Ship-It Awards presented to the Product Team
When we release a product to market at MS, tradition holds that everyone involved in building it is usually given a small gift in recognition of their efforts.
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12.2.2007 Microsoft awards executives millions
Several high-ranking Microsoft Corp. executives Thursday received millions of dollars in stock awards as part of a compensation program that the company rejiggered several years ago.
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3.9.2006 YouTube Awards: the 2006 Winners have been chosen
Google-owned, San Bruno, California-based YouTube Incoporated has concluded the first YouTube Video Awards.
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27.3.2007 Gates Foundation awards $69 million in grants
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has rolled out its first round of grants in a much-publicized effort to double the number of low-income students who earn a postsecondary degree or credential by age 26—an increase of about 250,000 graduates each year.
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6.1.2009 Microsoft awards CEO Ballmer pay package valued at $1.3 million
Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer received a pay package valued about $1.3 million for fiscal 2007, a year in which profit at the world's largest software maker topped $14 billion, according to documents filed Friday.
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23.9.2007 Will Visual Studio ever ship with Windows?
Back in June, a blogger by the name of Jeroen van den Bos posted an article on his blog where he argued that Windows Vista should ship with one of the Visual Studio Express editions installed. van den Bos recalled the days when he could boot up his Commodore 64 and just start programming away.
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13.8.2006 Microsoft Likely to Ship Vista On Time?
Microsoft Corp. will most likely ship its upcoming Windows Vista operating system on time and meet its deadline for both corporate and retail consumers, a Wall Street analyst said on Wednesday.
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5.10.2006 Sunken pirate ship back on the surface
As expected, The Pirate Bay is back online - in the Netherlands. An IP check shows it's hosted at Leaseweb, the same server Newnava and Torrentspy use. This provider doesn't easily move when threatened with law which is probably the reason for the choice.
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3.6.2006 Microsoft To Ship All OS Bits With Every Version Of Vista
Microsoft plans to market several versions of Vista but will distribute all of the OS bits with every product shipped so users can easily unlock and step up to more full-featured versions using electronic keys, sources said.
"No matter which edition you buy you get all the bits and a key to unlock it. Everyone will have all the bits," said one source familiar with Microsoft's plans. "Right now we maintain master images for each version of Windows XP and it's a lot of work. Now there's just one master image."
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9.1.2006 OneCare to Ship in June for $49.95 a Year
Microsoft announced Tuesday the pricing details for its Windows OneCare Live PC security service.
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9.2.2006 Microsoft To Ship Longhorn Server In Second Half Of 2007
The next Longhorn server beta is due "shortly" but the final product won't ship until the second half of 2007.
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26.4.2006 Microsoft tells EU it will ship Windows Vista
Software giant Microsoft told the European Commission it will not delay shipping its new Windows operating system, Vista, to Europe, after fears that it might do so because of its regulatory disputes there.
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13.10.2006 Hack claims Vista to ship on December 5th
Veteran Zdnet hack and exiled Evertonian Colin Barker reports that Microsoft has lined up a surprise 5 December "general release date" for the consumer version of Windows Vista.
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14.10.2006 Microsoft to Ship Interim Windows Vista Build to Testers
I have just recieved news that Vista will have a 'refresh build' to the technical testers and coporate customers. This version will have a different set of product keys. And the build number currently is 5324(Expect it to be around this figure when launched to MSDN Subscribers).
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18.3.2006 Microsoft, ISVs Set To Ship Vista-Ready Security Products
Microsoft said this week that its security unit and top security ISVs -- including Symantec, McAfee and Trend Micro -- plan to release Windows Vista-ready products and services on Jan. 30, when the operating system is due to become generally available.
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18.1.2007Shorty Awards ceremony on tap for Twitter tonight
The Grammys, the Oscars... the Shorties? February is the month for awards shows, and this evening in New York the Twitter community will reward its
own in 26 categories of excellent at the Shorty Awards, to be held in still-sort-of-hip Brooklyn...
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12.02.2009Xbox 360 cleans house in Game Critics Awards
Microsofts Xbox 360 took top
honors as the console with the
most award-winning games at E3
this year according to the
Game Critics Awards. Xbox 360
games took home 11 awards,
followed by PS3 with eight,
and Wii with just one.
EAs Rock
Band won Best In Show ousting
Bioshock, Call of Duty 4, Mass
Effect and Fallout 3 for the
honor. Sonys Little Big Planet
won Best Original Game, while
Microsofts Mass Effect took
home the Best Console Game
prize and Sonys Killzone 2
earned a congeniality award
for outstanding visuals.
The Game
Critics Awards is judged by a
panel of 36 journalists who
submit nominees in over a
dozen categories for games
that were playable at E3, the
industrys most notable yearly
conference...
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02.08.2007Codie awards go to Red Hat, Adobe, Salesforce.com
Winners of this year's Codie awards, given by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIAA) Tuesday evening, include some familiar names in
software as well as some lesser known and new companies.
