Webcast: http://metahost.cwusa.tv/microsoft/20031116/comdex_keynote_300.asx
Transcript: http://www.microsoft.com/billgates/speeches/2003/11-16comdex2003.asp
Summary:
On Sunday evening, November 16th, Bill Gates delivered his 20th anniversary Comdex keynote at the Aladdin Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada. Before a full auditorium of approximately 7500 attendees, Gates outlined his vision for Seamless Computing, a framework for software innovation that addresses the fundamental issues users face today, unlocks the value of computing and makes smart devices, software and services work as a coordinated whole. Gates made several announcements including ISA Server 2004, Microsoft SmartScreen (anti-spam) Technology, Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2004 and several new, second-generation Tablet PCs. Demos highlighted security and software updating advances, Office programmability and Tablet advances, and information retrieval research that is influencing Windows Longhorn.