Thursday, 20 November 2003 .NET Connected Logo Promotion code: NETCX2003 Sign up to join the .NET Connected Logo program by December 31, 2003 and receive a complimentary .NET Connected Logo test This is really really cool. There are over 40 Australian companies that have already gotten their logo - here is the listing of .net connected logo partners. [listening to: Swinging on a Star - Bing Crosby ] 10:27:25 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • My Organization • My Profession • Net Connected Australia & New Zealand Partner Conference Busy week ahead for me. I’m heading up to Brisbane to speak at the Citect User Conference on Monday and then I travel south to the Gold Coast, for Microsoft’s Australia & New Zealand Partner Conference ” Mark your diaries: 24-26 November, 2003. Bringing together the best of Microsoft Australia Fusion - and Microsoft Business Solutions Partner Connect, this exciting event offers a unique opportunity to learn, network and maximise your company’s potential! Joined by over 650 business leaders, marketing executives, sales professionals and solution architects from around Australia, you will have the valuable opportunity to extend your company’s market and customer reach, drive profitable revenue growth, and, with Microsoft-powered business agility, turn today’s accelerating pace of change into a competitive advantage. ” If you are heading up, looking forward to seeing you there! [listening to: Little Sister - Elvis Presley ] 10:18:51 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • My Organization CNET : Microsoft re-explains .Net strategy From the “here we go again” department: CNET News.com Microsoft re-explains .Net strategy By David Becker Yes, Virginia, there is a Microsoft .Net . The software giant’s elusive strategy—a hot topic a few years ago but overshadowed by other Microsoft efforts lately—was declared alive and well during a panel at the Comdex trade show. While .Net was initially understood as a strategy for delivering software functionality as a Web-based service, it actually represents several major changes in direction for Microsoft, said John Montgomery , a group product manager for the software giant. [listening to: Barbarella - Ferrante & Teicher ] 9:16:56 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • My Organization The Word Spy I really like the word spy. Today’s word is a beauty warm-chair attrition (warm-chair uh.TRISH.un) n . The loss of workplace productivity due to employees who dislike their jobs and are just waiting for the right time to quit and move on to something better. Microsoft has a similar term - ” Rest and Vest ”. I’ve known a few folks like this in my time! [listening to: That’s Amore - Dean Martin ] 8:54:44 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • My Organization • Random © Copyright 2006 Frank Arrigo. A Geek Microsoft Blogger Last update: 8/07/2006; 9:51:30 AM.