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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.
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KAF Digital Bank onboards with Temenos SaaS in Malaysia
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KAF Digital Bank has begun onboarding customers on Temenos SaaS, launching Shariah-compliant digital banking powered by Microsoft Azure in Malaysia.
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DRUID AI named Microsoft’s first certified healthcare AI provider
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DRUID AI is the first certified healthcare AI provider in Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa, recognised by Microsoft for secure, scalable solutions.
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HMRC hit by GBP £47 million phishing scam affecting 100,000
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HMRC has lost GBP £47 million in a phishing scam affecting 100,000 taxpayers, exposing vulnerabilities in government cybersecurity protocols.
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Fortinet boosts workspace security suite with AI & new tools
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Fortinet launches AI-powered FortiMail Workspace Security suite to safeguard email, browsers, and collaboration tools amid rising hybrid work cyber threats.
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LogicMonitor appoints Garth Fort as Chief Product Officer to boost AI
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LogicMonitor has appointed Garth Fort as Chief Product Officer to advance its AI-driven observability platform and accelerate growth in hybrid IT operations.
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Zscaler unveils new Zero Trust tools to protect cloud & IoT
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Zscaler launches new Zero Trust tools enhancing cloud, IoT, and branch security with AI-driven microsegmentation and seamless multi-cloud protection.
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Akamai launches DNS solution for unified, multicloud security
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Akamai launches DNS Posture Management, offering multicloud visibility and real-time monitoring to enhance DNS security and compliance across major providers.
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Akamai launches DNS Posture Management for multicloud security
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Akamai has launched DNS Posture Management, offering centralised control over DNS assets across multicloud platforms to enhance security and compliance.
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CrowdStrike & Microsoft unify naming for cyber threat actors
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CrowdStrike and Microsoft have teamed up to unify cyber threat actor names, enhancing clarity and speeding up responses across the cybersecurity sector.
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Teachers in Australia & New Zealand offered free Microsoft AI training
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Education Services Australia and Microsoft offer free AI training to teachers in Australia and New Zealand to promote safe, effective generative AI use in classrooms.
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Mirantis k0rdent unifies AI, VM & container workloads at scale
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Mirantis updates k0rdent platform to unify AI, containerised, and VM workloads, simplifying management across cloud, data centres, and hybrid environments.
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Experts warn of surge in Google, Apple, Microsoft breaches
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Experts warn of a rise in Chrome extension attacks and a breach exposing 184 million stolen log-ins, highlighting urgent cybersecurity risks worldwide.
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Most high-traffic email domains still vulnerable to phishing
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New research reveals 92% of the world's top email domains remain vulnerable to phishing due to inadequate DMARC enforcement, exposing businesses globally.
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Kurrent unveils open-source MCP Server for AI-driven databases
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Kurrent's new open-source MCP Server allows AI-driven natural language interaction with KurrentDB, simplifying database tasks and boosting developer productivity.
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Dynatrace launches Live Debugger to simplify cloud debugging
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Dynatrace unveils Live Debugger, enabling developers to debug live cloud services up to 95% faster without disrupting application performance in production.
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New Relic & GitHub Copilot integration boosts DevOps speed
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New Relic integrates its AI observability platform with GitHub Copilot to speed up software development and enhance application reliability for enterprises.
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Hands-on review: ASUS Zenbook A14 UX3407R
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The Asus Zenbook A14 UX3407R, a lightweight Windows laptop powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon, offers up to 32 hours battery life and strong performance for office and creative tasks.
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Atturra to acquire DalRae for up to AUD $20 million cash
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Atturra to acquire SAP specialist DalRae Solutions for up to AUD $20 million cash, aiming to boost its capabilities in SAP consulting and implementation.
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Myriad360 maintains spot on 2025 CRN Solution Provider 500
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Myriad360 is named to the 2025 CRN Solution Provider 500 for the 13th year, marking its place among North America's top IT solutions providers.
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Matillion appoints ex-Google leader to boost AI data platform
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Matillion appoints ex-Google and Microsoft leader Frank Weigel as Chief Product Officer to advance its AI-focused Data Productivity Cloud platform.