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Honour for Cambridge lab head Honour for Cambridge lab head Andrew Herbert has always been fascinated by computing, completing his first degree in computational science in 1975 and since then gaining a PhD from... Read more >>
Nomadesk Elevator Pitch Nomadesk Elevator Pitch Nomadesk - a BizSpark member from Belgium - provide on-demand file sharing, synchronization and data security for the world’s increasingly ‘nomadic’... Read more >>
Safer Internet Day 2010 Safer Internet Day 2010 Safer Internet Day, organised by Insafe, will be celebrated on 9 February 2010 in more than 50 countries across the world and will this year... Read more >>
Data Protection Day 2010 - selected videos of Think Privacy campaign Data Protection Day 2010 - selected videos of Think Privacy campaign Short presentation of the selected videos for the Think Privacy competition ran by European Schoolnet and supported by Microsoft.The event took place... Read more >>
MyMedia European Microsoft Innovation Centre leads a EU Cofunded project that aims to tackle information overload. Microsoft partnerships with Univeristies,... Read more >>
Microsoft helps Volvo improve environment sustainability with unified communications Microsoft helps Volvo improve environment sustainability with unified communications Volvo chose Microsoft technology to help improve the company's collaboration, communication and environmental sustainability efforts.... Read more >>
Technology leadership in the 21st century: How cloud computing will change our world Brad Smith, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation gave a speech on: “Technology leadership in the 21st century: How cloud... Read more >>
Environment Dashboard Environment Dashboard The Environmental Sustainability Dashboard for Microsoft Dynamics AX enables midsize businesses to easily track their environmental impact and energy... Read more >>
New models to help understand European forests and climate change New models to help understand European forests and climate change Major advances in data availability, together with recent advances in computational modeling and data analysis techniques, are enabling Microsoft... Read more >>
Environment Dashboard Environment Dashboard The Environmental Sustainability Dashboard for Microsoft Dynamics AX enables midsize businesses to easily track their environmental impact and energy... Read more >>
Somniloquy Somniloquy Scientists from Microsoft Research in the United Kingdom and the United States and University of California have developed a prototype that allows... Read more >>
Microsoft Helps Businesses Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Costs Microsoft Helps Businesses Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Costs The Environmental Sustainability Dashboard for Microsoft Dynamics AX enables midsize businesses to easily track their environmental impact and energy... Read more >>
'Sleep Talking' PC’s Save Energy and Money 'Sleep Talking' PC’s Save Energy and Money A group of scientists from Microsoft Research in the United Kingdom and the United States and University of California have developed a prototype that... Read more >>
Businesses Access Grants Money Immediately Through a Zero Per Cent Interest Loan Businesses Access Grants Money Immediately Through a Zero Per Cent Interest Loan Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Portugal were struggling to use funding opportunities provided by the government. The awarding bodies’... Read more >>
International IT Organisation’s Initiative Helps Firms in Sweden Gain Skilled Workers International IT Organisation’s Initiative Helps Firms in Sweden Gain Skilled Workers Technology firms in Sweden were struggling to find skilled workers. With help from European Union Grants Advisor (EUGA) Sweden, the national... Read more >>
Europeans rate the air quality using the internet Europeans rate the air quality using the internet Through Eye on Earth, a repository for geographical environmental information created by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and Microsoft,... Read more >>
Eye on Earth Project Demo Eye on Earth Project Demo Prof. Jacqueline McGlade at EEA, Rob Bernard, Chief Environmental Strategist at Microsoft Corp and Ludo de Bock, Senior Director EU and NATO,... Read more >>
Jean Philippe Courtois on innovation (from the back of a cab) Jean Philippe Courtois on innovation (from the back of a cab) The President of Microsoft International, Jean Philippe Courtois, was recently interviewed in the back of a cab (of all places.) Read more >>
