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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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Promapp teams up with Kiwi agriculture & farming company

Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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Promapp's integration with SharePoint and Microsoft Dynamics will eventually support the sharing of processes to external suppliers.
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Equinix: How you can create your own SuperCloud

Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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Enterprises are increasingly selecting individual cloud service providers for specific workloads, driving the need for inter-multicloud interconnection.
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Broken computers are a thing of the past with Ingram Micro

Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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Ingram Micro NZ revolutionises tech support, offering next-day Surface device replacements to tackle downtime for businesses.
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Kaseya announces enhanced security to Unigma UCM Suite

Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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With Unigma, MSPs and enterprises can automate routine tasks and optimise cost management through detailed cloud utilisation analysis.
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Experience virtual reality like never before with the HMD Odyssey

Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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Samsung and Microsoft have announced the Samsung HMD Odyssey, a high-performing Windows Mixed Reality headset with superior picture quality.
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Avaya's midmarket platform surpasses 600,000 users

Tue, 3rd Oct 2017
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​Avaya has hit a new milestone for its IP Office Platform after surpassing 600,000 systems issued to businesses and organisations around the world.
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New tech brings the benefits of Azure cloud to remote workers

Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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SteelFusion delivers the ability to extend investments in a private data center, Azure cloud, or a hybrid IT to all edge locations in the business.
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Zscaler partners with Microsoft on Azure access platform

Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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The new platform called Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) runs on the Azure Cloud to provide direct access to Azure applications.
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Kiwi company ramps up security & speed with latest remote desktop tech

Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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Lucidity's Managed Desktop now offers increased speed and security features, built on the latest Microsoft Windows Server 2016 technology.
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Lenovo transforms conference rooms with new device

Fri, 29th Sep 2017
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Lenovo has revealed its ThinkSmart Hub 500, a Skype Room Systems device, at Microsoft's Ignite conference in Orlando.
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Who is Parallo? A brief history of the cloud transformation specialists

Fri, 29th Sep 2017
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While Parallo is now an independent business from the ViFX Group, the stakeholders of all companies are focused on collaborating as family.
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Cloud services growing faster than any IT market today – and tomorrow

Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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The global infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) public cloud market surged 31 percent in 2016 to reach US$22.1 billion, up from $16.8 billion in 2015.
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Cloudera launches new software for the shared data experience

Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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Cloudera's new SDX software revolutionises enterprise data sharing with enhanced security and governance, reducing costs and complexity.
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HPE ProLiant for Microsoft Azure Stack simplifies hybrid IT

Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has revealed the general availability of HPE ProLiant for Microsoft Azure Stack.
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Free Xbox Live Gold and PS Plus games revealed for October 2017

Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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Both Sony and Microsoft have revealed the free games that you can download on their respective platforms for the month of October 2017.
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Ixia extends CloudLens, now supports all major cloud platforms

Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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It has now been extended to support for Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, IBM Bluemix, and Alibaba Cloud.
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Las Vegas Harley-Davidson deploys Silver Peak SD-WAN solution to drive business growth

Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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The Orchestrator gives visibility into both legacy and cloud applications and gives admin the ability to centrally assign business intent policies.
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Veeam adds support to Microsoft Azure Stack hybrid cloud push

Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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Veeam bolsters its hybrid cloud offerings by integrating support for Microsoft Azure Stack, enhancing data protection in APAC.
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Rackspace ramps up Fanatical Support for Microsoft offerings

Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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Fanatical Support for Microsoft Azure is now available for customers with Payment Card Industry (PCI) workloads on Azure.
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Veritas strengthens Microsoft partnership with 360 data management integrations

Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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Veritas enhances its 360 data management portfolio, including new offerings and strategic partnerships with Microsoft Azure.