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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!!! Read More...
Posted Friday, June 19, 2009 3:32 PM by Mark Relph | 0 Comments

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 Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:13 PM by Mark Relph | 2 Comments

More OCAD/MSFT Press (Video) – This time TVO.org

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Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2009 9:08 PM by Mark Relph | 2 Comments
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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 Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:26 PM by Mark Relph | 0 Comments
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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 Read More...
Posted Monday, April 13, 2009 11:32 PM by Mark Relph | 1 Comments

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 Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 08, 2009 11:18 AM by Mark Relph | 0 Comments

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 Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 26, 2009 9:17 PM by Mark Relph | 1 Comments

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 Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 19, 2009 8:42 PM by Mark Relph | 1 Comments
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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 Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 19, 2009 8:36 PM by Mark Relph | 1 Comments
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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 Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 05, 2009 12:20 PM by Mark Relph | 1 Comments
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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 Read More...
Posted Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:49 AM by Mark Relph | 1 Comments
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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 Read More...
Posted Monday, December 15, 2008 4:48 PM by Mark Relph | 0 Comments
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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 Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 26, 2008 3:15 PM by Mark Relph | 1 Comments
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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 Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 26, 2008 10:48 AM by Mark Relph | 0 Comments
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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 Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 3:52 PM by Mark Relph | 1 Comments
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