Microsoft stories - Page 71
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.
Over half of IT pros prefer hybrid and multi-cloud architectures - report
Thu, 28th May 2020
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Over 50% of IT professionals prefer hybrid and multi-cloud strategies due to improved spend, resilience, and customisation, according to Denodo’s latest report.
Google most popular brand to impersonate in phishing campaigns - report
Thu, 28th May 2020
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A new report from Barracuda released today shows 100,000 attacks impersonating reputable brands, with 65% of this figure using Google as a masquerade.
QNAP NAS OS integrates MS Office for Web
Thu, 28th May 2020
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QNAP NAS users with proper document access permissions can quickly launch Office for the web in the same browser window.
NICE inContact integrates Teams, Dynamics into contact centre suite
Thu, 28th May 2020
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Microsoft Teams is now integrated with NICE inContact CXone, which will allow contact centre agents to collaborate with others in order to close a case faster.
NICE working to certify compliance solution for Microsoft Teams
Wed, 27th May 2020
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NICE aims to certify its Trading Recording System under Microsoft's Certified for Microsoft Teams program, enhancing compliance for financial services.
Hong Kong's Team Hollo takes out 2020 Microsoft Imagine Cup
Wed, 27th May 2020
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Team Hollo from Hong Kong clinched the 2020 Microsoft Imagine Cup with their AI-powered mental health app, earning them USD $100,000 and key mentoring sessions.
ASC launches Microsoft Teams communication recording app
Wed, 27th May 2020
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ASC has launched the Recording Insights app for Microsoft Teams, enabling recording, archiving, and compliance management for online meetings and chats.
Software AG iPaaS to assist with move to Microsoft Azure
Wed, 27th May 2020
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Microsoft and Software AG have partnered to bring the webMethods.io iPaaS to Microsoft Azure, helping enterprises connect applications and data.
Cloud tech inspires Kiwi supply chain firm to keep the world moving
Mon, 25th May 2020
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fleet management
New Zealand's Coretex has transformed from a local fleet management firm into a global player, thanks to Microsoft Azure’s cloud technology.
Microsoft warns of huge email phishing scam
Mon, 25th May 2020
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email security
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cybersecurity
Microsoft alerts users to a massive COVID-19 phishing scam using bogus John Hopkins emails to install a dangerous remote access tool on victims' systems.
Microsoft acquires RPA specialist firm Softomotive
Thu, 21st May 2020
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Softomotive’s popular automation software, WinAutomation, will supplement Power Automate to provide more capabilities for RPA desktop authoring.
More in store for NZ data centre landscape after Microsoft investment
Wed, 20th May 2020
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Microsoft's NZ$80-100m data centre investment is set to boost New Zealand’s digital economy, paving the way for further local infrastructure development.
Redis Enterprise to launch as managed service on Azure Cache
Mon, 18th May 2020
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The new service offering will provide Redis for Azure customers’ mission-critical workloads through enterprise-grade functionality.
NVIDIA unveils its first GPU featuring Ampere architecture
Fri, 15th May 2020
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The NVIDIA A100 GPU boasts up to 20 times more power than its predecessors, boosting throughput for data centres as demand for data surges.
Microsoft acquires Metaswitch, affirming investment in telcos
Fri, 15th May 2020
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Microsoft's acquisition of Metaswitch, following its recent purchase of Affirmed Networks, underlines its deepening investment in the 5G telco sector.
NetApp hires Microsoft veteran Cesar Cernuda as new president
Thu, 14th May 2020
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NetApp has appointed Microsoft veteran Cesar Cernuda as its new president, effective July. Cernuda will steer global sales, marketing, and customer operations.
Dell announces suite of open source networking solutions using SONiC
Wed, 13th May 2020
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public cloud
The solutions, jointly known as Enterprise SONiC Distribution by Dell Technologies, builds on the open source project SONiC, which was headed by Microsoft.
ASC launches compliance recording solution for Teams
Tue, 12th May 2020
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Records, transcribes and analyses all communications through MS Team to ensure compliance, storing it all in the cloud.
DXC Technology invests in staff enablement programme
Tue, 12th May 2020
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Almost 10,000 DXC employees can train to become certified across multi-cloud platforms including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, Microsoft, and VMware.
Microsoft releases fix to the reply-all problem
Mon, 11th May 2020
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Microsoft's new Reply All Storm Protection aims to end reply-all chaos in large organisations by halting mass email chains, benefiting Office 365 users.