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Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services.
Justin Hutchings, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, talks about developing apps and devices that print using Windows 10 mobile. Printing will work on Universal apps, not on Silverlight apps.
Acquisition enhances Advanced’s commercial back office product portfolio Advanced Computer Software Group (Advanced) today announces that it has acquired Microsoft...
Microsoft President Brad Smith has said it’s time for antitrust regulators in the U.S. and Europe to discuss tactics that app stores use to take advantage of those who want to distribute their software.
The Apple TV app will be installed on Microsoft's Xbox S and Xbox X, when Microsoft’s next-generation consoles start shipping next week.
Apple, Google, and Microsoft today announced plans to expand support for a common passwordless sign-in standard created by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium.
Armour Communications has announced its integration with Skype for Business. Armour Mobile is now able to connect to Skype for Business using standard Cisco SIP-based technology.
The Asus Transformer Book V is a Windows and Android tablet, a Windows and Android laptop, and an Android phone all rolled...
AT&T and Microsoft are teaming up to enable enterprises to seamlessly connect machines and equipment to the cloud with highly secure network connectivity across the globe. As part of the effort, AT&T is working with Microsoft to deliver an integrated IoT solution with Azure Sphere.
AT&T will begin selling the Microsoft Surface 3 with Windows 8.1 Pro to business customers in the coming weeks.
AWS and Microsoft have announced a new deep learning library, called Gluon, that allows developers of all skill levels to prototype, build, train and deploy sophisticated machine learning models for the cloud, devices and mobile apps.
As part of its digital transformation, Bank of America is turning to the Microsoft Cloud to help deliver new business efficiencies, support digital culture change and better meet customer needs.
Microsoft Dynamics CRM is powering a customer-focused approach as banks around the world become digital information businesses. Monday at the Sibos...
Barracuda today announced that the Barracuda Web Application Firewall is the first web application firewall solution approved by Microsoft for integration into the Azure App Service.
BlackBerry has released a beta version of BBM for BlackBerry 10, which is now available to beta testers in the...
BlackBerry have released an update to the BBM for Windows Phone Beta. The update brings BBM for Windows Phone Beta to version 2.1.0.7. While this latest beta doesn't bring any new features, it does bring a wealth of fixes.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BBM for Windows Phone Beta. The update brings it to version 200.0.0.14 and brings a lot of the latest features implemented in BBM for other platforms.
Last month, BlackBerry brought BBM Channels to the BBM for Windows Beta. Testing apparently went well and BBM Channelis now officially available to Windows Phone users.
BlackBerry have released an upgrade to BBM for Windows Phone, bringing notification improvements, new features and bug fixes, taking the latest version to 1.2.0.12.
BlackBerry continue to improve BBM Meetings and have just released updates for Windows, Mac and BlackBerry 10.
Bentley Systems and Microsoft are expanding their strategic alliance focused on advancing infrastructure for smart city urban planning and smart construction.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has stepped down from the company's board of directors to devote more time to his philanthropic projects. Gates will continue to serve as technology adviser to CEO Satya Nadella and others.
BlackBerry and Microsoft announced today that they have partnered to release BlackBerry Enterprise BRIDGE, combining some of Microsoft's most popular programs with BlackBerry's secure, mobile working tools. The new service allows customers to access Microsoft mobile apps from within the BlackBerry Dynamics service - available on any iOS or Android device.
BlackBerry today announced that BBM(TM) will be made available to Windows Phone and Nokia X customers in the coming months....
BlackBerry have released Beta 3 of BlackBerry Blend v1.2, which is now available in the BlackBerry Beta Zone for eligible beta testers.
BlackBerry has enhanced the integration of BlackBerry Unified Endpoint Manager (UEM) and Microsoft 365, where BlackBerry UEM and Microsoft 365 customers can now enjoy a BlackBerry secure version of modern authentication in the cloud.
BlackBerry has integrated its critical event management platform, BlackBerry AtHoc, with the real-time collaboration platform, Microsoft Teams, ensuring that any organization managing critical events using Teams is able to contact, alert, and account for everyone within the organization directly through the Teams platform.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly taking shape. Billions of smart devices, from cars and trucks to containers and hospital beds, will create and share data. But who will be given permission to see and use this data?
The BlackBerry Passport continues to catch interest before its official unveiling in September and a new video has appeared online of the Passport in action.
Secure Work Space for iOS and Android is a new containerization, application-wrapping and secure connectivity option that delivers a higher level of control and security to iOS and Android devices
BlackBerry today announced Microsoft customers now have access to BlackBerry's secure enterprise mobility solutions in the open, flexible, enterprise-grade cloud computing platform Microsoft Azure.
