The Seattle area is leading the way in bringing high-tech innovations to hotels and their guests. – As one of the
core high-tech hubs in the nation, Seattle is making a splash as a hotspot for
delivering more diversified technology experiences for the hotel industry.
With companies
such as Amazon and RealNetworks headquartered in Seattle, and Microsoft in
nearby Redmond, Wash., the area has b…
News Analysis: Clearwire elects wireless pioneer and former T-Mobile CEO John W. Stanton as its new board chairman. Stanton was a prot̩g̩ of his predecessor, Craig McCaw, and is a major force in the cellular industry in his own right. РClearwire announced Jan. 8 that wireless industry pioneer
John W. Stanton, already a member of Clearwire’s board, will be its new
chairman. Stanton succeeds another
industry pioneer, Craig McCaw, in that position.
Stanton
already owns a wireless holding company based in Kirkland,
Wash., (w…
Microsoft says it will make Java a first-class development language on its Windows Azure cloud platform, providing tooling support for developers via the Eclipse IDE. – REDMOND,
Wash. – Microsoft is banking on its
relationship with developers to help the company win in the cloud space, and
Java may turn out to be its secret weapon.
At
its Professional Developers
Conference (PDC) 2010 here, Amitabh Srivastava, senior vice president of
Microsoft’s Server and C…
At its Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2010, Microsoft put its focus on the cloud, showing developers new ways to build apps for the cloud, the desktop and the new Windows Phone 7 platform. – REDMOND,
Wash. – At its Professional Developers
Conference (PDC) 2010, Microsoft laid out its plans for how developers can
build applications for the cloud.
Microsoft
CEO Steve Ballmer and the companys tools president Bob Muglia showed how
Microsoft is enabling developers to build cloud apps a…
THE WINTER OF MIXED DRINKS OUT NOW
On their most recent U.S. tour, Internet television network, Revision3, caught up with Frightened Rabbit to film a jam-
packed, sold-out performance at San Francisco’s Rickshaw Stop. Check out the video for their 15-song set here or below, along with dates for their month-long October tour below.
FRIGHTENED RABBIT TOUR DATES
October 7 – Seattle, Wash. @ Showbox at the Market
October 8 – Vancouver, B.C. @ Vogue Theatre
October 9 – Portland, Ore. @ Wonder Ballroom
October 10 – San Francisco, Calif. @ The Fillmore
October 13 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Mayan Theatre
October 14 – San Diego, Calif. @ House of Blues
October 15 – Anaheim, Calif. @ House of Blues
October 16 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ Beauty Bar
October 17 – Tempe, Ariz. @ The Clubhouse
October 19 – Dallas, Texas @ Loft @ Palladium Showroom
October 20 – Austin, Texas @ Stubbs BBQ
October 21 – Houston, Texas @ Walters
October 22 – New Orleans, La. @ Tipitina’s
October 23 – Gainesville, Fla. @ Common Grounds
October 24 – Orlando, Fla. @ The Social
October 26 – Athens, Ga. @ 40 Watt Club
October 27 – Charlotte, N.C. @ Neighborhood Theatre
October 28 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Starlight Ballroom
October 29 – Boston, Mass. @ Paradise
October 30 – New York, N.Y. @ Terminal 5
November 1 – Washington, D.C. @ 930 Club
November 2 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Diesel
November 3 – Detroit, Mich. @ Magic Stick
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Has the cloud awakened a sleeping giant at Microsoft? The cloud is the future of IT, and Microsoft’s Server and Tools business has the company poised to cash in on that opportunity. Server and Tools is now Microsoft’s third-largest unit, approaching parity with Windows and Office. – REDMOND,
Wash. Has the cloud awakened a sleeping
giant at Microsoft?
Well,
as quiet at it is kept, Microsoft’s strong, steady and increasingly effective
Server and Tools Business has crept into the limelight as one of the company’s
major sources of income. It is beginning to challenge long-t…
Microsoft announces the dates for its next Professional Developers Conference (PDC): Oct. 28-29. Microsoft’s PDC 2010 will be held on the company’s Redmond, Wash., campus, and all keynotes and sessions will be Webcast for viewers who do not make it to the event. – WASHINGTON Microsoft
has announced the dates for its next Professional Developers Conference (PDC):
Oct. 28-29.
At
the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference
(WPC) here on July 12, Bob Muglia, president of the Server and Tools
Business at Microsoft, announced that the next Microsoft PDC will…
Conan’s going on tour! Former Tonight Show host Conan O’Brien has announced that he’s embarking on a 30-city theater tour sponsored by American Express.
“It was either a massive 30-city tour or start helping out around the house,” Conan joked in a statement announcing the move on Thursday.
Sidekick Andy Richter and the former Tonight Show [...]
As I wrote in January:Last May, I wrote about the rumor that the Obama administration might seize funds from American’s 401k and IRA accounts.Last week, Bloomberg pointed out:The Obama administration is weighing how the government can encourage workers…
Boeing has issued 60-day pink slips to more than 1,000 employees of its Engineering, Operations and Technology division. Boeing, whose year-over-year revenue was up 42 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009, expects to lay off 2,000 workers in 2010.
– Aerospace and defense contracting company
Boeing gave 60-day layoff notices for 1,020 employees. The bulk of the
layoffs will happen in both its Puget Sound, Wash., and Seal Beach,
Calif., locations, as well as other U.S. offices. Many of the cuts are
information technology workers in
Boeing’s …
Every now and then we like to post questions we receive from our blog visitors and take the time to answer so that everyone can learn and also chime in with their own thoughts. Here’s a question asking about how to write a press release headline.
Q. Hi I’ve been trying to write my own press [...]
Microsoft plans on laying off 27 more employees by Nov. 1, following announced cuts of 5,000 workers earlier this year. As the economic recession and declines in PC sales continue to take a toll on Microsofts bottom line, Redmond is hoping that a combination of employee layoffs and a centering of its corporate strategy on products such as Windows 7 and Office 2010 will help it reverse declining revenues. The newly laid-off employees are based in Microsofts Redmond and Bellevue, Wash., offices.
– Microsoft
plans on laying off an additional 27 employees from its Redmond
and Bellevue, Wash.,
locations, with the cuts due to take place Nov. 1. Microsoft made no indication
of which division the cuts would come from.
A Microsoft spokesperson told the Seattle Times that the 27 layoffs had been…
The wireless broadband provider plans service rollout by Sept. 1 in Boise, Idaho; Bellingham, Wash.; and eight markets throughout Texas. The rollouts are part of aggressive plans to bring wireless 4G service to 80 markets covering up to 120 million people by the end of 2010.
– Wireless broadband
provider Clearwire said Aug. 3 it plans to roll out service in 10 new
markets by Sept. 1, continuing its march to bring 4G wireless service to 80 markets covering up
to 120 million people by the end of 2010.
The new markets are Boise, Idaho; Bellingham, Wash.; and eight mark…
News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch and General Electric chief Jeffrey Immelt met up at — appropriately enough — the Microsoft CEO summit in Redmond, Wash., to figure out how to defuse tensions between the two channels, Company Town has learned….
The bikini car wash is a long standing highlight of summer.
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