Microsoft stories - Page 124
Founded in Albuquerque in April 1975 by the famous duo of founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft is today one of the biggest global IT companies. More than five decades after its inception, the company is now the world's third most valuable enterprise by market cap.
Computer software, personal computers and consumer electronics are the core business of Microsoft, but the company is also focused on cloud computing services and video games as well.
Computer software, personal computers and consumer electronics are the core business of Microsoft, but the company is also focused on cloud computing services and video games as well.

Blue Prism rolls out new intelligent automation offering
Wed, 11th Sep 2019
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Blue Prism has launched its connected-RPA offering Enterprise V6.6, which is optimised for the cloud and designed to provide speed, security and usability.

USB4 is coming, and it's based on Thunderbolt
Mon, 9th Sep 2019
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The non-profit USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) is preparing for the launch of USB4, with new specifications for its design and use.

Te Ao Māori gets Minecraft experience for Kiwi schools
Mon, 9th Sep 2019
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māori
What better way to inspire children to flex their tongue than to take the language directly to a popular classroom learning tool: Minecraft.

Cricket Australia forges new bonds through Microsoft Teams
Thu, 5th Sep 2019
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collaboration
It started with a rollout in Cricket Australia’s national technology team, leading to the establishment of 40 Teams across the technology group.

Vocus adds Hawaiki capacity, network upgrades
Wed, 4th Sep 2019
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network infrastructure
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Vocus boosts its network with additional Hawaiki cable capacity and significant upgrades, enhancing service quality for Australian and New Zealand customers.

Gartner names Trend Micro leader in endpoint protection platforms
Tue, 3rd Sep 2019
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endpoint protection
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The endpoint is increasingly the frontline in the war against cyber-threats and IT teams are overwhelmed by the volume of alerts they must manage.

Snowflake expands in ANZ with 17 new partners in 12 months
Mon, 2nd Sep 2019
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data analytics
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public cloud
Snowflake expands in Australia and New Zealand with 17 new channel partners, offering data-driven innovation at lower cost.

VMware launches software-defined networking and security stack built for multi-cloud
Wed, 28th Aug 2019
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virtualisation
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network infrastructure
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data analytics
VMware networking and security portfolio delivers more automation, compliance, visibility, and scale across the data centre, cloud, branch and edge.

VMware announces new features on Workspace ONE platform
Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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virtualisation
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network infrastructure
VMware introduces enhanced security, multi-cloud VDI features, and concierge services for its Workspace ONE platform, aiming to boost productivity.

VMware unlocks future of hybrid IT with new offerings
Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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devops
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hybrid cloud
VMware developed its VMCloud to unlock the future of hybrid IT and deliver customers’ application needs through hybrid cloud.

Surge in uptake of VMware on AWS, survey reports
Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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virtualisation
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Enterprises are expressing growing interest in cloud platforms such as VMware Cloud on AWS, according to managed service provider Faction.

Magic Quadrant gives insight into ongoing Cloud Wars
Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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public cloud
Microsoft and Google join top dog AWS in the Leaders quadrant, while Alibaba Cloud, IBM and Oracle are coming up as Niche Players.

Citrix announces new desktop as a service solution for Aus market
Fri, 23rd Aug 2019
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virtualisation
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daas
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public cloud
Citrix has announced it launching a cloud-hosted offering to deliver Windows applications and desktops from Azure to any device.

NEXTDC launches micro data centre in Perth
Thu, 22nd Aug 2019
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microsoft
Australian data-centre-as-a-service provider NEXTDC has launched its very first micro data centre in Perth central business district.

HCL - the Global IT company with a growing ANZ presence
Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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public cloud
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microsoft
HCL, founded 43 years ago and based in India, is strengthening its footprint in Australia and New Zealand, employing over 1,960 people across ANZ.

Sennheiser's business ceiling microphone certified for Microsoft Teams
Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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video conferencing
Sennheiser’s ceiling microphone the TeamConnect Ceiling 2 is now part of the official Microsoft Teams Rooms offer.

Nuance releases med-tech speech recognition in Aus
Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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microsoft
Nuance is launching its speech recognition platform Dragon Medical One in Australia, saving clinicians time on updating records and documentation.

NVIDIA's ray tracing graphics are coming to Minecraft
Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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Prepare your pixel spades, because Minecraft is the latest game to get the real-time ray tracing treatment, thanks to NVIDIA and Microsoft.

Rubrik enters data governance and disaster recovery orchestration market
Mon, 19th Aug 2019
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devops
Sonar addresses the intensifying risk of data privacy breaches and compliance penalties by applying machine learning to discover sensitive data.

Microsoft and CyberArk lead GlobalData identity management theme
Mon, 19th Aug 2019
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network infrastructure
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pam
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casb
Both companies gained the highest score for the identity management theme in GlobalData’s Thematic Scorecard for the security software sector.