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Information about several papers discussed at the Web 2.0 Expo held in San Francisco, California on April 22-25, 2008 is presented. During the event, big and small computer vendors pushed their visions of service platforms. Microsoft also unveiled its Technology Preview of its Live Mesh synchronization technology during the event.

Information about several papers discussed at the Microsoft's Heroes Happen event on February 27, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. It was attended by more than 3,000 attendees and during the said event, the company launched the 2008 versions of SQL Server, Visual Studio and Windows Server. Chief executive officer Steve Ballmer delivered his keynote speech in the Nokia Theater.

Information about several papers discussed at the green information technology (IT) movement held on February 20, 2008 in San Francisco, California. It was the first convocation of an 18-month-old coalition called the Connected Urban Development, spearheaded by Cisco Systems and its chairman and chief executive officer, John Chambers. They met to discuss how network connectivity can reduce carbon emissions from cities, countries and individuals.

Information about several papers discussed at the Google I/O Developer Conference held in San Francisco, California on May 28-29, 2008 is presented. A roundtable discussion was sponsored by the company where participants discussed the business implication of developing in the cloud. Vic Gundotra, vice president of engineering at Google, also gives his keynote speech.

Information about several papers discussed at the Web 2.0 Expo held at San Francisco, California on April 24, 2008 is presented. During the event, Marc Andreessen, founder of Ning, was grilled with myriads of questions from attendees. He was asked on his opinion of Microsoft, which the Netscape and Loudcloud creator avoided with ease.

Information about several papers discussed at the Embedded Systems Conference held at Silicon Valley in San Jose, California on April 15, 2008 is presented. During the event, Microsoft officials laid out the next phase of their strategy for the Windows Embedded business. The company also provided details about its Spark Your Imagination community-focused program, aimed in brining a complete offering of hardware and software to nonprofessional developers.

Information about several papers discussed at the education summit held on February 26-27, 2008 in San Francisco, California. The event was attended by 750 school district, K-12 college and university information technology (IT) administrators wherein they will listen to the discussion of Scott McNealy, chairman of the board of directors of Sun Microsystems, regarding the latest in technology for the classroom.