Microsoft stories - Page 209
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 records significant boost in Kiwi profit and revenue
Tue, 12th Jan 2016
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Microsoft NZ revels in a strong fiscal year, with profits up 18% and revenue growing to £96m amidst significant corporate reshuffles.
SimpliVity strengthens relationship with Microsoft
Mon, 11th Jan 2016
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SimpliVity joins the Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Alliance, setting up an R&D hub to drive innovation in virtualisation.
Noel Leeming, Harvey Norman and JB Hi-Fi to sell Microsoft laptop
Mon, 11th Jan 2016
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Noel Leeming, Harvey Norman and JB Hi-Fi steal the march as the first retailers to win the rights to sell Microsoft's Surface Book.
Hands-on review: Microsoft Surface Pro 4
Mon, 11th Jan 2016
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Microsoft has outdone itself with this device. The kickstand is a simple but killer feature and sets it apart from other tablet devices.
It's a wrap: our best stories of the year
Fri, 18th Dec 2015
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As another year comes to an end and we all get ready to eat, drink and be merry, we take a look back at 2015 in all its glory.
New Xbox One backward compatibility titles playable today
Fri, 18th Dec 2015
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Nostalgia alert: 16 retro hits including Halo: Reach and Fable III now on Xbox One, with more classics arriving monthly.
HPE, Cisco and Microsoft dominate US$120b data centre market
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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HPE, Cisco and Microsoft - and rack servers - are leading the way to a US$120 billion data centre infrastructure market.
Auckland BI firm partners with Profisee to provide better data management
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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Mettle Consulting has secured the rights to Profisee’s Master Data Maestro suite, and is the first New Zealand consultancy to do so.
Dicker Data signs BitTitan to provide seamless Office 365 onboarding
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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Local resellers have a new option to simplify the onboarding of customers to Microsoft Office 365 after Dicker Data signed a deal with BitTitan.
Microsoft Australia names Wardy IT Solutions Power BI Partner
Fri, 11th Dec 2015
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Wardy IT Solutions named as one of Microsoft's Power BI Partners in Australia, helping clients unlock the value of big data.
Hamilton SI establishes Auckland base
Thu, 10th Dec 2015
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enlighten designs
Hamilton SI, software developer and website design company Enlighten Designs is hitting the Auckland market, with a three man team based in Newmarket.
VMob's data analytics now available on Microsoft's Power BI
Thu, 10th Dec 2015
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VMob's data and business intelligence are now accessible through Microsoft Power BI, offering a single view of critical business data.
Ministry of Education and Microsoft, bringing Kiwi students into digital world
Thu, 10th Dec 2015
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Microsoft signs three-year agreement with Ministry of Education to provide Kiwi students with latest computer software.
Microsoft partner award nominations open
Thu, 10th Dec 2015
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partner awards
Entries have opened for the Microsoft New Zealand 2016 Partner Awards, with two new awards joining the line-up.
Microsoft and TechnologyOne team up on ECM
Wed, 9th Dec 2015
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Microsoft and enterprise software provider TechnologyOne have joined forces, integrating Microsoft Office 365 TechnologyOne’s ECM offering.
AWS to open India, South Korea data centers
Tue, 8th Dec 2015
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AWS is planning data centers in South Korea and India next year, with the Indian market heating up with Microsoft and IBM also opening centers there.
Aussie enterprise suffering from major app performance gap
Tue, 8th Dec 2015
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There is a major performance gap between the needs of Australian business and IT’s current ability to deliver, causing serious problems.
OMGTech! launches Hour of Code for Kiwi students
Tue, 8th Dec 2015
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Yesterday, schools in Pt England, Auckland, kicked off the global Hour of Code campaign to get young people interested in technology.
HPE tackles cloud sprawl with new cloud service broker
Mon, 7th Dec 2015
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HPE launches solution for managing cloud chaos, offering streamlined control over diverse cloud environments beginning 2016.
Trend Micro security solution integrated with Microsoft Azure
Fri, 4th Dec 2015
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Trend Micro integrates Deep Security with Microsoft Azure Security Centre for easy management and protection of workloads.