TechRepublic Resources
- Windows 7 in 2009? Well, not really
- Are you hot and bothered over last week's news that Windows 7 could be released as early as next year? Well, it's just not going to happen. Sorry. That didn't stop news sites from picking up on it last week and literally running it around the globe. Unfortunately,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- bill gates Keynote at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2005
- In this webcast, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect unveils the next generation of software application opportunities, featuring important technical previews of the next version of Microsoft Office, code-named "Office 12," and Microsoft Windows Vista, formerly code-named "Longhorn."
- Tags: Developer, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Management
- Webcasts
- bill gates Addresses the American Society of Newspaper Editors
- Speaking at the annual convention of the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Seattle, Washington, Bill Gates discussed innovation and highlighted features of Windows Vista and the next version of Microsoft Office. As part of the keynote, The New York Times unveiled a prototype of a new application built with...
- Tags: New York Times Co., Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Leadership, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Management
- Webcasts
- bill gates Keynote at WinHEC 2006
- Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates focused on how key technology investments are paving the way for innovative market opportunities and a shift to a new platform. Gates also discussed the impact of the upcoming introductions of Microsoft Windows Vista, 2007 Office System, and Windows Server "Longhorn."
- Tags: Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- Webcasts
- bill gates Keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2006
- In his keynote, Gates shared Microsoft's vision for the future of consumer technology, highlighting the important role of software in developing and delivering innovation that benefits the industry, partners, and people everywhere. If the past is any indication, expect the unexpected. Bill has used his keynote address at CES in...
- Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Keynote, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Tablets, Strategy, Business Structures, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Finance, Operating Systems, Software
- Webcasts
- bill gates Keynote to the Tenth Annual Microsoft CEO Summit
- Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates delivered the keynote at the tenth annual Microsoft CEO Summit, which draws more than 100 CEOs from top companies around the world to participate in discussion, debate, and interactive sessions regarding the convergence of technology and business issues. Gates' keynote focused on...
- Tags: Keynote, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise Information Management, CEO
- Webcasts
- bill gates Keynote From WinHEC 2005
- This webcast reflects upon the hardware industry over the last 20 years and how the introduction of 64-bit and multicore computing will create a wave of industry innovation. The webcast also provides a view into the foundation being laid for the release of Microsoft Windows "Longhorn."
- Tags: Webcast, Industry, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Multi-core, Strategy, Management
- Webcasts
- How a geek hacked his way to a billion dollar business -- and it's not bill gates
- Sometimes you would think that there aren't any interesting characters in the technology business whose names are not Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. While Gates and Jobs have both had fascinating journeys over the past three decades, if you want to hear about some of the most colorful and influential...
- Tags: Software, Salesforce.com Inc., Marc Benioff, Bill Gates, Sales Force Management, Tools & Techniques, Sales, Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- Microsoft petitions to hire 1,600 foreign workers
- Last week I blogged about Bill Gates' testimony before a congressional hearing on March 12 in which he advocated lifting the annual cap on H-1B visas in an attempt to be proactive in the face of an "IT skills shortage." TechRepublic members were very vocal in their...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Worker, H-1B, Strategy, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Management, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-04-01
- What is the real reason bill gates wants to lift the annual cap on H-1B visas?
- Last week I wrote about the fact that many HR departments are claiming an IT skills shortage (IT skill shortage: Where's the hard evidence?). The claims didn't seem to mesh with the findings of a couple of recent university-sponsored studies. But now someone else has joined the...
- Tags: Bill Gates, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
- Here I am bill gates - hire me!
- There aren't enough good techs to go around. Just ask Bill Gates. He wants to bring more in from outside the US. I'll tell you what. I'm an American and I think I'm a pretty good tech. Why don't I apply for a job at Microsoft? I've got a couple of things going for me...
- Tags: Job, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Tim Malone
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- bill gates to discuss the need for H-1B visa increase
- Bill Gates will be in Washington to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the United States House Committee on Science and Technology on March 12. It is expected that he will deliver a speech on education reform. It is also expected that he will discuss immigration -- specifically...
- Tags: H-1B Visa, Idea, Business, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Worker, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Tricia Liebert
- Blog posts 2008-03-12
- Video: bill gates' last day at Microsoft
- When Bill Gates gave his farewell CES keynote last week, he opened with a video that imagined what his last day at Microsoft might be like. A dozen guest stars, a string of self-deprecating references, and few vintage Star Wars action figures later, and we've got...well...not exactly an answer, but...
- Tags: Bill Gates, Video, Microsoft Corp., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-01-16
- bill gates may have inadvertently revealed poor Vista sales
- Bill Gates may have inadvertently revealed that Microsoft's flagship Windows Vista operating system is faring poorly compared to Windows XP. Gates, speaking at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) this week in Las Vegas, boasted that Microsoft has sold more than 100 million copies of the operating system...
- Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Windows Vista, Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Sales Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-01-08
- Sanity check: The 10 most influential leaders in business technology in 2007
- 10. Padmasree Warrior, Cisco CTO Last week, Padmasree Warrior -- one of the few non-CEOs on this list -- stepped down as the CTO of Motorola and was introduced as the new CTO of Cisco. This was a huge coup for Cisco, since Warrior has been a driving force...
- Tags: Software, John Chambers, Apple Macintosh, Hewlett-Packard Co., CTO, Mobile, Leader, Ray Ozzie, Server, Apple Inc., Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Sprint Communications, Intel Corp., CEO, Steve, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2007-12-10
- Sanity check: Will Microsoft be your next phone company?
- Bill Gates has had a very interesting track record in the prediction business over the past three decades, and now he's making a new prediction: The business phone as we know it will be replaced by software that will unleash a higher level of collaboration and productivity. ...
- Tags: Software, Netscape Communicator, Phone, Partnership, Platform, IM, Microsoft Office, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Photo Gallery, Unified Communications Platform, Unified Communication, Business Structures, Telephony, Tools & Techniques, Instant Messaging, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Finance, Networking, Management, Internet, Online Communications, Telecommunications, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2007-10-21
- Gates: Phones should call person, not number
- Microsoft CEO and Chairman Bill Gates sat down with CNET News.com's Ina Fried to discuss how Unified Communications software will finally modernize the business phone. Now if you want to reach people, you can just click and see if and how they're available, whether via phone, e-mail or instant message.
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, bill gates, microsoft, unified communications, voicemail, calendar, telephony, phone, email, technology, ina fried, TechRepublic Inc.
- Videos 2007-10-19
- Jobs, Gates and a Trip Down Memory Lane
- Bill Gates and Steve Jobs shared a stage for the first time in over ten years at The Wall Street Journal's D5 conference Wednesday (CNET picture gallery), though this time the two industry pioneers met face to face, which looked a lot more comfortable than the Orwellian appearance of Gates...
- Tags: Job, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Digital Music, Digital Media, Media Players, Strategy, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Management, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2007-06-05
- Gates envisions new "platform for innovation" with Windows Vista
- A dozen years ago, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates launched Windows 95 in a famously glitzy presentation with the help of Jay Leno and the "Start Me Up" campaign. (There was also a special Windows 95 Web site on an emerging phenomenon called the Internet, and at the time it quickly...
- Tags: Innovation, PC, Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Gate, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 95, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Software, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2007-01-31
- bill gates spills the beans
- Here's an interesting one. In this interview with Bill Gates, he admits that they use software piracy to their advantage. Seems that allowing pirate software (China is given as an example) leads to purchases and it forces out lower cost alternatives, like Linux:http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article2098235.ece
- Tags: Linux, RknRlKid, Bill Gates
- Discussion threads 2007-07-19
