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March 2006 - Posts

Finally - sunshine and in the 60s !

Finally, sunny and in the 60's on the Passaic! Hopefully the mean, mean wind from last week will calm down. Even though the tides this week are extreme, looking forward to getting some great rows in. Key lesson from rowing in swirly winds - again something Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 29, 2006 1:08 PM by Marc Monplaisir | 0 Comments
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Bill Gates Webcast - keynote at Convergence conference

Speaking in Dallas, Texas at the Microsoft Business Solutions Group’s 10th annual customer conference, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates will discuss how Microsoft is delivering the next generation of business value by combining Read More...
Posted Monday, March 27, 2006 10:48 AM by Marc Monplaisir | 0 Comments
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Manhattan Associates Announces Enhancements to its Integrated Logistics Solutions™, Built on Microsoft .NET

http://www.manh.com/news/ils_NET_enhancements.html .net manufacturing Read More...
Posted Monday, March 27, 2006 10:45 AM by Marc Monplaisir | 0 Comments
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BizTalk Server 2006 RTM announcement today

...been in the works for a while. Official release is at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/mar06/03-27BizTalk2006RTMPR.mspx microsoft interoperability .net Read More...
Posted Monday, March 27, 2006 10:42 AM by Marc Monplaisir | 0 Comments
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Blow, blow, blow your boat

Well, spring is kinda here, but rowing is still a challenge on the Passaic. The wind is blasting down the river and, while sections are still rowable in a single, the changing conditions make it very frustrating and hard to do anything other than UT2 Read More...
Posted Monday, March 20, 2006 1:29 PM by Marc Monplaisir | 2 Comments
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Steve Ballmer Webcast : People-ready Business Launch

On-demand webcast of Steve Ballmer's keynote at the People Ready Business Launch from last Thursday in New York. I was at the event collecting evaluations via an InfoPath form on a Tablet PC. The concept is quite good and will help Microsoft describe Read More...
Posted Sunday, March 19, 2006 9:34 AM by Marc Monplaisir | 0 Comments

New Wired article: InfoCard web security proposal

Interesting perspective of "TCP/IP" for security to be released with Windows Vista... http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.03/posts.html?pg=7 microsoft interoperability .net Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 14, 2006 12:18 PM by Marc Monplaisir | 0 Comments

New article on Origami in vertical applications

New article on how the recently-announced Origami ultra-mobile platform may find resonance in vertical applications. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1936144,00.asp .net manufacturing microsoft Read More...
Posted Monday, March 13, 2006 9:26 AM by Marc Monplaisir | 0 Comments
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New on-demand webcast from Microsoft CIO Ron Markezich about integrated communications

Join Microsoft Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Managed Solutions vice president Ron Markezich, CIO Magazine publisher Gary Beach, and Karin Borchert, CIO and Chief Operations Office (COO) of Factiva, a Dow Jones and Reuters company, as they discuss Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 07, 2006 1:45 PM by Marc Monplaisir | 2 Comments
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Interesting miscellanity - AWST article on possible spaceplane

As a former aerospace industry employee, I have interest in the history and development of very advanced technologies during the cold war and how these may have morphed based on the changing world political and threat environment over the years. I find Read More...
Posted Monday, March 06, 2006 11:40 AM by Marc Monplaisir | 1 Comments
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Upcoming BizTalk webcast series in March

...leading up to formal product release of BizTalk 2006. There are some giveaways here, including a free copy of BizTalk Developer Edition 2006 and SourceForce figures. http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/msdnbpi.mspx Also referenced in a blog post Read More...
Posted Monday, March 06, 2006 11:28 AM by Marc Monplaisir | 0 Comments
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New manufacturing case study - CapGemini at Arcelor Steel

https://members.microsoft.com/customerevidence/search/EvidenceDetails.aspx?EvidenceID=13560&LanguageID=1&PFT=Microsoft%20BizTalk%20Server&TaxID=18788 manufacturing Read More...
Posted Monday, March 06, 2006 11:21 AM by Marc Monplaisir | 0 Comments
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Brrr snow and wind

Too windy to row today - we got quite a good amount of snow last night, reminding me that we are still officially in the grips of winter. Back to the ergs and weights.... Snowman from this morning: Read More...
Posted Friday, March 03, 2006 2:15 PM by Marc Monplaisir | 0 Comments
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Dassault Systemes PLM Game

Interesting way to spend a few minutes familiarizing yourself with product lifecycle management. http://www.3ds.com/corporate/goodies/ manufacturing Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 02, 2006 10:49 AM by Marc Monplaisir | 1 Comments
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Just announced - Dassault Systemes to acquire MatrixOne

Increasing their clout in the PLM space. http://www.3ds.com/news-events/press-room/release/1102/1/ manufacturing Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 02, 2006 10:46 AM by Marc Monplaisir | 0 Comments
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How do you row a single with only one oar and win the Olympic double? Great French rowing videos

Permalink at http://www.coachthrasher.com/page/blog?entry=more_rowing_video ...Video of Fabrice Moreau - great technique in the single, featuring the very upright French style, plus some fun showing amazing balance skills and how to row a single with Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 02, 2006 10:32 AM by Marc Monplaisir | 1 Comments
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Rowing at a 26, how can you lower your split by 15 seconds?

I've spent the past week reacquainting myself with rowing a single rather than an erg. It has been really windy in New Jersey and the tides on the Passaic have been extreme (8-9 foot differential), which has made for some challenging conditions when trying Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 02, 2006 10:12 AM by Marc Monplaisir | 0 Comments

Microsoft Business and Industry Portal

New portal site aggregating information on products, partners, and evidence by industry. http://www.microsoft.com/business/default.mspx microsoft manufacturing Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 02, 2006 9:53 AM by Marc Monplaisir | 0 Comments
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New case study: Triquint Semiconductor

Triquint Semiconductor: Semiconductor Firm Migrates SAP to Microsoft on Dell; Doubles Performance, Pares Costs TriQuint Semiconductor provides high-performance modules and components for communications applications. The company uses SAP as its enterprise Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 02, 2006 9:49 AM by Marc Monplaisir | 0 Comments
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New case study: Cray

Supercomputer Leader Shortens Financial-Close Cycle by 20 Percent with Microsoft Office Solution At Cray, the monthly financial-close process was complex, involving six teams totaling more than 30 individuals distributed internationally and comprising Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 02, 2006 9:46 AM by Marc Monplaisir | 0 Comments
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Automotive News: Microsoft has lined up second major car deal

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060220/SUB/60217038/1003 microsoft manufacturing Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 02, 2006 9:41 AM by Marc Monplaisir | 0 Comments
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Fiat rolls out Microsoft-driven, in-car 'infotainment'

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/260913_software27.html manufacturing microsoft Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 02, 2006 9:29 AM by Marc Monplaisir | 0 Comments
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Automotive news: Microsoft offer dealers plug-and-play software

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060220/SUB/60216043&SearchID=73237227048999 manufacturing microsoft Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 02, 2006 9:18 AM by Marc Monplaisir | 0 Comments
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Upcoming Bill Gates webcast - keynote from Office Developer Conference

This was a hugely popular event last year when Bill introduced the concept of Connected Systems and demonstrated technology around Windows Workflow, Mendocino, and Office integration with SQL Server. Register now! MSDN Webcast: Bill Gates Office Developer Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 02, 2006 9:01 AM by Marc Monplaisir | 0 Comments
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