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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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Microsoft: Kiwis not ready for the demands of the digital workplace
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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Only 31% feel empowered by their organisation to be able to work together productively and collaboratively while working remotely.
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Chinese firm hacks way to success at Microsoft Hackathon
Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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China-based IT firm Ping An Technology was the only Chinese company to be invited to Microsoft’s Hackathon in the US this year.
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Exclusive interview: Microsoft NZ talks partner training – and increased partner support
Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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Microsoft is upping its in-house support for partners as it urges partners to up their training to fully capitalise on the DX opportunity.
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You’re invited: The 2017 Digital Workplace Conference in Australia
Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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Join the forefront of digital innovation at the Digital Workplace Conference in Sydney, 23-24 Aug. Transform how you work and lead.
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Weta, Microsoft and HTC team-up at the Wellington centre for mixed reality
Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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Wellington’s virtual and mixed reality centre, Projectr, has officially opened and it has some major partners...
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Broadcom expands portfolio with new data center system-on-chip solutions
Fri, 4th Aug 2017
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Broadcom releases new family of data center solutions, the BCM58800, designed for Smart NIC and scale-out storage applications.
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No ignition for NZ's largest tech show as Microsoft cancels Ignite 2017
Fri, 4th Aug 2017
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Microsoft New Zealand has cancelled its annual Ignite tech event, with a spokesperson saying the cancellation is a ‘commercial decision’.
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Overcoming the roadblocks to an agile transformation
Fri, 4th Aug 2017
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Companies like Microsoft and Spotify have embraced agility as a way to enable themselves to compete in their disruptive environment.
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How storage virtualization delivers data: Always on, always available, always fast
Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
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Consider this, 50 to 80% of all data is inactive, cold or stale – yet it is sitting on expensive storage – why?.
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Tech connects Skype users with non-Skype users - earns Microsoft certification
Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
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Pexip Infinity Fusion allows Skype for Business meetings and calls to be joined by non-Skype users using video teleconferencing.
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The ‘Olympics of the ICT industry’ fast approaching
Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
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The event is set to attract more than 90 tech elites and 2,500 global business leaders from more than 80 countries to participate in the discussions.
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Unisys named Microsoft Azure Innovation Partner of the Year
Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
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Unisys has scooped up its second Microsoft Innovation Partner award in three years after logging 240% growth in Azure cloud usage.
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Exclusive: Kiwi developed security offering opening up new reseller opportunities
Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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The Kiwi developers of a new security assessment and compliance system are on the hunt for resellers wanting to offer more holistic security services.
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Aussie start-up's app makes it to the Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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The company recently announced that its software application NetConnect is now a certified solution on the Azure marketplace.
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Ping Identity wins CODiE Award for Best Identity & Access Security Solution
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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The Ping Identity Platform delivers a unified, standards-based solution that can be deployed as SaaS, software or both.
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Wardy IT add Informatica to data analytics arsenal
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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Wardy IT Solutions has added Informatica’s master data management suite of products to its lineup, becoming an authorised reseller for the vendor.
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AWS, Microsoft and Google extend cloud dominance
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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The top four hyperscale players continue to pull away from the chasing pack in the cloud infrastructure services market - with two doubling revenue.
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Talend's CEO: Do you have the data agility your business needs?
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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For companies, the situation is clear – their future depends on how quickly and efficiently they can turn data into accurate insights.
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$250,000 up for grabs in Microsoft's latest Windows Bounty Program
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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Microsoft is offering up to US$250,000 in a new bug bounty program focused exclusively on ironing out the kinks in Windows 10.
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Binary Tree ups partner certification push, aims to triple certified partners
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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Binary Tree is hoping to triple the number of certified partners in the next six months with a certification push.