January 2009 - Posts
Last June Microsoft Australia kicked off a forum on the topic of Politics and Technology. The first keynote speaker, political writer for the New York Times Magazine Matt Bai, was critical of the way new technologies were being used to push partisan political
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In a world first , Microsoft has hosted a senior Australian police officer for six months at its Redmond campus. Detective Superintendent Mick Kelsey from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) worked with various groups within the Corporation, undertaking
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Swearing in the President of the United States is rarely a perfunctory business. But the weight of expectation shouldered by the whole nation on 20 th January 2009 as then President-elect Obama moved through the ceremonial pre-requisites to the White
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US President Barack Obama's inauguration was the largest new media event ever, with internet users accessing and uploading videos, photos, text and having access to the best vantage points. Microsoft was able to capture the inaugural moment through Photosynth
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Michael Coutts Trotter – Director General, NSW Department of Education (pictured centre) with NSW teachers Microsoft Australia in partnership with the NSW Department of Education recognised the contribution of teachers and schools that participated in
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In November 2008, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Julia Gillard announced a new scheme to attract Australia’s best graduates into teaching. Under the program, high performing graduates will be able to enter teaching through a new pathway
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