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Posted by Lauren Woodman General Manager, Partners in Learning, Worldwide Public Sector, Microsoft Today is UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day, and as we celebrate language diversity, we have a chance to reflect on the role Microsoft plays in the preservation of language and culture...

Posted by Rob Sinclair Chief Accessibility Officer, Microsoft In January 2002, Bill Gates sent a memo launching Trustworthy Computing (TwC) and calling upon Microsoft and the industry to prioritize security and privacy as part of software design. As a program manager on the Accessibility team at the...

Editor’s Note: This post by Brad Smith, Executive Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs, Microsoft, originally appeared on The Huffington Post. If you had visited one of Microsoft’s locations in the United States during October you might have found an employee’s office filled...

Posted by Jacqueline Beauchere Director, Trustworthy Computing Communications, Microsoft Each February, the world recognizes Safer Internet Day (SID), an event dedicated to promoting responsible use of the Internet and mobile technology, particularly among youth. Organized by Brussels-based Insafe...

Posted by Jeff Meisner Editor, Microsoft on the Issues This morning, Brad Smith, Executive Vice President of Legal & Corporate Affairs at Microsoft, joined NASA Administrator Charles Bolden (pictured below) and other Seattle-area business leaders in a forum organized by the Business Higher Education...

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Jody Holtzman, Senior Vice President of AARP Thought Leadership. The post is focused on a new nationwide survey that examines the growth of social networking and online communication among people of all ages. Working together, AARP and Microsoft are exploring...

Posted by Brad Smith General Counsel & Executive Vice President, Legal & Corporate Affairs, Microsoft A good deal of discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week has focused on “The Great Transformation” and how technology, leadership and innovation can improve the...

Posted by Fred Humphries Vice President, U.S. Government Affairs, Microsoft Washington, D.C. has been resilient through the economic turmoil of the past three years, but our region still faces significant challenges. The world is changing fast, driven by changes like globalization and the rapid...

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Rich Mogull, founder of Securosis LLC, an independent security consulting firm. Prior to founding Securosis, Rich was a leading analyst at Gartner. He has 12 total years of experience as a security analyst. Depending on your age, you might remember when...

Posted by Samantha Doerr Public Affairs Manager, Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit There are few online crimes more heartbreaking than technology-facilitated crimes against children, which is why Microsoft is working with experts to advance innovation to combat them, including a research effort on child...

Posted by Peter Cullen General Manager, Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft Today, European Union Commissioner Neelie Kroes announced the formation of the ‘CEO Coalition on Child Online Safety.’ Microsoft is pleased to be a founding member of this coalition, which is a collective effort of...

Posted by TJ Campana Senior Program Manager, Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit I recently had the privilege and pleasure of joining author Mark Bowden and New York Times technology reporter John Markoff at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., where we spoke about Mark’s new book...

Microsoft Executive Vice President and General Counsel Brad Smith had the following statement regarding Washington State Gov. Chris Gregoire’s proposed budget recommendations: “We’re pleased that Governor Gregoire has prioritized education in her budget recommendations, given the...

Posted by Bill Kamela Senior Policy Counsel, Microsoft Today, I was honored to represent Microsoft at the White House as President Barack Obama signed into law a critically important piece of legislation, the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011. Joining the president at the signing ceremony were the First...

Posted by Scott Pitasky Corporate Vice President, Human Resources Talent & Organization Capability Group, Microsoft On the eve of Veteran’s Day, Microsoft made a permanent digital salute to mark the service of our employees who have served in the U.S. military. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer...

Posted by Doug Park Director, Online Safety - Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft This week, I had the opportunity to join more than 400 educators, safety advocates and industry representatives at the Family Online Safety Institute Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The yearly event focuses...

Posted by Anthony Salcito Vice President, Worldwide Public Sector Education, Microsoft I’m excited to be in Washington, D.C. this week among more than 700 of the most talented educators and school leaders from around the world at the 7th annual Partners in Learning Global Forum . This is one...

Posted by Laura Ruby Director, Trustworthy Computing - Accessibility Policy & Standards, Microsoft Today, in a ceremony hosted by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski , Microsoft received a Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility in recognition of the company’s work in creating...

Posted by Jacqueline Beauchere Director, Trustworthy Computing Communications, Microsoft Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing (TwC) Group is today announcing a new tool to help gauge how consumers are meeting the challenges of today’s digital world. Microsoft’s Computing Safety Index...

Posted by Brad Smith Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Microsoft Did you know that only eight states in the country have a higher percentage of functionally obsolete bridges than Washington? The fact is, over the past two decades, the Puget Sound region’s transportation infrastructure...

Posted by Brad Smith Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Microsoft Editor’s Note: On Oct. 13 th , Brad Smith was recognized by the White House as a “Champion of Change” – a weekly White House initiative to highlight Americans making an impact in their communities...

Posted by Brad Smith Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Microsoft Employee charitable giving at Microsoft takes place all year round. But October is a special time for us here at the company, when our offices across the United States are transformed by the hundreds of giving events that...

Posted by Jacqueline Beauchere Director, Trustworthy Computing Communications, Microsoft We've all encountered them: people who after five minutes of meeting feel compelled to tell you the vivid details of their relationship woes, family traumas or financial hardships. In one-to-one or small-group...

Posted by Brad Smith Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Microsoft Recently, I had the opportunity to share at the annual conference of the Washington State Academy of Sciences some lessons learned from my experience serving as the chair of Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire’s Higher...

Posted by Brad Smith Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Microsoft Today, I joined U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Richard Burr in Washington, D.C. to co-host a veterans roundtable, where we brought together veterans, veteran services organizations and nonprofit organizations to discuss...