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• Dr. Maria Klawe: President HMC, Board Director Microsoft Corp, Speaker World CIO Forum, World-Renowned Computer Scientist

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Dr. Maria Klawe: Distinguished, Celebrated, World-Renowned Computer Scientist, President of HMC, Board Director Microsoft... Posted Apr 04 2011, 10:52 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Client, WCF, Mobile, Microsoft, Bill Gates, Interviews, Management, Podcasts, Podcast, Stephen Ibaraki, Research, IT Manager Interviews, Microsoft Research, Academia, Education, Industry Perspectives, Career Tips, interview, ifip, Inspiration, Leadership, princeton, Cloud computing, Industry Trends, Cloud, CIO, entrepreneurship, windows phone 7, Career Lessons, ACM, Scientist, STEM, Turing Award, Computing Science, Teaching, Skills and Careers, ACM Fellow, Industry Standard, Computing Research Association, Grace Hopper Conference, CIPS Fellow, ACM President, ACM Awards, Computing Education, Computing Profession, Software Engineering, Management of Technology, American Academy Arts and Sciences, IT Man, Microsoft Board, Career Success, World Computer Congress, World CIO Forum, IFIP World CIO Forum, UBC, Fellow Canadian Information Processing Society, Harvey Mudd, American Academy of Arts & Sciences, YWCA Women of Distinction, Canadian Mathematical Society, University of Toronto, Kelly Gotlieb, Math for America, American Mathematical Society, Board Director Microsoft Corp, Anit Borg Institute, Windows Community, Fellow ACM, Wired Women Pioneer, University of Alberta

• Tech Skillz Crunch – Coming to a Business near You

  A study was just released this week by the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) , in partnership with the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) , which paints a pretty alarming picture for businesses across Canada. It... Posted Mar 31 2011, 01:52 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Research, Ruth Morton, Skills and Careers, ICTC, ITAC

• Professor K.K. Aggarwal, Founder Vice-Chancellor (1998-2008) G.G.S. Indraprastha University, SEARCC President (2008-2010), CSI President (2007-2009), President IETE (2002-2004)

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Professor K.K. Aggarwal, Founder Vice-Chancellor (1998-2008) G.G.S. Indraprastha University, SEARCC President (2008-2010... Posted Mar 21 2011, 05:36 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Interviews, Training, Community, Podcasts, Podcast, Stephen Ibaraki, Research, IT Manager Interviews, Academia, Education, Industry Perspectives, Career Tips, interview, ifip, Leadership, Industry Trends, Accreditation, CSI, students, UNESCO, IP3, Career Lessons, Professionalism, Awards, Scientist, Computing Science, Skills and Careers, Industry Standard, Computing Education, Computing Profession, IT Man, Career Success, IETE, SEARCC

• Kodu Cup Challenges Children to Create Video Games

  Could video games be a learning experience for kids? You bet, especially if they are creating their own games! Today, Microsoft announced the launch of Microsoft Kodu Cup 2011 competition, inviting U.S. students ages 9 to 17 to design, build and submit... Posted Mar 16 2011, 05:05 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Microsoft, launch, Research, Competition, Imagine Cup, Partners in Learning, DigiGirlz, students, STEM, Kodu Cup, Kodu Game Lab

• Pen Grip: múltiples usos para un lápiz de Microsoft Research

  Tenemos que reconocer que muchos de los blogs en español de tecnología se nos adelantan a nosotros mismos a la hora de contar historias de nuestra actualidad, o proyectos en los que trabajamos. Lo cual no hace sino proporcionarnos satisfacciones... Posted Mar 11 2011, 07:06 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Research, interfaz natural

• Eliezer Manor: International Top-ranking Venture Capitalist, Business and Technology Leader, Industry-Leading Visionary Innovator, Global Executive

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Eliezer Manor: International Top-ranking Venture Capitalist, Business and Technology Leader, Industry-Leading Visionary... Posted Feb 28 2011, 12:56 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Interviews, Management, Podcasts, Podcast, Stephen Ibaraki, Research, IT Manager Interviews, Industry Perspectives, Career Tips, interview, venture capital, China, Inspiration, Leadership, Industry Trends, entrepreneurship, Career Lessons, Scientist, Patents, Skills and Careers, Industry Standard, Management of Technology, investment, Career Success

