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Broad range of topics in his speech today

Ballmer covered a broad range of topics in his speech today, including the opportunity of bringing an NBA team back to Seattle, the importance of Seattle as a tech hub, and Windows 8. He as well hinted at a bump in Microsoft's revenues for the 2011 fiscal year, which ends June 30. Revenues are expected to be released on July 21.

(That's likely operating revenue, notes seattlepi.com. Microsoft reported $62.5 billion in revenue and $18.8 billion in net income in fiscal year 2010.)

The CEO as well addressed what he sees as the most important research innovations: touchscreens and voice recognition, Kinect-like motion sensing research and cloud computing.

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Inspired by Bill Gates, speaking recently at an event sponsored by TechFlash and United Way, several rising innovation companies are entering Philanthroville. There they'll be creating a culture of philanthropy at their businesses by making it easy for employees to give and volunteer. Plus there's the fun of friendly competition with others, and potentially a Flashie Award and a big prize. Starting is simple. And companies of any size can easily take part, as shown by start-up Puzzazz, where founder Roy Leban offered employees the option of deductions for charity starting from his very first payroll. More here.

BDO's Innovation and Life Sciences practice conducted the fourth annual Research Outlook Survey, which examined the opinions of 100 chief financial officers at leading research companies. The findings suggest the tech industry recovery is at length swing - R&D and operational expenses are returning to pre-recession levels, and hiring and salary levels are as well bouncing back. As competition heats up, tech companies are taking a closer look at market share and turning to M&A to expand service offerings and drive strategic growth in 2011.

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