October 3, 2007
Microsoft unveils Zune Social, new Zune devices, innovative Zune software and redesigned Zune Marketplace
Zune Drives Next Generation of Digital Music Experience With Community Web Site Built Around Music.
Photo: Microsoft Corporate Vice President, J Allard, and Chairman, Bill Gates, unveil the newest Zune media players. From Redmond, Wash., today, Microsoft Corp. announces updated devices and a new community music site.
SEATTLE, Oct. 3 -- Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates and Corporate Vice President J Allard unveiled the next generation of Zune(R) portable media players, software and online store. Gates and Allard also introduced Zune Social, a beta online community Web site built around and powered by people's passion for music.
The two new models of Zune portable media players feature the new Zune Pad, an innovative touch-sensitive button for navigating on the device, as well as wireless sync, a feature that allows Zune devices to automatically sync over the device owner's home wireless network when it is connected to an AC adaptor, in a dock or speaker dock accessory. Existing Zune owners will automatically receive new software features, the redesigned PC and device software and access to the new Zune Marketplace when everything is released to the public in mid-November.
"Twenty years ago we bet the company on an integrated productivity suite of word processing, spreadsheets and presentations, and we changed the way people work," Gates said. "Today we're making big bets on games, music, video and connecting these entertainment experiences to help change the way people play."
"By tapping into customers' passion for music with Zune Social, we're starting to change the game," Allard said. "This lets us start building a new, more valuable kind of relationship with consumers that, combined with other Zune innovations, will start to drive the entire music industry forward."
Zune is Microsoft's music and entertainment brand that provides an integrated digital entertainment experience. The Zune platform includes a line of portable digital media players, the Zune Marketplace online store, and Zune Social, a beta online community Web site created to help people discover music. Zune is part of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division and supports the company's software-based services vision to help drive innovation in the digital entertainment space. |GlobalGiants.com|
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October 1, 2007
Siemens Systems at BBC and ITV
London, October 1, 2007 -- The United Kingdom's broadcasters are getting equipped for the digital age. Siemens is installing integrated digital production systems at the broadcasters ITV and BBC. In the future, the editors will edit their reports on the PC, and will be able to access the archives, research, cut and provide the finished report to production all from the same place. The result will be more current reports and more flexible program production. The picture shows the BBC building in Scotland. |GlobalGiants.com|
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September 25, 2007
MOBILE IMAGING AND PRINTING CONSORTIUM: Knicks City Dancers Up Close and Digital
Photo: KnicksCityDancers Up Close and Digital: Sponsored by MIPC (The Mobile Imaging & Printing Consortium) Digital Life 2007 attendees will have the opportunity to pose for camera phone photos with the Knicks City Dancers and walk away with their prints in seconds.
NEW YORK, Sept. 25 -- The Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium (MIPC) announces that on Friday and Saturday, September 28-29, 2007, New York's Digital Life attendees will have the opportunity to pose for camera phone photos with the Knicks City Dancers and walk away with their prints in seconds.
MIPC will showcase how widely available technologies such as Bluetooth and PictBridge can unlock a world of convenience for cell phone users to capture photos on the go and get great results in their hands instantly. MIPC will demonstrate how users can gain the flexibility to go from shoot to print in just a few simple steps.
"You will be surprised by the ease and simplicity of today's camera phone printing solutions. Digital Life attendees will be able to capture their memories with The New York Knicks City Dancers and print them instantly to show their friends at home," said MIPC Board member and Kodak Senior Marketing Manager, Jack Rieger.
Canon, Epson, HP, Kodak, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Lexmark are among several major companies supporting the MIPC Mission. Ramon Garrido, MIPC Chairman and HP program director, said the consortium enables consumers to free their photos from their phones. "These representative companies have come together on behalf of the consumer to streamline the mobile imaging and printing process. It is the MIPC Mission to enable customers to easily print from their camera phones however, whenever, wherever."
The Knicks City Dancers will be appearing at New York's Digital Life Show in the MIPC booth of the Javitz Center on September 28 and 29 from 12pm to 4pm. MIPC is encouraging the visitors to have their pictures taken with the Knicks City Dancers and experience the ease of printing from camera phones firsthand.
The MIPC is a non-profit industry association founded in 2004 by Canon, Epson and HP, leading companies in home photo printing. The MIPC enables mobile printing solutions by fostering collaboration across the hardware, software and wireless technologies involved in mobile imaging and printing.
