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Seattle, WA December 13, 2007 Why should you attend? This exciting event provides you with an in-depth, up-close look at the next generation of Microsoft unified communications technologies. Familiarizing yourself with these enhanced technologies can help you decide which options will work with the systems you already have in place—and which ones will become essential as you continue to grow. Join us for an exciting daylong gathering that features:
Location Renaissance Seattle Hotel 
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Seattle, WA December 13, 2007 Unified Communications Launch Communication is at a crossroads: VoIP and other methods of communications are shifting from hardware-based systems to software. Hardware-based systems are becoming too disparate to accommodate the need for a more unified solution. Join a senior Microsoft executive in a talk about the Microsoft vision of a future-ready communications foundation that's built on software and can maximize your existing investments. Register now! Business Track Agenda
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Seattle, WA December 13, 2007 Business track Opening Keynote: A Microsoft executive will present how Microsoft unified communications technologies use the power of software to help streamline communications between people and organizations, regardless of medium, platform, device, or location. Analyst Keynote: Forrester Consulting will describe the future of communications with findings from their study on the "Total Economic Impact" of unified communications. Panel Discussion: Senior technology managers and leading Microsoft partners will discuss their experiences deploying Microsoft unified communications technologies and talk about the business impact it has had on their employees and company. This is your chance to ask questions and learn from your peers, who are exploring a new approach to communications. IT Track Opening Keynote: A Microsoft executive will present how Microsoft unified communications technologies use the power of software to help streamline communications between people and organizations, regardless of medium, platform, device, or location.
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Seattle, WA December 13, 2007 
Chris Capossela Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Business Division Product Management GroupChris Capossela is corporate vice president of the Microsoft Business Division Product Management Group. He manages the Microsoft Office system, which includes desktop applications such as Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, InfoPath, Groove, OneNote, Project, and Visio; server products such as Exchange Server and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Communications Server, and Project Server; and hosted software services such as Microsoft Office Live, Office Live Meeting, and Office Online. All of these deliver end-user productivity and companywide unified communications and collaboration, business intelligence, and enterprise content management capabilities. Capossela is responsible for worldwide product and business management for the Microsoft Office system. This includes defining pricing, packaging, go-to-markets, branding, and advertising, as well as developing sales integration and the partner ecosystem around the world. Capossela has spent more than 15 years at Microsoft in a variety of marketing, technical, and field positions. Previously, Capossela was general manager of the Microsoft Office Project business unit, where he was responsible for the development of Microsoft Office Project. Capossela also has served as chief of staff for the president of the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region, which is composed of 38 Microsoft subsidiaries and is headquartered in Paris. For more than two years Capossela served as speech assistant for Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, crafting material for more than 350 speeches and presentations. His experience with Gates taught him to think big and to never miss an opportunity to learn something new. Early in his career at the software company, Capossela worked as a product manager for Microsoft Visual FoxPro and Access; he spent three years as a program manager for Access, the company's database management program and a key product in the Microsoft Office system. While a member of the Access team in 1997, Capossela was granted a U.S. patent for his method of integrating Access with source code control programs such as Microsoft Visual SourceSafe. Capossela has a bachelor's degree in computer science and economics from Harvard University. He first became interested in computers when, as a boy, he wrote a reservation system for his family's small Italian restaurant in Boston using dBASE for DOS on an early IBM PC. Capossela lives in Seattle with his wife and daughter. Away from work, Capossela is a movie buff and enjoys playing tennis and traveling. |
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