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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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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.
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Microsoft to partners - 6 business opportunities in 2019
Fri, 16th Aug 2019
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Microsoft outlines six lucrative business opportunities for its 300,000 partners in 2019, as commercial success hinges on collaborative growth and innovation.
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Former Revera chief to lead Leaven, Spark's new DX consulting firm
Tue, 13th Aug 2019
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Spark launches Leaven, a new digital transformation consultancy led by ex-Revera CEO Robin Cockayne, with a focus on cloud adoption and innovation.
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Exeed to distribute Samsung NZ's entire line of business products
Tue, 13th Aug 2019
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Exeed will now distribute Samsung New Zealand's full range of business products, including mobile phones, strengthening their IT distribution coverage.
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Arq Group improves customers' reach with Microsoft Advertising
Tue, 13th Aug 2019
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The new partnership will enable Arq Group to deliver more targeted, personalised and timely connections for customers.
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Artis teams up with Seismic with CRM solution
Mon, 12th Aug 2019
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Artis Group partners with Seismic to become first Australian digital solution consultancy to offer sales enablement platform.
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Qlik(Attunity) named Challenger in Magic Quadrant for Data Integration
Mon, 12th Aug 2019
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Qlik's Attunity has been named a Challenger in Gartner's 2019 Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools, marking its fourth consecutive recognition.
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Samsung and Microsoft partner to deliver unified experience
Mon, 12th Aug 2019
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As mobile-first users make up a larger share of the workforce, the demand for more seamless connectivity will only increase.