Awards were to be given out at a ceremony in San Francisco with
high-profile vendors like Red Hat, Adobe Systems, and Salesforce.com taking home prizes along with newer companies like SightSpeed. Contestants
competed in various software and information categories.
"What I think is most gratifying is the Codie awards are a
leveler and smaller companies have as much chance to win as large companies," said Ken Wasch, SIAA president. In an industry that increasingly looks
like it is dominated by a few larger players, the Codie award gives everyone a chance, he stressed.
winbeta.org - 21.05.2008
Neowin Community Game Awards 2007 Voting
The Neowin Community Game Awards are unlike other "Best of Year" awards. Every step of the process is voted on by Neowin.net community
members. From the initial nominations to the final voting, you, the people who play the games, get to voice your opinions on which titles truly stood
out from the rest throughout the year. The NCGAs are the epitome of a "for the fans, by the fans" award.
After tallying up the
wave of submissions from the nomination round, it is now time for every one to, once again, log in and speak up. The five most nominated games were
taken from each category and were allowed to advance to the final voting round. Some categories received over 20 different nominations thanks, in
large part, to the outstanding turnout from the Neowin community.
Voting will remain open for two weeks, ending on November 20, 2007. At
that time, the results will be reviewed, the summaries written, and the winners contacted with final results being released shortly thereafter.
Thats enough from us. Now its time for you to get voting.
neowin.net - 06.11.2007
Gears of War wins Joystick awards
Third person shooter Gears of War has scooped the "Ultimate Game of the Year Award" at the Golden Joysticks.
The title sold
more than 3 million copies in 10 weeks and won three more awards including Xbox game of the year and the editors choice.
Other
winners included the multiple Bafta award winning Wii Sports which took home the best family game award.
The awards, now in their
25th year, are awarded in 18 categories and are voted for by UK gamers.
Nearly three quarters of a million gamers cast votes.
winbeta.org - 26.10.2007
Silverlight Powers Singapore's "Emmy Awards" Event
Nick Wong: MediaCorp TV will be activating their Silverlight-powered Star Awards 2007
"LIVE" Update site later today (Sunday, 16 Dec) at 7pm.
The Star Awards is, of course, MediaCorp TV's annual gala event
celebrating and recognizing Singapore's own TV celebrities.
This year, for the first time in the show's history, the live
TV broadcast will be complemented by an online experience. The Star Awards "LIVE" Update site will provide supplementary event experience with
simultaneous updates of on-scene and backstage media content (blogs, photos and videos.)
Microsoft Silverlight is used to deliver an interactive photo and video viewing experience over the web,
integrating with MediaCorp's content management back-end.
(Image: Nick Wong's Blog)
winbeta.org - 16.12.2007
Microsoft Announces 2009 Partner of the Year Awards Finalists and Winners
Microsoft Corp. today announced the winners and finalists of its 2009 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards. The annual awards honor Microsoft
Registered, Certified and Gold Certified partners for delivering exemplary solutions for their customers during the past year. Award winners and
finalists were chosen from nominations from around the world. Winners and finalists will be recognized at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference
2009, the companys premier annual event for industry partners, being held July 13“16 in New Orleans.
winbeta.org - 24.06.2009
Wii Sports dominates Bafta awards
Nintendo's Wii Sports has swept the board at the 2007 British Academy Video Games Awards in London.
The energetic title took
home awards in categories such as gameplay, strategy and simulation, innovation and sports.
The game allows players to compete in
onscreen sporting events using the Wii's controller as a tennis racquet, golf club or even bowling ball.
However, the title did
not manage to take the coveted best game award which went to Xbox title Bioshock.
The first-person shooter, released in August,
is set in an underwater world populated by mutants and mechanical drones. It received acclaim from gamers and the Bafta judges.
winbeta.org - 24.10.2007
Microsoft and USO Announce Microsoft Above and Beyond Award Finalists
Microsoft Corp., in partnership with the United Service Organizations (USO), is proud to announce the finalists for the first annual Microsoft Above
and Beyond Awards. The awards recognize the contributions of the military community friends, family and other individuals who brighten the lives of
U.S. troops throughout the world.
The 15 finalists names and contribution stories are available to vote on today at http://www.microsoft.com/federal/aboveandbeyondawards.
After announcing the awards in mid-September, Microsoft and the USO received hundreds of nominations and have narrowed them down to three
finalists in each of the five categories.
winbeta.org - 25.10.2007
Microsoft Announces 2008 Partner of the Year Awards Finalists and Winners
Recognizing partners that delivered exemplary solutions to customers, Microsoft Corp. today announced the winners and finalists of its 2008 Microsoft
Partner of the Year Awards. The awards honor Microsoft Registered, Microsoft Certified and Microsoft Gold Certified partners that delivered exemplary
solutions for their customers during the past year. Award winners and finalists were chosen from among nominations from around the world. Winners and
finalists will be recognized at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2008, the companys premier annual event for industry partners, being held
July 7“10 in Houston.
winbeta.org - 16.06.2008
SourceForge Announces 'Open-Source Oscars'
Popular open-source software
development site
SourceForge.net hosted the
equivalent of the open-source
Oscars on Thursday evening,
billing the event as a big
party, not a painfully long
and formal awards ceremony.