• Qué es lo siguiente en Interfaces Naturales

  Hablábamos ayer mismo sobre interfaces naturales (NUI) a propósito de nuestro anuncio del próximo SDK de Kinect . Y mientras hacíamos esto, nuestros compañeros de Microsoft Research lanzaban unos cuantos vídeos... Posted Feb 23 2011, 09:56 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Research, interfaz natural, kinect

• Welcome to the Microsoft Silicon Valley Blog

  Welcome to the Microsoft Silicon Valley blog where you can find posts on news, events, opportunities, community efforts and the people of Microsoft Silicon Valley and our industry and community partners. There are nearly 2,000 Microsoft employees in the... Posted Jan 31 2011, 02:36 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, Events, Microsoft, Community, Research, Education, Technology, Partners, Environment, Health, Silicon Valley, employees, entrepreneurship, government, philanthropy, opportunities

• Sir John Daniel, President and CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, Globally Recognized Leader and Scholar in Education

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Sir John Daniel, President and CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, Globally Recognized Leader and Scholar in Education. Enjoy... Posted Jan 24 2011, 07:24 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Interviews, Management, Community, Podcasts, Podcast, Stephen Ibaraki, Research, IT Manager Interviews, Academia, Education, Industry Perspectives, Career Tips, interview, ifip, Leadership, Industry Trends, students, UNESCO, Youth in Technology, IP3, Diversity, Career Lessons, Professionalism, Awards, WITFOR, Teaching, Skills and Careers, Enrollments, Industry Standard, Author, Computing Education, Computing Profession, WCC, World Computing Congress, Career Success, World Computer Congress, CommonWealth of Learning, World Bank, World, UK Open University, Queen Elizabeth, Open Learn, CADE, ICDE

• Los Angeles Weather Report – Cloudy with the Promise of Innovation

  Today, Microsoft unveiled a 10-city, nationwide survey that explores how businesses are using cloud-based technologies. Although cloud computing is a term that is widely used in both professional and personal settings, many people are not aware of how... Posted Jan 12 2011, 11:11 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Microsoft, Business, Research, Innovation, Survey, Cloud computing, Cloud, Los Angeles, Orange County

• Microsoft Shares Cloud Technology with Top Australian Research Organizations

  Microsoft has announced new partnerships with three of Australia’s top research organizations as part of the company’s Global Cloud Research Engagement Initiative launched earlier this year. Partnerships with National ICT Australia (NICTA... Posted Dec 10 2010, 10:51 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Research, Australia, Cloud, Windows Azure, Technical Computing, NICTA, NII, CSIRO, Global Cloud Research Engagement Initiative, NSF, ANU

• Jim Isaak President IEEE-CS: Compelling Insights from Renowned Innovator, Leader, Researcher, Educator

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Jim Isaak President IEEE-CS. I had the good fortune to talk with Jim at the World Computer Congress in Brisbane Australia... Posted Dec 08 2010, 09:49 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Interviews, Management, Community, Podcasts, Podcast, Stephen Ibaraki, Research, IT Manager Interviews, Academia, ISO, Industry Perspectives, Career Tips, Certifications, interview, ifip, Inspiration, Leadership, stanford, TED, Industry Trends, Accreditation, IEEE, IP3, Career Lessons, Professionalism, Business of IT, Patents, Skills and Careers, Kurzweil, Industry Standard, Computing Profession, IEEE-CS, Posix, WCC, Social Capital, Career Success, TED.com

• Microsoft Ryan Waite Shares Essential Insights and Gates, Balmer stories: Partner Director of Development for Technical Computing, Past General Manager HPC Server

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Ryan Waite : Partner Director of Development for Technical Computing, Past General Manager for Windows HPC Server, Microsoft... Posted Nov 25 2010, 11:37 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: announcements, Mobile, Bill Gates, Interviews, Virtualization, Architecture, Podcasts, Podcast, Windows Live, Stephen Ibaraki, Software Development, Research, IT Manager Interviews, Microsoft Research, Industry Perspectives, Tools & Utilities, Career Tips, HPC, Benchmarks, Utilities, interview, Software Deployment, software+services, Leadership, Business Productivity, Cloud computing, supercomputing, Industry Trends, Parallel Computing, HPC Server, Technical Computing, Career Lessons, Computing Science, Industry Standard, Supercomputing 2010 conference, Steve Balmer, Networked Computers

