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Microsoft Awards Up to $8 Million in Cash and Software to Help Veterans Get Jobs

By Guest PostNovember 10, 2010Technologyafghanistan, akhtar badshah, elevate america, Iraq, magdalena gonzalez, mi hausvater, Microsoft, microsoft information technology, military2microsoft, msit, naugle, technology jobs, veterans, vetworks, vin perrone

*Microsoft today awarded grants to six organizations that help veterans and their spouses find jobs. The grants were part of the company’s Elevate America Veterans Initiative, a series of training and placement programs.*

REDMOND, Wash. – Nov. 10, 2010 – Microsoft is providing millions of dollars in cash and software to help returning veterans find employment in technology jobs.

The company announced today the grant recipients of its Elevate America Veterans Initiative, a series of training and placement programs to help give veterans and their families the skills and resources they need to succeed in today’s work force. Six nonprofits that work with veterans and their spouses will share $2 million in cash and up to $6 million in software and information technology skills training curriculum. (more…)

Made in IBM Labs: New Chip Technology Paves the Way to a Faster Internet

By Guest PostNovember 10, 2010Technologychip making technology, cu 32 custom logic, dram technology, fiber optic, high speed serial cores, hss, ibm, ibm technology, internet, microelectronics, on chip static memory, semiconductor plant, semiconductors, simon segars, smart phones, sram, web traffic, wireless networks

*Helps networks to keep pace with exploding number of internet users — from people to machines*

ARMONK, N.Y., – 09 Nov 2010: IBM today announced a new chip-making technology that can be used to create advanced semiconductors that can keep pace with the exploding number of internet-connected devices and the tidal wave of data they are generating.

The Cu-32 Custom Logic offering employs unique IBM technology — designed by IBM Research — to dramatically increase the memory capacity and processing speeds of chips used in fiber-optic and wireless networks, and in such gear as routers and switches. The technology can help manufacturers and network operators handle the data deluge driven by consumers’ appetites for smart phones and other Web-connected devices. (more…)

SQL Server Masters Certification Goes Global

By Guest PostNovember 9, 20101 commentTechnologybrent ozar, don field, mcm, mcm exam, Microsoft, microsoft certified master exam, microsoft certified master program, microsoft sql server, nicolas husson, sql masters, sql server

*Microsoft dramatically expands access to one of its most elite certification programs.*

REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 9, 2010 — Microsoft is making it more feasible for some of the world’s most talented technology consultants, architects, database engineers and administrators to earn credentials and recognition for their skills. Starting today, the Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) Exam — which certifies professionals’ expertise in the data management platform — will be available in testing centers in nine countries. (more…)

IBM Pledges $50 Million To Create 100 Smarter Cities

By Guest PostNovember 9, 2010Technologybaltimore mayor, brazil, chengdu, China, citizen engagement, globe, greater charlotte, ho chi minh city, ibm, katowice, mecklenburg county, municipalities, philanthropic investment, poland, rio de janeiro, smarter cities challenge, stephanie rawlings blake, sustainability, Technology, Vietnam

ARMONK, N.Y. – 09 Nov 2010: IBM today inaugurated Smarter Cities Challenge, a competitive grant program in which IBM will award $50 million worth of technology and services to help 100 municipalities across the globe. Teams of IBM experts will provide city leaders with recommendations for successful growth, better delivery of municipal services, more citizen engagement, and improved efficiency.

This new program is the single-largest philanthropic investment currently planned by IBM, which made US$186 million worth of charitable contributions in 2009, comprising cash, technology, and consulting services. (more…)

Amazon Announces 70-Percent Revenue Share Terms Now Available for Kindle Magazine and Newspaper Publishers

By Guest PostNovember 9, 2010TechnologyAmazon, kindle, kindle magazine, kindle store, periodicals, peter larsen, publishers

*Starting today, publishers can use the new Kindle Publishing for Periodicals tool to more easily add content to the Kindle Periodicals Store*

SEATTLE, Nov 08, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com, Inc. today announced that magazine and newspaper publishers will soon be eligible to earn a larger share of revenue from each title they sell in the Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore). For each magazine or newspaper sold, publishers will be able to earn 70 percent of the retail price, net of delivery costs. These new 70-percent royalty terms will become available on December 1, 2010. (more…)

Windows Phone 7 Takes Aim at Bad Phone Design

By Guest PostNovember 8, 2010Technologyadvertising, at&t, bad mobile, harris interactive, katy asher, katy perry, maroon 5, Microsoft, minka kelly, mobile phone, samsung focus, smartphones, t-mobile, todd peters, united states, windows phone 7, YouTube

*Windows Phone 7 goes on sale today at AT&T and T-Mobile stores throughout the United States. The phone takes a new approach to smartphone design, hopefully addressing some of the “Bad Mobile Phone Behavior” called out in a new survey released today.*

REDMOND, Wash. – Nov. 8, 2010 – The mobile phone, like the craftiest of invasive species, knows no boundaries. It has crept into every inch of our lives, and spotting one in the bathroom or the bedroom can only elicit a weary response: “Really?”

According to a new survey released today, the answer across the country is a resounding – if resigned – “Yes.” (more…)

U.S. Online Display Advertising Market Delivers 22 Percent Increase in Impressions vs. Year Ago

By Guest PostNovember 8, 2010Technologyad impressions, Comscore, comscore ad metrix, experian, Facebook, internet users, jeff hackett, Microsoft, netflix, online advertising intelligence service, online display advertising market, rich media ads, scottrade, US, verizon, Yahoo

*Facebook.com Now Accounts for Nearly 1 in 4 Online Display Ads in U.S.*

RESTON, VA, November 8, 2010 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released an overview of the U.S. online display advertising market for Q3 2010, which showed strong gains following softness for much of 2009. Data from the comScore Ad Metrix online advertising intelligence service indicated that nearly 1.3 trillion display ads were delivered to U.S. Internet users during the third quarter, marking a 22-percent increase versus year ago. (more…)

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