SEATTLE – May 1, 2009 – Each year, the Washington Technology Alliance holds its annual State of Technology luncheon. This year’s event, held May 1 in Seattle, attracted nearly 1,200 Puget Sound-area businesses, political, education and technology leaders. They came to hear about technology and review educational and governmental challenges that must be met to enhance Washington state’s technological standing.
One of the key attractions this year was an appearance by Ray Ozzie, Microsoft’s chief technology officer, and one of the key drivers behind Microsoft’s work in “cloud” computing. Ozzie joined Ed Lazowska, the Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science and Engineering at University of Washington for a “keynote conversation” on the state of technology.
Some excerpts from the discussion follow. Note: web-optimized and broadcast-quality downloads of all clips are available via the “Download” tab on the video player:
A New Era of Computing (49 sec)
Ozzie told his audience that even though computing has been a fixture in business and research since his days in college, today may be the start of a new era of innovation and progress due to greater connectivity and the rise of social media.
On Working at Microsoft (59 sec)
Ozzie talks about Microsoft’s ability to have broad impacts on how business and people use technology.
Three Screens and the Cloud (1 min 31 sec)
Ozzie discusses the fundamental ways the user experience will evolve in computing and technology in the coming years.
One of the key attractions this year was an appearance by Ray Ozzie, Microsoft’s chief technology officer, and one of the key drivers behind Microsoft’s work in “cloud” computing. Ozzie joined Ed Lazowska, the Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science and Engineering at University of Washington for a “keynote conversation” on the state of technology.
Some excerpts from the discussion follow. Note: web-optimized and broadcast-quality downloads of all clips are available via the “Download” tab on the video player:
A New Era of Computing (49 sec)
Ozzie told his audience that even though computing has been a fixture in business and research since his days in college, today may be the start of a new era of innovation and progress due to greater connectivity and the rise of social media.
On Working at Microsoft (59 sec)
Ozzie talks about Microsoft’s ability to have broad impacts on how business and people use technology.
Three Screens and the Cloud (1 min 31 sec)
Ozzie discusses the fundamental ways the user experience will evolve in computing and technology in the coming years.