• Tan Moorthy: VP Infosys—Compelling Lessons for Success

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Srikantan Moorthy : International Top-ranking Business and Technology Leader, Industry-Leading Visionary Innovator, Global... Posted Nov 15 2010, 11:05 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Interviews, Community, Podcasts, Podcast, Stephen Ibaraki, Research, IT Manager Interviews, IT Alignment, Industry Perspectives, Career Tips, Certifications, interview, Business Productivity, Industry Trends, Accreditation, Career Lessons, Professionalism, ACM, Business of IT, Certification Course, Skills and Careers, Industry Standard

• Improving the Partner Online Experience – Proposed Home Page Design

  As the managing editor of the Microsoft U.S. partner portal, one of my responsibilities is understanding how partners use the site and how we can improve the experience with it. Each month, I look at several data points and read between 200-300 comments... Posted Nov 08 2010, 06:51 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Research, Feedback, Twitter, LinkedIn, Survey, satisfaction, Partner Portal, E-Mail, relevant, partnerQ

• Chris Harrison: Editor-in-Chief of the tech-savvy magazine ACM XRDS, Microsoft Research Ph.D. Fellow talks about ongoing research to find creative interaction techniques and input technologies

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Chris Harrison : Editor-in-Chief of the tech-savvy magazine ACM XRDS and Microsoft Research Ph.D. Fellow. Chris talks about... Posted Oct 04 2010, 07:57 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Mobile, Interviews, Collaboration, Training, Community, Podcasts, Stephen Ibaraki, Research, IT Manager Interviews, Communications, Microsoft Research, Academia, TechCrunch, Education, Industry Perspectives, Tools & Utilities, Social Networking, Career Tips, Wireless Technology, interview, ifip, Gizmodo, Industry Trends, students, Youth in Technology, IP3, Career Lessons, Professionalism, ACM, Scientist, Computing Science, Skills and Careers, Wireless Hypothesis, Technology Review, Industry Standard, Computing Education, Computing Profession, SIGGRAPH, ACM XRDS, ACM CHI, UIST

• Michael Wrinn: Intel Manager - challenges in parallel computing, insights on disruptive innovation

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Intel Manager Michael Wrinn . I had a chance to talk to Michael at an international education council meeting hosted by... Posted Sep 13 2010, 07:10 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Interviews, Podcasts, Research, IT Manager Interviews, Education, Industry Perspectives, Career Tips, interview, Industry Trends, Parallel Computing, IP3, Career Lessons, ACM, Scientist, Computing Science, Industry Standard, International Science and Engineering Fair

• Dr. William Miller, Advisor to US Presidents, Serial Chairman and Founder, World Premier Authority on Management Strategy and Innovation

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Dr. William Miller, Advisor to US Presidents and global leaders; Chairman and Founder of multiple organizations; World... Posted Aug 16 2010, 02:05 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Interviews, Management, Podcasts, Stephen Ibaraki, Research, IT Manager Interviews, Academia, IT Alignment, Education, Industry Perspectives, Career Tips, Silicon Valley, interview, Leadership, stanford, Industry Trends, Business Development, IP3, Career Lessons, Awards, Scientist, Business of IT, Computing Science, Skills and Careers, National Academy of Engineering, Industry Standard, Computing Education, Computing Profession, Management of Technology, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science

• Dr. Art Pyster Professor Stevens Institute; Deputy Executive Director SERC, Department of Defense; Fellow INCOSE

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview “Esteemed Executive, Scientist, Engineer, Educator; Dr. Art Pyster Distinguished Research Professor Stevens Institute;... Posted Aug 09 2010, 10:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Interviews, Management, Community, Architecture, Podcasts, Stephen Ibaraki, Software Development, Research, IT Manager Interviews, Academia, IT Alignment, Education, Industry Perspectives, Partners, Career Tips, Certifications, interview, Software Deployment, ifip, Leadership, Industry Trends, Accreditation, Ignite Your Career, Partnerships, IP3, Career Lessons, Professionalism, Scientist, Business of IT, Computing Science, Teaching, Volunteer, Skills and Careers, Technology Review, Industry Standard, Computing Education, Computing Profession, Software Engineering, Department of Defense, IEEE-CS, INCOSE, SERC

• US Cybersecurity Research!

