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Wooing interns to Silicon Valley

July 3, 2007 Students working at companies like Google enjoy lots of perks and hands-on training. But a stint at Microsoft gets you a date with Bill Gates. TAGS: intern, computer science, SafeWeb, student, Google Inc., talent, Silicon Valley, founder, food, professor, Microsoft Corp.

Gates goes to college

March 1, 2004 Microsoft's Bill Gates says that despite today's outsourcing trend, the United States needs to refocus on leading in computer science--starting at its universities. TAGS: computer science, Bill Gates, college, Microsoft Corp., U.S.

IBM tries to hook computer science students

July 20, 2004 IBM hopes to get college kids to experiment with something new--non-Microsoft development software. TAGS: computer science, Buell Duncan, university, IBM Corp., Java, open standard, school, dot-com, student, server software, development tool, Linux, programming, open source, server, Microsoft Corp.

Gates calls for more software research

August 2, 2004 Microsoft's chairman says computer science is where it's at. It's also where a new $1 million research fund's at. TAGS: Bill Gates, computer science, software engineering, speech recognition, Phoenix Technologies, university, RFID, R&D, Microsoft Corp., researcher

Microsoft Research goes to school

December 12, 2006 Technology alone won't solve U.S. tech education woes, says Rick Rashid, head of Microsoft Research. TAGS: university, computer science, education, student, project, Microsoft Corp., U.S.

Gates: No magic answer to tech worker shortage

July 18, 2005 Industry hasn't done enough to position itself as exciting, say academics and Microsoft execs. Can Hermione Granger help? TAGS: Bill Gates, computer science, researcher, scientist, magic, chairman, Microsoft Corp., camera, Microsoft Office

Microsoft reveals answer to Google Scholar

April 12, 2006 Beta of Windows Live Academic Search currently covers physics, electrical engineering and computer science research. TAGS: Google Scholar, institution, Microsoft Windows Live, computer science, search result, publisher, researcher, Google Inc., portal, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Another Internet Explorer flaw found

July 7, 2004 This is the third time in a month that Microsoft must play catch-up with researchers finding vulnerabilities in its browser. TAGS: vulnerability, researcher, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, computer science, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., PC

IBM opens research to academia

July 13, 2005 Looking to foster ties to universities, IBM will give professors access to research and development technologies on its alphaWorks site. TAGS: computer science, university, IBM Corp., R&D, programming tool, open source, development tool, professor, information technology, Microsoft Corp.

Gates to students: Microsoft wants you

October 14, 2005 In part recruitment effort, part product pitch, Bill Gates champions the "magic of software" before a packed house at Howard University. TAGS: Bill Gates, computer science, student, audience, Microsoft Corp.

The fear war against Linux

May 19, 2003 Open-source activist Bruce Perens uncovers the SCO-Microsoft connection behind a campaign to convince people that trade secrets of Unix have been copied into Linux. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., trade secret, Unix, computer science, Intel Itanium, Linux, AT&T Corp., patent, university, information technology, HP, IBM Corp., Intel, Microsoft Corp., operating system

U.S. funds study of tech monocultures

November 25, 2003 The National Science Foundation says it will pay $750,000 to two universities for studying how diversifying information systems and software could help fend off future cyberattacks. TAGS: monoculture, software engineering, diversity, population, information system, cyberattack, computer science, researcher, vulnerability, professor, Microsoft Corp., U.S.

The future of talking computers

October 13, 2003 Microsoft VP Kai-Fu Lee says a future with talking computers is no longer a pipe dream of computer science. TAGS: speech recognition, baby, Kai-Fu Lee, computer science, scientist, word, Microsoft Corp.

Google CEO: Techies must educate governments

October 18, 2006 Tensions between privacy and ready access to data lace visions for 2016 tech by Eric Schmidt and Microsoft VP Rick Rashid. TAGS: Eric Schmidt, DMCA, Google Inc., computer science, government, telecommunications, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Software firms fault colleges' security education

February 16, 2005 A panel at the Secure Software Forum blames universities for turning out graduates who don't know how to program securely. TAGS: college, university, computer science, Oracle Corp., security, software company, developer, programming, Microsoft Corp.

Universities: A marriage of convenience

November 11, 2003 Technology alliances are proliferating in higher education, where companies sponsor research that advances their agendas, and concerns over conflicts of interest give way to pragmatism. TAGS: curriculum, marriage, university, convenience, computer science, school, relationship, Unix, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Net companies pledge child porn crackdown

June 27, 2006 As Congress considers forcing Internet providers to snoop on their customers, AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo say they have a better plan. TAGS: United Online Inc., Internet provider, Internet company, Net company, computer science, law, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., function, Yahoo! Inc., video, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: Big battles for big talent

December 14, 2005 Concerns remain over outsourcing and guest workers, but hiring prospects have improved for skilled workers. TAGS: women, hiring, talent, H-1B, Kai-Fu Lee, worker, computer science, workplace, outsource, recruiting, Google Inc., engineer, Steve Ballmer, president, battle, agreement
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