Channel 9 - Entries tagged with Retail Microsoft http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 - Entries tagged with Retail http://channel9.msdn.com/Tags/retail Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Tags/retail en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:42:21 GMT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:42:21 GMT Rev9 8 1 25 Ping 174: Build conference, Xbox music streams, Farewell XP, Microsoft in Utah It's a special treat this week and we actually had Paul IN the studio, just like old times. He was in Seattle anyway- it's not like he came to Seattle just to visit Ping. He likes us, but let's not go overboard.

Build has been built  [04:10]

Xbox music streams  [11:59]

XP going buh-bye   [07:48]

PARTY in Utah!   [14:11]

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-174-BUILD-conference-Xbox-music-streams-Farewell-XP-Microsoft-in-Utah It's a special treat this week and we actually had Paul IN the studio, just like old times. He was in Seattle anyway- it's not like he came to Seattle just to visit Ping. He likes us, but let's not go overboard. Build has been built  [04:10] Xbox music streams  [11:59] XP going buh-bye   [07:48] PARTY in Utah!   [14:11] 1120 http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-174-BUILD-conference-Xbox-music-streams-Farewell-XP-Microsoft-in-Utah Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:44:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-174-BUILD-conference-Xbox-music-streams-Farewell-XP-Microsoft-in-Utah Laura Foy Laura Foy 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-174-BUILD-conference-Xbox-music-streams-Farewell-XP-Microsoft-in-Utah/RSS Conference Music PingShow Retail Windows XP Xbox Build Ping 157: Gamerscore rewards, Rap & MS, New music service, Bing's blind testing A few thousand miles can't keep these two apart and it DEFINITELY can't keep them from bringing you all the hot stories coming out of Microsoft. Here's a sampling:

Rewards for Gamerscores  [09:44]

Hip Hop gone wrong at the Microsoft store  [04:18]

New music service coming our way  [18:40]

Bing's blind testing hits 5 million   [14:40]

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-157-Gamerscore-rewards-Rap--MS-New-music-service-Bings-blind-testing A few thousand miles can't keep these two apart and it DEFINITELY can't keep them from bringing you all the hot stories coming out of Microsoft. Here's a sampling: Rewards for Gamerscores  [09:44] Hip Hop gone wrong at the Microsoft store  [04:18] New music service coming our way  [18:40] Bing's blind testing hits 5 million   [14:40] 1378 http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-157-Gamerscore-rewards-Rap--MS-New-music-service-Bings-blind-testing Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:00:19 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-157-Gamerscore-rewards-Rap--MS-New-music-service-Bings-blind-testing Laura Foy Laura Foy 19 http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-157-Gamerscore-rewards-Rap--MS-New-music-service-Bings-blind-testing/RSS Bing Microsoft Retail Xbox 360 Gamerscore Ping 138: Halo 4, Surface 2.0, New Microsoft store, Best way to resign- EVER! This week we had the pleasure of being joined by the most diabolical mind on Channel 9, Larry Larsen. Actually I just looked up "diabolical" and it means "having to do with the devil". Larry doesn't have anything to do with the devil, he's just from Florida. Either way it was great to have him! Larry shared his thoughts on these stories and more:

Halo 4 launch date! [02:30]

Second generation Surface [04:30]

Microsoft store draws HUGE line   [09:40]

Best. Resignation. Letter. Ever.  [07:30]

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-138-Halo-4-Surface-20-New-Microsoft-store-Best-way-to-resign-EVER This week we had the pleasure of being joined by the most diabolical mind on Channel 9, Larry Larsen. Actually I just looked up "diabolical" and it means "having to do with the devil". Larry doesn't have anything to do with the devil, he's just from Florida. Either way it was great to have him! Larry shared his thoughts on these stories and more: Halo 4 launch date! [02:30] Second generation Surface [04:30] Microsoft store draws HUGE line   [09:40] Best. Resignation. Letter. Ever.  [07:30] 746 http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-138-Halo-4-Surface-20-New-Microsoft-store-Best-way-to-resign-EVER Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:12:19 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-138-Halo-4-Surface-20-New-Microsoft-store-Best-way-to-resign-EVER Larry Larsen, Laura Foy Larry Larsen, Laura Foy 8 http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-138-Halo-4-Surface-20-New-Microsoft-store-Best-way-to-resign-EVER/RSS Halo Microsoft Surface Retail Surface Retaligent leverages Windows 7 Multi-touch capabilities for their Clienteling Solution Retaligent Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of Clienteling and Assisted-Selling solutions has developed an application, leveraging the Windows 7 Touch, using Silverlight 4.0 on the MS-Dynamics CRM 4.0 platform.  This new feature-rich retail Clienteling, Loyalty and Campaign Management solution employs multi-touch capabilities, enabling an intuitive and responsive user experience that shortens the in-store training process. Retaligent’s new Silverlight user interface coupled with Windows 7 Touch allows for reusability, portability and scalability across multiple devices such as Point of Sale, Kiosk and Windows Mobile 7 devices.