  The Department of Homeland Security published a report on A Roadmap for Cybersecurity Research , I was definitely impressed! All the themes, which are important to me are in their list : Scalable trustworthy systems (including system architectures and... Posted Jul 15 2010, 03:24 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Research, trends

• Leading International Authority and Scientist, Dr. Stephen Seidman, Dean Texas State University, CSAB President

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview “Leading International Authority and Scientist, Dr. Stephen Seidman , Dean Texas State University, CSAB President... Posted Jul 12 2010, 05:11 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Interviews, Podcasts, Stephen Ibaraki, Research, IT Manager Interviews, Academia, Education, Industry Perspectives, Career Tips, interview, ifip, Industry Trends, Accreditation, Ignite Your Career, IEEE, IgniteIT, IP3, Career Lessons, Professionalism, Scientist, Computing Science, CSAB, Industry Standard, Computing Education, Computing Profession, Software Engineering

• Dr. Netiva Caftori: Distinguished Scientist, Educator, Author, Artist, Leader, Activist

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview “Distinguished Scientist, Educator, Author, Artist, Leader, Activist; Dr. Netiva Caftori shares her insights into computing... Posted Jun 28 2010, 03:23 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Interviews, Management, Community, Podcasts, Stephen Ibaraki, IT Manager Podcast Series, Research, IT Manager Interviews, Communications, Education, Industry Perspectives, Career Tips, Women in Technology, interview, Inspiration, Leadership, Industry Trends, students, Diversity, Career Lessons, ACM, Scientist, Computing Science, Volunteer, Industry Standard, Status of Women, Author, Women in IT Computer Society of India Communications, Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, Compueter Professionals for Social Responsibility, Bell News Letter, Fullbright Scholar, ACM PD Committee

• Top-ranking Innovator, Executive, Researcher, Thought Leader - Alain Chesnais, newly elected 2010/11 President ACM, founder Visual Transitions, past CTO SceneCaster

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview “Top-ranking Innovator, Executive, Researcher, Thought Leader - Alain Chesnais , newly elected 2010/11 President... Posted Jun 17 2010, 10:47 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: announcements, Interviews, Community, Podcasts, Stephen Ibaraki, Software Development, IT Manager Podcast Series, Research, IT Manager Interviews, Social Media, Industry Perspectives, Tools & Utilities, Career Tips, interview, Software Deployment, Graphics, Leadership, 3D, Industry Trends, students, Team Building, Career Lessons, Professionalism, Awards, ACM, Scientist, IE9, Patents, Skills and Careers, Industry Standard, ACM President, Alias Wavefront, HTML 5, Web Sockets, Truespectra, Truespectra Image Server, Maya 3D, WebGL, ACM SIGGRAPH President, Oscar, ACM Awards, ACM SIGGRAPH, IPR

• Dr. Kishore Swaminathan, Chief Scientist Accenture, provocative insights on effective leadership, developing talent, rethinking business systems, essential global trends, drivers for organizational success

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview distinguished executive, scientist, engineer, Dr. Kishore Swaminathan , Chief Scientist Accenture. Kishore shares his insights... Posted May 17 2010, 09:12 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Mobile, Business Intelligence, Interviews, Collaboration, Community, Architecture, Podcasts, Stephen Ibaraki, Software Development, IT Manager Podcast Series, Research, IT Manager Interviews, Wikipedia, Academia, Social Media, resources, IT Alignment, Industry Perspectives, Social Networking, Career Tips, Certifications, Project Management, interview, Software Deployment, software+services, Inspiration, Leadership, Business Productivity, Cloud computing, Industry Trends, Azure, Business Development, Team Building, IP3, Career Lessons, Professionalism, Scientist, Business of IT, Skills and Careers, Technology Review, Industry Standard, Accenture

• Chats with Kelly Gotlieb, "the" Internationally Renowned Pioneer in Computing - Kelly talks about his work as Co-Chair of the ACM Awards Committee

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Calvin C. (Kelly) Gotlieb , C.M., M.A., PhD.D. (University of Toronto), D. Math. (Hon., University of Waterloo), D. Eng... Posted May 09 2010, 01:09 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Events, Interviews, Community, Podcasts, Stephen Ibaraki, IT Manager Podcast Series, Research, IT Manager Interviews, Academia, Education, Industry Perspectives, Career Tips, interview, Innovation Awards, Inspiration, CIPS, Industry Trends, Ignite Your Career, Youth in Technology, Career Lessons, Awards, ACM, Scientist, STEM, Turing Award, Nobel Prize of Computing, Computing Science, Teaching, Volunteer, Skills and Careers, ACM Fellow, ISEF, CIPS Fellow, International Science and Engineering Fair