November, 2009

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal   Yesterday I attended an inspirational event at the White House where President Obama announced “ Educate to Innovate ”, a national program designed to help U.S. students improve their science...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal In 1997 when the Mars Pathfinder began to transmit images back to Earth after its seven-month journey through space, I remember being awestruck by the TV coverage. The barren vistas, talcum-powder...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal   When it comes to cloud computing, federal customers have a lot to consider and new business options to explore nearly every day.  And while “the cloud” is still in its infancy, today, I...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal  I’ve discussed the importance of interoperability at length because it’s essential to providing government with the choice it needs to build the best solutions, and interoperable software is...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal   Veteran’s Day is a time to give thanks to the brave men and women that serve and protect our country, and on Monday we were honored to partner with the Washington Capitals , Federal News Radio...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal   Open government promises increased transparency and public participation.  To achieve It, agencies must make data available to citizens that they are able to access, understand, and use...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal   Earlier this month Gartner released its 2009 Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace , and we are proud that Microsoft is positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant.  We are ranked...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal   This week a few of my Microsoft colleagues attended the annual ACT-IAC Executive Leadership Conference (ELC) in Williamsburg, and they all came back raving about the technical innovation that...