Microsoft stories - Page 99
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.
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.
Accenture acquires Olikka, looks to become leading AWS and Azure cloud provider
Tue, 1st Dec 2020
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The acquisition extends Accenture’s AWS and Microsoft Azure capabilities, as well as its broader cloud capabilities across Australia and New Zealand.
Microsoft NZ reports giant jump in profits in 2020 financial results
Tue, 1st Dec 2020
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The company made $27.3 million in profit for the year ended June 2020, compared to a loss of $3.8 million the prior year.
Trend Micro launches cloud native security solution for modern applications and APIs
Tue, 1st Dec 2020
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Trend Micro launches Cloud One - Application Security, a cloud native solution that provides code-level protection against cyber threats.
rhipe adds Octopus licensing solutions to distie portfolio
Mon, 30th Nov 2020
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licensing
The addition of Octopus Cloud provides rhipe partners with licensing solutions and management processes to support cloud transformation initiatives.
SAS launches cloud platform on Azure in Sydney
Mon, 30th Nov 2020
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SAS brings its SAS Cloud platform to Australia in partnership with Microsoft Azure, offering local access to analytics and AI tools.
Microsoft NZ Partner Awards winners announced
Mon, 30th Nov 2020
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Each of the 10 winners demonstrated ‘outstanding ways they are continuing to empower customers through clever use of Microsoft technology’.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Vectra AI exec discusses cybersecurity for Office 365
Wed, 25th Nov 2020
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Vectra AI's head of security engineering, Chris Fisher, discusses the rise of security breaches in Microsoft O365 and how to protect against them.
New Linius solution enables search and assembly of video meeting clips
Wed, 25th Nov 2020
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Linius Technologies launches WHIZZARD, a new video conferencing tool integrated with Zoom, Webex Meetings, and Microsoft Teams.
Valtatech set to be Digital Workforce's primary channel partner for APAC
Wed, 25th Nov 2020
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Valta Technology Group (Valtatech) will bring Digital Workforce's RPA solution to the APAC region as its channel and implementation partner.
ABI Research: Telco cloud revenue set to rise 27% over 5 years
Wed, 25th Nov 2020
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The growth will be driven by cloud infrastructure-related investments, such as virtual networks, orchestration, and cloud-native functions.
New head of Australia and New Zealand operations for SAS
Tue, 24th Nov 2020
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Clunies-Ross brings a broad perspective of the Asia Pacific market, most recently in COO roles with Oracle and Citrix.
Vectra expands NDR capabilities across all network environments
Fri, 20th Nov 2020
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Vectra expands cloud services to enhance threat detection and cybersecurity, tackling blind spots in remote working and IoT.
Hootsuite launches integration with Dynamics 365
Tue, 17th Nov 2020
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partner programmes
The new alliance will bring a suite of social capabilities to Microsoft customers from Hootsuite’s 150+ app ecosystem.
Varnish Cache now available on DigitalOcean
Tue, 17th Nov 2020
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public cloud
DigitalOcean and Varnish Cache have partnered to make it easier to deploy Varnish's caching and web acceleration technology on DigitalOcean's marketplace.
Spark's CCL signs multimillion-dollar object storage deal with Cloudian
Tue, 17th Nov 2020
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Cloudian signs multimillion-dollar deal with CCL to provide object storage technology to New Zealand's government sector.
Unisys adds new capabilities to Stealth solution
Fri, 13th Nov 2020
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The latest 6.0 version features new automation and visualisation tools to accelerate deployment and simplify management.
Dell updates data protection/management solutions
Thu, 12th Nov 2020
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data protection
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network infrastructure
PowerProtect DP series is an integrated data protection appliance, offering a range of capabilities to protect and manage data.
Jabra Evolve range certified for Microsoft Teams
Thu, 12th Nov 2020
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Jabra's Evolve series is now certified for use with Microsoft Teams, and the company has issued a firmware update for compatibility.
Equinix extends digital edge with new data centre in Perth
Wed, 11th Nov 2020
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Equinix expands Platform Equinix with a third data center in Perth, Australia, to meet growing demand for digital infrastructure.
CyberArk launches AI-powered service to remove excessive cloud permissions
Wed, 11th Nov 2020
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CyberArk has launched CyberArk Cloud Entitlements Manager, an AI-powered service that strengthens cloud security by removing excessive permissions.