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John Weigelt
  • John Weigelt
    National Technology Officer
    Microsoft Canada

The rapid advancement of technology, be it the continued advance of Moore’s Law and the doubling of CPU performance every 18 months, or the increase in storage capacity at lower price points, makes it nearly impossible to predict the form of computers that will be commonplace in five years.

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Highlights and Customer Successes
  • 2008 Microsoft Technology Innovation Award Winner
    During the Gala Awards Night to close the annual Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP)Conference, representatives from the Edmonton Police Service and the Correctional Service of Canada were on Hand to accept the 2008 Microsoft Technology Innovation Award for the Police Parole Intelligence Partnership’s work on the Parolee Map Project, an innovative tool that provides frontline law enforcement and Parole officers with quick visual knowledge of the displacement of federal parolees that reside within the City Of Edmonton.
  • The Value of Open XML
    The Ecma Open XML specification has entered the 5 month technical review phase of the ISO body (JTC-1) standardization. Here are a number of the reasons why enterprise customers should vocally and actively support ISO standardization of Open XML.
  • Microsoft Interoperability
    Learn more about Microsoft product interoperability, which enables technical interoperability out of the box with software and hardware from other vendors.
  • Connected Government Framework
    The Microsoft Connected Government Framework (CGF) illustrates the value of interoperability in the delivery of Government e-services.

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  • Open XML Discussions
    OpenXMLDeveloper.org is your source for OpenXML Formats news and information. It’s free, and open to everyone.
  • The New World of Government Work
    The purpose of this white paper is to stimulate discussion on some of the most profound challenges confronting government and society – that of a global connected world and an aging society.
  • Microsoft Partner Program
    No matter what your business size, type, or area of focus, the Microsoft Partner Program offers resources to support your efforts every day. Three levels of membership — with increasing benefits at each successive level — mean you can join at a level that aligns with your business strategies.
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