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Microsoft to Acquire Skype

By Guest PostMay 10, 2011Technologyandreessen horowitz, cpp investment board, ebay, egon durban, europlay capital advisors, hotmail, joltid limited, kurt delbene, lync, messenger, Microsoft, microsoft acquisition of skype, microsoft ceo, neil stevens, outlook, silver lake, skype, skype ceo, steve ballmer, tony bates, xbox and kinect, xbox live

*Combined companies will benefit consumers, businesses and increase market opportunity.*

REDMOND, Wash., and LUXEMBOURG – May 10, 2011 – Microsoft Corp. and Skype Global S.à r.l today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire Skype, the leading Internet communications company, for $8.5 billion in cash from the investor group led by Silver Lake. The agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both Microsoft and Skype.

The acquisition will increase the accessibility of real-time video and voice communications, bringing benefits to both consumers and enterprise users and generating significant new business and revenue opportunities. The combination will extend Skype’s world-class brand and the reach of its networked platform, while enhancing Microsoft’s existing portfolio of real-time communications products and services. (more…)

Independent Study Demonstrates Productivity Gains and ROI of 243 Percent for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011

By Guest PostMay 3, 2011Technologybrad wilson, businesses, forrester consulting, Microsoft, microsoft dynamics crm 2011, microsoft outlook, risk adjusted roi, roi, total economic impact

*Data details extensive quantitative savings and efficiencies from implementation of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011.*

REDMOND, Wash. — May 3, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. today released the results of a Microsoft-commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting, “The Total Economic Impact of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011,” May 2011. The Total Economic Impact^TM, a standard methodology developed by Forrester Research Inc., captures and quantifies the voice of the customer relative to technology investments. This study concludes that a 2,000-employee composite organization with an initial deployment of 50 users would experience a three-year, risk-adjusted ROI of 243 percent^* over a payback period of 4.1 months. Forrester Consulting credits the familiar, intelligent and connected experiences delivered by Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 as fundamental to the ROI and rapid payback period. (more…)

Orion Energy Systems Sees the Light, Moves Data to Windows Azure

By Guest PostMay 2, 2011Technologyenergy consumption data, intelite, jason young, Microsoft, microsoft sql azure, prashant ketkar, save energy, sensor and control solution, that orion energy systems, windows azure platform

*Energy-management company switches to cloud-based platform to provide customers with a robust, consolidated view of energy-usage data.*

REDMOND, Wash. — May 2, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Orion Energy Systems is using the Windows Azure platform to host InteLite, a sensor-and-control solution designed to help Orion customers save energy and control lighting costs. This move will enable building managers to view energy-consumption data from multiple facilities on the Windows Azure platform, while providing Orion with approximately a $57,000 savings each year in hardware, labor and maintenance costs. (more…)

Microsoft Reports Record Third-Quarter Results

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*Strong enterprise and Xbox momentum drive revenue growth of 13% and earnings per share of $0.61.*

REDMOND, Wash. — Apr. 28, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. today announced third-quarter revenue of $16.43 billion for the quarter ended Mar. 31, 2011, a 13% increase from the same period of the prior year. Operating income, net income, and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $5.71 billion, $5.23 billion, and $0.61 per share, which represented increases of 10%, 31%, and 36%, respectively, when compared with the prior year period. Diluted earnings per share included a $0.05 tax benefit primarily related to an agreement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to settle a portion of their audit of tax years 2004 to 2006.

“We delivered strong financial results despite a mixed PC environment, which demonstrates the strength and breadth of our businesses,” said Peter Klein, chief financial officer at Microsoft. “Consumers are purchasing Office 2010, Xbox and Kinect at tremendous rates, and businesses of all sizes are purchasing Microsoft platforms and applications.” (more…)

Harmonic Convergence: Music and Social Networking Join Forces

By Guest PostApril 27, 2011Technologybada, bizspark one startup, calabrese, ceo of soundtrckr, daniele calabrese, geo referencing, global geo referencing technology, icebreaker, internet explorer 9, internet radio, iPhone, madrid, medianet, Microsoft, music, nightclub, nokia, pandora, philadelphia, Social networking, soundtrckr, windows phone 7, world bank

*BizSpark One startup Soundtrckr lets listeners discover, play and share music on their terms — alongside their friends.*

REDMOND, Wash. — April 27, 2011 — Soundtrckr, a BizSpark One startup, mashes Internet radio with social networking and location-awareness to help users create a soundtrack for their lives.

Sometimes, opportunity presents itself when least expected. That’s what Daniele Calabrese, founder and CEO of Soundtrckr, discovered as he boarded a plane bound to Philadelphia from Madrid. Calabrese was launching a new concept in radio called Soundtrckr, a geo-social Internet music service. In its infancy, Soundtrckr just needed the right connections to take it to the heights Calabrese was convinced it could reach. He sat down and met his seat mate. (more…)

comScore Releases March 2011 U.S. Search Engine Rankings

By Guest PostApril 13, 2011Technologyask network, bing, Comscore, Google, google sites, Microsoft, search queries, Yahoo

RESTON, VA, April 13, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in March with 65.7 percent of search queries conducted. (more…)

Microsoft Ready to Turn Advertising Upside Down

By Guest PostMarch 31, 2011Technologyandrew zimmern, big motivation, brian grazer, ceo, coca cola, curbside cuisine, darren huston, ebay, ellie goulding, joyride, kinect, kinect for xbox 360, kinect game, Microsoft, microsoft advertising, microsoft technology, modern family, pizza hut, ron howard, steve ballmer, t-mobile, the art of imagination, toyota venza, woody allen movie, xbox

*Microsoft is “just scratching the surface” of what’s coming in digital advertising, said CEO Steve Ballmer. He spoke at Imagine 2011, the company’s advertising and marketing thought leadership conference.*

REDMOND, Wash. – March 31, 2011 – While Microsoft Advertising was busy on Wednesday helping T-Mobile stream a live Ellie Goulding concert across three screens, a first for both companies, CEO Steve Ballmer was thinking of the next big opportunity in advertising.

Microsoft has “a deep drive, commitment, and a lot of great work going on in all of our great brands to let our clients and consumers take advantage of the next generation of technology,” said Ballmer, speaking Wednesday at Microsoft’s Imagine 2011 marketing leadership summit. (more…)

UNI/CARE Moves Electronic Health Record for Connected Health and Human Services Onto Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011

By Guest PostMarch 29, 2011Technologyamalga, care, connected and coordinated system of care, electronic health record, healthcare, healthvault, her, jack hersey, may ahdab, Microsoft, microsoft dynamics crm 2011, primary care, pro filer 2011, systems, uni

*Microsoft alliance will extend combined offering to its network of partners.*

SARASOTA, Fla., and REDMOND, Wash. — March 29, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. and UNI/CARE Systems today announced they will work together to enhance coordinated care and information sharing in health and human services by pairing UNI/CARE’s Pro-Filer™ 2011 electronic health record (EHR) with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011.

Pro-Filer 2011 is an ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies fully certified EHR for public and behavioral health, utilized across approximately 500 agencies in 42 states. With Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011, the combined technology platform will break down silos across agencies, departments and programs, such as behavioral health, public health, child and family services, primary care, and corrections and rehabilitation, to facilitate collaboration, coordinate services, help improve quality and outcomes, and enhance efficiencies. (more…)

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