http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/default.mspx New releases from Microsoft Canada. © 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved Thu, 25 Apr 2007 11:00:00 GMT A new survey of more than 1,000 Canadian youth aged 9-17 by Microsoft Canada Co. and Youthography, provides insight into the way young people use the Internet. The results show that while the Internet is an overwhelmingly positive force in the lives of Canadian youth and most of them are aware of potential dangers, too many children and teens still engage in risky behaviour while online. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2009_02_25.mspx February 25, 2009 News Release Microsoft Corporation’s first Canadian development centre officially opened today in Richmond, British Columbia. The Microsoft Canada Development Centre currently employs over 300 of the world’s best software developers who work on over half of Microsoft’s products including Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, the Zune Media Player, Windows Mobile and the Xbox 360. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2008_09_10.mspx September 10, 2008 News Release PlanetEye launched an innovative online travel planning service today powered by Microsoft Corp.’s groundbreaking technology World Wide Media eXchange (WWMX). The new site, at http://www.planeteye.com, provides travelers the convenience of being able to research, plan and book their next vacation. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2008_07_10.mspx July 10, 2008 News Release Microsoft Corp. today joined with industry and advocacy group leaders worldwide to launch new software that will allow people who are blind and print-disabled to navigate text with all the agility of their sighted peers. The new technology will help level the playing field for an estimated 160 million people who are blind or living with vision loss worldwide who have access to only five percent of published material in a format they can read. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2008_05_07.mspx May 7, 2008 News Release Microsoft Canada Co. today announced the winners of the third annual TechNet Canada Innovation Awards and second annual MSDN Code Awards. The TechNet Canada Innovation awards recognize IT professionals who have used Microsoft-based software to make a positive impact on their organization or community, while the MSDN Code Awards recognize the very best in software development. The winners will be celebrated at Microsoft Canada's Energize IT event taking place on May 24th, 2008 at the Toronto Congress Centre in Toronto. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2008_05_01.mspx May 1, 2008 News Release Microsoft Canada Co. today announced that Scotiabank has launched a new internal global social networking solution to help encourage more information sharing and collaboration among employees. The Scotiabank solution, the first of its kind in the Canadian financial services industry, is based on Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 and is designed to help transform how workers share knowledge and best practices. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2008_03_31.mspx March 31, 2008 News Release Microsoft Canada Co. is pleased to announce the creation of an ISV Innovation Award – the Blue Sky Award – recognizing exciting, cutting-edge solutions developed on the Microsoft-based platform. The award is open to ISVs yet to achieve Certified or Gold Certified Partners status. In developing this award, Microsoft Canada is helping to recognize innovation by creating a forum for leading Canadian software developers to showcase their outstanding achievements. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2008_03_17.mspx March 17, 2008 News Release The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today announced that Canada will support the Child Protection Partnership (CPP), to help combat and reduce online child exploitation in developing countries through the use of the Child Exploitation Tracking System (CETS) software. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2008_02_22.mspx February 22, 2008 News Release DreamSpark offers millions of students access to professional-grade software developer and designer tools http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2008_02_21.mspx February 21, 2008 News Release Microsoft Canada Co. announced today that the City of Mississauga is deploying Microsoft® software as a part of a strategic IT decision to deliver expanded services to its citizens. The municipality signed an Enterprise Agreement in 2007 which includes Microsoft® SQL Server® 2005 to help enable its long term vision of simplification and standardization of its application, infrastructure and service management platform. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2008_02_06.mspx February 6, 2008 News Release In its continued effort to help protect Canadian consumers and businesses from software piracy, Microsoft Canada Co. announced today that Microsoft Corporation has commenced litigation in the Federal Court of Canada against three system builders in Ontario and Nova Scotia. In each case, the lawsuits allege copyright and trade-mark infringement and seek injunctive relief, an accounting of the defendants’ profits, or in the case of the copyright allegations, instead of an accounting of the defendants’ profits, statutory damages ranging from $140,000 to $160,000, punitive and exemplary damages, as well as declaratory relief. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2008_01_24.mspx January 24, 2008 News Release When asked to identify the top growth enabler for their organizations, Canadian IT and business executives at midsize and large organizations ranked the use of technology to improve staff productivity and efficiency as the number-one factor, according to survey results released today by Microsoft Canada Co. Most respondents are also feeling bullish about their business prospects in 2008 – two-thirds of those polled said they plan to expand their operations over the next 12 months, and 80 per cent said current business conditions in Canada are either “good” or “ideal.” http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2008_01_14.mspx January 14, 2008 News Release Lucy Yam, a twelve-year-old girl from Toronto, Ontario and a member of the Eastview (Toronto) Boys and Girls Club in Riverdale, is this year’s winner of Microsoft Canada’s 11th annual I CAN Holiday Greeting Card Contest. To capture the true spirit of giving, children from Boys and Girls Clubs across Canada were invited to design a holiday card based on the theme “What I’d Like to Give the World...” Lucy’s card was chosen from over 500 entries. Her artwork will appear on Microsoft Canada’s corporate holiday greeting cards. