http://www.microsoft.com/presspass A series of features stories profiling Microsoft's business, interviews with executives and background on products and technologies to help a journalist or other member of the media keep abreast of Microsoft Corp. © 2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:58:47 GMT http://m.webtrends.com/dcsjwb9vb00000c932fd0rjc7_5p3t/dcs.gif?dcsdat=5179620&dcssip=www.microsoft.com&dcsuri=/presspass/rss/Features.xml&WT.ti=Microsoft PressPass, Information for Journalists - Feature Stories&source=rss&WT.dl=0 Video displays powered by Windows 7 light up iconic store’s display windows, while Windows 7 lounges give shoppers a look at the new operating system. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/nov09/11-23SaksWindows7.mspx?rss_fdn=Top%20Stories Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:40:00 GMT Feature Ten years ago, Microsoft opened the Silicon Valley Campus, giving the company a foothold next door to the company's biggest competitors. Today, the site is Microsoft's second largest in the United States. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/Features/2009/nov09/11-23SiliconValley.mspx?rss_fdn=Top%20Stories Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT Feature As developers face a rapidly evolving computing environment, Microsoft helps them create applications that can be deployed across a number of platforms. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/nov09/11-18Somasegar.mspx?rss_fdn=Top%20Stories Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT Feature Q&A: Kurt DelBene, senior vice president of the Office Business Productivity Group at Microsoft, discusses what is new in the public beta and what developers can expect from the upcoming release of Office 2010 and related products. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/nov09/11-18PDCKurtDelBene.mspx?rss_fdn=Top%20Stories Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT Feature Next step in partnership helps increase flexibility, interoperability between products. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/nov09/11-18Duet.mspx?rss_fdn=Top%20Stories Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT Feature Microsoft’s new Windows Server AppFabric provides developers with new tools to develop, manage and deploy composite applications. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/nov09/11-17PDCAppFabric.mspx?rss_fdn=Top%20Stories Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT Feature Marking its one-year anniversary at PDC 2009, BizSpark continues to gain momentum, expand its reach with new offers, and put partners at the center of the equation to turn startups into successful businesses. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/nov09/11-17PDCBizSpark.mspx?rss_fdn=Top%20Stories Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT Feature Built on Microsoft cloud services technologies, NASA’s interactive “citizen-science” Web service lets anyone explore the Red Planet up close, while also contributing to Mars missions. http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/Features/2009/nov09/11-17BeAMartian.mspx?rss_fdn=Top%20Stories Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT Feature Attendees from around the world gather at the Professional Developers Conference to learn about the future of Microsoft's developer platforms and network with fellow professionals. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/nov09/11-16PDCIntro.mspx?rss_fdn=Top%20Stories Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT Feature Microsoft International President Jean-Philippe Courtois today joined with other European thought leaders to call for a new era of innovation and creativity in Europe. Courtois is a European Commission Innovation Ambassador this year, part of the EC's Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/nov09/11-12CourtoisInnovation.mspx?rss_fdn=Top%20Stories Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT Feature John West, a Microsoft employee and Army National Guard soldier who was nearly paralyzed by a roadside bomb in 2004, has overcome substantial mental and physical hurdles to walk again and to return to the job he loves. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/nov09/11-11MsftVeteran.mspx?rss_fdn=Top%20Stories Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT Feature Song Zou, who helped develop Windows 7 features like Aero Shake and the new taskbar, hosted one of China’s most famous TV personalities in his Redmond home. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/nov09/11-09SongZouWin7.mspx?rss_fdn=Top%20Stories Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT Feature