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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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You're invited: Live-stream to help hack your classrooms
Fri, 9th Jun 2017
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Upcoming worldwide live-stream is offering educators the chance to be inspired to incorporate technology into their classrooms.
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Microsoft helps Canberra Uni strengthen relationships with students
Fri, 9th Jun 2017
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Canberra Uni teams up with Microsoft to enhance student engagement and support, leveraging Dynamics' intelligent system.
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NZ agency named double finalist in Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Awards
Tue, 6th Jun 2017
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NV interactive was named a finalist in the Cloud for Global Good and Public Sector: Public Safety and National Security categories.
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Farewell APC: Microsoft pulls together partner, customer and tech events into new Summit
Mon, 5th Jun 2017
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Microsoft Australia is launching a new ‘flagship’ event locally, wrapping together events for partners, end-customers and a tech summit.
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Mexia takes out Microsoft Australian Partner of the Year
Fri, 2nd Jun 2017
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Mexia has won Australian Country Partner of the Year award at Microsoft's global partner awards, with eight Aussie companies finalists at the awards.
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Kinetics Group takes out Microsoft NZ Country Partner of the Year
Fri, 2nd Jun 2017
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Kinetics Group has been named Microsoft’s New Zealand Country Partner of the Year award for the vendor’s annual Worldwide Partner of the Year awards.
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Mixed reality, IoT, and always-connected PCs highlighted in Windows 10 Creator’s Update
Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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It’s hoped the new categories will inspire customers, increase momentum in the PC market, and spark emerging opportunities.
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Microsoft underlines allegiance to the channel
Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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At Computex 2017, Microsoft has highlighted its commitment to the channel with new opportunities to drive growth and customer demand.
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Heavyweights announced to build Windows 10 PCs powered by Snapdragon
Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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Qualcomm today announced the three flagship companies that will be the first to develop mobile PCs powered by Snapdragon.
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Crucial expands with its highest density server memory to date
Wed, 31st May 2017
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The modules support a range computing applications including Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Microsoft Azure, VMware VDI, Cloudera, Hortonworks and SAP HANA.
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Was education sector shortchanged by shortsighted budget?
Mon, 29th May 2017
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Concerns of a lack of investment in digital fluency and funding resound around a disappointed New Zealand Education sector.
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Personal computing devices will return to growth - but not until 2019
Mon, 29th May 2017
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Commercial notebooks and detatchable tablets will help drive the personal computing device market back to growth – but it won't be until 2019.
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Chinese conglomerate partners with Microsoft Accelerator to give startups access to big data
Mon, 29th May 2017
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Wanda Group and Microsoft Accelerator join forces to fuel digital innovation in China's retail and property sectors with big data.
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Ingram Micro provides huge opportunity for resellers to upgrade clients
Mon, 29th May 2017
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Ingram Micro has revealed a golden opportunity for New Zealand resellers, centred around Intel’s new 7th Generation Kaby Lake processors.
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Microsoft parades all-new Surface Pro with revolutionary tech
Fri, 26th May 2017
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Microsoft has unveiled the latest iteration of its Surface Pro, what they’re labelling the ‘most versatile laptop on the planet.’.
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Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass to launch this June 1st with over 100 games to play
Thu, 25th May 2017
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Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass now has a release date and subscribers will be able to play over 100 games spanning both Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles.
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Microsoft engineers new deal - and new path to market - with Downer
Wed, 24th May 2017
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Microsoft is teaming up with engineering and contracting company Downer EDI to co-develop and market new cloud-based solutions and services.
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Veeam serves up raft of Microsoft Azure and AWS availability options
Mon, 22nd May 2017
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Veeam has added a raft of new availability options for Microsoft Azure and AWS as it ramps up its 'always on cloud' focus.
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Microsoft gold partner Equinox IT appointed to Web Services Panel
Mon, 22nd May 2017
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Equinox IT has been appointed to the NZ Government Web Services Panel, and says it is the only NZ-owned Microsoft Gold partner to be DevOps certified.
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Five becomes one as Datacom consolidates into new Auckland office
Mon, 22nd May 2017
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Datacom is bringing staff from five Auckland office together in one large complex in a move it says will foster greater collaboration and creativity.