BlackBerry has announced that they will be providing technology with other tech companies to help Indigenous communities across Canada.
bp and Microsoft have agreed to collaborate as strategic partners to further digital transformation in energy systems and advance the net zero carbon goals of both companies. This includes a co-innovation effort focused on digital solutions, the continued use of Microsoft Azure as a cloud-based solution for bp infrastructure and bp supplying renewable energy.
BroadPoint Technologies announced today it has become the newest member of the Microsoft GovCon Alliance. The Alliance is a cross-section of Microsoft Dynamics partners with expertise in meeting the unique system needs of government contractors.
BT and Microsoft today announced a new strategic partnership to accelerate innovation across enterprise voice, cyber security and industry-focused services in sectors from digital manufacturing to health, setting businesses in the UK and around the world back to growth.
BT has launched a new range of fully managed security and advisory services to support Microsoft Azure Sentinel.
TikTok owner ByteDance has rejected the bid from Microsoft for its U.S. operations. A deadline for TikTok to sell its U.S. operations or shut them down is arriving on Tuesday.
C3.ai, Microsoft and Adobe have launched of C3 AI CRM powered by Microsoft Dynamics 365. The first enterprise-class, AI-first customer relationship management solution is purpose-built for industries.
Cavium announced today that they are teaming up with Microsoft on evaluating and enabling a variety of cloud workloads running on Cavium's flagship ThunderX2 ARMv8-A Data Center processor for the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
Administrators plan to provide all students at 26 campuses with Surface 2 tablets. CDI College, one of Canada’s leading career training...
Centrify announced today it has expanded support for Windows endpoints — including laptops, desktops and mobile devices ― and joined AppConfig.org to streamline app and device provisioning...
Cirius has launched its dedicated secure messaging app for Office 365. The native app (available via the O365 marketplace) seamlessly...
In a multiyear partnership aimed at flexible workspace models amid the pandemic, Microsoft has selected Citrix Workspace as a preferred digital workspace solution.
Cloud Cruiser has announced the availability of Cloud Cruiser for Azure Public Cloud in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.
Microsoft has closed its $75bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard following its clearance by the CMA, ending 21 months of uncertainty over the video games industry’s biggest-ever deal.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved Microsoft's acquisition of speech recognition company Nuance.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK has blocked Microsoft's $68.7bn (£55bn) deal to acquire video game maker Activision Blizzard.
The U.K. competition regulator on Friday said it is extending the deadline for its review of Microsoft's acquisition of Activision by six weeks.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are opening an investigation into Microsoft's acquisition of speech recognition company Nuance.
CNH Industrial and Microsoft today announced a new Digital Transformation project, aimed at empowering customers of CNH Industrial's global agricultural brands, Case IH and New Holland Agriculture, and its commercial vehicles brand IVECO
CNH Industrial has signed a five-year agreement to collaborate with Microsoft and Accenture to develop a system of digital services for its operations.
– Organizations modernizing their Microsoft-based IT environments can cut costs up to 50 percent using CommVault’s singular software platform –...
For businesses that require both private and public cloud capabilities, Concerto Cloud Services now offers the first hybrid cloud solution that is fully integrated with Microsoft Azure, powered by the recently released Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure for Microsoft Cloud Platform.
BBM offers enhanced encryption for BBM Chats between employees at security conscious organisations. When someone starts a BBM Protected Chat with you, enter the secret passphrase they have shared with you in person, by email or SMS to get started.
Corethree has signed an agreement with Microsoft which means all the Corethree m-ticket applications will soon be available on Windows Phone, in addition to iOS and Android devices.
A private beta of Cortana for Android was leaked to the Internet yesterday resulting in Microsoft issuing a statement saying that the official public beta for the digital assistant will be made available for Android owners sometime in the next few weeks.
Earlier today, we reported how developers can now start submitting their apps to the new Windows Store. However, if you’re a Windows 10 user and would like to create an app for your own use, you can create an app for Windows 10 pretty easily with the App Studio.
Cruise and General Motors have entered a long-term strategic relationship with Microsoft (MSFT) to accelerate the commercialization of self-driving vehicles. The companies say that they will will bring together their software and hardware engineering excellence, cloud computing capabilities, manufacturing know-how and partner ecosystem to transform transportation to create a safer, cleaner and more accessible world for everyone.
SharePoint content has grown exponentially since 2001. Office 365 extends the reach of that content across the cloud to nearly unlimited groups of online users. As Office 365 gains momentum with SharePoint Online and OneDrive, security admins need to rethink their approach to securing sensitive information.
