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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will kick off the 2011 International CES at the preshow CES opening keynote address on Jan. 5, 2011, in Las Vegas. This will be Ballmer’s third opening keynote address at CES, the world’s largest consumer technology trade show.
Keynote Information:
Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011 6:30 p.m. PST, Las Vegas Hilton Center Las Vegas, Nevada
The keynote address will stream live on http://www.microsoft.com/ces.
Additional content, including images and videos, will post at 7:30 p.m.
Our #CES creative presentation creative consultant @ChetLogo has completed his journey of molding presenters for Microsoft's keynote. Watch his magic! Visit us on Facebook for more Chet (and CES).
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The Windows Experience Blog is your one-stop-shop to get the inside scoop on what’s new, what’s cool, and what you absolutely can’t miss at CES 2011.
For the entire duration of the show I’ll be on the exhibit floor (or in our partner suites) filming videos with our hardware partners that will give you a behind the scenes look at the “how” and “why” on their products and lots of hands on time with new gear. Videos will be fast and furious – I’m shooting, editing and posting more than 10 videos in 3 days!
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Deploying Windows® 7, but still running Web applications based on Internet Explorer 6?
Join us live at 9:00 AM Pacific Time on Thursday, September 30, 2010 for a virtual, interactive roundtable discussion on migration strategies, standards, and support for organizations moving from Internet Explorer 6 to Internet Explorer 8.
As organizations deploy Windows 7, many still depend on web applications that were designed for Internet Explorer 6. Will they still work, and what can you do when they don’t? Join a panel of IT Professionals, Microsoft specialists and technical experts to discuss best practices to simplify and accelerate the migration to Internet Explorer 8. Topics will include an explanation of the causes of and solutions for application compatibility issues (including policy, code, and virtualization solutions), an introduction to tools, and a review of best practices.
Ask your questions live during the event with our online tool - or submit your questions in advance to vrtable@microsoft.com.
Deploying Windows 7, but still running Web applications based on Internet Explorer 6? Join us live at 9:00 AM Pacific Time on Thursday, September 30, 2010 for a virtual, interactive roundtable discussion on migration strategies, standards, and support for organizations moving from Internet Explorer 6 to Internet Explorer 8. As organizations deploy Windows 7, many still depend on web applications that were designed for Internet Explorer 6. Will they still work, and what can you do when they don’t? Join a panel of IT Professionals, Microsoft specialists and technical experts to discuss best practices to simplify and accelerate the migration to Internet Explorer 8. Topics will include an explanation of the causes of and solutions for application compatibility issues (including policy, code, and virtualization solutions), an introduction to tools, and a review of best practices.
Missed a previous Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable? Watch them on demand.
Day 1 - July 12th - Alison Watson, Steve Ballmer, Bob Muglia, Tami Reller, Stephen Elop
http://digitalwpc.com/Videos/VisionKeynoteVideos10
At a live event featuring Cirque du Soleil, Microsoft unveils Kinect, formerly code-named Project Natal. Get all the details on the controller-free device designed to bring people together to share gaming and entertainment.
Video: See Kinect in Action
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Live Keynote: Tech•Ed Online
CeBIT Global Conference Remarks by Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner Hannover, Germany March 4, 2010
Kevin Turner CeBIT Keynote Transcript
Tech•Days is the learning Microsoft conference on both current technologies and new products like Windows 7, Exchange 2010 and much more. You can find out everything you need to know during more than 100 dedicated sessions for IT Pro’s and developers.
When: March 30-31 April 1
Where: Antwerp, Belgium
Venue: Metropolis
Top speakers for IT Pro sessions:
With opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games scheduled for Friday, Microsoft Silverlight, MSN and Bing teams have worked with NBCOlympics.com to deliver 2010 Winter Games to the online audience. Silverlight, a cross-browser, cross-platform Web plug-in, and Internet Information Services Smooth Streaming technology, will power the interactive online player on NBCOlympics.com. Features include:
You can check out the Silverlight-powered video experience now on NBCOlympics.com now, with more content to come as the 2010 Winter Games get started next week.
Watch video of Steve Ballmer and Robbie Bach delivering the opening keynote address for CES 2010.
View Transscript:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/steve/2010/01-06ces.mspx
Some 110,000 gadget-lovers are descending on this city for the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) – the world’s largest consumer electronics trade show.
Production Supervisor Terry Higgs tests the interactive lighting at the Microsoft CES booth. “We take weeks and essentially construct a building from scratch. Three days after the show ends, it’s nothing but bare concrete.”
The four-day show officially kicks off tonight, when Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer takes the stage at the Las Vegas Hilton to deliver his keynote speech. Last year, Ballmer assumed the role from Bill Gates, who had traditionally opened the show.
Last year’s show was beset with gloom as the U.S. economy seemed to be in free-fall. Attendees this year can take heart that the just-finished holiday shopping season saw surprisingly strong numbers.
Revenue from U.S. electronics sales between November 1 and December 24 rose 5.9 percent over the same period in 2008, estimates MasterCard Advisors' SpendingPulse, which tracks all forms of payment. CES-bound manufacturers hope consumers extend their holiday shopping season into the new year and buy some of the toys on display at the show, including TVs with 3-D displays, wafer-thin laptops, and a new generation of e-book readers.
But before the show begins, an incredible amount of work is underway to make sure the booths that will showcase all that technology are ready for attendees to arrive. As of Tuesday afternoon, thousands of workers were still swarming over the show’s estimated 2,500 exhibits. Like many others, Microsoft’s booth looked like it was far from ready for prime time.
“Twenty-four hours before a skyscraper opens, you still have guys painting the walls and pounding nails,” said Terry Higgs, production supervisor of Microsoft’s CES booth. “Then, 12 hours before the opening, the boxes go away, stuff disappears, and you’re in a brand-new building.”
At the last minute, the booth will be ready, predicted Higgs. “I feel confident,” he said. “We’re in really good shape.”
As Higgs spoke, all around him determined crews were drilling, hammering, and laying carpet. Forklifts whizzed by. Some 75 crew members were at work on the Microsoft booth, which will be a focal point for the media, partners, and interested consumers. With all that attention, nothing is left to chance, Higgs said.
Higgs has been in Vegas since Dec. 21, overseeing work on Microsoft’s 16,000 square feet of space from the moment when crews started laying cables and carpet.
Nearby, Paul John Liszweski, audiovisual and broadcast lead for the Microsoft team, put the finishing touches on what has been a five-month marathon to get the booth ready to showcase the company’s product groups including Microsoft Office, Windows and Surface. “I try to make their dreams come true in this little world,” he said.
Beth Honebrink, experiential technical manager, shows off a bass guitar from Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle that will be on display at Microsoft's CES booth.
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Once each group decided on a vision for its booth space, it fell to Liszweski to figure out how to wire it for sight and sound. A couple thousand feet of fiber optics cable later, the booth was nearly ready.
Along the way, Liszweski discovered he has another crucial duty once CES starts: DJ, spinning tunes in the media lounge.
What type of music will he play?
“Not techno lounge, not Sarah McLachlan,” he said. “It’s got to be chill – stuff I’d want playing while I had a cocktail with some friends. Maybe I’ll open with Snow Patrol.”
Colleague Beth Honebrink, an experiential technical manager, walked by carrying the bass guitar from “Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle.” If Liszweski was considering adding the Fab Four to his playlist, he doesn’t mention it.
Later, after the show ends, the crew will spend another few days stripping away the glitz and glamor. “It’s amazing to think about,” Higgs said. “We take weeks and essentially construct a building from scratch. Three days after the show ends, it’s nothing but bare concrete.”