 

Enjoy the show!

 

Sanjay Jain

ISV Architect Evangelist

Microsoft Corporation

Blog: http://Blogs.msdn.com/SanjayJain

Twitter: http://twitter.com/SanjayJain369

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/SanjayJain/Retaligent-leverages-Windows-7-Multi-touch-capabilities-for-their-Clienteling-Solution Retaligent Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of Clienteling and Assisted-Selling solutions has developed an application, leveraging the Windows 7 Touch, using Silverlight 4.0 on the MS-Dynamics CRM 4.0 platform.  This new feature-rich retail Clienteling, Loyalty and Campaign Management solution employs multi-touch capabilities, enabling an intuitive and responsive user experience that shortens the in-store training process. Retaligent’s new Silverlight user interface coupled with Windows 7 Touch allows for reusability, portability and scalability across multiple devices such as Point of Sale, Kiosk and Windows Mobile 7 devices.   Enjoy the show!   Sanjay Jain ISV Architect Evangelist Microsoft Corporation Blog: http://Blogs.msdn.com/SanjayJain Twitter: http://twitter.com/SanjayJain369 228 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/SanjayJain/Retaligent-leverages-Windows-7-Multi-touch-capabilities-for-their-Clienteling-Solution Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:28:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/SanjayJain/Retaligent-leverages-Windows-7-Multi-touch-capabilities-for-their-Clienteling-Solution Sanjay Jain Sanjay Jain 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/SanjayJain/Retaligent-leverages-Windows-7-Multi-touch-capabilities-for-their-Clienteling-Solution/RSS Client Clienteling Dynamics CRM Multitouch Retail Retaligent Sanjay Jain Silverlight 4 Windows 7 Multi Touch Microsoft "Signature PCs" If you’re lucky enough to live in an area that’s getting one of the new Microsoft Stores, you may be tempted to buy your next PC there, thanks to what Microsoft is calling our Signature PCs initiative. Under this new program, the PCs sold at the stores won’t have the typical “value-added” programs that come pre-installed on PCs purchased from OEM dealers. Instead, they’ll have Microsoft’s own set of software applications pre-loaded including Windows Live software, Windows Live Sync, Silverlight, the Zune desktop software, the free anti-virus program Microsoft Security Essentials, the Office Live add-in, the Playready PC Runtime (for WMC), and Bing 3D Maps. In addition, they’ll have Adobe Reader and Flash pre-installed, too.

At the moment, the Signature PCs are only available at the retail outlets – no word if this will also extend to the retail website in the future. In the meantime, we think it would be great if you could get all this software available as a single downloadable bundle – something like Ninite does for third-party programs but with more of a Microsoft focus. What do you think?

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Microsoft-Signature-PCs If you’re lucky enough to live in an area that’s getting one of the new Microsoft Stores, you may be tempted to buy your next PC there, thanks to what Microsoft is calling our Signature PCs initiative. Under this new program, the PCs sold at the stores won’t have the typical “value-added” programs that come pre-installed on PCs purchased from OEM dealers. Instead, they’ll have Microsoft’s own set of software applications pre-loaded including Windows Live software, Windows Live Sync, Silverlight, the Zune desktop software, the free anti-virus program Microsoft Security Essentials, the Office Live add-in, the Playready PC Runtime (for WMC), and Bing 3D Maps. In addition, they’ll have Adobe Reader and Flash pre-installed, too. At the moment, the Signature PCs are only available at the retail outlets – no word if this will also extend to the retail website in the future. In the meantime, we think it would be great if you could get all this software available as a single downloadable bundle – something like Ninite does for third-party programs but with more of a Microsoft focus. What do you think? http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Microsoft-Signature-PCs Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:45:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Microsoft-Signature-PCs Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 6 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Microsoft-Signature-PCs/RSS Microsoft Retail PCs Sneak Peek: The First Microsoft Store If you’ve been following Microsoft’s Twitter account (@microsoft), then you may have gotten a glimpse of one of the first Microsoft Retail stores being built. Unfortunately, there’s little to see in this Twitpic besides the outer walls hiding the construction within. However, it does at least confirm that this is, in fact, the new logo for the stores as many folks had previously thought. You can also make some guesses as to what will go on inside these stores given the other logos that cover the wall including those of Windows 7, Xbox 360, bing, Office, and Zune.

