Press Releases

MuchMusic 2009 Video Awards Rocks a Canadian First with Real-Time Streaming in High-Definition Using Silverlight

Jun. 19, 2009

Backstage Live to offer computer users a unique, multi-camera online experience June 19, 2009 - Mississauga, ON - Microsoft Canada Co. announced today that MuchMusic, a division of CTV Limited, has selected Microsoft® Silverlight TM browser plug-in...

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Microsoft Introduces Windows 7 to Hardware Partners

Nov. 06, 2008

Microsoft rallies hardware engineers to begin development and testing of products for Windows 7 Mississauga, ON - Nov. 6, 2008 - Today at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2008, Microsoft Corp. showcased new innovations in Windows 7...

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Microsoft Delivers Pre-Beta Release of Windows 7 to Developers and Previews New Web Applications Based on Office Software

Oct. 28, 2008

LOS ANGELES - Oct. 28, 2008 - Today at its Professional Developers Conference 2008 (PDC2008), Microsoft Corp. rallied software developers by sharing the first full public demo of Windows 7. Windows 7 extends developers' investments in Windows Vista...

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Microsoft Unveils Windows Azure at Professional Developers Conference

Oct. 28, 2008

LOS ANGELES - Oct. 27, 2008 - Today, during a keynote speech at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2008 (PDC2008), Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp.'s chief software architect, announced Windows Azure, the cloud-based service foundation underlying...

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