MICROSOFT OPEARATING SYSTEM ACTIVITIES AND BENEFITS

Microsoft shows off new operating system:
Microsoft Corp showed off a version of the software company's next operating system, highlighting touchscreen features that would work well on a tablet computer, at the All Things Digital technology conference on Wednesday.
The head of Microsoft's Windows unit, Steven Sinofsky, said the product did not yet have a name, and did not say when it would be released.
 

In a demonstration at the D9 conference in Palos Verdes, California, a Microsoft employee showed a starting page that resembles Microsoft's latest phone software, with live 'tiles' manipulated by pressing and swiping the screen.
The demonstration shows Microsoft is making progress toward running its operating system on tablets which may be able to rival Apple Inc's iPad, launched 14 months ago.
The demo comes five months after Sinofsky showed off a very crude version of the new Windows system working on ARM Holdings chips on at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.
The seat of the Association is in Zurich, Switzerland. We are managed by an Executive Committee and a General Secretary appointed by the membership.

The Executive Committee, led by the Chairperson, Günther Baierl, meets and communicates on a regular basis to manage the administrative activities of the Association and implement policy and strategy in accordance with the members wishes and the Articles of the Association.

The General Secretary, David Stafford, administers and manages the daily activities and represents the Association throughout the directory information and related search services community. He is the first point of contact and his details can be found by clicking on "Contact" in the Main Menu.

Bi-annual Plenary Meetings are held when members hear about the progress of the working groups, hold debates and agree strategy on topical subjects of relevance to the Directory Information and Related Search Industry.

Working groups meet on a regular basis using an agreed mandate to achieve aims and produce deliverables for the membership.

EIDQ maintains the ITU-T standard E.115 and is also engaged in the development of next generation protocols based on new technology to further improve the quality of the services between national or international inquiry databases.

EIDQ operates the practice of working groups and, at present, two groups are involved in activities in support of the Association.

    The E.115 Protocol Maintenance and Development working group has developed the next standard ITU-T protocol which includes XML to provide flexibility and further enhance the E.115 over IP service.
    
    And, the Business Strategy group has the mandate to conduct Business Strategy analysis and propose strategic actions for the focus and direction of the Association.
If your organisation provides information based services or supplies products to information service providers, then take a look at the benefits from joining the EIDQ Association:

    Network and share knowledge with 46 members from 28 countries.
    
    Attend, for free, the bi-annual conferences of the EIDQ and hear and participate in an agenda that the members build and contribute to.
    
    Access market research providing insight into the providers and consumers of information and search services.
    
    Gain a unique insight into new and emerging technologies relevant to information service providers.
    
    Receive a weekly EIDQ news bulletin covering key news items of interest.
    
    Leverage the informal networking opportunities from meeting with senior executives from the worldwide directory and Telco community.
    
    Log-in to the Member area of the EIDQ website to access all of the content, conference presentations and knowledge of the organisation.

Full members of the Association are actively involved in the value chain of the directory information and related search industry.

Associate members have an interest in the directory information and related search industry but are not actively involved in the value chain.

For full membership, the applicant should complete form PD005, Application Form for Full Member.

For associate membership, the applicant should complete PD006, Application for Associate Member.

The membership fee for both full and associate members is €5,000 per annum.

New Members shall pay a pro-rata amount from the beginning of the month following their admittance to the end of the financial year.