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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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Te Ao Māori gets Minecraft experience for Kiwi schools
Mon, 9th Sep 2019
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What better way to inspire children to flex their tongue than to take the language directly to a popular classroom learning tool: Minecraft.
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Cricket Australia forges new bonds through Microsoft Teams
Thu, 5th Sep 2019
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It started with a rollout in Cricket Australia’s national technology team, leading to the establishment of 40 Teams across the technology group.
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Vocus adds Hawaiki capacity, network upgrades
Wed, 4th Sep 2019
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Vocus boosts its network with additional Hawaiki cable capacity and significant upgrades, enhancing service quality for Australian and New Zealand customers.
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Gartner names Trend Micro leader in endpoint protection platforms
Tue, 3rd Sep 2019
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The endpoint is increasingly the frontline in the war against cyber-threats and IT teams are overwhelmed by the volume of alerts they must manage.
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Snowflake expands in ANZ with 17 new partners in 12 months
Mon, 2nd Sep 2019
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Snowflake expands in Australia and New Zealand with 17 new channel partners, offering data-driven innovation at lower cost.
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VMware launches software-defined networking and security stack built for multi-cloud
Wed, 28th Aug 2019
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VMware networking and security portfolio delivers more automation, compliance, visibility, and scale across the data centre, cloud, branch and edge.
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VMware announces new features on Workspace ONE platform
Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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VMware introduces enhanced security, multi-cloud VDI features, and concierge services for its Workspace ONE platform, aiming to boost productivity.
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VMware unlocks future of hybrid IT with new offerings
Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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VMware developed its VMCloud to unlock the future of hybrid IT and deliver customers’ application needs through hybrid cloud.
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Surge in uptake of VMware on AWS, survey reports
Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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Enterprises are expressing growing interest in cloud platforms such as VMware Cloud on AWS, according to managed service provider Faction.
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Magic Quadrant gives insight into ongoing Cloud Wars
Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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Microsoft and Google join top dog AWS in the Leaders quadrant, while Alibaba Cloud, IBM and Oracle are coming up as Niche Players.
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Citrix announces new desktop as a service solution for Aus market
Fri, 23rd Aug 2019
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Citrix has announced it launching a cloud-hosted offering to deliver Windows applications and desktops from Azure to any device.
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NEXTDC launches micro data centre in Perth
Thu, 22nd Aug 2019
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Australian data-centre-as-a-service provider NEXTDC has launched its very first micro data centre in Perth central business district.
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HCL - the Global IT company with a growing ANZ presence
Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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HCL, founded 43 years ago and based in India, is strengthening its footprint in Australia and New Zealand, employing over 1,960 people across ANZ.
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Sennheiser's business ceiling microphone certified for Microsoft Teams
Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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Sennheiser’s ceiling microphone the TeamConnect Ceiling 2 is now part of the official Microsoft Teams Rooms offer.
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Nuance releases med-tech speech recognition in Aus
Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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Nuance is launching its speech recognition platform Dragon Medical One in Australia, saving clinicians time on updating records and documentation.
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NVIDIA's ray tracing graphics are coming to Minecraft
Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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Prepare your pixel spades, because Minecraft is the latest game to get the real-time ray tracing treatment, thanks to NVIDIA and Microsoft.
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Rubrik enters data governance and disaster recovery orchestration market
Mon, 19th Aug 2019
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Sonar addresses the intensifying risk of data privacy breaches and compliance penalties by applying machine learning to discover sensitive data.
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Microsoft and CyberArk lead GlobalData identity management theme
Mon, 19th Aug 2019
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Both companies gained the highest score for the identity management theme in GlobalData’s Thematic Scorecard for the security software sector.
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Microsoft and Jio sign 10-year partnership with sights set on India
Mon, 19th Aug 2019
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Microsoft and Jio ink a decade-long agreement targeting India's digital transformation through cloud services, connectivity, and AI-driven solutions.
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ThousandEyes adds Alibaba Cloud to cloud monitoring capabilities
Mon, 19th Aug 2019
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This increased coverage builds on ThousandEyes’ fleet of Cloud Agents that provide global monitoring vantage points from major cloud providers.