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Microsoft All in for Retail; Extends Leadership in End-to-End Customer Interactions and Omni-Channel Operations

Microsoft Dynamics introduces advanced end-to-end capabilities for omni-channel retailing and supply-chain management; announces alliances with industry leaders Vantiv, Sitecore and an expanded relationship with IBM. NEW YORK - At the National Retail Federation (NRF)'s Annual Convention on Monday, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq MSFT ) showcased the latest release of Microsoft Dynamics for Retail. The...

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Computer Hardware & Peripherals

Surface 2, Surface Pro 2 and New Accessories Available for Purchase

The newest additions to the Surface family of tablets hit shelves Tuesday. REDMOND, Wash.Â- – Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced that its newest Surface models - Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 - as well as an expanded portfolio of new Surface accessories are now available for purchase at Microsoft retail stores, http://www.microsoftstore.com, select third-party retailers, and authorized...

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Johnson Controls Selects Office 365 to Improve Internal Communication for Employees Worldwide

Global diversified technology and industrial leader turns to Microsoft cloud technologies to support its collaboration goals. REDMOND, Wash.Â- — Johnson Controls, a global diversified technology and industrial leader in more than 150 countries, has secured Microsoft Office 365 for its employees, partners and suppliers around the world, enhancing knowledge sharing on a global scale and...

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Communication Systems & Equipment

Shell Brazil Chooses Windows Phone to Lower Costs and Increase Employee Productivity

The investment in the application developed by Microsoft solutions partner Blink Systems forms part of Shell's strategy to develop better resources and increase company efficiencies. SAO PAULOÂ- – Microsoft Brazil and Shell on Tuesday announced that Shell will deploy approximately 200 Windows Phone 8 devices to company distributors, which will increase its number of Windows Phone devices...

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Computer Hardware & Peripherals

Microsoft Surface Family Grows as Surface Pro, New Accessories Hit Shelves

The newest additions to the evolving Surface family arrive in stores tomorrow. NEW YORK, -- Microsoft Corp. announced the Microsoft Surface family of PCs is growing with Surface Pro, the newest member of the growing Surface family, along with a number of new products and accessories available tomorrow. Surface Pro with Windows 8 Pro is perfect for customers and businesses looking for the power...

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Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2012 to Help Customers Manage Any Data, Any Size, Anywhere

Microsoft's next-generation data platform releases to manufacturing today. REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. today announced that the latest version of the world's most widely deployed data platform, Microsoft SQL Server 2012, has released to manufacturing. SQL Server 2012 helps address the challenges of increasing data volumes by rapidly turning data into actionable business insights. Expanding...

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Microsoft and thePlatform Enable Delivery of Protected, High-Quality, Premium Online Video

thePlatform's video management system, mpx, now integrates Microsoft PlayReady DRM and adaptive streaming technologies; first joint deployment with Xfinity TV Online REDMOND, Wash. and SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. and thePlatform today announced that the companies have integrated Microsoft's leading digital media technologies, including Microsoft PlayReady and Internet Information Services (IIS)...

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Communication Systems & Equipment

Windows Phone, Kinect Exemplify New Usage Scenarios and Device Capabilities at MIX11

Today's keynote put a devices spotlight on Windows Phone, the forthcoming Kinect for Windows Beta SDK and the availability of Microsoft Silverlight 5 beta. LAS VEGAS -- Microsoft Corp. executives today showcased the next version of the Windows Phone operating system and other powerful next-generation applications that span phones, PCs and other devices. Building on Tuesday's keynote, Microsoft...

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The Web Takes Center Stage at Microsoft's MIX11 Conference

Microsoft continues HTML5 commitment and leadership with the first platform preview of Internet Explorer 10. LAS VEGAS -- Just four weeks after the release of Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft Corp. unveiled the first platform preview of Internet Explorer 10 at MIX11. In his keynote, Dean Hachamovitch, corporate vice president of Internet Explorer, outlined how the next version of Microsoft's...

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Microsoft Unveils Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 and Vision for Cloud ERP

Microsoft Dynamics customers gather at Convergence 2011 to hear how they win today and in the future. ATLANTA - Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer and Kirill Tatarinov, corporate vice president for Microsoft Business Solutions, today opened a sold-out Convergence 2011 to more than 9,000 attendees, demonstrating how companies can use Microsoft Dynamics to maximize the value of their...