Britain Works Britain Works We are glad to see that we at Microsoft are taking on challenge and the leadership to boost skills and employability in Europe especially in today's... Read more >>
Interoperability and EU Services Directive Interoperability and EU Services Directive Video from Microsoft Interoperability Series on the EU Services Directive. Filmed in Brussels, October 2009. Read more >>
Windows 7 and interoperability Windows 7 and interoperability Erich Andersen, VP and Deputy General Counsel of the Windows Business at Microsoft, speaking about the prevalence of interoperability in Windows 7. Read more >>
Windows 7 and European ICT growth Windows 7 and European ICT growth Erich Andersen, VP and Deputy General Counsel of the Windows Business at Microsoft, speaking about Windows 7 as a potential driver of the European ICT... Read more >>
Microsoft and the eSkills Impact Microsoft and the eSkills Impact Lutz Ziob, General Manager of Microsoft Learning, speaks of the importance of ICT skills for the European economy and workforce. Filmed in Brussels in... Read more >>
Microsoft Get on the Bus Tour Microsoft Get on the Bus Tour Microsoft Learning drives around Europe with the Get on the Bus Tour. Video contains interview the participants as they stopped by Belgium.  Read more >>
Security Security The internet can act as a platform for Europe’s innovation and imagination, but only if public confidence is maintained and cybercrime tackled... Read more >>
Privacy Privacy Europeans are spending more of their lives online, with the web providing access to entertainment, banking and even healthcare. Yet the internet, to... Read more >>
Child Online Safety Child Online Safety The internet offers Europe’s children tremendous educational and social benefits, but may also expose them to harm. We therefore help raising... Read more >>
Interoperability Interoperability The ICT revolution continues to deliver new products and services to more --  and more diverse --  users, enabling greater productivity,... Read more >>
Accessibility Accessibility Information and communication technology (ICT) has the power to transform people’s lives by helping them to realise greater social and economic... Read more >>
John Vassallo on cloud computing and growth John Vassallo on cloud computing and growth Microsoft's Vice President for EU affairs blogs via video on how ICT can stimulate Europe's growth Read more >>
EEA and the Eye On Earth Project EEA and the Eye On Earth Project Information technology plays a crucial role in enabling EU environmental policy goals to become a reality. The Eye On Earth project is another example... Read more >>
Europeans rate water quality of beaches , lakes and rivers using the Internet Europeans rate water quality of beaches , lakes and rivers using the Internet Eye on Earth is a partnership created by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and Microsoft that allows Europeans to understand and rate the quality... Read more >>
e-skills in Europe: expert opinions Interviews with stakeholders on e-skills in Europe. Filmed at the launch of the report - Post Crisis: e-skills are needed to drive Europe’s innovation... Read more >>
Environmental Atlas of Europe Environmental Atlas of Europe Atlas, an online portal, uses the intuitive interface of Bing Maps to allow people to view stories about the impact of climate change across Europe. Read more >>
CITEVE for unemployed people CITEVE for unemployed people CITEVE and Microsoft join hands to support Portugals textile industry workers by providing them with IT training to update their skills and re-enter... Read more >>
Ray Ozzie on the cloud & interoperability Ray Ozzie on the cloud & interoperability PDC: Ray Ozzies keynote, highlighting choice, diversity -- and interoperability Read more >>
John Vassallo on Cloud Computing & Growth in Europe John Vassallo on Cloud Computing & Growth in Europe Microsoft's Vice President for EU Affairs talks about the role of ICT into driving European growth Read more >>
Partnerships for innovation: My Media Partnerships for innovation: My Media European Microsoft Innovation Centre leads a EU Cofunded project that aims to tackle information overload. Microsoft partnerships with Univeristies,... Read more >>
Best of SME day Best of SME day Best the 4th EU SME Day Of with JP Courtois, J Figel & P Jungen Read more >>
Best of Growth & Innovation Day Best of Growth & Innovation Day Best of with Viviane Reding, Meglena Kuneva, Neil Holloway, John Vassallo, Alexandr Vondra, Jan Muelfheit Read more >>
Eye on Earth - Waterwatch Eye on Earth - Waterwatch Eye on Earth allows governments, policymakers and individuals to compare the cleanliness of bathing water from sites across 27 European countries,... Read more >>