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William H. Gates, (Bill Gates) - Chairman
and Chief Software Architect Microsoft
Corporation
-----William
(Bill) H. Gates is chairman and chief
software architect of Microsoft
Corporation, the worldwide leader in
software, services and Internet
technologies for personal and business
computing. Microsoft had revenues of
US$36.84 billion for the fiscal year
ending June 2004, and employs more than
55,000 people in 85 countries and
regions.
-----Born
on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle
with his two sisters. Their father,
William H. Gates II, is a Seattle
attorney. Their late mother, Mary Gates,
was a schoolteacher, University of
Washington regent, and chairwoman of
United Way International.
-----Gates
attended public elementary school and the
private Lakeside School. There, he
discovered his interest in software and
began programming computers at age 13
-----In
1973, Gates entered Harvard University as
a freshman, where he lived down the hall
from Steve Ballmer, now Microsoft's chief
executive officer. While at Harvard, Gates
developed a version of the programming
language BASIC for the first microcomputer
- the MITS Altair.
-----Top
row: Steve Wood (left), Bob Wallace, Jim
Lane. Middle row: Bob O'Rear, Bob
Greenberg, Marc McDonald, Gordon Letwin.
Bottom row: Bill Gates, Andrea Lewis,
Marla Wood, Paul Allen. December 7,
1978.
-----In
his junior year, Gates left Harvard to
devote his energies to Microsoft, a
company he had begun in 1975 with his
childhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a
belief that the computer would be a
valuable tool on every office desktop and
in every home, they began developing
software for personal computers. Gates'
foresight and his vision for personal
computing have been central to the success
of Microsoft and the software
industry.
-----Under
Gates' leadership, Microsoft's mission has
been to continually advance and improve
software technology, and to make it
easier, more cost-effective and more
enjoyable for people to use computers. The
company is committed to a long-term view,
reflected in its investment of
approximately $6.2 billion on research and
development in the 2005 fiscal year.
-----In
1999, Gates wrote Business @ the Speed of
Thought, a book that shows how computer
technology can solve business problems in
fundamentally new ways. The book was
published in 25 languages and is available
in more than 60 countries. Business @ the
Speed of Thought has received wide
critical acclaim, and was listed on the
best-seller lists of the New York Times,
USA Today, the Wall Street Journal and
Amazon.com. Gates' previous book, The Road
Ahead, published in 1995, held the No. 1
spot on the New York Times' bestseller
list for seven weeks.
-----Gates
has donated the proceeds of both books to
non-profit organizations that support the
use of technology in education and skills
development.
-----In
addition to his love of computers and
software, Gates is interested in
biotechnology. He sits on the board of
ICOS, a company that specializes in
protein-based and small-molecule
therapeutics, and he is an investor in a
number of other biotechnology companies.
Gates also founded Corbis, which is
developing one of the world's largest
resources of visual information - a
comprehensive digital archive of art and
photography from public and private
collections around the globe.
-----Philanthropy
is also important to Gates. He and his
wife, Melinda, have endowed a foundation
with more than $27 billion (as of March
2004) to support philanthropic initiatives
in the areas of global health and
learning, with the hope that in the 21st
century, advances in these critical areas
will be available for all people. The Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed
more than $3.2 billion to organizations
working in global health; more than $2
billion to improve learning opportunities,
including the Gates Library Initiative to
bring computers, Internet Access and
training to public libraries in low-income
communities in the United States and
Canada; more than $477 million to
community projects in the Pacific
Northwest; and more than $488 million to
special projects and annual giving
campaigns.
-----Gates
was married on Jan. 1, 1994, to Melinda
French Gates. They have three children.
Gates is an avid reader, and enjoys
playing golf and bridge.
The
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
works to promote greater equity in four
areas: global health, education, public
libraries, and support for at-risk
families in Washington state and Oregon.
The Seattle-based foundation joins local,
national, and international partners to
ensure that advances in these areas reach
those who need them most. The foundation
is led by Bill Gates's father, William H.
Gates, Sr., and Patty Stonesifer.
Center
Page / Bill
Gates and China
Gates
Visit to China Highlights Cooperation with
Government, Academia, Local Industry
Partners
-----
MICROSOFT - chairman Bill Gates
began his fourth visit to China in three
years, where he will open up computer
classrooms in Chinese
schools.
-----Although
he is primarily there to open up the
classrooms, he will also be trying to stir
up some love for Microsoft &endash;
competitors are acting very aggressively
in the Chinese software market. The
Chinese government has shown that it is
willing to try out and incorporate a
number of different software systems,
including Windows arch-nemesis
Linux.
-----Microsoft
probably has reason to be worried. Chinese
companies and its government are finding
Linux more appealing by the day, as it's
such a low-cost alternative. Linux isn't
the only cause for concern, though
&endash; Chinese "homegrown" software
poses a major threat
too.