We first heard that Microsoft would be opening stores this fall from Kevin Turner, Microsoft’s Chief Operating Officer, who made the announcement at the Worldwide Partner Conference last month. He also revealed that the stores would open near the Apple stores, a surprisingly competitive move for the brand’s first retail outing. However, Turner noted that the stores would not be clones of the Apple stores at all. Instead, Microsoft Stores will focus more on “innovating” and promoting the brand than simply on selling products.

As Microsoft President of Entertainment and Devices Robbie Bach told reporters about earlier this year:

“These stores for us are about building our connection to customers, about building our brand presence and about reaching out and understanding what works and what improves the selling experience.”

From CNET, we know Microsoft had said the stores will have both sales and support staff, but other than that, details are sparse. The first stores will be in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mission Viejo, California and will then be followed by other stores both in and outside of the U.S.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sneak-Peek-The-First-Microsoft-Store If you’ve been following Microsoft’s Twitter account (@microsoft), then you may have gotten a glimpse of one of the first Microsoft Retail stores being built. Unfortunately, there’s little to see in this Twitpic besides the outer walls hiding the construction within. However, it does at least confirm that this is, in fact, the new logo for the stores as many folks had previously thought. You can also make some guesses as to what will go on inside these stores given the other logos that cover the wall including those of Windows 7, Xbox 360, bing, Office, and Zune. We first heard that Microsoft would be opening stores this fall from Kevin Turner, Microsoft’s Chief Operating Officer, who made the announcement at the Worldwide Partner Conference last month. He also revealed that the stores would open near the Apple stores, a surprisingly competitive move for the brand’s first retail outing. However, Turner noted that the stores would not be clones of the Apple stores at all. Instead, Microsoft Stores will focus more on “innovating” and promoting the brand than simply on selling products. As Microsoft President of Entertainment and Devices Robbie Bach told reporters about earlier this year: “These stores for us are about building our connection to customers, about building our brand presence and about reaching out and understanding what works and what improves the selling experience.” From CNET, we know Microsoft had said the stores will have both sales and support staff, but other than that, details are sparse. The first stores will be in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mission Viejo, California and will then be followed by other stores both in and outside of the U.S. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sneak-Peek-The-First-Microsoft-Store Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:34:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sneak-Peek-The-First-Microsoft-Store Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sneak-Peek-The-First-Microsoft-Store/RSS Retail Ping 21: Gates & Ballmer talk Chrome, MS Office edits Google Docs, MS Retail, Natal is hiring
Apple wants Laptop Hunter ads pulled
Gates talks about Chrome
...and Ballmer talks about Chrome!
MS Office to edit Google Docs
Let's shop Microsoft!
Project Natal is hiring

...plus a farewell to Max. (for now)
]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-21-Gates--Ballmer-talk-Chrome-MS-Office-edits-Google-Docs-MS-Retail-Natal-is-hiring The bees aren't the only things buzzing this summer- Microsoft is making headlines left and right! Here are some of the big stories this week: Apple wants Laptop Hunter ads pulled Gates talks about Chrome ...and Ballmer talks about Chrome! MS Office to edit Google Docs Let's shop Microsoft! Project Natal is hiring ...plus a farewell to Max. (for now) 663 http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-21-Gates--Ballmer-talk-Chrome-MS-Office-edits-Google-Docs-MS-Retail-Natal-is-hiring Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:36:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-21-Gates--Ballmer-talk-Chrome-MS-Office-edits-Google-Docs-MS-Retail-Natal-is-hiring Laura Foy Laura Foy 19 http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-21-Gates--Ballmer-talk-Chrome-MS-Office-edits-Google-Docs-MS-Retail-Natal-is-hiring/RSS Ballmer Gates google chrome Office project natal Retail Meet the Windows Gurus! Windows Guru program was designed to improve the customer experience at retail stores by giving consumers a trusted advisor to help them evaluate their options when shopping for a computer. They are highly trained experts who are there to answer your questions and teach you a little about some of the capabilites of Windows that you might not have known. Who couldn't use a little expert knowledge when making such an investment? I'll tell you...I wish car dealerships had Gurus! ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Meet-the-Windows-Gurus The Windows Guru program was designed to improve the customer experience at retail stores by giving consumers a trusted advisor to help them evaluate their options when shopping for a computer. They are highly trained experts who are there to answer your questions and teach you a little about some of the capabilites of Windows that you might not have known. Who couldn't use a little expert knowledge when making such an investment? I'll tell you...I wish car dealerships had Gurus! 410 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Meet-the-Windows-Gurus Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:44:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Meet-the-Windows-Gurus Laura Foy Laura Foy 6 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Meet-the-Windows-Gurus/RSS Microsoft Retail Windows Guru