MIPC Members represent the most prestigious companies in the mobile imaging and printing space. Those represented companies include: Aplix Corporation, Brother Industries Ltd., Canon Inc., Cerience Corporation, Eastman Kodak Company, Fujifilm Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Company, Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., Lexmark International, Inc., MCCI Corporation, Micron Technology, Motorola Inc., NEC Corporation, Nokia, Olivetti, Olympus Corporation, Ricoh Company, Ltd., Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., and Seiko Epson Corporation. |GlobalGiants.com|
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September 18, 2007
Microsoft at Advertising Week 2007
Microsoft will participate in featured events and industry sessions at annual advertising industry gathering.
Photo: Print Advertising.
Microsoft Corp. will participate in and be a sponsor of a number of public exhibits, keynote addresses and workshop sessions at Advertising Week, MIXX and the Online Media, Marketing and Advertising (OMMA) Conference & Expo in New York, Sept. 24-28. Hosted by a set of premier national advertising associations, Advertising Week is the largest annual gathering of advertising and media decision-makers in North America.
Advertising Week is built on the commitment to celebrate creativity. It is about focusing the industry and public at-large on the social impacts of advertising and the influence advertising has on our economic fabric. It includes public events, keynotes and panels, major conferences and expositions, and a wide variety of special events. |GlobalGiants.com|
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August 29, 2007
ROSETTA STONE INC. VERSION 3
Photo: Rosetta Stone Inc., creator of the world's leading language-learning software, has introduced Rosetta Stone Version 3 Personal Edition. It is an interactive software program that uses technology to create an environment of immersion in the language, which, according to the company, is the fastest, most effective way to learn a new language. |GlobalGiants.com|
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August 8, 2007
iPhone has ushered in an era of software power and sophistication in a mobile device : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: iPhone has introduced an entirely new user interface based on a revolutionary multi-touch display and pioneering new software that allows users to control iPhone with just a tap, flick or pinch of their fingers. iPhone combines three products into one small and lightweight handheld device—a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod, and the Internet in your pocket with best-ever applications on a mobile phone for email, web browsing and maps. |GlobalGiants.com|
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May 30, 2007
Apple Announces iTunes U on the iTunes Store : GlobalGiants.com
Free Content From Top Universities Now Available.
Photo: Apple(R) today announced the launch of iTunes(R) U, a dedicated area within the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com) featuring free content such as course lectures, language lessons, lab demonstrations, sports highlights and campus tours provided by top US colleges and universities. (Apple)
CUPERTINO, Calif., May 30 -- Apple(R) today announced the launch of iTunes(R) U, a dedicated area within the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com) featuring free content such as course lectures, language lessons, lab demonstrations, sports highlights and campus tours provided by top US colleges and universities including Stanford University, UC Berkeley, Duke University and MIT.
Created in collaboration with colleges and universities, iTunes U makes it easier than ever to extend learning, explore interests, learn more about a school and stay connected with an alma mater. Content from iTunes can be loaded onto an iPod(R) with just one click and experienced on-the-go, anytime, making learning from a lecture just as simple as enjoying music. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Microsoft Launches New Product Category -- Surface Computing : GlobalGiants.com
Surface Computing Comes to Life in Restaurants, Hotels, Retail Locations and Casino Resorts.
First commercially available surface computer from Microsoft provides effortless interaction with information using touch, natural gestures and physical objects.
Photos: On May 30, Microsoft Corp. unveiled Microsoft Surface, the company's first commercially available surface computer. Surface is a 30-inch display in a table-like form factor that users interact with through touch, natural gestures and objects placed on the surface. The intuitive user interface works without a mouse or keyboard, giving people direct interaction with digital content -- such as viewing, stretching, sorting and sharing digital photos by sliding their fingers across the surface. (Microsoft Corp.)
