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Microsoft’s First Annual Global BizSpark One Summit Brings Tech Startup Companies Together in Silicon Valley

By Guest PostOctober 27, 2010Technologybizspark one, calif, club cooee, danl lewin, david ossip, dayforce, flixster, glostream, matthew clark, micah baldwin, Microsoft, microsoft bizspark one summit, mountain view, technology startups

*Some of the world’s most accomplished entrepreneurs and venture capitalists gather to share insights, knowledge and resources with young companies.*

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Oct. 27, 2010 –

Executives from dozens of the world’s most promising technology startups are coming together today in Mountain View, Calif., to explore the challenges and best approaches to creating new technologies and businesses. The Microsoft BizSpark One Summit is the first annual gathering of participants in BizSpark One, a program that offers Microsoft technologies and gives support to young companies pioneering new business and technologies.

Microsoft executives and members of the entrepreneurial community will share experiences, foster discussions, problem-solve, and in general offer support for the young companies. “The objective of the One Summit is to share the collective knowledge and experience of those attending,” says Dan’l Lewin, corporate vice president of Strategic and Emerging Business Development at Microsoft. “These are smart, capable people who can benefit greatly from the exchange of knowledge and insights on growing a business and taking on the challenges of success.” (more…)

The Netherlands Leads Europe in Online Visit Frequency

By Guest PostOctober 27, 20102 commentsTechnologyaol, Comscore, digital world, dutch internet users, european countries, Facebook, hyves, instant messaging, internet usage, media metrix, Microsoft, nedstat, Social networking, the netherlands, Twitter, wolf allisat, Yahoo

*Average Internet User in the Netherlands Spent Nearly 32 Hours Online in September 2010*

London, U.K., 27 October, 2010 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of internet usage in the Netherlands based on the comScore Media Metrix audience measurement service. The data revealed that the Netherlands ranked highest among European countries in terms of frequency of internet visitation with 78.2 visits per visitor in September 2010. Dutch internet users also exhibit strong engagement with an average of 31.9 hours per visitor spent online in September 2010. Users spent most of their time on Portals (7.2 hours), followed by Instant Messaging (6.9 hours), Social Networking (3.5 hours) and E-Mail (3.1 hours). (more…)

comScore Ranks Web Properties and Site Categories in Spain

By Guest PostOctober 26, 2010TechnologyComscore, comscore media metrix, el pais, Facebook, Google, grupo prisa, iberia, internet audience, jaime agullo, Microsoft, rcs media group, Social networking, spain, spanish internet users, spanish publishing house, terra telefonica, web properties, YouTube

*More Than 90 Percent of the Spanish Internet Population Uses the Web for Search and Social Networking*

MADRID, Spain, 26 October, 2010 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a ranking of the top ten Web properties and categories in Spain based on the comScore Media Metrix audience measurement service for September 2010. The data revealed that each of the top ten web properties in Spain have grown over the past year, with Facebook exhibiting the strongest growth with a 49 percent increase. The most visited categories in Spain were Portals, which reached 99.5 percent of the total Internet audience, Search/Navigation (92.1 percent reach) and Social Networking (90.1 percent reach). (more…)

Bing National Tailgating Championship to Decide America’s Top Tailgaters

By Guest PostOctober 25, 2010Technologybing, bing national tailgating championship, brats versus burgers, dallas, danielle tiedt, decision engine, football, fort worth, joe cahn, Microsoft, recipes, tailgate to tailgate, tailgaters, tailgating institute of america, taxicab, team jersey versus winter coat, the commish, tia, weather

REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 25, 2010 — Brats versus burgers; team jersey versus winter coat; early departure versus post-game party in the parking lot — all are important game-day decisions for football fans and tailgaters this time of year.

Today, Bing, the Decision Engine from Microsoft Corp. that provides football fans with everything they need to make these vital game-day choices, is introducing a new competition that will celebrate tailgating and crown the team that makes the best tailgating decisions in four key categories: cooking, sports trivia, parking lot athletics and team spirit. (more…)

Samsung Electronics Completes Windows 7 Deployment in Korean Offices

By Guest PostOctober 22, 2010TechnologyMicrosoft, pc management, samsung electronics co, samsung group, south korea, su mi lee, windows 7, windows 7 enterprise, windows 7 operating system

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REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 22, 2010 —

Microsoft Corp. today announced that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a Windows 7 Enterprise customer and the flagship company of the Samsung Group, has completed deployment of Windows 7 throughout its offices in South Korea, the global headquarters of the consumer electronics manufacturing company. Samsung Electronics’ offices in South Korea house a majority of the company’s 150,000 employees worldwide.

