As children we are enthralled by the stories that we hear. Stories teach us and fire our imaginations to what is possible in this world. And as adults, we’re not much different. It’s one thing to hear about a process, product or idea, but hearing the story of the trials and triumphs that accompanied the implementation of that process, product or idea is what sticks with us and gives our imagination...

Harvey Mudd College is led by Maria Klawe, HMC's fifth president who began her tenure in 2006. A renowned computer scientist and scholar, President Klawe is the first woman to lead the college since its founding in 1955. Prior to joining HMC, she served as Dean of Engineering and Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University. During her time at Princeton, Maria led the School of Engineering...

Free ACM Learning Webinar, Thurs, Sept. 20: "Recommender Systems: The Power of Personalization" Register NOW to attend the next free ACM Learning Webinar, "Recommender Systems: The Power of Personalization," presented on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 12 PM EDT (9 AM PDT/10 AM MDT/11 AM CDT/4 PM UTC) . ( Note : You can stream this and all ACM Learning Webinars on your mobile device...

Looking for IT Camp registration links? Scroll down! With Windows Server 2012 becoming generally available September 4, we want to make sure you get some hands on experience with this latest server offering. With new advances in virtualization, networking, storage and automation among other things, there is lots to hear about and lots to experience. To that end, I’ll be keeping this...

Today the new logo for our company was unveiled and I must say that I like what I see. Clean lines, more modern but friendly. Nice! Old logo: New logo: What do you think?

A Day in the Life: Developer Enhancements with Visual Studio 2012   Register Now 28 Aug Managing Requirements & Understanding Customers with Visual Studio 2012   Register Now 29 Aug Refactoring without Fear: Architecture in Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate   Register Now 30 Aug 60-minutes Sprint with Visual Studio 2012. What’s New for Agile Teams presented by InCycle   Register Now...

Namir Anani, President and CEO of the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC), is the chief strategist and driving force in bringing ICTC's world-class centre of expertise and services to industry, education and government; enabling Canada's advancement as a leader in innovation and productivity in the global economy. Before joining ICTC, Namir previously led Policy Development &...

The Cloud is where the industry is heading and with so much opportunity on the horizon, now is the time to get onboard. Stay ahead of the curve by investing in the training you'll need to be successful today. A Windows Azure DevCamp is a free full day hands-on-training workshop that will cover everything from basic Cloud Computing concepts to designing, developing, and deploying applications using...

Save the Date for the Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Virtual Launch Event   Be our guest at the Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 virtual launch event.   Watch the live debut of Visual Studio 2012 on September 12, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. PDT.   Experience all of the incredible new features of Visual Studio 2012 from wherever you happen to be. Visit the Visual Studio Virtual Launch site to download...

Robert Atkinson is the founder and president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a Washington, DC-based technology policy think tank. He is also author of the State New Economy Index series, The Race for Global Innovation Advantage and Why the U.S. is Falling Behind (Yale, forthcoming), and The Past And Future Of America's Economy: Long Waves Of Innovation That Power Cycles Of...

Microsoft has released new and exciting products that will change the way IT Pros utilize Virtualization and Microsoft Private Cloud solutions.   Two products which are a part of these great changes are the newly released System Center 2012 and the soon to be released Windows Server 2012.  Both of these solutions were designed to make virtualization and extending to the private cloud...

As of August 1st, the final build of Visual Studio 2012, has been completed!  To celebrate this release, Microsoft will be hosting a Visual Studio 2012 Launch Event on September 12, 2012. Leading up to the official September 12 launch event, on August 15 th , MSDN customers will be able to download a trial version of Visual Studio 2012 from the Visual Studio Website .  Be sure to save the...

As Executive Vice President, skills certification for CompTIA, Terry Erdle is responsible for the association's global certifications programs, including product development and delivery, partnership relationships, and cooperation with the education and training communities. Before joining CompTIA in 2008, Mr. Erdle was the President of Jones Knowledge Group, a $30 million privately-held training...

Today, Microsoft announced the release of Outlook.com, a new email service which is a preview of modern email from Microsoft designed to work seamlessly on the web and with Windows 8, Windows Phone and the new Office.  The new Outlook is now available by logging on to http://www.outlook.com with your existing Microsoft (aka “Live ID”) account.  You can even get a new @outlook.com mail address...

Dr Hamadoun Touré , Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) since January 2007, was re-elected for a second four-year term in October 2010. As Secretary-General, Dr Touré is committed to ITU's mission of connecting the world, and helping achieve the Millennium Development Goals through harnessing the unique potential of Information and Communication Technologies...

Apps, apps, apps – it’s all about apps these days, across phones, tablets, and desktops. It seems that regardless of the size of company, small and large alike, every company has an app. Take a look at the apps that you have installed on your devices and ask yourself how and why you use each app. Then, look at how, by using the app, you interact products, brands, and/or companies. This app motivation...

The Windows Store is ever growing, but sometimes the application you’re looking for is only available for Windows Desktop or other environments. WinMetro , launched this week by Visual C# MVP Scott Dorman, is you’re opportunity to request applications and show those companies just how much interest there is for seeing that application on the Windows platform as a Metro style app. Similar to sister...

It was officially announced by Steven Sinofsky that Windows 8 will be available on October 26 th . Click here to read more about it.

The release of the Office Customer Preview is part of the “Wave 15” release of products which also includes updates to Office 365 and mobile apps.  It’s a huge milestone for Microsoft as it is the first time that the Office team is refreshing all of its products at once!  There are a lot of great new features in the new Office as it is designed to work with Windows 8 through touch, typing...

Beginning on Friday, July 20 th , Live ID began its transition to Microsoft Account.  At a high level, this is primarily a name change from Windows Live ID to Microsoft account.  The sign-in page for Windows Live ID will be updated and adopt the new name.  However, this will not change how you sign in to your services, as you will use the same email and password.  This will be a...

Andrew Guitarte, PMP, CBAP is the AVP/Business Architect of Internet Services at Wells Fargo Bank. Mr. Guitarte is also the founding Chairman/CEO of the Business Architecture Society and a delegate to the Federation of Enterprise Architecture Professional Organizations (FEAPO) . He has more than 20 years' experience as a Senior Project Manager and Business Analyst managing complex projects and teams...

Leon Strous was born in 1960 in the Netherlands and he is still residing there today with his wife Pattry. Leon has bachelor-equivalent degrees in business economics and business informatics, a postgraduate degree in EDP-Audit, he is qualified as a registered EDP-Auditor (RE) in the Dutch Association of Registered EDP-Auditors (NOREA), and he is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA...

If you haven’t taken a look at the Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) yet, now is the time to do it and pass the link along to your team. There are 7 new Private Cloud courses available which I outline on the Canadian IT Professional Connection blog . MVA is a free training portal with modules on the latest Microsoft technologies so learners can go at their own pace. You can’t bet that...

This week at Microsoft’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference , Windows Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer Tami Reller shared some exciting new details regarding Windows 8. Tami confirmed that Windows 8 is on track to Release to Manufacturing (RTM) the first week of August. For enterprise customers with Software Assurance benefits, they will have full access to Windows 8 bits as early...

Frits Bussemaker has worked in the international IT industry since the 80s. He is Partner at CIONET, a European Community of 3500 CIOs and IT leaders. He is responsible for CIONET's relation with the European Commission. He is the founder and chair of iPoort ( www.ipoort.nl ), a community to link Dutch members of parliament with the ICT community (Government, private companies and ICT associations...