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• Associated Press, Gates Predicts Big Technological Leaps, March 13, 2008 Syndicated by:

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• IDG Newservice, Gates: Next decade will bring huge software advances, March 13,2008 Syndicated by:
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• Washington Post’s Post I.T. Blog, Bill Gates’ Vision for the Future, March 13, 2008
• Reuters, Gates urges U.S. to free up more spectrum for Wi-Fi, March 13, 2008 Syndicated by:
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• CNET, Gates, Mundie: Congress must make tradeoffs to propel tech's future, March 13, 2008
• InformationWeek, Gates, Mundie Urge More Long Term U.S. Investment In Tech, March 13, 2008
• Dow Jones Newswires, Microsoft's Gates Makes Plea For 'White Spaces' Airwaves Use, March 13, 2008 Syndicated by:
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• Washington Business Journal, Bill Gates speaks to technology trade group in D.C., March 13, 2008 Syndicated by:
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• Government Computer News, Bill Gates on Software’s Future, March 13, 2008
• eWeek, Gates Frets Over Congress` Long Term Vision, March 13, 2008
• TechBISNOW, This Morning with Bill Gates, March 13, 2008
• WJLA DC, Gates Upbeat About Tech Advances, March 13, 2008
• dbtechno.com, Bill Gates Predicts Tablet PCs As Future Education Tool, March 14, 2008
• Detroit Free Press, TECHNOLOGY: Advances to continue, March 14, 2008
• MarketWatch, TV group questions new 'white spaces' tests, March 14, 2008
• Dow Jones Newswires, UPDATE: TV Group Questions New 'White Spaces' Tests, March 14, 2008 Syndicated by:
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• Bill Gates Tells NVTC About Major Software Advances Coming in Future - Potomac Tech Wire, March 13, 2008

  Washington, DC -- Bill Gates, the chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft, told over 1,000 attendees at a Northern Virginia Technology Council breakfast on Thursday that the next decade will be as significant as the last two decades in terms of software and technology developments, with "no slowdown at all." Gates, who will step down from his day-to-day role at Microsoft this year to work at his multi-billion dollar Gates Foundation, said he sees major innovation coming in the areas of television, digital video, tablet devices, 3D products, speech controls, computer vision devices, simulation applications and "natural interfaces" that will allow users to access information on a wide variety of devices. "The number of engineers working on these areas is larger than ever," he said. "I hope you get a sense of my optimism." Gates, who is currently transitioning from his day-to-day role at Microsoft, said that his foundation will continue to focus on preventable and treatable diseases in the developing world, including malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS and early-childhood disease. "We can make quite rapid progress in these areas," he said. He also called for the federal government to release more visas for skilled foreigners studying in the U.S., along with greater government funding for math, science and engineering.