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Get Ready; Windows Marketplace for Mobile Offers Millions of Potential New Customers
July 14th, 2009 | 
Author: My name is Todd Brix and I am the Senior Director for Mobile Platform Services Product Management at Microsoft. I am on site at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans to talk about Windows Marketplace for Mobile and the terrific opportunity it represents for developers and partners. Given the enthusiasm we’ve seen around Windows Marketplace since we announced it earlier this year, I’m excited to have this opportunity to provide an update and hopefully address some of the feedback we’ve received.In terms of milestones, I’m pleased to report that Windows Marketplace is on schedule to open for submissions in 29 supported countries* on July 27th. We’re already working with a wide range of leading developers for both business and consumer applications and will soon be able to make available a new wave of applications that will be ready for download when Windows Marketplace launches with Windows Mobile 6.5 in the fall. To make things a little more interesting, later this month we’ll also be announcing the details of a developer contest that will kick off at launch.
We’re working hard to create a new experience for mobile users and developers alike; where users can easily discover and confidently purchase and download applications for work, life or play and developers feel good about the submission process and are able to reach a new market for their mobile applications. In fact, we’re announcing today that by the end of 2009 Windows Marketplace will also be available to Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1 devices. This means that developers will have an opportunity to reach more than 30 million Windows Mobile devices. To help those millions of business users find what they’re looking for, we’re also unveiling the Windows Marketplace Business Center; a category in Windows Marketplace that will contain mobile business applications across several common industries and line of business functions from leading companies that include Avanade UK, Formotus, Ilium Software, Pyxis Mobile and WebIS. Business Center is another way for our partners to differentiate themselves and showcase their business applications, while making it easier for users to locate and purchase the latest mobile business tools.
(sample view of Windows Marketplace Business Center, subject to change.)
To recap the Windows Marketplace for Mobile announcements at Worldwide Partner Conference:
Application Submission Opens on July 27th: Windows Marketplace will open for application submissions from 29 supported countries July 27.
Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1 Support: Windows Marketplace will be available for Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1 by the end of 2009 (in addition to Windows Mobile 6.5 at launch in the fall).
Business Center: Windows Marketplace will feature a “Business Center” category for business applications.
Developer Contest: Microsoft will be disclosing the details of a Windows Marketplace developer contest on July 27.
I’ll be on site at the Worldwide Partner Conference today talking to partners and presenting our Windows Marketplace strategy and even offering a brief demonstration on the main stage on Wednesday morning. Throughout the event, I’ll be gathering feedback and doing my best to drive registration and application submissions for July 27th. My team and I are eager to get your feedback and will do our best to address your comments and questions in the days and weeks ahead.
You can also view my video post here on Channel 9.
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, New Zealand, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Tags: amp, application, brazil, business, business applications, developers, line of business, Management, microsoft, Mobile, mobile application, mobile applications, mobile device, mobile devices, mobile platform, mobile users, pda, Software, t mobile, Windows, Windows Mobile, world | 
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Windows Mobile MSDN Blog Archives
As of today the Windows Mobile Blog has officially joined The Windows Blog. Not only have our bloggers made the transition, but much of the high impact content has been brought forward for your convenience.
Windows Mobile RampUp Track Is Now Available On MSDN | MSDN
Carry Your Office in Your Pocket #1 | MSDN
Twisted Pixels #4 – A Button-Mashers Guide To Input | MSDN
Windows Mobile Facebook Application Update | MSDN
Just Say No To GAPI – What You Need To Know About AllKeys And Input Management | MSDN
Resolving Common Crashes Seen in Windows Mobile Watson Data | MSDN
Twisted Pixels #3 – Memory Mysteries | MSDN
Samsung’s Web Site for Windows Mobile Developers | MSDN
Twisted Pixels #2 – Doing Graphics! | MSDN
Twisted Pixels #1 – A Mobile Game Development Diary | MSDN
developer.windowsmobile.com | MSDN
Windows® Marketplace for Mobile Developer Strategy Announced! | MSDN
DreamSpark for Students | MSDN
Introducing Windows® Marketplace for Mobile… | MSDN
Mobile Manager for Netflix | MSDN
Developing Location Aware Applications for Windows Mobile | MSDN
New Version of Live Search Mobile | MSDN
Survey of Web Browsers for Windows Mobile | MSDN
Windows Mobile Development Forum | MSDN
Press, Click, Select, or Choose?!? | MSDN
Posted in Windows Mobile |
Tags: amp, application, ash, blog, bloggers, blogs, car, developers, facebook, game, Management, microsoft, Mobile, mobile developer, mobile developers, mobile development, pda, samsung, web browser, Windows, Windows Mobile |
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Google Chrome OS: Opening a vein in Redmond
“We want to bleed Microsoft to death, and we’ve decided that the best way to do that is give away equivalents to their products. By creating a free OS for netbooks (the only part of the PC market that’s really growing) we hope to force Microsoft into a Clayton Christensen-style dilemma. It can either cut the price of Windows in order to compete with us, or it can gradually surrender OS share.