CARLSBAD, Calif., May 30 -- Picture a surface that can recognize physical objects from a paintbrush to a cell phone and allows hands-on, direct control of content such as photos, music and maps. Today at the Wall Street Journal's D: All Things Digital conference, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer will unveil Microsoft Surface(TM), the first in a new category of surface computing products from Microsoft that breaks down traditional barriers between people and technology. Surface turns an ordinary tabletop into a vibrant, dynamic surface that provides effortless interaction with all forms of digital content through natural gestures, touch and physical objects. Beginning at the end of this year, consumers will be able to interact with Surface in hotels, retail establishments, restaurants and public entertainment venues. |GlobalGiants.com|
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May 9, 2007
Panasonic debuts Strada, its Mobile Navigation System : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: With double-digit sales growth forecasted for the next three years in the mobile navigation market, Panasonic debuted Strada, the first in what will be a line of mobile navigation systems from Panasonic this year. Ted Ueda, right, of Panasonic Automotive Systems and Rob Lopez, National Marketing Manager, Panasonic Mobile Electronics Division, demonstrate the product at the U.S. Launch on May 8, 2007, in NYC. |GlobalGiants.com|
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April 30, 2007
Bus and Train Tickets via Mobile Phone : GlobalGiants.com
Siemens puts its mobile ticket vending machine on track.
Starting today, some 13 million people in eleven German cities and regions can pay for their bus and train tickets via mobile phone using standardized software. The system will be tested over a two year period.
It was developed by member companies and groups of the Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen (VDV, Association of German Transport Companies) and Siemens IT Solutions and Services, DVB LogPay and the Fraunhofer Institute IVI in Dresden. Siemens developed and will operate the IT solution for the duration of the pilot. Participating cities include Chemnitz, Essen, Dresden, Dusseldorf, Luebeck, Hamburg, Nuremberg, Ulm, Wuppertal and the Oberlausitz and Vogtland regions. |GlobalGiants.com|
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March 6, 2007
Avaya and Lenovo to Provide Customers Enhanced IP Communications on ThinkPad Notebooks : GlobalGiants.com
Professionals Will Access Full Range of Telephony Features with Highest Levels of Security and Ease-of-Use Wherever They Work.
Photo: Lenovo and Avaya today announced collaboration plans to enhance the IP communications experience on ThinkPad notebooks. Joint solutions will enable Lenovo's market-leading integrated fingerprint reader and Password Manager technologies to support Avaya's IP Softphone solution for user authentication. A future capability being demonstrated at VoiceCon transforms Lenovo's ThinkLight, on the top of the screen bezel, into a visual alert that advises the computer user to check voice mail.
ORLANDO, Fla., March 6 -- Lenovo and Avaya (NYSE:AV) today announced plans to collaborate on IP and unified communications solutions that combine both companies' award-winning technologies. Lenovo and Avaya will work together to enhance the IP communications experience on ThinkPad notebooks, giving business users the highest levels of security, usability and quality of service as they place and receive phone calls from their notebook PCs.
Avaya is a leading global provider of business communications applications, software and services. Lenovo is a leading PC company.|GlobalGiants.com|
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February 12, 2007
SPACE WINNER : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Teresa de Onis, left, Aaron Coldiron, second to right, and former astronaut Commander John Herrington, right, award William Temple, second to left, a flight suit as the winner of the Vanishing Point contest, Monday, Feb. 12, 2007 in Burns Flat, Okla. William Temple wins a trip to space from Microsoft, AMD and Rocketplane as part of the Windows Vista launch.
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January 30, 2007
MICROSOFT VISTA LAUNCH IN GEORGIA, USA : GlobalGiants.com
PHOTO: Microsoft representative Christopher Flores demos the new Windows Vista operating system to a customer today at the local retail event at Circuit City in Alpharetta, GA. To kick off the launch of Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system on Tuesday, January 30, 2007, Microsoft and retail partners across the USA are providing demos and holding sweepstakes including a $25,000 PC lab for a school in each participating city. [GlobalGiants.com]
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January 29, 2007
Microsoft Launches Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 to Consumers Worldwide : GlobalGiants.com
Flagship products available at over 39,000 retail locations and online around the world.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29 -- On Jan. 30 the most significant product launch in Microsoft Corp.'s history culminates in the release to consumers of the Windows Vista(TM) operating system and Microsoft(R) Office 2007. Starting tomorrow, these two flagship products will be available in more than 70 countries, in 19 languages (with 99 languages anticipated by the end of the year), and at more than 39,000 retail stores and online. The launch marks the achievement of an unprecedented collaboration between Microsoft and its customers and partners, and ushers in an era in which personal computing is easier, safer and more enjoyable than ever before.
"Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 will transform the way people work and play," said Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft. "Personal computers have become a key part of the daily lives of almost a billion people worldwide. Millions of consumers had a hand in helping us design, test and create the most exciting versions of Windows and Office we've ever released. Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 squarely address the needs and aspirations of people around the globe."
