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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://blogs.technet.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Time to Reflect : Microsoft</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Microsoft/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: Microsoft</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)</generator><item><title>Ferris: IBM’s Open Collaboration Client Solution Saves Money?</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2009/01/10/3180091.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:50:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3180091</guid><dc:creator>Koen Daems</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/comments/3180091.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3180091</wfw:commentRss><description>A very good Study and good comments by Peter show that IBM’s talk about being cheaper than Microsoft is based on… nothing. Read it on Peter’s blog:&amp;#160; http://www.peterdehaas.net/2009/01/ferris-ibms-open-collaboration-client-solution-saves-money.html...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2009/01/10/3180091.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3180091" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Microsoft/default.aspx">Microsoft</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Collaboration/default.aspx">Collaboration</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/IBM/default.aspx">IBM</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Study/default.aspx">Study</category></item><item><title>Gadgets at Microsoft Research Labs</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2009/01/09/3178758.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:49:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3178758</guid><dc:creator>Koen Daems</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/comments/3178758.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3178758</wfw:commentRss><description>Working at Microsoft is fun.&amp;#160; And some guys have even more fun than others… Technorati Tags: Gadgets , Microsoft , Research Labs...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2009/01/09/3178758.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3178758" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Microsoft/default.aspx">Microsoft</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Research/default.aspx">Research</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Gadgets/default.aspx">Gadgets</category></item><item><title>Who says we don't have FREE SOFTWARE ?</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2009/01/09/3178716.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:09:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3178716</guid><dc:creator>Koen Daems</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/comments/3178716.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3178716</wfw:commentRss><description>There's a great list of free software right here on Blake's blog. Go and check it out: http://bhandler.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!70F64BC910C9F7F3!1231.entry (Note that though all downloads are supposed to be still active, many small tools have already...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2009/01/09/3178716.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3178716" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Microsoft/default.aspx">Microsoft</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Download/default.aspx">Download</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Free+Software/default.aspx">Free Software</category></item><item><title>Verizon picks Microsoft search over Google, Yahoo</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2009/01/08/3178409.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:32:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3178409</guid><dc:creator>Koen Daems</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/comments/3178409.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3178409</wfw:commentRss><description>Verizon Communications Inc has chosen Microsoft Corp to provide Internet search services for cell phones, in what is seen as a blow to rivals Google Inc and Yahoo Inc. Read the full story here: http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx?Feed=OBR&amp;amp;Date=20090107&amp;amp;ID=9493469&amp;amp;Symbol=MSFT...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2009/01/08/3178409.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3178409" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/search/default.aspx">search</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Microsoft/default.aspx">Microsoft</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Yahoo/default.aspx">Yahoo</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Verizon/default.aspx">Verizon</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Google/default.aspx">Google</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Internet/default.aspx">Internet</category></item><item><title>Microsoft Digital Life Style</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2009/01/06/3176931.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:37:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3176931</guid><dc:creator>Koen Daems</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/comments/3176931.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3176931</wfw:commentRss><description>enjoy...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2009/01/06/3176931.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3176931" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Microsoft/default.aspx">Microsoft</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Digital+Life+Style/default.aspx">Digital Life Style</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Windows+Live/default.aspx">Windows Live</category></item><item><title>What's Next for Computer Interfaces?</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/12/29/3174239.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:08:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3174239</guid><dc:creator>Koen Daems</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/comments/3174239.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3174239</wfw:commentRss><description>Microsoft is helping in developing the next gen of Computer Interfaces – especially important when handling small devices such as hand held computers, PDAs, Mobiles…&amp;#160;&amp;#160; The idea is to use your fingers at the back of the device, not at the front,...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/12/29/3174239.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3174239" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Microsoft/default.aspx">Microsoft</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Computer+Interface/default.aspx">Computer Interface</category></item><item><title>Windows Live Hotmail in Outlook</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/12/29/3174237.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:56:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3174237</guid><dc:creator>Koen Daems</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/comments/3174237.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3174237</wfw:commentRss><description>For all you Outlook addicts (as I am) – the connector enabling integration of Live Mail (Hotmail) and Outlook has got an update. Read about it here.&amp;#160; There’s also a link to the download site. http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/archive/2008/12/16/microsoft-office-outlook-connector-12-1-is-here.aspx...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/12/29/3174237.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3174237" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Outlook/default.aspx">Outlook</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Mail/default.aspx">Mail</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Windows+Live+Hotmail/default.aspx">Windows Live Hotmail</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Connector/default.aspx">Connector</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Microsoft/default.aspx">Microsoft</category></item><item><title>The SlideShare Ribbon for PowerPoint</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/12/18/3170861.