Microsoft stories - Page 205
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.
Microsoft partners with Aussie startup Thred
Thu, 17th Mar 2016
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Microsoft is putting its might behind Aussie start-up Thred, which has been selected as a key start-up partner in the consumer and mobile space.
Intergen takes to the red carpet with Microsoft Azure IoT and Power BI
Thu, 17th Mar 2016
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Intergen has been invited to join not one but two exclusive, invitation only, Microsoft Red Carpet partner programs.
Telstra and Microsoft team up for 'store of the future'
Thu, 17th Mar 2016
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Telstra and Microsoft have created a new customer environment blending online and physical worlds, with the initiative already reaping benefits.
Three cloud storage models and how to make them work for your organisation
Thu, 17th Mar 2016
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The virtualisation of the data centre has prompted a virtualisation wave in storage, as has the rise of cloud data centres.
HPE brings machine learning to the mainstream
Wed, 16th Mar 2016
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise releases HPE Haven OnDemand, providing tools to build mobile and enterprise apps using machine learning.
Purple signs Microsoft exec to head Asia Pacific
Wed, 16th Mar 2016
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Purple has snapped up former Microsoft executive Petah Green as the intelligent spaces vendor ramps up its Asia Pacific business.
NEC Australia becomes a strategic Microsoft IoT partner
Tue, 15th Mar 2016
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NEC Australia joins Microsoft's Azure IoT program to develop IoT solutions for vertical markets using Azure cloud platform.
VMWare, Cisco and Microsoft top of list as enterprises spend up on SDI
Tue, 15th Mar 2016
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Enterprises are upping their spend on software defined infrastructure this year with VMware, Cisco and Microsoft top of the list as go-to-vendors.
Rackspace puts pedal to the metal with next-gen OnMetal
Mon, 14th Mar 2016
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Rackspace has debuted its next-generation of OnMetal Cloud Servers, for running demanding workloads with the ability to quickly scale and deploy.
Video collaboration the way of the future, according to Polycom and Microsoft
Fri, 11th Mar 2016
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Polycom and Microsoft have extended their 12-year partnership to roll out video collaboration solutions for Office 365 and Skype for Business.
Australian data center-hosted options for new Microsoft Dynamics AX
Fri, 11th Mar 2016
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Microsoft customers will be able to access the new Dynamics AX from in-region data centers, with Microsoft hosting the offering in Australia.
Resellers urged to upgrade customers before 22% Microsoft cloud fee increase
Fri, 11th Mar 2016
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Resellers are being urged to get their customers onto Microsoft cloud services this month - before a 22% price increase takes effect on April 01.
22% price hike looms for Microsoft NZ enterprise cloud
Fri, 11th Mar 2016
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Microsoft is upping the prices for its enterprise cloud services by 22% on April 01, but those buying or renewing this month can get price protection.
Microsoft takes Dynamics AX to the cloud
Fri, 11th Mar 2016
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Microsoft has released a new version of Dynamics AX, allowing businesses to run their entire operations in the cloud.
Office 365 migration: avoiding the pitfalls
Thu, 10th Mar 2016
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As Kiwi firms rapidly adopt Office 365, ICONZ's GM Jack Talbot cautions about potential migration pitfalls and stresses a bespoke approach for each business.
Android continues to be second most attacked platform, Kaspersky steps in
Thu, 10th Mar 2016
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wearables
Amid rising malware threats against Android, Kaspersky launches a new Internet Security solution integrating Android Wear compatibility.
Analytics services big opportunity for vendors
Thu, 10th Mar 2016
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More than 70% of analytics software purchasers surveyed are using analytics services, says Technology Business Research.
Riverbed adds AWS and Azure support to SteelFusion
Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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public cloud
Riverbed has added support for Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure to its hyperconverged edge solution, SteelFusion.
Cloud disaster recovery confidence up, but challenges remain
Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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Confidence in cloud-based disaster recovery is growing, but risks, outages and downtime costs are still posing challenges for enterprises.
Exeed encouraging resellers to embrace annuity services
Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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Exeed is taking to the road to offer resellers practical sales tips on how to harness the full potential of cloud and annuity services.