The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Software giant Microsoft is preparing to launch a $300m (£160m) global advertising campaign in a bid to revive its image and change the way people think about the company.
Stockerblog - The Stock Market Blog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Pretty soon, you will see on the news and all over the Internet that Jerry Seinfeld will be the comedian representative for Microsoft (MSFT) in upcoming commercials that the company is planning. These commercials to promote Microsoft's software will also be a challenge to Apple's (AAPL) 'Get A Mac' commercials. By the way, Microsoft just went ex-dividend a couple days ago. Author owns both MSFT and...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will star in a $300 million (160 million pound) marketing campaign for Microsoft Corp aimed at burnishing the image of its computer operating system, a person familiar with the effort said on Thursday.
Product Reviews Net (Free subscription) | yesterday
As part of Microsoft Corp.’s commitment to education, the company is re-introducing The Ultimate Steal program this school year, inviting students who are actively enrolled at educational institutions to purchase Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 at a low student price of $59.95 (U.S.). This program begins in the United States today with additional countries to be [...]
SlipperyBrick (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Whether you’re a Mac fan or not, I think we all get a chuckle out of the “Get a Mac” ads. And they must have converted many PC users. Now Microsoft is looking to give as good as they get, recruiting Jerry Seinfeld and of course Bill Gates to show you how magical Vista is. [...]
the INQUIRER (Free subscription) | yesterday
Aharon Etengoff the Inquirer , Thursday 21 August 2008. 16:31:00 New app creates 3D panoramas from normal pics MICROSOFT LIVE LABS has announced the release of Photosynth, an application that turn overlapping photos into a 3-D panorama. According to the Vole, Photosynth examines multiple images for similarities and processes that information to estimate the shape of the subject and the vantage point...
TechDigest (Free subscription) | yesterday
I've been waiting for this bugger for a long time. Finally, after having had the shit teased out of us about two years ago in the Microsoft Seadragon video , Gates Ballmer & Sons has finally released Photosynth for you and I to use at will...
paidContent:UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
Microsoft ( NSDQ: MSFT ) is restructuring its Search Business Group to add a new group geared toward commercial search. It's picked Multimap CEO Jeff Kelisky to be GM of this new Commercial Search unit, which covers Live Search cashback, MSN Shopping, local, consumer mapping, Virtual Earth and mobile . It's part of the big plan to improve the performance of Live as a search and advertising platform....
the INQUIRER (Free subscription) | yesterday
Aharon Etengoff the Inquirer , Thursday 21 August 2008. 10:52:00 Vole commits to $100 million purchase THE VOLE HAS PROMISED to shell out an additional $100 million for customers running Microsoft's Windows server alongside Novell's SUSE. The Redmond giant has already spent $240 million on Novell certificates that were resold to clients who redeemed them for SUSE service and support....
The Register (Free subscription) | yesterday
Open alternative prepares for programming Sadville is rolling out the open-source implementation of Microsoft's .NET on its virtual infrastructure in a step towards enabling software development.…
Kzero (Free subscription) | yesterday
It must be cool gadget today and they don’t come much larger than the Micosoft Surface - a touch sensitive ‘table’ integrating multi-media applications and well, anything you can think of. Here’s some videos. Overview Gaming application The dreaded PowerPoint, remixed
Photography Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Microsoft PhotoSynth is a new, free service that transforms regular digital photos into a three-dimensional, 360-degree experience.
The Register (Free subscription) | yesterday
'A little overwhelmed' Microsoft today released a free photo-stitching tool that runs in the cloud – sadly for Redmond, at time of writing Photosynth is having a little lie-down.…
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
(Reuters) - Jerry Seinfield will be one of the key celebrity pitchmen in Microsoft Corp's $300 million (161 million pound) advertising campaign aimed at changing its image, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, citing people close to the situation.
Pocket-lint (Free subscription) | yesterday
Make 3D, 360-degree photos Microsoft has announced its new Photosynth program, which the company says will help you go "far beyond how you now view, experience and share photos". ... Read Microsoft announces Photosynth software on Pocket-lint now