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Company News

Shell and Microsoft Form Alliance to Help Address Carbon Emissions

Both companies will expand their deep existing technology collaboration to create and deliver new solutions to help customers, suppliers and other businesses lower emissions. REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Shell International Petroleum Company Limited and Microsoft Corporation, building on a history of three decades of working together, are embarking on a new strategic alliance...

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Adaptive Biotechnologies and Microsoft Expand Partnership to Decode COVID-19 Immune Response and Provide Open Data Access

Differentiated approach may improve detection methods and inform vaccine discovery for COVID-19 Seattle and Redmond, Wash., March 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. (Nasdaq: ADPT) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) on Friday announced they will leverage their existing partnership mapping population-wide adaptive immune responses to diseases at scale to study COVID-19....

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Microsoft Opens First Datacentres in Africa with General Availability of Microsoft Azure

The combination of Microsoft’s global cloud infrastructure with the new regions in Africa will create greater economic opportunity for organisations in Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 6, 2019/ -- Today, Microsoft (www.Microsoft.com) announced the opening of its first datacentres in Africa, with the general availability of Azure from the new cloud regions in Cape Town and Johannesburg,...

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Microsoft All in for Retail; Extends Leadership in End-to-End Customer Interactions and Omni-Channel Operations

Microsoft Dynamics introduces advanced end-to-end capabilities for omni-channel retailing and supply-chain management; announces alliances with industry leaders Vantiv, Sitecore and an expanded relationship with IBM. NEW YORK - At the National Retail Federation (NRF)'s Annual Convention on Monday, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq MSFT ) showcased the latest release of Microsoft Dynamics for Retail. The...

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Computer Hardware & Peripherals

Surface 2, Surface Pro 2 and New Accessories Available for Purchase

The newest additions to the Surface family of tablets hit shelves Tuesday. REDMOND, Wash.Â- – Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced that its newest Surface models - Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 - as well as an expanded portfolio of new Surface accessories are now available for purchase at Microsoft retail stores, http://www.microsoftstore.com, select third-party retailers, and authorized...

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Software

Johnson Controls Selects Office 365 to Improve Internal Communication for Employees Worldwide

Global diversified technology and industrial leader turns to Microsoft cloud technologies to support its collaboration goals. REDMOND, Wash.Â- — Johnson Controls, a global diversified technology and industrial leader in more than 150 countries, has secured Microsoft Office 365 for its employees, partners and suppliers around the world, enhancing knowledge sharing on a global scale and...

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Communication Systems & Equipment

Shell Brazil Chooses Windows Phone to Lower Costs and Increase Employee Productivity

The investment in the application developed by Microsoft solutions partner Blink Systems forms part of Shell's strategy to develop better resources and increase company efficiencies. SAO PAULOÂ- – Microsoft Brazil and Shell on Tuesday announced that Shell will deploy approximately 200 Windows Phone 8 devices to company distributors, which will increase its number of Windows Phone devices...

Read More »
Computer Hardware & Peripherals

Microsoft Surface Family Grows as Surface Pro, New Accessories Hit Shelves

The newest additions to the evolving Surface family arrive in stores tomorrow. NEW YORK, -- Microsoft Corp. announced the Microsoft Surface family of PCs is growing with Surface Pro, the newest member of the growing Surface family, along with a number of new products and accessories available tomorrow. Surface Pro with Windows 8 Pro is perfect for customers and businesses looking for the power...

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Software

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2012 to Help Customers Manage Any Data, Any Size, Anywhere

Microsoft's next-generation data platform releases to manufacturing today. REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. today announced that the latest version of the world's most widely deployed data platform, Microsoft SQL Server 2012, has released to manufacturing. SQL Server 2012 helps address the challenges of increasing data volumes by rapidly turning data into actionable business insights. Expanding...

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Company News

Microsoft Announces Simple Transfer of Health Data from Google Health Service to Microsoft HealthVault

Google Health users can send their Google Health profile directly to a HealthVault account using Direct Project messaging protocols. REDMOND, Wash., July 18, 2011 - Microsoft Corp. today announced that people using the Google Health service, scheduled to be discontinued Jan. 1, 2012, can easily transfer their personal health information stored in a Google Health profile to a Microsoft HealthVault...

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