Microsoft stories - Page 215
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.
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.
Telstra, Bulletproof among Frost & Sullivan Aussie Excellence winners
Fri, 4th Dec 2015
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Telstra scored four wins at Frost & Sullivan’s Australia Excellence Awards, with Bulletproof, Canberra Data Centres and Microsoft among the winners.
Auckland school kicks off Microsoft’s worldwide Skype-a-Thon
Fri, 4th Dec 2015
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Yesterday New Zealand led the world into the global Microsoft Skype-a-Thon, a 48-hour long event designed to connect schools around the world.
Learning innovations at Auckland school grabs Microsoft attention
Thu, 3rd Dec 2015
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Opaheke School has been selected to be a 2015-2016 Microsoft Showcase School due to its successful integrations of tech with teaching and learning.
Overseas vs local cloud vendors, according to ICONZ
Tue, 1st Dec 2015
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Remote cloud options are now closer than ever, but New Zealand's ICONZ advises firms to weigh 10 key factors when choosing between local and overseas vendors.
Microsoft's Hour of Code on its way
Mon, 30th Nov 2015
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Thousands of New Zealand students are set to learn coding in the annual Hour of Code campaign, sponsored by Microsoft.
Microsoft applaudes Fusionex as winning partner
Fri, 27th Nov 2015
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Fusionex lands top award, hailed by Microsoft as a beacon of innovation for the 4th year running at the global partner meet.
Microsoft hosts nationwide Skype and education event
Fri, 27th Nov 2015
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According to Microsoft, the event is designed to connecting classrooms around the world and showcase how technology can be used to enhance learning.
HPE teams up with Microsoft Azure for public cloud
Thu, 26th Nov 2015
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HPE is partnering up with Microsoft, with Azure becoming HPE's 'preferred cloud alternative', helping fill the void left by Helion Public Cloud.
Has Windows' time come in the tablet market?
Wed, 25th Nov 2015
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After languishing in single digit market share for several years, Windows is finally making a move in the tablet space.
Reboot your business server and reap the benefits
Wed, 25th Nov 2015
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NZ firms ditch onsite servers for Azure cloud, unlocking new uses for old spaces - from min-bars to dance-floors.
Windows 10 to be rolled out across Australian university
Tue, 24th Nov 2015
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Windows 10 will be rolled out to about 10,000 devices across the University of Newcastle campus by the end of 2016.
Zendesk adds customer service add-in to Outlook
Tue, 24th Nov 2015
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Zendesk pioneers with first customer service add-in for Microsoft Outlook, streamlining ticket creation for users.
Zespri migrates to Azure, sings its praises
Mon, 23rd Nov 2015
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In a bid to highlight the benefits of moving computer infrastructure to the cloud, Microsoft has begun the ‘Server Room Reboot’ initiative.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Microsoft extend partnership
Mon, 23rd Nov 2015
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Microsoft have deepened their partnership on Windows 10 with new Cloud Productivity and Mobility Solution Offerings.
EMC ups storage and data protection features for hybrid cloud
Fri, 20th Nov 2015
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EMC introduces integrated and extended cloud capabilities across its entire storage and data protection portfolio.