-----Last
weekend, Microsoft apparently signed a
deal with Changhong to cooperate in the
multimedia market. The <I>Taipei
Times</I> reports that Chinese media
reckons Microsoft will soon announce a
global partnership with IT distributor and
software company Digital
China.
-----Microsoft
reckons its Chinese branch is the most
organised of its structures outside of the
US, including joint ventures, research,
support, and marketing facilities. Tim
Chen, Microsoft vice-president and
executive of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong
operations allegedly told the
<I>China Daily</I> "our core
strategy is to implement a unified
strategy, get rooted in China and grow
with the local economy and software
industry."
2004
/ Bill Gates' charity wins $100 million
China
SHANGHAI, Sept 4 (Reuters) - A
charitable body set up by Microsoft Corp.
founder Bill Gates has won approval to
invest $100 million in China's main stock
and debt markets, regulators said on
Saturday.
-----The
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is
only the 17th institution allowed to trade
in China's $500 billion stock markets
under a Qualified Foreign Institutional
Investor (QFII) programme, intended to
attract big names on to fledgling
bourses.
-----The
State Administration of Foreign Exchange
announced the foundation's quota -- the
final obstacle to actual investment -- on
its Web site
(www.safe.gov.cn)
-----The
philanthropic organisation set up by Gates
and his wife, which paid out grants
totalling $1.182 billion in 2003, has an
endowment of about $27 billion, its Web
site, www.gatesfoundation.org,
said.
-----It
supports the global fight against AIDS,
malaria and other diseases, among other
things.
-----Launched
in 2002, QFII offers foreign investors the
option of riding Chinese corporate growth
by buying directly into a wide range of
mainland-listed
companies.
-----Before
QFII, foreign investors were confined to
the tiny, moribund hard-currency B-share
markets and barred from the main,
yuan-denominated A-share
markets.
-----Chinese
regulators have granted approval for 16
other firms, including Credit Suisse First
Bosto, to trade A-shares in more than
1,300 companies, as well as Treasuries and
corporate bonds.
-----So
far, 15 foreign investors are known to
have won quotas to invest up to $1.95
billion collectively, including Merrill
Lynch
-----Beijing
hopes that more foreign institutional
investors would stabilise notoriously
speculative markets, and bring expertise
to the country's unruly securities and
asset management sectors.///
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int'l cooperation on software development
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in Australia Bill Gates to visit China
Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft Corp.,
addresses the opening ceremony of China
International Service Industries
Convention& Expo in the Great Hall of
the People in Beijing June 30,
2004.(Xinhua Photo)
-----2003
BEIJING, Feb. 28, 2003 -</b>
Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software
Architect Bill Gates today concluded a
two-day visit to China during which the
company, agencies of the Chinese
government and local technology leaders
agreed on several initiatives that will
reinforce Microsoft's long-term commitment
to the region and to support of the
Chinese software industry.
-----
"Microsoft is very pleased to be
partnering with the Chinese government and
industry to develop its software
industry," said Gates. "Building on a
strong base of talent and skills in its
software sector, the momentum of Chinese
enterprises in the use of information
technologies, and strong government
support, China has great potential to
realize its potential as a global leader
in software."
-----During
his stay, Gates met with Chinese President
Jiang Zemin and announced the Chinese
government's participation in Microsoft's
Government Security Program, which
provides national governments with access
to Windows source code and technical
information they need to be confident in
the security of the Windows platform.
-----
Microsoft and the Beijing municipal
government also signed a Memorandum of
Understanding in which the two
organizations agreed to work with local
software companies for the development and
servicing of these e-government solutions
and training of software professionals.
-----
Gates announced strategic
partnerships with several Chinese
enterprise customers, including Xi Ji
Group, The Industrial and Commercial Bank
of China (ICBC), Petro China and China
United Telecommuncations Corp. (China
Unicom). He also met with local partners,
developers, and members of the academic
community during the visit.
Government
Security Program, MOU Agreements
Signal Microsoft's Long-Term
Commitment
-----China
joined Russia, the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization and the United Kingdom
yesterday when it became the fourth
government organization to sign on to
Microsoft's Government Security Program
(GSP), which gives governments access to
Windows source code and technical
information. Representing the China
government, the China Information
Technology Security Certification Center
(CNITSEC) signed an agreement with
Microsoft at the State Development &
Planning Commission (SDPC) office to
participate in the new GSP. Wang
Chunzheng, Vice Chairman of the SDPC
presided over the signing ceremony. Gates
briefed Chinese President Jiang Zemin on
the GSP agreement during today's reception
of Gates by the President.
-----
The Government Security Program is
tailored to the specialized security
requirements of governments. The program
is a no-fee initiative that provides
program participants the ability to review
Windows source code using a
smart-card-based secure online access and
subject to certain license
restrictions.