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:13:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3170861</guid><dc:creator>Koen Daems</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/comments/3170861.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3170861</wfw:commentRss><description>&amp;#160; The SlideShare Ribbon for PowerPoint 2007 lets you use most features of SlideShare from within PowerPoint. You can download and upload files, search, view usage metrics for presentations, and lots more. http://www.slideshare.net/developers/apps/pptribbon...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/12/18/3170861.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3170861" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Ribbon/default.aspx">Ribbon</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/SlideShare/default.aspx">SlideShare</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/PowerPoint/default.aspx">PowerPoint</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Microsoft/default.aspx">Microsoft</category></item><item><title>Document Interop Initiative</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/12/02/3162948.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:39:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3162948</guid><dc:creator>Koen Daems</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/comments/3162948.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3162948</wfw:commentRss><description>Today, I was introduced in the for me totally unknown world of Document Interop Initiative (DII).&amp;#160; This was during an DII workshop at the Microsoft Executive Briefing Center (EBC) for both customers and partners/competitors. For info on this initiative,...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/12/02/3162948.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3162948" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/partner/default.aspx">partner</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/DII/default.aspx">DII</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Microsoft/default.aspx">Microsoft</category></item><item><title>Microsoft Online</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/11/12/3151997.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:08:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3151997</guid><dc:creator>Koen Daems</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/comments/3151997.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3151997</wfw:commentRss><description>Microsoft has launched its new website on Microsoft Online Services. Check it out right here: http://www.microsoft.com/online/default.mspx...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/11/12/3151997.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3151997" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Online+Services/default.aspx">Online Services</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Microsoft/default.aspx">Microsoft</category></item><item><title>Exchange Server 2007 information</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/10/24/3141348.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3141348</guid><dc:creator>Koen Daems</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/comments/3141348.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3141348</wfw:commentRss><description>I get a lot of questions on Exchange Server, in general, or in a particular scenario (such as Notes compete). Actually, most of the information is available on the partner portal of Microsoft. Have a look and see for yourself: https://partner.microsoft.com/belux-nl/productssolutions/servers/exchangeproduct/exchangeproductserve...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/10/24/3141348.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3141348" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Microsoft/default.aspx">Microsoft</category></item><item><title>Exam help for Performance Point Server</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/10/24/3141342.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:04:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3141342</guid><dc:creator>Koen Daems</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/comments/3141342.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3141342</wfw:commentRss><description>Help partners attain the Performance Management Specialization by promoting the upcoming ExamCram&amp;#160; Webcast! This 1 ½ hour session will cover the preparation materials partners should consume to prepare for the Performance Management exam. In addition,...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/10/24/3141342.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3141342" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/business+intelligence/default.aspx">business intelligence</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/partner/default.aspx">partner</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/competency/default.aspx">competency</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/PerformancePoint+Server/default.aspx">PerformancePoint Server</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Microsoft/default.aspx">Microsoft</category></item><item><title>Data Wizard for Performance Point Server</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/09/08/3120804.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:58:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3120804</guid><dc:creator>Koen Daems</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/comments/3120804.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3120804</wfw:commentRss><description>&amp;#160; The PerformancePoint Server Data Import Wizard has been decoupled from Dynamics AX so that any data provider for source financial data can be created to plug into the PPS Planning database. A provider is a managed .NET class library that is comprised...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/09/08/3120804.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3120804" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/business+intelligence/default.aspx">business intelligence</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/PerformancePoint+Server/default.aspx">PerformancePoint Server</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Microsoft/default.aspx">Microsoft</category></item><item><title>Mojave, Microsofts newest OS?</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/07/30/3095869.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:43:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3095869</guid><dc:creator>Koen Daems</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/comments/3095869.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3095869</wfw:commentRss><description>Find out for yourself, right here: http://www.mojaveexperiment.com/#...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/07/30/3095869.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3095869" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Mojave+Experiment/default.aspx">Mojave Experiment</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Microsoft/default.aspx">Microsoft</category></item><item><title>Microsoft Sphere</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/07/30/3095860.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:01:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3095860</guid><dc:creator>Koen Daems</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/comments/3095860.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3095860</wfw:commentRss><description>&amp;#160; First there was the Surface. Then there was the Wall Now, meet the SPHERE. Enjoy....(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/2008/07/30/3095860.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3095860" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Surface/default.aspx">Surface</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Touchwall/default.aspx">Touchwall</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Sphere/default.aspx">Sphere</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/koen_daems/archive/tags/Microsoft/default.aspx">Microsoft</category></item></channel></rss>