Photo: Windows Vista Photo Gallery
The consumer launch of Windows Vista is also expected to unleash a flood of new next-generation hardware, software and entertainment devices and services. Currently, more than 1.5 million devices and peripherals are on the market that work with Windows Vista, including more than 2,500 that are Certified for Windows Vista. In addition, thousands of PC manufacturers and system builders around the globe will deliver the Windows Vista operating system and Microsoft Office 2007 on new PCs.
Microsoft also kicked off its global television, Web, and out-of-home and theater advertising campaigns encouraging people to see the "wow" of Windows Vista. The global campaign will reflect the exciting possibilities that Windows Vista will deliver to customers around the world. [GlobalGiants.com]
A New Era of Personal Computing
Windows Vista and the latest release of Microsoft Office feature dramatic graphic enhancements to the interface that make the desktop more visually exciting and significantly easier to use. With simple and intuitive tools, consumers can easily create and share digital documents, photos, music and videos, participate in digital communities, and play online and offline games.
With Windows Vista, consumers will be able to experience all kinds of entertainment -- from television to video games to music and movies -- how and when they want. Keeping in touch with family, friends and colleagues using e-mail, voice recording or video will be richer and more convenient. Redesigned user interfaces will increase productivity and ease of use, helping consumers and small businesses produce documents -- from a marketing plan to a child's birthday invitation -- that look better and are more professional in less time. Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 will continue to improve access to information with new tools that make it easy to find the right piece of information -- be it an e-mail message, image, note or media clip - no matter where it is stored.
The new versions of Windows and Microsoft Office also deliver advances in family safety by empowering parents to better manage and monitor their children's PC and Internet activities. With a few simple clicks in the new Windows Vista Parental Controls center, parents can manage and monitor PC and Internet access, and decide what kinds of TV, music and games are appropriate for their children. Security is also more robust in the new releases. Features such as Windows Defender help protect consumers against attacks from spyware and malicious Web sites, while other enhancements help safeguard personal information. In Microsoft Office 2007, Document Inspector helps clean personal information, comments and hidden text from documents, so families can share their documents with confidence.
"These are the most amazing versions of Windows and Office ever," said Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft. "The visual effects are spectacular; the navigation is streamlined and intuitive. They make it much easier to protect your PC, yourself and your children online. And they work together to help you accomplish more throughout the day." [GlobalGiants.com]
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January 23, 2007
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INTEL PARTNERSHIP : GlobalGiants.com
PHOTO: CEO and President of Sun Microsystems, Jonathan Schwartz, left, and Paul Otellini, CEO and President of Intel Corporation announce the partnership between the two companies at a news conference in San Francisco, Calif., Monday, Jan. 22, 2006. [GlobalGiants.com]
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November 9, 2006
Adrianne Curry and NVIDIA Unveil World's First Real-Time Virtual Celebrity
Graphics Company and Hollywood Star Create Interactive Model.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., -- In a move that is sure to send waves through Hollywood, model and television star Adrianne Curry and the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) , have announced that they have teamed up to create the world's first real-time, virtual celebrity. This breakthrough, which is enabled by NVIDIA's new flagship graphics technology, will allow 'stars' to create and license detailed replicas of their likeness without ever having to make a physical appearance or take a photograph.
PHOTO: NVIDIA DIGITAL ADRIANNE
Virtual celebrity licensing will have a multitude of applications, including adapting celebrity characters into newly developed video games, virtual modeling and endorsements; digital appearances in film and television; and virtual hosting on Web sites or traditional broadcast media.
"I am honored to have been selected as the first celebrity for this project," said Adrianne Curry.
Adrianne Curry is the ideal choice for this venture as she is on the cutting-edge of this fresh, new trend in Hollywood. In addition to her successful modeling career, that has landed her on the pages of Maxim, Playboy, Sync and Marie Claire, to name a few, Adrianne is a bona fide television star with television credits that include some of the most successful reality TV shows including the CW's America's Next Top Model, VH1's hit series "The Surreal Life" and "My Fair Brady," amongst numerous other stints in television and film. Adrianne also runs one of the most popular blogs and online promotions in the industry.
"The uses for this technological breakthrough are truly endless," said Dan Vivoli, senior vice president of marketing at NVIDIA. "The digital Adrianne can demonstrate the same range of emotions, movements, and attitudes and appear just as lifelike as her living, breathing counterpart. It is simply a stunning transformation."