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_12_12.mspx December 12, 2007 News Release Microsoft Canada Co. announced today that realtors across North America who use Tarasoft Matrix® created by Tarasoft can now take advantage of Microsoft® Virtual Earth™ mapping service. Real estate agents using Tarasoft Matrix® can offer potential homebuyers a more visual and immersive Web experience based on an advanced integrated mapping, imaging, search, and location platform. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_12_11.mspx December 11, 2007 News Release Microsoft Canada Co., together with the Children's Miracle Network (CMN) and the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, today announced an initiative to establish a Child Life Interactive Computers for Kids (CLICK) program. The CLICK program will provide consoles and games for Xbox® video game system, connectivity, hardware and software to children in the hospital and create an environment that will enable them to connect with school, family, and friends during frequent or lengthy periods of hospitalization. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_11_20.mspx November 20, 2007 News Release Mississauga, ON – November 14, 2007 – Microsoft Canada Co. announced today that North Shore Credit Union (NSCU), based in North Vancouver, BC, is taking advantage of Microsoft® software as part of its strategic technology decision to drive core financial services and advisory applications. By implementing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 in conjunction with the TEMENOS T24TM banking system, NSCU is developing an easy-to-integrate platform for all of its banking systems, which helps the organization operate successfully in the increasingly competitive Canadian credit union market. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_11_14.mspx November 14, 2007 News Release Richmond, BC – Friday, November 9, 2007 – Microsoft Corp. today announced the appointment of Parminder Singh to the role of Managing Director of the new Microsoft Canada Development Centre (MCDC) in Richmond, BC. Mr. Singh brings more than 22 years of professional experience in building, operating and managing international businesses around the world. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_11_12.mspx November 12, 2007 News Release Mississauga, Ontario - October 16, 2007 – Microsoft Canada Co. today announced the availability of the next era of communications products, taking the first step towards significantly reducing the cost of the average Voice over IP (VoIP) communication system by half. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_10_16_2.mspx October 16, 2007 News Release Mississauga, Ontario - October 16, 2007 – E-mail and instant messaging may be the communication mediums of choice but Canadians say the lack of emotion in written messages frequently causes conversations to be misinterpreted, according to the results of a new survey released today by Microsoft Canada. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_10_16.mspx October 16, 2007 News Release Mississaga, Ontario - September 25, 2007 - Microsoft Canada Co. announced today that Meridian Credit Union has chosen to adopt Microsoft® BizTalk® Server 2006 and leverage Microsoft’s guidance for building an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB). http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_09_27.mspx September 25, 2007 News Release Mississaga, Ontario - September 19, 2007 - As part of its commitment to providing industry-leading business intelligence solutions, Microsoft Corp. has launched Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint™ Server 2007, an application that enables companies to drive performance through monitoring, analyzing and planning their business using one integrated solution. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_09_25.mspx September 19, 2007 News Release Québec City, Québec – August 28, 2007 - Representatives from the Québec government, Microsoft Canada, CHUQ Foundation and the not-for-profit sector came together today to launch the Mother and Child Technology Centre, part of the Child Life Interactive Computers for Kids (CLICK) program at the Centre mère-enfant of CHUQ. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_09_11.mspx August 28, 2007 News Release Toronto, Ontario - July 25, 2007 – Parents trying to better understand their children’s online world have a new resource to consult – MSN Canada, a division of Microsoft Canada Co., has revamped its online safety site . The interactive site contains articles on hot topics such as social networking, cyber bullying, Internet safety best practices and includes the chance for parents to ask questions and hear advice from online experts Debbie Gordon and Paul Gillespie. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_07_26.mspx July 26, 2007 News Release REDMOND, Wash., and TORONTO, ON – July 5, 2007 – Microsoft Corp. today announced that it is expanding its presence in Canada by opening a new software development centre in the Greater Vancouver Area, in British Columbia. The Microsoft Canada Development Centre will open in the fall of 2007 and will be home to software developers from around the world. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_07_09.mspx July 9, 2007 News Release Mississauga, ON — June 5, 2007 —Microsoft Canada Co. is providing an opportunity for over 2,000 IT professionals, developers, designers, architects, students and IT enthusiasts to come together, share and experience the latest Microsoft innovation in Windows Server® 2008 operating system, Forefront™ Client Security and Windows Vista® at Energize IT 2007. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_06_08.mspx June 5, 2007 News Release Mississauga, ON — May 2, 2007 —Microsoft Corp. today outlined its vision for integrated security and management solutions and announced delivery of key products under the Forefront™ and System Center brands. