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December 1997

• Microsoft Infrastructure Summit - Beijing, China  
  "...You could almost step back and imagine how you would like information to be available, and actually put together a system that delivers on that vision."
  December 11, 1997
• Microsoft Professional Developers Conference - Beijing, China  
  "The overall digital nervous system message is one about helping developers seize opportunity by bringing together the different architectures, making things automatic and allowing this to be done in an evolutionary fashion."
  December 11, 1997
• Bank Administration Institute's Retail Delivery '97 Conference - New Orleans, Louisiana  
  <"What would a Digital Nervous System for banking look like?...The first is to share all the information across all the different delivery channels."br /> December 3, 1997

November 1997

• Comdex 97: Exchange Server 5.5 Built for the Enterprise - Las Vegas, Nevada  
  Gates and Microsoft Vice President Rich Tong outline the benefits of Exchange Server 5.5.
  November 17, 1997
• Comdex 97 - Las Vegas, Nevada  
  "I was thinking about all the reasons I love my PC, and I had to pick just a few and boil it down. And so I'm going to start with my top ten list of why I love my PC."
  November 16, 1997
• Microsoft Shareholders 97 Meeting - Seattle, Washington  
  The focus of Microsoft’s work in major product areas, the future of PC computing and recent challenges by competitors and the Department of Justice.
  November 14, 1997
• Network Operations Executive Summit - Seattle, Washington  
  "...Every enterprise, whether it's large or small will need to have its information in digital form, and be able to take advantage of that to streamline decision processes to draw more people to make decisions, whether it's people inside the company, or partners, or suppliers."
  November 12, 1997

October 1997

• Small Business Server Crossings - Redmond, Washington  
  "Already there are more personal computers being used in small business than in any other business segment."
  October 28, 1997
• Cambridge University - Cambridge, England  
  "I think it's great to finish school and I wanted to give you a little bit of my background and talk a little bit about where I see things going in the future."
  October 7, 1997
• Gartner Symposium - Orlando, Florida  
  "When we get up in the morning, what we're thinking about is software that's reliable, software that has a natural interface, and all the feedback we're getting from customers about where they want our software to go. That is our total focus as a company."
  October 6, 1997
• Seybold 97 - San Francisco, California  
  "...I think it's fair to say with our focus making Windows NT great for publishing and Apple's renewed focus on publishing, the only clear winner is people who do publishing."
  October 1, 1997

September 1997

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 Launch - San Francisco, California  
  "Our tag line for Internet Explorer 4.0 is: The Web the way you want it."
  September 30, 1997
• The Microsoft Professional Developers Conference - San Diego, California  
  "Sometime not too many years from now, new personal computers will come with the refinement of Windows NT, Version 5, in the same way they come with Windows 95 today."
  September 26, 1997

August 1997

• Microsoft and NEC Announce Plans to Integrate Technology For the Enterprise - Redmond, Washington, and Tokyo, Japan  
  "Coexistence is a key part of what we are working on here."
  August 26, 1997

July 1997

• National Governors' Association - Las Vegas, Nevada  
  "The information age is just beginning and I think a lot of positive things going on in the economy reflect the efficiencies that these new technologies provide."
  July 30, 1997
• The Microsoft Analyst Summit 97 - Seattle, Washington  
  "There is no doubt in my mind software will be increasingly valuable..."
  July 24, 1997

June 1997

• National Education Computing Conference - Seattle, Washington  
  "I really owe my success to several excellent teachers who gave me the self-confidence when I was very young to explore the world of knowledge."
  June 30, 1997
• Windows TCO Summit - Tokyo, Japan  
  "Microsoft is a company that moves very rapidly, and we set priorities based on what our customers are asking for."
  June 19, 1997
• Windows World '97 - Spring Comdex - Atlanta, Georgia  
  A one-hour Q&A session moderated by Gary Beach, senior vice president of the international data group at ComputerWorld Global Support Center.
  June 3, 1997

May 1997

• Microsoft Scalability Day - New York, New York  
  Bill outlines Microsoft's strategy for scalability.
  May 20, 1997
• Microsoft CEO Summit - Seattle, Washington  
  "A healthy and well-tuned "digital nervous system" is vital to the efficient functioning and competitiveness of business..."
  May 8, 1997
• Microsoft Tech·ED '97 - Orlando, Florida  
  "Well, this is the first time that "Where do you want to go today" has included time travel."
  May 5, 1997

April 1997

• Kellogg Technology Series Presentation - Evanston, Illinois  
  The future of Microsoft and issues that will impact the company in the near term.
  April 29, 1997
• Newspaper Association of America Luncheon - Chicago, Illinois  
  How the Internet is changing publishing.
  April 29, 1997
• The Economic Club of Detroit - Detroit, Michigan  
  Technology: The Great Enabler Its Influence on Society, Business and Communities.
  April 28, 1997
• WinHEC '97 - San Francisco, California  
  Growth in the PC industry and the latest innovations in the Microsoft Windows operating system.
  April 8, 1997

March 1997

• Microsoft Internet Brokerage and Banking Conference  
  A transcript of remarks made by Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates during the Microsoft Internet Brokerage and Banking Conference in Bellevue, WA, March 26, 1997.
  March 26, 1997
• Developer Days - Seattle, Washington  
  How Microsoft's visual tools enable developers to effectively integrate client/server, Internet and intranet development.
  March 18, 1997

February 1997

• American Association for the Advancement of Science - Seattle, Washington  
  "The amazing thing about computer science is that the hardware and software combination that's created is a tool, the best tool that's ever been created for leveraging human innovation."
  February 17, 1997

January 1997

• Microsoft Office 97 Launch Event - New York, New York  
  Official launch of Office 97 and kick-off the Experience Office 97 World Tour.
  January 16, 1997

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