April, 2011

Microsoft held its fifth annual DigiGirlz Day at our Microsoft Technology Center (MTC) in Waltham on Friday, March 25 th (check out some pictures below). Microsoft celebrates women’s history month in March with various events held throughout the Northeast geography and we especially love DigiGirlz Days because they excite and promote science, technology and math to high school girls. Seventy teen girls attended from Dedham, Millbury, Sutton, Walpole, and Westborough High Schools. The girls began the day with a presenter from RoboTech to discuss careers in technology and demonstrate some...

Last Thursday and Friday, April 21-22, more than 60 kids participated in the CyberSummit, an annual event hosted by Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston , and open to clubs in and around Boston , that enables kids to learn about and interact with new technologies. Now in its 11 th year, CyberSummit includes hands-on workshops with cutting-edge technology, as well as team building opportunities and challenges from creating digital music, to building 3D scale models, and filming and editing an original video. “What I think is so great about CyberSummit is that it brings learning to life for...

On Tuesday April 5, employees at our Northeast office "walked the walk" in the rain completely barefoot to experience what those less fortunate than us go through when they don't have shoes. We're proud that the various sales, marketing and services teams across the East Region also participated in this great initiative. Check out some pictures from our Waltham office below! The event, " One Day Without Shoes " benefitted TOMS Shoes , an amazing company that donates one pair of shoes to a child in need every time a pair is purchased. Many of us have not one, but numerous pairs of shoes. We...

Microsoft's NERD blog recently posted some best practices and learnings from Women's History Month . Also, take a look at information on an upcoming event with Microsoft Online Services Division President Qi Lu as he sits down with Xconomy’s Boston Editor Greg Huang to answer questions.

Calling all Boston business owners, looking for a way to help your business grow! Most consumers use the Internet to find out where to dine, shop or play, but it may be difficult to fully showcase the benefits of your business. Now, there’s a new tool that can help you. Last week, Bing announced the beta launch of the Bing Business Portal (BBP), available at www.bing.com/businessportal , a new service that helps business owners create and control their listings on Bing. With the new tools, business owners can customize their listings with enhanced details such as photos, logos, hours...

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of meeting with several Imagine Cup teams from the Boston area, including teams from Harvard, MIT, Wentworth Institute of Technology, and Holyoke Community College. I was in awe of the students and their passion, intelligence, focus, drive and innovation. It’s inspiring to see motivated students using the latest technology to create functional applications to help solve our world’s most serious and critical issues. Let me give you a few examples. One team turned a Windows Phone 7 into a mobile malaria diagnosis lab to help address and prevent...