To reduce the amount of time spent managing its client computing environment, Samsung Electronics upgraded to the Windows 7 Enterprise operating system and the Windows Internet Explorer 8 browser across its offices in South Korea. As a result of the deployment, Samsung Electronics has enhanced IT security; simplified IT maintenance, which resulted in a 20 percent cost savings; reduced power consumption by 34 percent; and significantly improved employee productivity. (more…)

comScore Announces New Initiative For No Cost Tagging of Website Server Data with Media Metrix 360 in Hong Kong and Taiwan

By Guest PostOctober 21, 20101 commentTechnologyadvertising, asia-pacific, Comscore, digital economy, digital measurement solution, discuss, Google, hong kong, kevin huang, media metrix 360, Microsoft, networld technology limited, online channel, online measurement, oscar leung, taiwan, uwants, victor cheng, web usage, Yahoo

*comScore’s Unified Digital Measurement Approach Continues to Gain Industry Support*

*Yahoo! Sites Ranks as Top Internet Property in Hong Kong*

Hong Kong, October 21, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced that it will offer free participation in Media Metrix 360 to online publishers in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Under this new initiative any publisher can now participate in Media Metrix 360 measurement with no implementation fee for tagging their website server data, providing publishers of all sizes the ability to participate in this enhanced, unified approach to digital measurement. comScore also announced growing industry support of the comScore Media Metrix 360 measurement solution, with Discuss.com.hk and Uwants.com recently becoming the first Hong Kong-based publishers to participate in this approach. (more…)

Microsoft Makes Its Largest Technology Donation Ever to a Single Los Angeles School to Help Prepare Students for Their Future

By Guest PostOctober 20, 2010Technologyanthony salcito, antonio villaraigosa, boyle heights neighborhood, digigirlz, engineering, felicitas and gonzalo mendez learning center, hardware, los angeles mayor, los angeles schools, marshall tuck, math, Microsoft, microsoft education, microsoft visual studio, partnership, Science, software, Technology, unified school district, us job market

*More than $1 million will enable the Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez Learning Center to improve student skills in science, technology, engineering and math.*

Microsoft Main Campus, Redmond, Wash. Image credit: Microsoft

LOS ANGELES — Oct. 20, 2010 —

Microsoft Corp. today announced it is providing the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools with a more than $1 million grant to purchase new software and hardware for the two schools at the Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez Learning Center. This grant will help bring state-of-the-art technology to the campus, helping bridge the technology gap of this underserved community. The grant also includes a $50,000 cash donation portion that will provide for ongoing technical support, teacher and student training, curriculum, and mentoring opportunities for students to learn about and explore careers. The goal is to create an instructional model that can be replicated and scaled throughout Los Angeles Unified School District and elevate teacher and student technology skills, thereby preparing youth for the competitive Los Angeles and U.S. job market. Microsoft education executives and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced the sizeable donation this morning at a press conference at Mendez, where city leaders, school leaders, teachers and students saw a preview of the new software and technology. (more…)

Countdown to Kinect: 17 Controller-Free Games Launch in November

By Guest PostOctober 18, 2010Technologyellen degeneres, geoffrey the giraffe, holiday season, jackie evancho, kinect, Microsoft, mike delman, next big thing, oprah show, richard barry, show, susan boyle, the nutcracker, times square, xbox 360

About the image: A screenshot from Kinect Adventures, one of 17 controller-free games that will be available when Kinect for Xbox 360 becomes available in November. Image credit: Microsoft

REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 18, 2010 —

Tune in to see it on “The Oprah Show^®.” And find out what has Ellen DeGeneres moving and grooving. Even Geoffrey the Giraffe^® knows Kinect for Xbox 360 is sure to be the hottest gift this holiday. Today, the countdown to Kinect begins, as Microsoft Corp. announced the launch of a multiyear advertising campaign and revealed the complete lineup of 17 controller-free games that will transform living rooms around the world starting on Nov. 4. (more…)