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_05_08.mspx May 8, 2007 News Release Mississauga, ON – April 25, 2007 - Microsoft Corp. today unveiled the first publicly available test version of the next edition of Windows Server®, code-named “Longhorn.” In Canada, technology partners and customers like Compugen and PCL Constructors are ready to evaluate the enhanced flexibility, control and protection built into Microsoft® Windows Server “Longhorn” Beta 3, available for download today at http://www.microsoft.com/getbeta3. The final version of Windows Server “Longhorn” is on track for release to manufacturing in the second half of 2007. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_04_25.mspx April 25, 2007 News Release Mississauga, ON – April 10, 2007 – Microsoft Canada Co. announced today that online brand intelligence and brand protection company Brandimensions has chosen to implement Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005. The software enables the Internet-monitoring company to crawl 750 million web pages per month, and demonstrates high transaction rates. By taking advantage of Microsoft-based software, Brandimensions has implemented an active database that has grown to eight terabytes of data and continues to increase in size on a daily basis. The technology gives Brandimensions’ employees access to a solution that helps provide a competitive edge when it comes to reliability, ease of use and cost. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_04_23.mspx April 23, 2007 News Release Missisauga, ON - March 21, 2007 - Microsoft Canada Co. today announced that First Canadian Title, Canada’s leading provider of title insurance, has launched its enterprise lending lifecycle portal, which was built using Microsoft® .NET Framework and Avanade Connected Architectures for .NET (ACA.NET). The company has implemented the new portal solution to provide lenders with access to a reliable and scalable platform that enables them to effectively collaborate on lending transactions, improving customer satisfaction. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_04_17.mspx April 17, 2007 News Release Ottawa, ON - February 20, 2007 - In an address to 500 of Canada's top business, academic and government leaders, Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft Corp. today will discuss his views on what it will take to make Canada a more innovative, productive and economically prosperous country. Mr. Gates is making the address to a joint Microsoft Canada/Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The address is also part of Microsoft Canada's long-running thought leadership conference titled CAN-WIN: Competing to Win in the Global Economy. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_02_26a.mspx February 26, 2007 News Release MISSISSAUGA, ON – February 19, 2007 - Microsoft Canada Co. is pleased to announce that Dennis Furtado, the Director of Network Services for Navantis, a leading provider of premium IT solutions and services, is the recipient of the 2006 TechNet Canada Innovation Award. Mr. Furtado is being honoured for his work on a new provincial election management system that will help provide Canadian government agencies and its employees with an agile electronic reporting system to better manage election processes and results. Presented by the Microsoft Canada TechNet team, the award recognizes IT professionals who have used Microsoft-based technology to create a positive impact on their organization or community. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_02_26.mspx February 26, 2007 News Release York Region District School Board’s Literacy@School program chosen as part of pilot project http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_02_01a.mspx February 01, 2007 News Release Court awards significant damages including $500,000 in statutory damages and $200,000 in punitive damages. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_02_01.mspx February 01, 2007 News Release Infusion Angels, a Toronto-based "angel" investment firm, and Microsoft Canada Co. have launched Canada's first entrepreneur-focused Innovation Centre in Waterloo, ON. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_01_31.mspx January 31, 2007 News Release At midnight tonight the most significant product launch in Microsoft history culminates with the release of Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system to consumers http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_01_30.mspx January 30, 2007 News Release Paul Gillespie, former Police Officer and Vice Chair, Kids’ Internet Safety Alliance, embarks on cross-Canada tour to talk to parents and kids about staying safe online http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2007_01_24.mspx January 24, 2007 News Release Bill Gates to headline Canada’s premier thought leadership conference on creating a skilled workforce to drive Canada’s economic prosperity http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2006_12_08.mspx December 8, 2006 News Release Consent judgments obtained against these businesses restrict the distribution of unlicensed Microsoft software http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2006_10_25.mspx October 25, 2006 News Release Microsoft Canada Co. survey finds 88 per cent agree that technology is like a silent partner that helps them deliver better customer service and close more sales http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2006_10_11.mspx October 11, 2006 News Release Humane Wildlife Control and Turf Logic deliver better customer service and increase sales with Microsoft Dynamics CRM software http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2006_09_21_1.mspx September 21, 2006 News Release Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards showcase Canadian technology partners expertise and commitment to customer satisfaction http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2006_09_21_2.mspx September 21, 2006 News Release A Microsoft Canada national survey reveals 70 per cent of small business owners want employees to be better trained on software and technology http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2006_09_12.mspx September 12, 2006 News Release Microsoft Corporation will broaden popular Customer Preview Program to allow for new participants; Canadian estimated retail pricing details now available http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2006_09_05.mspx September 5, 2006 Press Release