Windows Communication Foundation dramatically reduces the amount of code that developers have to write when building service-oriented applications.

These special builds [of Windows Communication Foundation and Windows Workflow Foundation serve as] the green light for customers to deploy these technologies.

Customers have told us the reason they want Go-Live releases is so they can test their applications in a live production environment.

Finally, service providers are spending enough money on their networks again. So fundamentals are looking up.

Reliance on portable technology for communication, information and entertainment is becoming dominant for all ages and professions. This proliferation of handheld electronic gadgets has intensified the age-old tendency for people to leave behind valuable items, which can be disruptive or even dangerous.

Saturday's speech at West Point will, of course, be to people who have already answered the call to service by serving our nation in the military academy, at which they are graduating at a time when our nation is at war.