-----"It's
part of the commitment to make sure that
governments and industry are working
together in the best possible way," said
Gates.
-----Microsoft
is in discussions with more than 30
countries, territories and organizations
regarding their interest in the
program.
-----Microsoft
also signed a Memorandum of Understanding
with the Beijing Municipal Government,
represented by Beijing Municipal Committee
of Science and Technology, to work
together on local software training and
the development of e-government solutions.
The agreement included Microsoft's
commitment to provide US$2.2 million over
the next five years to establish an
additional Microsoft technology facility
in Beijing. This is the first Microsoft
Lab in China solely dedicated to
supporting technical innovation for
China's PC and device manufactures.
China
Corporations, Industry Partners Building
Solutions on
.NET
-----Gates
met with enterprise customers - the
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China,
Petro China, China United
Telecommunications Corp., and Xi Ji Group
- during his visit. Gates and the
respective company leaders announced plans
to work together to help the companies use
Microsoft's .NET technology to expand
their mission-critical
infrastructure.
-----Gates
also gave a keynote at an Independent
Software Vendors (ISV) Summit in Beijing.
Over 600 ISVs attended and heard Gates
share Microsoft's vision on .NET
technologies, as well as recent
Trustworthy Computing efforts to improve
security in Microsoft products, and the
pending launch of Windows Server 2003.
Gates emphasized Microsoft's commitment to
supporting the ISVs in their efforts to
develop reliable IT solutions for
enterprise customers and China's
e-government initiative. The summit
included demonstrations of .NET-based
solutions from several local partners.
China's
Academia Show off Innovative .NET
Solutions
-----Gates
addressed leaders of the academic, student
and developer communities about the future
of computing during the Next Generation
Technology Forum, a conference attended by
2,000 developers and 6,000 students.
During the talk, Gates presented awards to
the winning teams of the Asia Student .NET
competition. The winning team was from
Singapore, and the three other finalists
were from Taiwan, the People's Republic of
China and India.
-----
Now in its second year, the
competition provides an opportunity for
local students who are passionate about
computer science to showcase their
innovations and programming skills
developing XML Web Services using Visual
Studio .NET. This year's competition
attracted about 15,000 students who
participated through almost 3,000 teams,
representing eleven Asia Pacific countries
and territories. Students from all four
winning teams will be hosted by Microsoft
to attend the upcoming Microsoft TechEd
Conference in Barcelona, and they will be
able to participate to the first Worldwide
Student .NET Competition.
-----
Gates also spoke to 100 deans and
other academics from prominent Chinese
universities at the Dean's Summit held in
Beijing and organized by Microsoft
Research Asia and the Ministry of
Education. Gates discussed the
opportunities Microsoft has to work with
China's academia to develop
ground-breaking research and world-class
IT talent.
-----Microsoft
opened its first offices in China in 1992.
The MSR Asia research facility opened in
Beijing in 1998, and now employs about 120
full-time research staff and over 200
visiting scientists and students from
China and around the world. Opened in
1995, the Microsoft China R&D Center
in Beijing employs more than 150
employees; it is one of the largest
foreign-owned software R&D centers in
China. The Microsoft Global Technical
Support Center in Shanghai employs over
400 persons to support customers
worldwide.
-----
Microsoft Community Affairs has
also been active in China, working with
local government agencies, schools and
non-profit organizations. In 1999, they
helped start the IT Training for Laid-off
Workers program. After finding initial
success through an early trial program in
Dalian, the program has since expanded to
three other cities - Guangzhou, Chengdu,
and Shanghai in cooperation with local
governments. In just over two years, the
programs have trained over 600 unemployed
workers, and nearly 80 percent have since
found new positions in the IT
industry.
Contact For
Gates Foundation Awards Libraries in
Denmark and China for Providing Free
Information Technology to Underserved
Communities
Roger Nyhus
Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation
Phone: 206.709.3400
Email: media@gatesfoundation.org
Alice Bishop
Council on Library and Information
Resources
Phone: 202.939.4763
Email: abishop@clir.org
-----
The China Evergreen Rural Library
Service Center is addressing the
tremendous need for access to information
resources in three of China's western and
one of its northern provinces, where
poverty and illiteracy abound. Evergreen
works with public high schools to develop
and computerize library collections,
create computer labs that are open to the
entire community, and offer training
workshops to students, teachers,
librarians and the public. Residents in
rural China typically do not have access
to such facilities.
-----
"Much of rural China is without any
access to information technology. We work
with local officials to help public
schools become technology centers for the
entire community," said Dunzhi Liu,
director of the China Evergreen Rural
Library Service Center. "With this award,
we plan to help more high school libraries
create computer labs and allow libraries
to share resources and information. We
also hope to leverage the award to obtain
increased support from local communities
and the Ministry of Education."
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