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Thoughts from Microsoft Ireland

A random collection of news and links about Microsoft Ireland by Tom Murphy

March 2008 - Posts

Windows Live Maps now offer Bird's Eye Views in Ireland...
If you click over to Windows Live Maps at http://maps.live.com you'll see that the folks in the Live Development Group in Dublin have added new bird's eye views of a number of Irish towns and cities including: Carlow Cork Galway Limerick Navan Wexford Read More...
Windows Live Calendar
Martha's taking a look at the new and improved Windows Live Calendar... Read more .... Read More...
Irish Microsoft Technology Conference hits Dublin on April 2nd
The third Irish Microsoft Technology Conference (IMTC), a three day event featuring over 40 technology sessions takes place in Dublin from April 2nd to April 4th 2008. The event is being run by IrishDev.com and many of the local Irish Microsoft Technology Read More...
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Released
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) has been released to Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Centre . There are two ways that customers can obtain Windows Vista SP1. They can download it manually from Windows Update and in a month Windows Update Read More...
Microsoft Announces New Accessibility Tools and Resources for Developers
Microsoft has launched a new online resource and released two new open-source accessibility testing tools for developers who want to create accessible and assistive technology products that make it easier for everyone —including people with impairments Read More...
Irish teacher wins European Innovative Teacher award!
Kate O'Connell, a teacher at Scoil Mhuire Kilvemnon, Mullinahone in Tipperary won First place at the Microsoft Innovative Teacher Forum held in Zagreb on Saturday March 8th 2008. Kate won the Award in the "Innovation in Community" category. Read More...
Windows Live.ie - Now available
If you're interested in signing up for Windows Live services such as Instant Messaging, Hotmail, Spaces, OneCare or the new Windows Live applications such as Windows Live Photo Gallery, you can now sign up for a Live.ie address. Just go here to sign up Read More...
Lorraine Keane, Caroline Casey and Senior Business Women Address Microsoft Employees on the Meaning of Success
Dublin: 12th March 2008 - Earlier today two of Ireland’s best know women, Lorraine Keane, Television presenter and host of TV3’s Xposé programme; and Caroline Casey, Social Entrepreneur and Award-winning business woman, addressed Microsoft Read More...
Digital Society: Volume 2, Issue 1 Published
    If you want to find out what's going on at Microsoft Ireland, why not download the latest issue of Digital Society our quarterly newsletter.   If you would like to receive a hard copy of Digital Society send us an e-mail with "Digital Read More...
Windows Server 2008 Launched in Ireland
Dublin: March 11th 2008 - The official Irish launch of Windows Server 2008; SQL Server 2008; and Visual Studio 2008 took place in Dublin today. The launch event was themed ‘Heroes Happen Here,’ to honour the thousands of IT professionals and Read More...
Dublin Inner City IT training centres upgraded
Minister of State Pat Carey today announced that ten Digital Community Centres across the inner city of Dublin have been upgraded to provide the local community with access and training on the latest technologies. The Digital Community Project aims to Read More...
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