“By using Chrome to set a standard for web applications, we also help to make the Windows APIs less relevant. So even if Microsoft manages to hold share in PCs, its OS franchise becomes less and less meaningful over time.”
That helps to explain why Google would be pushing both Chrome and Android at the same time. If you’re really serious about running a logical OS program in its own right, you’d try to rationalize those two things. But if your top priority is to commoditize Microsoft, then you don’t mind pushing out a couple of overlapping initiatives. The more free options, the more pain caused.
The next question we should all ask is whether Chrome-based netbooks will take off. I’m skeptical, especially in the near term. Most people buy netbooks to run PC applications. Linux already failed in the netbook market because it can’t run PC apps, and Chrome OS won’t run PC applications either.
But in the meantime, Google can put more price pressure on Microsoft, and maybe that’s the real point.Copyright 2009 Michael Mace.
Liechtenstein: Telecom Liechtenstein is migrating to unified communications
Nortel is integrating Microsoft’s Office Communications Server (OCS) environment with the company’s existing Nortel voice communication infrastructure to enable unified communications applications that will simplify and speed up business operations, improve the way employees communicate and enhance customer service. The new system will enable the 130 employees of Telecom Liechtenstein in Vaduz to determine whether colleagues they wish to contact are available, and then instantly make phone calls, start conference calls and send e-mails and instant messages through a simple mouse ‘click’ on their desktop.
The new unified communications network will also allow employees to securely access the Telecom Liechtenstein corporate network via mobile devices to retrieve information and respond more quickly to enquiries. In a second phase of this implementation, Telecom Liechtenstein plans to offer a hybrid network unified communications solution to enterprise customers in Liechtenstein, Austria and Switzerland.
“With the support of our longstanding partner Nortel, we have been able to simply and inexpensively modernise our internal communication network within a tight project timeframe of only eight weeks,” said Christoph Beck, NGN project manager, Telecom Liechtenstein. “The new OCS environment will enable our employees to not only communicate more efficiently, but also gain experience using new UC applications to better help us roll out UC solutions externally.”
“Telecom Liechtenstein will derive considerable future benefits from the unified communications solutions enabled by our Innovative Communications Alliance,” said Rolf Weidmann, sales director, Service Providers, Nortel. “Unified communications bring speed and simplicity to business processes and improve operations. These new capabilities can also provide Telecom Liechtenstein with new and innovative business opportunities because many small and medium-sized enterprises could use Telecom Liechtenstein’s hybrid service to leverage the productivity enhancements that unified communications offers themselves.”
Nortel also provided system integration services to support implementing Microsoft’s Office Communications Server environment with the Telecom Liechtenstein network upgrade.
Enterprise Innovative Communications Alliance solutions from Nortel and Microsoft span four key areas: Voice, Telephony and Unified Messaging; Unified Communications Integrated Branch; Multimedia Conferencing; and Data Networking. The ICA is delivering new solutions that empower customers to realize the productivity potential of their organization by communications-enabling their business processes. The ICA has chalked up more than 1200 wins with more than 200 Nortel service deployments globally.
Telecom Liechtenstein Selects Nortel for Unified Communications Network
Posted in Communications |
Tags: application, blog, blogs, business, business operation, Business Opportunities, Business Process, Business Processes, Communications, Customer Service, Environment, information, Integration, microsoft, Mobile, mobile device, mobile devices, Network, Networking, service providers, system, upgrade |
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Europe: uploading photos of other individuals requires their consent
An opinion issued by the group of European privacy watchdogs states that users of social networks “should only upload pictures or information about other individuals with the individual’s consent”. If applied, this provision would completely alter the way such websites work today.
Currently, social networking members share pictures and tag friends’ images without requiring their prior consent. Moreover, Facebook or MySpace users tend to communicate publicly, putting their and others’ private information on shared boards or ‘walls’.
These activities would become outlawed if the recommendation of national watchdogs were transformed into legislative measures. Regulators went further and recommended that social networks should clearly inform their users about the potential privacy risks of uploading private information. In addition, “the homepage should contain a link to a complaint facility covering data protection issues for both members and non-members,” reads the opinion.
The group also advised imposing limits on retaining the data of inactive users. “Abandoned accounts must be deleted,” said the council of EU regulators, known as the Article 29 Working Party .
All the recommendations were based on the principle that social networking websites must fall under the strict EU Data Protection Directive, “even when their headquarters are outside of the European Economic Area”.
The group’s opinions are not binding, but represent an important indication of future legislative action at national and EU level. Recently the group has focused on privacy issues related to search engines, triggering a wave of actions from lawmakers and the actors involved. Under pressure, the giants of the sector, such as Google, Microsoft and Yahoo!, agreed to reduce the retention period of data they collect about their users.
The group also drew attention to the processing of personal data on the Internet for commercial purposes. They recommended obtaining the prior consent by users before collecting data aimed at personalised advertisements. The European Commission quickly backed this line, threatening strong measures to regulate online tailored and behavioural ads
EU privacy regulators eye online social networks
see also Opinion of Art. 29 WG
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Tags: advertisement, blog, blogs, google, information, Internet, microsoft, Network, Networking, online, Search Engines, Space, Yahoo! |
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