CSRA has announced that it has signed a three-year Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft to enable CSRA to utilize Microsoft's products, such as Microsoft Office365, for the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
Dell today announced the new Latitude 12 Rugged Tablet, Dell’s first fully rugged tablet designed for performance and reliability in the harshest conditions.
Devices provide platform for more personalized in-flight customer service Delta Air Lines this fall will equip more than 20,000 flight...
The US Defense Department's inspector general has found that the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) project cloud contract award process wasn't improperly influenced by President Trump.
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) has completed a comprehensive re-evaluation of its $10bn Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud (JEDI) cloud computing contract proposals and determined that Microsoft's submission still represents the best value for the government.
Dropbox for Windows Phone has received a pretty nice update, bringing a few nice new features and improvements, including a way to stream stored videos and a new "Recents" file tab.
The government of Equatorial Guinea has partnered with American company, Microsoft, to computerize the public administration of the country.
Ericsson and Microsoft are teaming up to bring their connected vehicle expertise together. Ericsson is building its Connected Vehicle Cloud on top of the Microsoft Connected Vehicle Platform that is running on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
The European Commission—the body overseeing the Microsoft and Activision Blizzard merger—approved the $68.7 billion deal to go forward
The European Commission has cleared Microsoft's $7.5b purchase of ZeniMax, the parent company of video game maker Bethesda Softworks.
Eurostop shows new multi-lingual Windows 8 version of its e-pos touch system at RBTE 2014 Eurostop, a leading supplier to...
ExtraHop has expanded decryption support for Microsoft authentication and application protocols, providing high-fidelity detection of malicious activity associated with nearly two-thirds of the most exploited network protocols.
EY has announced that it is working with Microsoft to help UK businesses improve the efficiency of their finance function through a new digital platform called EY Absolute™.
Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter today announced the Data Transfer Project, a joint open-source project aimed at helping users securely and seamlessly move their data between service providers. This open source project will create new capabilities for direct data portability between participating service providers.
A federal judge in the U.S. has issued a temporary restraining order blocking Microsoft's acquisition of Activision, pending hearings on the preliminary injunction being sought by the Federal Trade Commission in the case.
FedEx and Microsoft have announced a new multiyear collaboration to help transform commerce by combining the global digital and logistics network of FedEx with the power of Microsoft's intelligent cloud.
At the Hannover Messe event, Fujitsu and Microsoft announced their collaboration to bring innovative operational excellence to manufacturing.
During its annual Universe conference, GitHub announced new native mobile apps for Android and iOS alongside several new features.
Back in November of last year, , GitHub announced new native mobile apps for Android and iOS alongside several new features. While the iOS app was made available practically immediately, there has been a long delay on the launch of the Android app.
Global reinsurer Swiss Re is switching to a new bring-your-own-device scheme, away from Blackberry mobiles. Employees will have a choice between a corporate-owned Windows Phone or bringing in their own devices (BYOD).
Partnering with Microsoft, Good Technology brings secure mobility to tablets Good Technology today announced the industry’s first support for secure...
Google Meet, Google's premium video-conferencing solution, now has a new noise cancellation feature that will let you filter out disruptive background noise on Android and iOS. The new feature is available to G Suite Enterprise and G Suite Enterprise for Education customers on web, Android and iOS.
Google and Microsoft have signed an agreement with the UK Government and the creative industries in a long-running battle over links to pirated films and music online.
Windows Mobile and BlackBerry are notorious for a lack of native apps and this is leading to third party app...
At the National Retail Federation's Annual Convention & EXPO on Monday, Microsoft and CKE Restaurants (parent company of Hardee's® and Carl's Jr.®) will showcase a self-order kiosk solution running on Windows 8 devices that enables Hardee's customers to customize and place their own orders.
HERE Maps on both Android and Windows Phone are just about to get a pretty substantial update. The update brings many improvements that further make enhance the navigation app.
Hitachi and Microsoft have signed a “multi-year strategic alliance” to accelerate the digital transformation of the manufacturing and logistics industries across Southeast Asia, North America and Japan.
HONOR is expanding its strategic partnership, with both companies working closely together to develop ground-breaking AI and end devices and create forward-looking technology strategies.
HP today unveiled its first Windows 10 commercial tablet, an 8-inch diagonal mobile retail solution, and new capabilities and updates to HP Touchpoint Manager, its IT management solution for small and medium businesses.
HSBC Bank USA and Microsoft will provide grants and resources to support Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization.
Tundra Core Studios have today released Hub Browser, a native utility application for quick internet access on BlackBerry 10. The...
