Bill Gates Speech Archive - 2006
Tech Museum of Innovation - San Jose, California November 15, 2006
Accepting honors for his global humanitarian efforts, Bill focused on the impact technology can have in delivering solutions to some of society’s most intractable problems. Microsoft Government Leaders Forum Africa - Cape Town, South Africa July 11, 2006
Appearing with former U.S. President Bill Clinton at a gathering of government officials from across the African continent, Bill discussed how trends in information technology and software are changing the world in dramatic ways and helping Africa make significant progress in education, access to technology and infrastructure. News Conference: New Era of Technical Leadership at Microsoft - Redmond, Wash. June 15, 2006
Announcing his plans to transition out of a day-to-day role in Microsoft as of July 2008, Bill explained that he intends to reorder his daily priorities, not retire from Microsoft. Following the two-year transition, Bill will continue to serve as Microsoft's chairman and as an advisor on key development projects. Microsoft WinHEC 2006 - Seattle, Wash. May 23, 2006
At the 15th annual Microsoft Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, Bill focused on how key technology investments are paving the way for innovative market opportunities and a shift to a new platform, and discussed the impact of the upcoming introductions of Microsoft Windows Vista, 2007 Office System and Windows Server "Longhorn." Microsoft CEO Summit 2006 - Redmond, Wash. May 17, 2006
Bill urged more than 100 corporate chiefs gathered from throughout the world for Microsoft's 10th annual CEO Summit to weigh trends in the "new world of work" and rethink how their employees find, analyze and act on vital corporate information. SharePoint Conference 2006 - Bellevue, Wash. May 15, 2006
At Microsoft’s first-ever global SharePoint Conference, Bill described the role SharePoint technologies play in enabling “People-Ready” businesses and Microsoft’s vision for Office SharePoint Server 2007 as a unified, integrated platform for collaboration. American Society of Newspaper Editors 2006 Convention - Seattle, Wash. April 28, 2006
To underscore a talk on the rapid pace of innovation in the Digital Decade, Bill was joined onstage by the publisher of The New York Times to unveil the prototype of a new PC-based software application for news distribution called Times Reader. Friendship Luncheon Honoring Hu Jintao, President, People's Republic of China - Everett, Wash. April 19, 2006
On behalf of the business community, Bill welcomed President Hu on his first state visit to the U.S. and predicted that both the U.S and China will prosper in an environment of open trade and mutual respect for international norms. Microsoft Business Solutions Convergence 2006 - Dallas, Tex. March 27, 2006
At the 10th annual Microsoft Business Solutions customer conference, Bill predicted that people will be surprised at the impact of software on their lives, and discussed how the next generation of business value will combine business processes with personal productivity and online communities. Microsoft Office System Developers Conference 2006 - Redmond, Wash. March 21, 2006
Bill discussed how the 2007 Microsoft Office system, built on XML and a set of new extensibility technologies, gives developers the building blocks to meet today's business demands more quickly than building from scratch. Microsoft MIX06 Conference - Las Vegas, Nev. March 20, 2006
In a session with hundreds of Web developers, Bill described how software is transforming the way companies interact with their customers through next-generation Web experiences and beyond the browser. Microsoft Government Leaders Forum Americas 2006 - Washington, D.C. March 15, 2006
More than 200 government officials from Canada, Latin America and the U.S. heard Bill discuss ways in which software breakthroughs are helping governments meet challenges, especially in the areas of collaboration, mobility and digitization. Bill Gates: Microsoft's Security Vision and Strategy, RSA Conference 2006 - San Jose, California February 14, 2006
A transcript of remarks by Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft Corp., at the RSA Conference 2006, San Jose, California, Feb. 14, 2006. Blacks at Microsoft Minority Student Day - Redmond Washington February 10, 2006
Bill told minority students gathered in six different Microsoft locations across the U.S. about the breakthroughs that software will bring to businesses and everyday life, and why careers in computer science are rewarding and vitally important. Microsoft Government Leaders Forum Europe 2006 - Lisbon, Portugal February 1, 2006
Speaking to government officials from across Europe, Bill discussed the "digitization of all of our activities," and the revolutionary nature of using the Internet for voice communications and video delivery in small- and medium-sized businesses, as well as local and regional governments. 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) - Las Vegas, Nevada January 4, 2006
In his 10th annual keynote at the world's premiere consumer technology tradeshow, Bill demonstrated how Microsoft is delivering on its vision for a digital lifestyle where devices, services and applications work together seamlessly. 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) - Las Vegas, Nevada January 4, 2006
Video clip highlights of 2006 CES keynote: | • | The Digital Lifestyle in 2006 (.wmv file, 1 min. 24 sec.) | | • | How Microsoft and DIRECTV are teaming to deliver video on portable media devices (.wmv file, 1 min. 19 sec.) | | • | Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer duke it out on Xbox 360 (.wmv file, 35 sec.) | | • | The new Gigabeat Portable Media Center Device from Toshiba (.wmv file, 28 sec.) | | • | The Palm Treo 700w Smartphone (.wmv file, 58 sec.) | | • | The Starz Vongo service (.wmv file, 1 min. 13 sec.) | | • | URGE, the new approach to digital music from Microsoft and MTV (.wmv file, 51sec.) | | • | The computing breakthroughs coming Windows Vista (.wmv file, 51 sec.) | | • | Peter Moore announcing launch of an Xbox 360 external HD-DVD drive (.wmv file, 20 sec.) |
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