Every year at TechEd I make it a point to attend the opening keynote which is often delivered by Steve Balmer. This year Steve came out very hopeful and predicted that we are on the upswing of the IT cycle, while he is often upbeat he argued his case well. He said things like 'Exciting time' and 'Innovations like never before'. Also as I have come to expect from Steve, he covered a wide range of topics that mapped closely with the products that MS is most motivated to see increase their market share. This list includes Windows Server 2003 and beyond, Exchange, the set of mobile technologies as well as some other sundry tools.