Designtechnica’s Ian Bell Is Named One of Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professionals For Digital Media

This month, Ian Bell became recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVP).  Awarded in the most recent October 1, 2004 award cycle, Ian Bell becomes part of the annually recognized Microsoft MVP. Microsoft MVPs are recognized as a selective group of consistently active and credible experts in worldwide technical communities and demonstrate technical passion and an enthusiasm to share their expertise about Microsoft products.

“On behalf of Microsoft, I am pleased to recognize Ian Bell as one of our Most Valuable Professionals,” said Sean O’Driscoll, global director of  MVP and technical communities at Microsoft Corp. “MVPs represent the voice, strength and value of the Microsoft customer – the true spirit of technical communities. They possess an infectious passion to inspire and help other realize their full potential.”

MVPs actively participate in a variety of Microsoft technical communities in which a worldwide network of people communicate, support and provide feedback about Microsoft products, technologies and services with each other as well as Microsoft. These men and women span from 18 to 80 years old  and include a diverse group of backgrounds and professions ranging from authors, artists and technology enthusiasts to professional developers and business managers working in small, medium-sized and enterprise businesses.

More information about the MVP Program and related news can be found at http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/. More information about Microsoft Technical Communities can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/communities/.

More information about Ian Bell and Designtechnica.com can be found at http://www.designtechnica.com/about_us.html.  Designtechnica.com is one of the largest consumer electronics review sites on the internet with more than 1.4 million monthly visitors.

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