November, 2012

  • Microsoft on the Issues

    Microsoft Announces exFAT Licensing Agreements

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    Posted by Jeff Meisner
    Editor, Microsoft on the Issues

    Earlier today, Microsoft announced that it signed patent licensing agreements for the use of the latest Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) with five companies, spanning industries including high-end camcorders, digital cameras and Android tablets.

    The agreements cover Sharp Android tablets, Sigma and NextoDi high-end cameras and accessories, and Black Magic and Atomos Global broadcast-quality video-recording devices.

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  • Microsoft on the Issues

    Microsoft: Washington State Lawmakers Should Pass Transportation Funding Plan

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    Posted by DeLee Shoemaker
    Senior Director of State Government Affairs, Microsoft

    For a company whose products allow people to communicate and collaborate over long distances, Microsoft still spends a lot of time thinking about transportation.

    As a major employer, we pay attention to the impact our operations have on public infrastructure like roads and bridges. We offer a comprehensive program to reduce the number of single occupancy vehicle trips our employees make to campus: Supporting carpools and vanpools, providing transit passes to employees and contractors, operating a fleet of hybrid shuttles between our facilities, and operating The Connector private transit service to our campus where existing public transportation is insufficient or inconvenient. 

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