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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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Microsoft preparing displaced Aussies for future in tech
Thu, 8th Feb 2018
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Microsoft has partnered with the government to provide digital skills to workers whose roles were displaced by automotive manufacturing plant closure.
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Former Intel president launches rival chip company
Wed, 7th Feb 2018
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Former Intel president Renee James launches Ampere, a new chip company focused on high-performance 64-bit Arm server processors for next-gen data centres.
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Microsoft quarterly earnings report
Mon, 5th Feb 2018
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Microsoft's latest financial quarter saw revenues up 12% to USD $28.9 billion, but a GAAP net loss of USD $6.3 billion due to a tax charge.
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Revera picks up Dr. Lance O'Sullivan's company as first Azure Stack customer
Fri, 2nd Feb 2018
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New Zealand cloud provider Revera has launched its first client on Azure Stack, with the iMOKO app now live on the hybrid cloud platform.
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Gartner forcasts growth in 2018 global device shipments
Tue, 30th Jan 2018
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5g & beyond
Gartner predicts global device shipments will rise 2.1% to 2.32 billion units in 2018, driven by high-end smartphones and premium ultramobiles.
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Microsoft triple appointment completes specialist ISV team
Tue, 30th Jan 2018
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The triple appointment of Hamish McNee, Matt Simpson and Daniel Larsen finalises Microsoft’s specialist ISV team.
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Kiwi company Umbrellar boosts cloud offerings with Azure and Azure Stack
Fri, 26th Jan 2018
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Kiwi businesses will be able to harness Azure Public Cloud through locally hosted Azure Stack to help drive digital transformation efforts.
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Veeam’s latest solution for preventing costly downtime
Wed, 24th Jan 2018
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public cloud
Veeam’s business continuity solution can save enterprise companies an average of $300,000 per hour of downtime.
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Microsoft announces that Xbox Game Pass will now include new release video games
Wed, 24th Jan 2018
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Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service is getting a major upgrade later this year because it will now add all first party new releases.
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Zyklon HTTP malware creates gaping backdoors through MS Office exploits
Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
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Zyklon HTTP malware is described as a publicly-available and fully featured backdoor that is able to conduct DDoS attacks, steal passwords...
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Facebook, Apple, Twitter missing from 2018's top software companies ranking
Fri, 19th Jan 2018
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G2 Crowd's 2018 Top 100 software companies rankings are out, with Facebook, Twitter, and Apple missing from the list. Slack leads the chart.
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Aussie tech company rubs shoulders with the best in Reuters top 100
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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Thomson Reuters has named Melbourne’s Computershare among the world's top 100 technology companies, the only Australian firm to make the prestigious list.
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Big change for Michael Hill as digital transformation journey kicks off
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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Michael Hill operates more than 350 physical stores in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US, as well as four online outlets.
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NTT Com receives Microsoft's seal of approval
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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NTT Communications achieves Microsoft Gold Cloud Platform status, recognizing its expertise in delivering quality managed services in the cloud.
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Microsoft adds several new Xbox One video games to its Game Pass service
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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Game Pass is Microsoft's own gaming service that serves like Netflix but for video games. The company has now announced several new games joining...
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Microsoft helps Australian company democratise new VR tech
Tue, 16th Jan 2018
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Australian immersive experience platform, 360dgrees, has launched its retail offering with Country Road as its first customer.
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Talend takes its Microsoft partnership to the next level
Thu, 11th Jan 2018
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The independent software vendor achieves MS Azure Gold Competency, aiming to stay at the forefront of cloud services.
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First ANZ company deploys Dell EMC Cloud for Microsoft Azure Stack
Thu, 11th Jan 2018
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The platform, which is fully supported by Dell EMC, was delivered as a turn-key solution and was in operation within 5 days.
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Kaspersky taps ex-Microsoft talent for APAC channel head role
Tue, 9th Jan 2018
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Kaspersky appoints Naina Parhar, ex-Microsoft talent, as APAC head of channel sales to drive regional growth and enhance cybersecurity distribution frameworks.
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Fujitsu & Microsoft set their sights on AI to improve employee wellbeing
Mon, 8th Jan 2018
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Microsoft and Fujitsu to collaborate on AI solutions to transform the way people work, focusing on creativity and automation.