MICROSOFT
Libraries, Libraries, and MORE Libraries!
Unless you do not happen to live in a fifty mile radius of Grand Forks, you have heard about the vote for the Library tax occurring on May 3rd. Now, I am not one to delve into politics, and if you are...
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:58 AM
College students converge on Microsoft Fargo
Microsoft Fargo is hosting 120 college students and their faculty from schools across the region for a day of activities today. The 2011 Microsoft Mentorship Outreach and Retention in Education progr...
Posted on 3/25/11 at 9:13 AM
Observations From Mobile March 2011
Mobile March 2011 has come to a close, and here are a few of my observations and favorite quotes from the event! Texting is the gateway drug to mobile application use. -Jack Philbin, Mobile Marketing...
Posted on 3/21/11 at 9:37 AM
Ahoy Matey!! Hankinson Pirates arrive at Fargo, life's a beach at Sandbag Central
Thanks and congratulations to the over 10,000 volunteers that have made over 2 million bags!! Were not making bags Saturday to give volunteers and our fantastic staff at Fargo, lifes a beach at Sandb...
Posted on 3/6/11 at 7:23 AM
Cybercriminals Beware !
Microsoft Corporation organizes group to find stolen data on the Internet, help find cybercrooks and data that is stolen. The Internet Fraud Alert Center will find Phishing scams, data thieves...
Posted on 6/18/10 at 1:59 PM
Microsoft in deal with Chinese Web search leader Baidu 
BEIJING — China's leading search engine, Baidu, has signed a deal with Microsoft Corp.'s Bing to offer English-language search capabilities to Baidu users.
By McClatchy Newspapers , July 05, 2011
Supreme Court rules Microsoft must pay $290M in patent case 
SEATTLE — Microsoft has lost a Supreme Court patent case and must pay $290 million to tiny Toronto software company i4i.
By McClatchy Newspapers , June 10, 2011
Part 7of 7: Marking a milestone: Microsoft says thanks to employees for 10 years of success
By Marino Eccher , June 08, 2011
Part 6 of 7: How Microsoft is positioning for the future
By Marino Eccher , June 07, 2011
Profile of Lynne Stockstad: Corporate titan 
By Marino Eccher , June 07, 2011
Profile of Tracy Faleide: ‘The informal off-ramp person’ 
By Marino Eccher , June 06, 2011
Part 5 of 7: Finding success outside Microsoft
By Marino Eccher , June 06, 2011
Part 4 of 7: Demystifying Microsoft: What really happens in Fargo
In the heart of Microsoft Fargo, tucked away behind a two-way mirror evocative of an interrogation room or spy novel, Crystal Gilson wants to make Phyllis happy.By Marino Eccher , June 05, 2011
Profile - Tim Brookins: A window into the distinguished engineer’s world 
FARGO - There was no kneeling and no sword, but when Tim Brookins was named a Microsoft distinguished engineer five years ago by none other than Bill Gates, the experience was “almost like you were knighted.”
By Marino Eccher , June 05, 2011
Part 3 of 7: Little gem on the prairie: Inside the Microsoft campus
Approach Microsoft’s Fargo campus from the east and you can’t miss the tree, an imposing three-story cottonwood with a railroad spike driven into the base. The spike, once a benchmark for surveyors, is at least 60 years old; the tree is north of 100.By Marino Eccher , June 04, 2011
Profile of Matt Torgerson: Steward of campus 
When Matt Torgerson began planning Great Plains Software’s new headquarters, the current Microsoft Fargo campus, he got plenty of guidance from chief executive Doug Burgum.
By Marino Eccher , June 04, 2011
Profile - Bill Danna: From Redmond to Fargo 
FARGO – When Microsoft acquired Great Plains Software, Microsoft had about 40,000 employees, most of whom were in Redmond, Wash. But in the immediate aftermath of the deal, just one employee made the move from corporate headquarters to the Fargo campus.
By Marino Eccher , June 03, 2011
Part 2 of 7: Two worlds collide: The merger of Great Plains and Microsoft
By Marino Eccher , June 03, 2011
Amazon Kindle bookstore issues for "Vistas and Visions" series
The Forum’s special series "Visions and Vistas: Microsoft in Fargo" should be available shortly on the Amazon Kindle bookstore.June 02, 2011
Vistas and Visions: About This Project 
It’s been 10 years since Microsoft first made its mark on the North Dakota prairie.
Since then, the software giant has carved out an unmistakable identity for itself in the Fargo-Moorhead community and beyond. Nearly everyone knows someone who works at Microsoft.
June 02, 2011
View your ad here! Cost effective targeted advertising.
Contextual advertising starting as low as $79/month. This includes targeted ad delivery and search results!
Add your business to the Marketplace »