Human Horizons and Microsoft are teaming up to jointly develop an on-board AI assistant, the HiPhiGo, for HiPhi vehicles. Human Horizons is an innovative mobility company with HiPhi, a subsidiary brand, providing premium smart all-electric vehicles.
IBM and Microsoft announced today that they are working together to provide their respective enterprise software on Microsoft Azure and IBM Cloud.
The Internet Marketing Association (IMA) is partnering with Microsoft to deliver its online Certified Internet Marketer (CIM) education program to Microsoft Dynamics business partners and employees.
Iron.io has announced that it will offer IronWorker as an Application Service within the Azure Marketplace, providing a key infrastructure component.
It looks like the UK Government is not the only Government Agency to drag out upgrading from Windows XP. The...
Microsoft Canada recognizes entrepreneur for excellence in innovation, science and technology at Canada-Wide Science Fair Microsoft Canada was proud to...
At Hannover Messe, Microsoft and KUKA are presenting a mutual application that shows KUKA's Intelligent Industrial Work Assistant (KUKA LBR iiwa), built with Microsoft Azure Internet of Things (IoT) services.
Kyocera and Microsoft have announced they have signed an agreement expanding on a prior patent licensing arrangement.
Just weeks after Citrix announced the availability of the Skype for Business RealTime Media Engine 2.0, IGEL has integrated the capabilities into its Linux thin clients
Lenovo today announced its latest portfolio of laptops and desktops specifically designed for the small and medium business.
Most professionals no longer see LinkedIn as a platform for valuable business networking but for marketing, sales and recruitment, according to new research.
Livescribe Inc. today announced a collaboration with Microsoft Corp. to integrate the Livescribe 3 smartpen with OneNote, Microsoft’s popular program...
Logentries, a real-time log management and analytics service built for the cloud, today announced the launch of its log analysis and DataHub services for Microsoft Azure.
ManTech and Google Cloud are to provide cloud and analytics services to the U.S. federal government. The partnership represents a strategic focus to jointly serve the mission needs of the federal government.
Mantrac Group, the authorized dealer for CAT products in Egypt, has recently announced ‘Virtual Work Place’ initiative that it will accelerate remote working.
Microsoft has anounced today that Matter Center, an Office 365 add-in and SharePoint-based document collaboration solution for legal professionals, is now available in GitHub.
Office 365, Surface Pro and Windows Azure are a winning combination for the largest county in North Carolina Mecklenburg County has...
The Met Office has signed a multimillion-pound agreement with Microsoft for a 10-year collaboration on a weather and climate forecasting supercomputer. This new supercomputer – expected to be the world’s most advanced dedicated to weather and climate
E-commerce portal brings thousands of online merchants to the African digital consumer, via an affordable and transparent online payment system.
Microsoft has announced that it has acquired cloud cybersecurity firm Adallom. The Israel based firm helps customers protect their critical assets across cloud applications.
While the benefits of IoT are well established and significant, one of the biggest hurdles for customers is securing IoT devices – both for new digitization initiatives as well as for legacy Operational Technology and industrial control system environments.
Microsoft has acquired ReFirm Labs, a provider of device vulnerability management and firmware security analysis. Microsoft says the acquisition will "enrich" its firmware analysis and security capabilities across intelligent edge devices, from servers to IoT.
Microsoft has acquired London-based JClarity in an effort to bolster the performance of Java workloads on Azure. John Montgomery, Microsoft's corporate vice president of programme management for developer tools and services said that the deal would help the company to strengthen its Azure cloud computing platform by enhancing the performance of Java workloads.
Microsoft has acquired Mover, a provider of cloud file migration, including admin-led and self-service offerings. As customer demand to move content to the cloud continues to grow, Mover will help make it easier than ever for customers to migrate files to Microsoft 365.
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have extended the deadline of their proposed merger until 18th October this year.
AT&T and Microsoft have entered into a major multiyear cloud/5G deal where Microsoft will be the preferred cloud provider for non-network applications, as part of AT&T's broader public cloud first strategy, and will support AT&T as it consolidates its data centre infrastructure and operations.
Today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Deutsche Telekom and Microsoft announced a broad, strategic partnership.
Microsoft Office and Dropbox integration will boost productivity and collaboration. Dropbox and Microsoft have announced a strategic partnership to help people work more effectively.
Microsoft will become the sole offtaker of the energy generated by the Wilkinson Solar Energy Center, a 74-megawatt solar project in North Carolina that will be constructed, owned and operated by Invenergy after the companies today announced a 74-megawatt solar project in North Carolina.
