2010 Dutch hospital finds email compliance solution at 70% cost reduction through cloud computing

Ziekenhuis Amstelland (ZHA) is aa hospital in Amstelveen with 1,200 employees. Due to changes in Dutch...

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Online collaboration tools help IT company reduce consultant costs by 50 percent Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 22 April 2010 Online collaboration tools help IT company reduce consultant costs by 50 percent

Based in Lyon, France, Peaks is an IT company with a mobile workforce of consultants deployed at customer...

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Boosting employee working efficiency in large firms: UK's Royal Mail Group and cloud computing Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 19 March 2010 | 2 comments Boosting employee working efficiency in large firms: UK's Royal Mail Group and cloud computing

In the United Kingdom the Royal Mail Group has expanded their IT services agreement with CSC to include...

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Finland’s secure solution to contract management made available through cloud computing 16 March 2010 Finland’s secure solution to contract management made available through cloud computing

Microsoft BizSpark member Sopima Oy, has launched an innovative business contract service. Use of the...

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Big Data - How to optimize information for consumers? Cornelia Kutterer, Senior Policy Counsel - 10 March 2010

With the uptake of cloud computing and web3.0 (web2.0 + mobility), consumers will have more access to...

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How does regulation affect cloud computing? Ron Zink, Associate General Counsel, EMEA Policy and IP - 05 March 2010

The age of ‘cloud computing’ is dawning, which will allow our data, software and computing power to be on our...

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We’re all in cloud computing Mark Lange, Senior Policy Counsel - 05 March 2010

Our favorite Geek in Disguise, Steve Clayton from the UK, provides on his blog a short and useful summary of...

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Webinar: Introducing an eHealth study on enabling technology for a healthier Europe Wendy Currie - 03 March 2010

The eHealth landscape offers both opportunities and barriers to policy makers in the EU 27 member states which...

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Innovation & e-skills: the lifeblood to Europe’s prosperity Jan Muehlfeit, Chairman of Microsoft Europe - 03 March 2010

I strongly believe that innovation is the lifeblood of the 21st century economy. If we just take the way...

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Fuelling EU growth through cloud computing technologies Events - 02 March 2010 Fuelling EU growth through cloud computing technologies

In Europe and elsewhere, computing is experiencing a powerful transformation. Driven by continuous innovations...

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Craig Mundie talks e-health and technology policy in the cloud area Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 26 February 2010 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...

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Big ideas: Craig Mundie talks cloud computing Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 26 February 2010  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...

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New York Times article on the Dublin Data Centre! Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 15 February 2010

As you may have read before on this site, we opened one of the largest data centres in Europe just last year...

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High level Transatlantic debate: How technology enables innovation, growth and the transformation of healthcare Events - 29 January 2010 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...

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Interoperability and Cloud Computing Mark Lange, Senior Policy Counsel - 04 March 2010 Interoperability and Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is hitting the headlines, and for good reason: it is providing business and consumers with a...

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Technology leadership in the 21st century: How cloud computing will change our world 16 March 2010 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...

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Cloud Computing and Microsoft's new dialogue with the EU John Vassallo, Vice President - EU Affairs - 27 January 2010

As I had announced on the weekend, yesterday I was lucky to accompany Microsoft’s General Counsel, Brad Smith,...

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Brad Smith will give a public speech on Microsoft's vision on Cloud Computing John Vassallo, Vice President - EU Affairs - 24 January 2010

Over the past months there has been a remarkable upraise in discussions around the topic of Cloud Computing...

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Cloud Computing: Software plus Services explained Steve Clayton, MSI S+S Director - 20 January 2010 | 2 comments 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...

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Technology leadership in the 21st century: How cloud computing will change our world 18 January 2010 | 2 comments

Brad Smith, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation gave a speech on: “Technology...

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Planning Europe’s healthcare revolution: The role of eHealth 06 January 2010 | 1 comment 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...

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Bend the Trend Ludo De Bock, Senior Director EU/NATO MS Corp - 22 December 2009 | 1 comment

Join our partner – EEA – and  help build a community showing how we can IMPACT and CONTRIBUTE to...

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Interoperability: The Other Side of our Settlement with the European Commission Mark Lange, Senior Policy Counsel - 18 December 2009

Times have changed. "Microsoft has been on a journey itself... doing things on interoperability that were...

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Contributing to a “Better Climate” through Cloud Technology Ludo De Bock, Senior Director EU/NATO MS Corp - 14 December 2009

With Eye On Earth providing near to real-time information on Water and Air quality, encouraging two-way...

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Environmental Atlas of Europe Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 14 December 2009

The European Environment Agency and Microsoft launched their latest project this month - the Environmental...

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Cloud Computing interoperability and data portability Mark Lange, Senior Policy Counsel - 11 December 2009

For all the buzz about cloud computing, the potential benefits are real: cost savings as well as the exciting...

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An insider’s take on the Dublin Data Centre: an environmental benchmark Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 04 December 2009

We were very proud to announce the grand opening of our Dublin data centre last month. This state of the art...