File archiver
7-Zip won the top award as
all-over best project and also
picked up the prize for best
technical design. The Firebird
relational database was
another double winner, being
voted both best project for
the enterprise and the project
providing the best user
support.
It
was the second time
SourceForge.net has asked its
community to vote for their
favorite open-source projects
after debuting its Community
Choice Awards last year.
The awards are
one way SourceForge.net has
discovered to highlight strong
and popular performers among
the more than 150,000
open-source projects the site
hosts, according to Ross Turk,
SourceForge.net's community
manager. "Last year, there
was a really good response,"
he said. "I think people
really value being a winner."
SourceForge.net has around 1.6
million registered users,
around 80 percent of whom are
based outside of the U.S...
winbeta.org - 27.07.2007
Microsoft Recognizes Winners of Annual MSVP Awards
Microsoft Corp. today announced the eight winners of the 2008 Microsoft Vendor Program (MSVP) Excellence Awards. The winners, selected from among more
than 17,200 Microsoft vendors in the U.S., are the following: Marriott International Inc., Grubb & Ellis Co., Compass Group PLC, CRG Events, Toshiba
America Inc., MV Transportation Inc., Revonet Inc. and Lionbridge Technologies Inc.
winbeta.org - 03.10.2008
Neowin Community Game Awards 2007 - Nominations Begin
In 2005, we started the Neowin Community Game Awards. Unlike other "Best of Year" awards, every step of the process is voted on by the
members. From the initial nominations to the final voting, you, the people who play the games, get to voice your opinions on which titles truly stood
out from the rest. The NCGAs are the epitome of a "for the fans, by the fans" award.
The time has arrived, finally, for us to
pick up where we left off two years ago (we missed a beat in 2006). The nomination round is now upon us. In this round, all members are asked to visit
the nomination page and submit their choices for "Best of" in each category. Not a member, but want to contribute? All you have to do is register! This round will continue until October 29th, at
which point nominations will be closed and the results tallied. The five most nominated games in each category will then proceed to the final voting
round where theyll duke it out for the crown.
What else can be said? Lets get clicking and lets start nominating!
Please
only nominate games you truly feel deserve the recognition released between October 06 and October 07. You can fill in as many or few of the
categories as you like. Blank fields will be accepted as a null nomination.
neowin.net - 16.10.2007
2006 PC World Innovations
Awards
Twenty-five groundbreaking
products, five categories. See
what our editors picked...
pcworld.com - 29.12.2005
Amazon, EA, Microsoft, others win 'Popular Mechanics' Breakthrough Awards
Popular Mechanics magazine will unveil on Wednesday its Breakthrough Awards, the publication's annual celebration of the brightest innovators
and innovations.
This year's winners include tech that lets you read books on a thin, digital device, see all around your car as
you park, and explore outer space through your imagination.
winbeta.org - 15.10.2008
IBM, Microsoft Meet Hollywood
Vendors score Emmy awards for
technical developments used in
television production...
pcworld.com - 26.09.2005
2006 PC World Innovations
Awards Are Coming Soon
Twenty-five groundbreaking
products, five categories.
Come back on January 4 to see
what our editors picked...
pcworld.com - 30.12.2005
2008 Microsoft Partner Program Awards - early heads up
Each year, Microsoft recognises partners who have delivered exemplary solutions built on Microsoft technologies. Awards are presented to winning
partners at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, this year in Houston, Texas, from July 7-10th, 2008. (Conference info here).
Why you should apply for an
award
Award winners and finalists benefit from increased press coverage and market recognition. Winning a global WORLDWIDE PARTNER
CONFERENCE award sets your company apart from your competition and may drive new business opportunities. Some of the specific benefits:
Both winners and finalists will receive customised logos and web banners to promote this valuable accomplishment; PR and advertising
templates which they can use to promote their success.
winbeta.org - 17.01.2008
Bioshock scoops game of the year
Action thriller Bioshock has been awarded game of the year at the Spike TV awards in Las Vegas.
The underwater adventure, widely
praised for its storyline and production values, also won the prize for best Xbox 360 title and best score.
It beat high-profile
titles such as Halo 3, Mass Effect and The Orange Box to win the top prize.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare won the awards for
bester shooter and best military game.
winbeta.org - 10.12.2007
Microsoft Research Explores śRobots Among Usť
Eight recipients of the human-robot interaction request for proposal awards examine the growing role of robots in society..
microsoft.com/presspass - 16.05.2008
