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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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Xero announces new features with Microsoft, Google, and Stripe

Wed, 9th May 2018
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The features will pull photos of receipts right into the Xero Expenses Android app and also allow clients to pay off invoices from within Outlook.
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Exclusive interview: More of the same not the answer to data protection

Mon, 7th May 2018
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Organisations cannot constrain the problem away and need to find a way for companies to be able to use cloud applications in a secure manner.
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Kiwi software developer releases high-speed pricing solution

Mon, 7th May 2018
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Deployed on Microsoft Azure, Flintfox RMx software integrates with any enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
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Why Microsoft Intune is the next big thing for enterprise

Mon, 7th May 2018
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Mobile Mentor launches Intune Management and App Protection services, marking a new era for MS 365 enterprise security in New Zealand's TaaS programme.
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Kiwi teams make a clean sweep at Microsoft ANZ innovation competition

Fri, 4th May 2018
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Kiwi ingenuity wins hearts and the top three places in the Microsoft Imagine Cup ANZ finals, beating their Australian counterparts.
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Channel agrees popular IaaS solutions are the future of cloud

Fri, 4th May 2018
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​New research from Ingram Micro Cloud has uncovered an opportunity for channel partners to take advantage of with the top 3 IaaS vendors.
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VMware announces new solutions for advanced networking

Thu, 3rd May 2018
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VMware reveals the Virtual Cloud Network and NSX portfolio to enhance connectivity and security for apps and data across hyper-distributed environments.
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Today is World Password Day: Here's what the experts think

Thu, 3rd May 2018
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Microsoft hails the death of passwords. What are other security experts saying? Comments from Malwarebytes, CyberArk, Vault Systems, ESET & SailPoint.
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You're invited : Be in to win a Microsoft Surface keyboard at Ingram Micro Showcase

Thu, 3rd May 2018
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Make sure you catch the demos for the products that can expand your addressable market and bring added value to your existing clients.
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Cloud boom continues as giants threaten small operators

Tue, 1st May 2018
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Spending on cloud infrastructure services rose by 51% in Q1 2018, surpassing growth rates of the previous five quarters, according to Synergy Research data.
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Booming cloud infrastructure market an opportunity for channel partners

Fri, 27th Apr 2018
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​Worldwide spending on cloud infrastructure services is continuing its rampant growth after surging 47% in 12 months.
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SD-WAN enables a new cloud-first branch strategy

Fri, 27th Apr 2018
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Silver Peak discuss how SD-WAN can facilitate a stronger link to cloud services for an organisations remote branch.
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Five key features of Nakivo Backup & Replication v7.4

Fri, 27th Apr 2018
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Virtualisation cloud backup company Nakivo has released version 7.4 of Backup & Replication, complete with 11 new features.
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YOU'RE INVITED: The 2018 Digital Workplace Conference

Fri, 27th Apr 2018
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Join us at the 2018 Digital Workplace Conference on 1-2 May in Auckland. Enhance productivity with cutting-edge Office 365 insights for just NZD $1,050 (+GST).
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Shots fired: Cisco claims it has global data centre solution of choice

Thu, 26th Apr 2018
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Cisco claims that to meet increasing cloud infrastructure demands, service providers are turning to its SDN solution.
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Cohesity syncs backup and test/dev with new offering

Thu, 26th Apr 2018
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The CloudSpin capability provides test/dev environments in the cloud, while integration with public cloud snapshot APIs enhances backup and recovery.
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HPE cranks up storage solution capacity, performance, security

Tue, 24th Apr 2018
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HPE says that its new solution includes higher storage capacity with support for up to 120TB of raw capacity per node.
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Watch: Microsoft's VP of AI business opens AI-DAY 2018

Tue, 24th Apr 2018
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This year, 500 people attended AI-DAY at the ASB Waterfront Theatre, where keynotes, showcase talks, and panel discussions took place.
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GlobalData: AWS, lower cloud adoption barriers or face being overtaken

Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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GlobalData has released commentary reporting Amazon's days at the top of the cloud market could be numbered unless it makes some changes.
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New platform solves growing 'empty office' problem

Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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Due to a number of factors including an increasingly mobile workforce, most offices around the world are being severely under-utilised.