Daily Archives: 7 April, 2011
Mission Possible: Make a Difference on Global Youth Service Day
Microsoft “InterroBang” game offers opportunities for youth to make a difference through service learning.
REDMOND, Wash. — April 6, 2011 — Calling all schools and students: Microsoft Partners in Learning, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), and Youth Service America (YSA) invite you to participate in the 23rd annual Global Youth Service Day, April 15–17, 2011. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to improve your community by playing “InterroBang.”
Cisco UCS C260 M2 Rack-Mount Server
Get Compact Performance in All Dimensions
The Cisco UCS C260 M2 Rack-Mount Server is one of the industry’s highest-density, 2-socket rack server platforms. This important new building block in the Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) portfolio offers compact performance for enterprise-critical applications within this architecture.
Microsoft and Toyota Announce Strategic Partnership on Next-Generation Telematics
Microsoft and Toyota to participate in 1 billion yen investment in Toyota Media Service Co.
REDMOND, Wash., and TOYOTA CITY, Japan — April 6, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. (TMC) today announced that they have forged a strategic partnership and plan to build a global platform for TMC’s next-generation telematics services using the Windows Azure platform. Telematics is the fusing of telecommunications and information technologies in vehicles; it can encompass GPS systems, energy management and other multimedia technologies.
Cisco Aironet 600 Series OfficeExtend Access Point
802.11n Wireless Performance and Reliability
Extend predictable 802.11n wireless coverage to the home teleworking environment with Cisco Aironet 600 Series OfficeExtend Access Points.
Increase productivity, lower cost, and gain business continuity with seamless , reliable, and highly secure access to networked services from the home or remote office.
Cisco Survey of Global Health Leaders Reveals That Collaboration Holds Greatest Potential for Health Sector Innovation
Respondents Identify Telehealth as Untapped Area of Growth
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 6, 2011 – Today at the World Health Congress, Cisco unveiled findings from a global health leader survey on national health sector innovation. The most significant findings from the online survey, commissioned by the Cisco® Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) and conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSRAI), reveal that collaboration and information-sharing among health professionals have the greatest near-term potential for facilitating large-scale health sector innovation.
Microsoft Appoints Chris Capossela as Senior Vice President, Consumer Channels and Central Marketing Group
Capossela also assumes the role of chief marketing officer for Microsoft.
REDMOND, Wash. — April 6, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has appointed Chris Capossela senior vice president of the Consumer Channels and Central Marketing Group. The newly formed Consumer Channels Group brings together Microsoft’s Retail, Mobile Operator and Distribution teams into one organization.
