Jun 28 2008 9:58PM GMT
Posted by: viip
Inherent Quality,
Microsoft
Nice piece June 27, 2008 in The New York Times. Excerpt below (full story here). The video below you may remember from CES 2008.
Bill Gates is retiring, sort of. He is still only 52, and he is going off to spend more time guiding the world’s richest philanthropy, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He will still be Microsoft’s chairman and largest shareholder, but Friday is his last day as a full-time worker at the software giant, marking the unofficial end of his career as a business leader.
…
At Microsoft, there is scant sign of panic, despite its trailing position and its failed bid to buy Yahoo for $47.5 billion as a catch-up strategy. Microsoft sees an evolution in computing, not a disruptive revolution that will imperil the company, said Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer.
Mr. Mundie said Microsoft is preparing for a widening world of both cloud computing and “client” machines, not only personal computers but also cellphones, cars, game consoles and televisions, all running Microsoft software.
“The next big platform is the union of the clients and the cloud,” he said.
May 8 2008 3:16PM GMT
Posted by: viip
Software Quality,
Inherent Quality,
Microsoft
Comprehensive, simple, open, devices working together, greater sharing, anywhere access, staying connected, staying informed; these are a few of the promises of Live Mesh. If you’ve had your first look, feel free to share your related thoughts or recommendations (e.g., about the device in the cloud, Live Desktop). Thank you for doing so.
Apr 2 2008 7:11AM GMT
Posted by: viip
Software Quality,
Inherent Quality,
Microsoft,
Zen
Good post over at Scott Hanselman’s ComputerZen.Com on how to set an IIS Application or AppPool to use ASP.NET 3.5 rather than 2.0.
Among other the post includes these comments:
WOW! That is alot of text just to say: To Run .Net 3.0 / .Net 3.5 ASP.Net apps, select the .Net 2.0 runtime in IIS! — Bob Archer
I agree with Bob that your tip for running .NET 3.0 and 3.5 apps in IIS could have been summed up in a single sentence, but I really enjoy hearing the why and how of things. Thank you for taking the time to lay it out so simply! — Kevin Babcock
If it takes a 4 page post to explain why you don’t need to set a dropdown to 3.5, then something went wrong somewhere. — sjohnson
Some people have commented that this post was pointless but I was just happy to finally read this blog and find something I already knew! I usually glaze over when trying to keep up with Scott’s mind haha — Matthew Harris
Mar 12 2008 10:10AM GMT
Posted by: viip
Networking,
IBM,
Nortel,
Cisco,
Interoperability,
Software Quality,
Inherent Quality,
Microsoft,
Internet Evolution,
Alliance,
Unification,
United Way
Did Oprah’s first webcast class of “A New Earth, Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose”, set a new World Wide Web record? 1,860,000 streamed or downloaded it within 1 week. Have you listened to the Flavor of Life? Many likely have not; however click the link and look at the numbers reported by Wikipedia about the Flavor of Life, and then imagine the potential of the Internet and the new records and improvements to quality of life that could be related before, by and beyond 2020. For example, imagine how the United Way is and can be increasingly enabled by software, technology, information, the Internet, and pros and public coming together increasingly as one to be of help to others. This way, this unified hand, could potentially increasingly enable harmonization around initiatives of high purpose. In general a united way is a good way. It can increasingly enable a helping unified hand with far positive reach. In any event, some good news reported today by Tony Bradley (see: Microsoft and Nortel Strengthen UC Partnership; IBM Pledges $1 Billion Investment in Unified Communications). A positive open unified interoperability of people and machines is on the rise and may even lead to unimagined goodness from various perspectives.
Mar 8 2008 2:20PM GMT
Posted by: viip
IBM,
HP,
CGI,
Software Quality,
Inherent Quality,
IFIP,
Microsoft,
BCS,
CIPS,
Gartner,
Bell,
ACS,
CSSA
A few bits of news that may interest you:
- 2.21.2007 Global IT Profession comes nearer
- 3.13.2007 IT Industry moves towards a Global Standard of Professionalism
- 9.12.2007 Microsoft supports plan for International Standard for IT Professionals
- 2.21.2008 CIPS National Board of Directors: Call for Nominations
- 3.05.2008 CIPS hosting special Microsoft 14-city workshop tour across Canada (the first Community Connection event starts Feb 26, 2008 in Toronto with the last event scheduled for April 16, 2008 in Quebec City)
- 5.07.2008 Summit 2008, organized by DPI (Association of Public Sector Information Professionals) and CIPS, celebrating their 45th and 50th anniversaries respectively (Elite Sponsor is IBM, Premier Sponsor is HP, Keynote Sponsors are Microsoft and Bell, other sponsors and friends include Global Knowledge, Workforce Ageing in the New Economy, Novell, Eagle, Veritaaq, Robert Half Technology, Brainhunter, Ajilon, CGI, and Gartner)
Note:
CIPS National is seeking nominations for positions that become vacant on the National Board of Directors at the AGM on May 7, 2008. The AGM will be held in Ottawa, Ontario in conjunction with Summit 2008. All nominations must be received in the National office by 5:00 p.m. EST on March 28, 2008.
