Microsoft spells out future at CEO summit
CW360.com | at | by Mike
Microsoft gathered 100 chief executive officers together at its Redmond, Washington USA compound for two days, to present its predictions on the future of Web-based computing and tell them about new technologies in the pipeline. The company's sixth annual CEO Summit saw business leaders from industries as diverse as finance, manufacturing and retail, gather to hear the software vendor discuss new technologies and productivity tools that it says will revitalise the business workplace. Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates delivered an opening speech highlighting the role technology can play in boosting efficiency and productivity, even as companies grapple with the continued economic slowdown.