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An insider’s take on the Dublin Data Centre: growth prospects and the local response Claire O'Halloran, Emerging Business International Lead - 04 December 2009

We were very proud to announce the grand opening of our Dublin data centre in September 2009.

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Report: eSkills are needed to drive European innovation Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 04 December 2009

In the coming five years, only 10% of jobs will be left for those who have no ICT skills, a figure that is...

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An interview: Microsoft and the European innovation agenda Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 04 March 2010 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...

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Albert II visits the Microsoft innovation centre in Mons Futures - 01 December 2009 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...

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That special spark: A helping hand for innovative start-ups Futures - 01 December 2009 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...

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Constructive disruption Futures - 01 December 2009 Constructive disruption

Microsoft’s Akhtar Badshah wants to be a disruptive influence

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Keep it cool: the greening of Microsoft’s data centers Cormac Sheridan - 01 December 2009 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...

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Partnering to Enable European Citizens to Monitor Climate Change John Vassallo, Vice President - EU Affairs - 30 November 2009

Earlier this week Microsoft joined with the European Environment Agency to launch a compelling example of how...

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Europeans rate the air quality using the internet 30 November 2009 Europeans rate the air quality using the internet

Through Eye on Earth, a repository for geographical environmental information created by the European...

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Eye on Earth Project Demo 27 November 2009 Eye on Earth Project Demo

Prof. Jacqueline McGlade at EEA, Rob Bernard, Chief Environmental Strategist at Microsoft Corp and Ludo de...

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Privacy 30 November 2009 Privacy

Europeans are spending more of their lives online, with the web providing access to entertainment, banking and...

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John Vassallo on cloud computing and growth 27 November 2009 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

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EEA and the Eye On Earth Project 20 November 2009 | 4 comments EEA and the Eye On Earth Project

Information technology plays a crucial role in enabling EU environmental policy goals to become a reality. The...

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Europeans rate water quality of beaches , lakes and rivers using the Internet 18 November 2009 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...

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Eye on Earth Project Demo Ludo De Bock, Senior Director EU/NATO MS Corp - 18 November 2009

Prof. Jacqueline McGlade at EEA, Rob Bernard, Chief Environmental Strategist at Microsoft Corp and Ludo de...

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Ready to contribute to a “Better Climate”? Ludo De Bock, Senior Director EU/NATO MS Corp - 18 November 2009

While living in a world of easily available mass market technology, it always strikes me how little we do with...

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Environmental Atlas of Europe 14 December 2009 Environmental Atlas of Europe

Atlas, an online portal, uses the intuitive interface of Bing Maps to allow people to view stories about the...

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Understanding eHealth and its implications: start with Euractiv Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 12 November 2009 | 2 comments

  Although most people will agree that eHealth is important, it remains a complex landscape which few...

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Ray Ozzie on the cloud & interoperability 11 December 2009 Ray Ozzie on the cloud & interoperability

PDC: Ray Ozzies keynote, highlighting choice, diversity -- and interoperability

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Glimpse Ahead Andre Hagehulsmann, Innovation Manager - 04 March 2010 Glimpse Ahead

What is Microsoft's vision for the future? Take a look.

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“Cloud Computing guy for Microsoft International” Claire O'Halloran, Emerging Business International Lead - 02 November 2009

I just looked up the term Cloud computing on Google News and unless I’m doing something wrong, it appears that...

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SMEs in IT and cloud: The engine of Europe’s growth John Vassallo, Vice President - EU Affairs - 04 March 2010 SMEs in IT and cloud: The engine of Europe’s growth

John Vassallo (Microsoft VP EU Affairs) outlines the crucial role small and medium enterprises active in the...

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John Vassallo on cloud computing & growth in Europe 27 November 2009 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

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Meeting sustainability requirements in Microsoft Data Centers in Europe Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 19 October 2009

 We at Microsoft are delighted to see the opening of the first "mega data center" here in Europe. The...

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Technology Is Enabling a Green Business Revolution in Europe John Vassallo, Vice President - EU Affairs - 19 October 2009

This week I have been lucky to be one of a handful of business executives speaking at the European Union’s...

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Asklepios - Future Hospital 02 February 2010 Asklepios - Future Hospital

Asklepios Hospital: Using Microsoft and Intel technology in modern healthcare

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Greening the Dublin data center 01 September 2009 Greening the Dublin data center

The internet is developing at a tremendous pace as more businesses and peopleworldwide gain access to an ever...

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ICT - the way out of the economic crisis Peter Wrobel - 01 June 2009 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...

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Windows Embedded collaborates with European businesses 01 June 2009 Windows Embedded collaborates with European businesses

In February 2008, Microsoft launched the Microsoft Embedded Systems Development Centre (MESDC) in Aachen,...

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Interoperability Series Events - 19 October 2009 | 2 comments

Collaboration is at the heart of the European project. Implementation of numerous European policies depends on...

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Collecting data on the environment 01 December 2008 Collecting data on the environment

European Environment Agency and Microsoft Eye on Earth Observatory bring Europaan beach quality into sharp...

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