Microsoft Office System Developers Conference 2008 Virtual Pressroom

Published: February 11, 2008 | Updated: February 13, 2008

Event Information

Welcome to Microsoft Corp.’s virtual pressroom for the Microsoft Office System Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif. This Web site is designed to provide members of the press with important information about Microsoft’s news and presence at the show.

This site will be regularly updated to include press releases, executive biographies, images, and a webcast of the press conference and links to content from industry partners.

2008 Microsoft Office System Developers Conference
Feb. 11-13, 2008
San Jose McEnery Convention Center
408 Almaden Blvd.
San Jose, California 95110
Event Phone: (408) 295-9600

Additional information, including about registration, pressroom details, breakout sessions, keynote schedules and speaker biographies, can be found on the ODC 2008 Web site.

On-Demand Webcast: Bill Gates Keynote

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates kicks of the Microsoft Office System Developer Conference, delivering a keynote address to the audience of mostly developers. In his speech, Gates highlighted new tools and services that Microsoft is delivering to the developer community.

On-Demand Webcast: Bill Gates Keynote (.wmv file, 1 hr 6 min)

Transcript: Bill Gates Keynote at Office System Developers Conference 2008

Press Releases

Developers Gather to Showcase Power of Office Business Applications (Feb. 11, 2008)

Microsoft Office Live Small Business Launches New Tools and Enhances Free Service to Help Small Businesses Sell and Market Online (Feb. 10, 2008)

Event Interviews

Channel 9 talks with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates at the Office Developer Conference, Feb. 11 in San Jose, Calif. Gates shares the history of Office as a developer platform, how he personally uses Office 2007 and his view on whether Office has hit the productivity plateau.

Gates Discusses Office as a Platform for Developers with Channel 9

Executive Biographies

Please refer to the following link for executive bios and pictures of keynote speakers: https://microsoft.crgevents.com/ODC2008/Content/default.aspx?p=VK4K3P

White Papers

OBA Platform Scenarios (.doc file, 173 KB)

Fact Sheets

Microsoft Office Business Applications (.doc file, 309 KB, Feb. 2008)

What’s New in Visual Studio 2008 (.doc file, 104 KB, Nov. 2007)

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 (.doc file, 79 KB, Oct. 2007)

Case Studies

London Stock Exchange (Aug. 2007)

Canada Post (Sept. 2007)

Capitol Nutrition (Nov. 2007)

Other Materials

ODC Customer Evidence Deck (.ppt file, 7.3 MB)

Industry Partner Press Materials

Componentone’s Open XML Compliant Components Will Be On Showcase At The Microsoft Office System 2008 Developer Conference (.doc file, 29 KB, Feb. 4, 2008)

FedEx Enables Shipping Inside Microsoft Office Outlook (Feb. 11, 2008)

Open Text Launches Case Management Framework for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (.doc file, 29 KB, Feb. 4, 2008)

Sonata Launches Solution Accelerator Framework On Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007 (.doc file, 33 KB, Feb. 11, 2008)