Microsoft stories - Page 218
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 bins Windows 8 Skype app
Tue, 23rd Jun 2015
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Microsoft simplifies Skype for PC users, retiring Windows modern app & redirecting to desktop app. #Skype #Microsoft #Windows10.
Randal Jackson: Colourful journo with knack for great stories
Tue, 23rd Jun 2015
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Veteran IT journalist Randal Jackson has passed away. Pat Pilcher recounts his memories of one of technology journalism's legendary characters.
HP, VMware, IBM lead the pack in configuration management market
Mon, 22nd Jun 2015
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HP, VMware, IBM and Microsoft are dominating the configuration management market, with BMC Software, Dell, Oracle and Symantec close behind.
Top ICT companies honoured by Frost & Sullivan
Fri, 19th Jun 2015
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Microsoft, Huawei, Fortinet, F5 Networks, AWS, Microsoft and Telstra among who's who of tech companies honoured at Frost & Sullivan APAC ICT awards.
Hadoop hits Azure with MapR; new opportunities for partners
Wed, 17th Jun 2015
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MapR is taking Hadoop on demand to Microsoft Azure and says that means new growth and business opportunities for its channel partners.
Rhipe CEO takes on managing director role
Wed, 17th Jun 2015
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Dominic O'Hanlon, CEO of Rhipe, appointed as managing director as he aims to lead the company in cloud and channel expansion.
Microsoft announces big things for Xbox One at E3 2015
Tue, 16th Jun 2015
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Microsoft had an amazing E3 2015 earlier today announcing a lot of blockbuster things for the Xbox One console.
Microsoft Ignite New Zealand speaker line-up announced
Tue, 16th Jun 2015
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Microsoft New Zealand has released the details about the speakers for its Ignite NZ 2015 Kick-Off event, which will take place this September.
VMob widens annual loss as sales surge on global customers
Mon, 15th Jun 2015
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VMob, the NZAX-listed mobile voucher developer, widened its annual loss as it forgoes profit and chases sales growth through key global customers.
SMX lauches email security service for Office 365
Fri, 12th Jun 2015
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SMX has launched a new offering designed to make it easy for resellers and customers to integrate SMX email filtering with Office 365.
Microsoft strengthens app management with acquisition
Fri, 12th Jun 2015
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Microsoft bolsters System Centre and OMS application management across hetrogenous OS' and multiple environments with BlueStripe acquisition.
Microsoft and NZ Catholic Education Office team up
Fri, 12th Jun 2015
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The NZ Catholic Education Office is launching an online education network to will give more than 4,000 teachers the ability to collaborate online.
Kiwi students set to take on the world, starting with Seattle
Wed, 10th Jun 2015
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The three University of Auckland students who designed the app Tether have gained a finalist placing in the Microsoft Imagine Cup World Finals.
New 1TB Xbox console announced by Microsoft
Wed, 10th Jun 2015
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Microsoft ups the game with a 1TB Xbox One bundle, inclusive of Halo and a fresh controller design, hitting NZ shelves on June 24th.
Kiwi cloud firm Softsource to deliver Microsoft Azure
Wed, 10th Jun 2015
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New Zealand cloud provider Softsource has teamed up with Microsoft to deliver hybrid cloud and Azure-enabled solutions to Kiwi businesses.
Microsoft: Look beyond Win 10 upgrade for the money
Tue, 9th Jun 2015
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Microsoft admits Windows 10 upgrades won't be a gold mine for resellers, but says there is money to be made outside of the actual upgrade.
Exeed beats competitors to punch with Microsoft CSP launch
Mon, 8th Jun 2015
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Exeed has launched Microsoft's CSP offering enabling resellers to purchase, provision, price and invoice Office 365 and InTune in streamlined fashion.
Vector launches Cloud Link offering for Kiwi enterprise
Mon, 8th Jun 2015
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Vector launches cloud link service to connect Kiwi enterprises to multiple data centres to access cloud applications.
Chorus, Microsoft top employers
Fri, 5th Jun 2015
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Microsoft and Chorus make the cut as Best Employers, with Chorus scooping up the overall ANZ Best of Best Employer for 2015.
Microsoft: The money's not in the Win 10 upgrade, but…
Fri, 5th Jun 2015
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Microsoft admits there’s not a lot of money to be made in Windows 10 upgrades, but says resellers can still make plenty of money around the upgrade.