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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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TIBCO adds support for Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services

Mon, 8th Jun 2020
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TIBCO Software integrates Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services into Spotfire and Data Science, enhancing anomaly detection and root cause analysis.
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Microsoft partners with Workday to prioritise enterprise planning in the cloud

Fri, 5th Jun 2020
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Microsoft partners with Workday to bring Workday Adaptive Planning to Azure cloud, enhancing productivity and collaboration for customers.
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New report praises Oracle's multi-cloud capabilities

Thu, 4th Jun 2020
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Multi-cloud environments are the preferred cloud strategy for US businesses, but managing them poses challenges, according to a report by Omdia.
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Thycotic acquires Onion ID, launches new access management products

Thu, 4th Jun 2020
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Thycotic has acquired Onion ID and launched new products aimed at enhancing privileged access management for cloud apps and remote workers.
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Cognizant named Leader in Gartner 2020 Magic Quadrant for public cloud infrastructure and managed services

Wed, 3rd Jun 2020
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Cognizant recognized as a Leader by Gartner in its 2020 Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud Infrastructure Professional and Managed Services.
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Cisco buys ThousandEyes, strengthening network portfolio

Fri, 29th May 2020
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Cisco acquires ThousandEyes, enhancing its cloud-based network and application performance portfolio with advanced internet and cloud intelligence capabilities.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cloud tech inspires Kiwi supply chain firm to keep the world moving

Mon, 25th May 2020
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New Zealand's Coretex has transformed from a local fleet management firm into a global player, thanks to Microsoft Azure's cloud technology.
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Hybrid cloud the most popular deployment path - study

Mon, 25th May 2020
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Hybrid cloud offers the ability to diversity spend and IT skills, to choose features based on a service provider's strengths, and to build resiliency.
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Microsoft warns of huge email phishing scam

Mon, 25th May 2020
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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.
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Thycotic launches DevOps Secrets Vault solution for greater cloud security

Fri, 22nd May 2020
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Thycotic unveils its DevOps Secrets Vault, enhancing cloud security with dynamic secrets for AWS, Azure, and GCP, aimed at reducing credential risks.
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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.
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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.