PS: Mr. President, Thank you for being a Friend
Feb 29 2008 10:10AM GMT
Posted by: viip
Software Quality,
Inherent Quality,
Microsoft,
Fun
Peace is value. Joy is quality. The world needs more of both with lots of love and fun included. An increasingly collaborative global society must continually emerge.
Collaboration can help to enable intrinsic and pervasive peace and joy. While there has been a fair amount of collaboration in the past (e.g., P-Cube acquired by Cisco), it is time to deepen, widen and elevate it within the global IT community and relative to all that are and will increasingly be interconnected by software, technology and information.
Start thinking about 2020 and increased collaboration between pros and public, and of the peace and joy that can be driven continually upwards and inwards for the benefit of all.
Never underestimate the power of your customers, their my most valuable designers.—Sean Adams, in third video here.
As a bit more news to go with this post:
Thank you for all you do to help enable leap years before, by and beyond 2020.
Feb 28 2008 6:12PM GMT
Posted by: viip
Yahoo,
Software Quality,
Inherent Quality,
Microsoft,
Fellowship,
Unification
There’s a nice page of retail detail at News.com.
From various perspectives convergence, unification and simplification will increasingly occur. From various perspectives this will increase fellowship and innate continual improvements.
Feb 27 2008 4:20PM GMT
Posted by: viip
Software Quality,
Inherent Quality,
Microsoft
Video and info here.
One example of intrinsic and pervasive quality may increasingly be Visual Studio Extensibility.
Feb 27 2008 12:12PM GMT
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Software Quality,
Inherent Quality,
EU,
Microsoft
EU message, share key code with rivals.
Trust and sharing will increasingly grow, resulting in continually better innovation and positive results.
Feb 26 2008 11:07AM GMT
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IBM,
Software Quality,
Inherent Quality,
Microsoft,
Fun
Launch 2008 (February 27, 2008) ideally goes well and in some way further unifies IT so increasingly it becomes easier for IT to work together on high purposes.
In time who knows what can be enabled for the children of the future. Perhaps all children of the future will be as intelligent as today’s rocket scientists, thanks to an amplified intelligence largely enabled by software, technology and information and related advances of applied imagination and innovation. Perhaps like rockets the children of the future will burst forth new innovations at incredible speeds. Perhaps in the process the children of the future will further show that rockets are inefficient, and that there are less expensive, faster, safer and better ways than what is known in or by the current generation. In a future generation perhaps adults and children will travel out of this world using a space elevator. Perhaps for fun the value-inherent fascinating content of video research libraries will beam knowledge and skills quickly within all people like a movie. Perhaps readers of VIIP will browse the one noted below, perhaps learning about the space elevator and our future, or about various works by PhD students, or about “The promise, the limits, and the beauty of software” by Grady Booch, Scientist, IBM.
Research Channel
Microsoft Research
In 1991, Microsoft Corp. became the first software company to create its own computer science research organization. Microsoft Research (MSR) has developed into a unique entity among corporate research labs, balancing an open academic model with an effective process for transferring its research to product development teams. Microsoft recognizes that to create the foundation for future technology breakthroughs, it is necessary to support long-term computer science research that is not bound by product cycles. Today, the world-renowned scientists of Microsoft Research make up one of the largest, fastest-growing and most highly respected software research organizations in the world — one that will help define and redefine the computing experience for millions of people for decades to come.
Feb 20 2008 10:10PM GMT
Posted by: viip
Software Quality,
Inherent Quality,
Microsoft,
Fun
As this IQS101 post noted, the X-Play winner for best game of the year 2007 was BioShock. When the time comes to announce the winner for 2008, perhaps it will be Halo 3, particularly given the millions it made in the first 24 hours. As a bit of history, the related company (after having concentrated in the nineties on Macintosh games) was acquired in 2000 by Microsoft. According to this piece in Wikipedia, days after the release of Halo 3 a new arrangement was formed. For interaction between company staff and the community surrounding their games visit Bungie.net. The company prides itself first and foremost on the strengths and abilities of its people, adding that they use the best technology in the best place to create compelling games, stories and worlds.
With respect to Bungeelabs.com, this ZDNet Feb 18 article shared that they launched a public beta of a new version of their BungeeConnect (an on demand application development platform for professional programmers).
Although unrelated and from different perspectives, both Bungie.net and Bungeelabs.com sound like fun sites to keep an eye on. Although viewing from afar, both seem to strive to ensure quality is innately within their organizations and products.
Feb 18 2008 10:10PM GMT
Posted by: viip
Software Quality,
Inherent Quality,
Microsoft
Imagine the pure potentiality of the individual, team and collective passion around a premier worldwide technology competition, for students. This year’s theme is the environment.
You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.
