Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Live On ZDNet Australia -- Thursday 6th November Aest 3:30PM
live webcast to Australian IT and developer community as he speaks at exclusive Sydney Event
ZDNet Australia to host ZDNet Australia (www.zdnet.com.au), a website offering breaking news, latest coverage and analysis of how technology impacts business, is partnering with Microsoft to offer a live web stream of Steve Ballmer as he delivers his first speech since this year's Professional Developer's Conference to a select Sydney audience on Thursday 6th November.
"We're excited to be able to present Steve Ballmer live to our audience of IT professionals and developers in Australia," said Brian Haverty, Editorial Director for CBS Interactive, the parent company for ZDNet Australia. This is a rare opportunity to present an influential and charismatic industry figurehead to the wider IT community and hear his opinions using our multimedia capabilities and web platform."
The entire speech will be broadcast live across ZDNet Australia as Steve Ballmer lays out Microsoft's vision for software and services, demonstrating how these will support developers in creating the next generation of applications.
"Microsoft is excited to be working with CBS Interactive to webcast Steve Ballmer's speech in Sydney," said Mr Norbert Haehnel, Director, Developer & Platform Group, Microsoft Australia.
"Our collaboration demonstrates the incredible power of the internet to reach audiences around the world to share Microsoft's vision for the future of software plus services."
The entire speech will be broadcast live in Australia via ZDNet Australia here on Thursday 6th November from AEST 3:30pm. In the meantime, register to receive an email reminder for when the broadcast starts, or just bookmark this page and return to catch Ballmer's thoughts on Windows 7, Office 14, Windows Azure and all things Microsoft. The speech will also be available for replay after the live webcast.
For more information, contact:
Emily Baxter
CBS Interactive
02 8514 9999
0406 779 759
emily.baxter@cbs.com
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