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Friday, June 19, 2009 3:32 PM
Announcing – The Muchmusic Video Awards & Silverlight
The team has been hard at work to get this surprise ready and now we can let it out of the bag! We are happy to announce that MuchMusic will broadcast the MuchMusic Video Awards online in High Definition powered by Silverlight and SmoothHD technology!!!
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:13 PM
Changes.
I love my job. I really do. Not everyone gets to say that with as much passion as I can, so it’s a special privilege to be in this position (particularly in this economy). I believe that my role here at Microsoft Ca nada is one of the best
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 9:08 PM
More OCAD/MSFT Press (Video) – This time TVO.org
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:26 PM
More On OCAD & MSFT Canada – itbusiness.ca article
This appeared in the press today - Touching donation - Ontario college gets Microsoft Surface unit Microsoft is donating its much-publicized Surface hardware to the Ontario School of Art & Design so students can develop innovative software for the
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Monday, April 13, 2009 11:32 PM
Great Canadian User Experiences From MIX09
I was on the road when we held our local MIX09 media event for media on March 17th, so I couldn’t be there. But the good news is that we captured all the highlights on video. Video: Great examples of Canadian UX in action Don’t have time to watch? Here’s
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009 11:18 AM
Microsoft Canada & OCAD – Igniting the next generation of software design & user experience
Did you know that Toronto has the third-largest design workforce in North America, behind only New York and Boston? That’s good news for the GTA, especially given the current economy. Design is a growing, dynamic and increasingly important industry. As
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 9:17 PM
DreamSpark: Preparing the next-gen workforce
I have been thinking a lot lately about the IT skills shortage. According to the Information and Communications Technology Council , from 2008 to 2015, Canadian employers will need to recruit as many as 178,800 technology workers. But based on their projections
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Thursday, March 19, 2009 8:42 PM
In The News: User experience is the driving force of innovation: Microsoft Canada
Check out Liam Lahey’s article over at echannelline titled “User experience is the driving force of innovation: Microsoft Canada”. This is another piece coming out of MIX09 with a Canadian focus. “With the kickoff of the MIX09 conference in Las
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Thursday, March 19, 2009 8:36 PM
In The News: Microsoft releases Expression Blend 3; Canadian-based solution provider uses Expression Blend tool for Canada Post office outlet solution
Another good Canadian focused article coming out of MIX09 is in the news: Microsoft releases Expression Blend 3 - Canadian-based solution provider uses Expression Blend tool for Canada Post office outlet solution 3/19/2009 10:11:00 AM By: Maxine Cheung
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Thursday, March 05, 2009 12:20 PM
In The News: “Welcome to the global cloud”
I had the chance to chat with Briony Smith at itWorldCanada . She was doing an article on Cloud computing and the article appears here . We discussed how the Cloud is evolving, Microsoft’s views on how software will be built in the future, our Software
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:49 AM
Internet Safety - Microsoft Canada and Youthography Online Safety Survey
<< This is a repeat of a post from our new Microsoft Canada Corporate Citizenship Portal >> Internet Safety - Microsoft Canada and Youthography Online Safety Survey Posted Feb 24 2009, 11:00 PM by Microsoft Canada Co. Filed under: Internet
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Monday, December 15, 2008 4:48 PM
We Are Sponsoring HoHoTO
Check it out: http://hohoto.ca/ #hohoto is the party of the year. It’s your chance to meet and greet and shake your booty with Toronto’s twitterati ( that includes YOU ). Find out once and for all if there’s more to Toronto’s busy Twitter
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008 3:15 PM
Wired – Ozzie wants to push Microsoft back into Startup mode
I really enjoyed this article as it reflects a feeling I get internally everyday. http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/16-12/ff_ozzie The keynote speaker at this past summer's TechReady conference—a gathering of 6,000 or so Microsoft engineers
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008 10:48 AM
BizSpark In The News
Some news from our recent Bizspark launch…….. Microsoft BizSpark offers start ups "affordable access" to tech resources Canadian start ups trying to weather the current credit crunch and make a go of a new business may find Microsoft BizSpark
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008 3:52 PM
My Boss – Phil – In The National Post Talking “Upsize Innovation”
http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=991037 Phil, who is my boss and President of Microsoft Canada, has a great article talking about the importance of innovation and technology in tough economic times. “As instability continues to ripple through
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