The virtual "Adrianne" celebrity will be introduced at the official NVIDIA launch event being held in San Jose, CA.
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November 2, 2006
eFuture Announces its Debut Listing on NASDAQ
BEIJING, Nov. 01 -- eFuture Information Technology makes its debut listing on NASDAQ with symbol: EFUT.
PHOTO: EFUTURE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TOWER, BEIJING, CHINA
eFuture Information Technology Inc. (eFuture), a leading provider of integrated software and professional services in China's supply chain front market, announced the closing of its initial public offering of 1,133,500 ordinary shares at $6.00/shar, raising 6.8 million dollars.
The ordinary shares began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on October 31, 2006 under the symbol "EFUT".
eFuture is the first Chinese software company listed in NASDAQ CAPITAL MARKET, and also the first software company in the front supply chain market.
eFuture Information Technology Inc. (''eFuture'') is a provider of integrated software and professional services for manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, logistics companies and retailers in China's supply chain front market.
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October 31, 2006
MICROSOFT LAUNCHES MICROSOFT OFFICE ACCOUNTING EXPRESS 2007
PHOTO: Microsoft dropped 2,000 copies of its small-business and home-based business accounting software on the small town of Willow Springs, Ill., today with the launch of Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007, which is available to anyone at http://www.ideawins.com.
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October 13, 2006
NVIDIA Partners and Customers 'Get Ready' for Microsoft Windows Vista
High-Quality Computing Experience With Microsoft's Upcoming Operating System.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 12 -- NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) , the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies, today announced support for the Microsoft "Certified for Windows Vista" logo program and the certification of an extensive line of graphics processing units (GPUs). The program, the latest in a series of milestones leading up to the launch of Windows Vista, identifies the industry partners working closely with Microsoft to help educate consumers so they make the best choices when buying or upgrading their PC.
Photo: Dell XPS M1710 with NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX built for Microsoft Windows Vista(TM)
"The Certified for Windows Vista logo program helps people identify hardware that works optimally with Windows Vista-based PCs," said Dave Wascha, director of partner marketing for Windows Vista at Microsoft Corp. "NVIDIA GPU products help bring to life the 3-D graphics possible with Windows Vista, typifying customers with the great experiences that the Certified for Windows Vista logo promises."
NVIDIA will offer broad support for Windows Vista, certifying three generations of GPUs, from the latest GeForce 7 series to the GeForce FX series, launched back in 2002.
Microsoft is providing a host of resources to help consumers "Get Ready" for Windows Vista. The Certified for Windows Vista logo is the latest in a series of programs and tools designed to help consumers learn more about their options when planning for the move to Windows Vista. For more details and to see how to configure a new PC or upgrade a current PC for Vista, visit www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/ .
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October 9, 2006
SAP and SWIFT to Drive Simplicity and Insight in Corporate Banking
Collaboration on Corporate-to-Bank Connectivity to Enable Seamless Payment Processing.
Integration of mySAP(TM) ERP and SWIFTNet to Create Single Connection for Multiple Corporate Accounts to Lower TCO and Improve Financial Insight.
WALLDORF, Germany, Oct. 9 -- SAP AG (NYSE:SAP) and the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) today announced plans to help alleviate the complexity and cost incurred by companies worldwide in managing a multitude of separate communication channels for each bank relationship. SAP and SWIFT have joined forces to introduce the SAP(R) Integration Package for SWIFT -- a standardized software solution that will be designed to link SAP ERP solutions directly to SWIFTNet, the IP-based messaging platform connecting nearly 8,000 financial institutions in 206 countries and territories. The announcement was made at Sibos, the world's premier financial services event, being held in Sydney, Australia, October 9 - 13.
"With SAP Integration Package for SWIFT, SAP and SWIFT are making it easier and more cost-efficient for corporate clients to exchange payment, cash management and treasury information with their banks," said Johan Kestens, head of Marketing and member of the Executive Committee of SWIFT. "Banks and corporates can now enjoy the security and reliability of SWIFT, leverage SWIFTStandards for easier processing and integrate with SAP ERP systems. It is a win-win situation for everybody."
SAP is the world's leading provider of business software. Today, more than 34,600 customers in more than 120 countries run SAP(R) applications-from distinct solutions addressing the needs of small and midsize enterprises to suite offerings for global organizations.
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