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Microsoft Will Offer Discounts on Its Azure Cloud Service Next Month
Oct 10, 2013Microsoft will offer discounts on its Azure cloud service next month as part of a cloud computing push that also includes new releases of its Windows Server and Systems Center software. Customers on Enterprise Agreement licenses will be ...
Tags: Microsoft, Cloud Push
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Microsoft Posted Bounties of up to $US100,000 for Truly Novel Ways
Jun 20, 2013Microsoft has posted bounties of up to $US100,000 ($106,000) for "truly novel" ways to hack the latest version of its Windows software for powering computers. "For the first time ever, Microsoft is offering direct cash payouts in exchange ...
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Microsoft and Oracle Are Set to Reveal Details of a New Partnership on Monday
Jun 20, 2013Microsoft and Oracle are set to reveal details of a new partnership on Monday, one of a "startling series" of announcements Oracle CEO Larry Ellison promised next week around the Oracle Database 12c. Oracle will be announcing next week ...
Tags: Oracle, Microsoft, Database 12c
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Wandera Promises to Cut Down on Roaming Data Use for Considerable Data Roaming Bills
Apr 12, 2013Eyeing the sometimes considerable data roaming bills that companies receive, a startup called Wandera launched a service Wednesday that promises to cut down on roaming data use. The company is based in both London and San Francisco and ...
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Microsoft Has Released a Number of Enhancements to Windows Azure
Mar 21, 2013Microsoft has released a number of enhancements to Windows Azure that will make it easier to deploy and manage Hadoop clusters and integrate more mobile apps with the cloud platform. To simplify the roll out of big data applications, ...
Tags: Computer Products, Microsoft
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Microsoft Gives College Students Office 365 for up to Six Months Free of Charge
Mar 13, 2013Microsoft on Monday kicked off a two-month promotion that gives college students Office 365 for up to six months free of charge. The deal is the first trial offered for Office 365 University, a four-year subscription plan that lets ...
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Microsoft Is Wielding The Big Stick of Dramatically Higher Custom Support Costs
Feb 25, 2013Microsoft is wielding the big stick of dramatically higher custom support costs as it pushes enterprises to abandon the 11-year-old Windows XP, an analyst said today. Custom support plans, which Microsoft negotiates on a ...
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Computer Makers Are Pushing Office 365 with Thenew PCs, But Some Have Stuck with The Olds
Feb 25, 2013Some major computer makers are pushing Office 365 with their new PCs, but others have stuck with a more traditional bundling tactic of including a factory-installed, single-license trial. "[Microsoft is] very clearly heading towards ...
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Some Major Computer Makers Are Pushing Office 365 with Their New PCs
Feb 24, 2013Some major computer makers are pushing Office 365 with their new PCs, but others have stuck with a more traditional bundling tactic of including a factory-installed, single-licence trial. “[Microsoft is] very clearly heading towards ...
Tags: Dell, major computer makers, Microsoft
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The Microsoft Surface Pro Promise to Provide The Most Laptop-Like Performance
Feb 19, 2013The Microsoft Surface Pro delivers on its promise to provide the most laptop-like performance yet from a tablet. But like most groundbreaking devices, it has flaws—including limited storage and hefty weight and size—that mean ...
Tags: Microsoft Surface Pro, tablet, super-tablet, company news
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Microsoft Launched The First Two of Its New Pay-as-You-Go Subscription Plans for Office
Feb 2, 2013Microsoft this week launched the first two of its new pay-as-you-go subscription plans for Office. The company's rarely-shy CEO Steve Ballmer called the sales approach "an entirely new way to think about the productivity experience," and ...
Tags: Microsoft, Office 365, software
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New BlackBerry Z10 Places Communication
Feb 1, 2013The new BlackBerry Z10 places communication: messaging, mailing and social networking, at the centre of its operation. During our first hands-on encounter with the touch screen-enabled Z10, it was clear BlackBerry has a different view ...
Tags: BlackBerry, smartphones, Apple iPhone
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Google Has Added Offline Presentations and Editing to Its Slides Application
Jan 28, 2013Google has added offline presentations and editing to its Slides application, as it continues to bring its Internet apps to the desktop. The company announced in a Google Drive blog post that its presentation software now allows users to ...
Tags: Google, Slides application, Internet apps, desktop
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The Mac Suite Will Sport Few Changes
Dec 26, 2012Computerworld - Although customers who subscribe to Office 365 will be able to install and run Office for Mac as part of the five-copies-per-plan deal, the Mac suite will sport few changes, Microsoft has said. Unlike Office on Windows, ...
Tags: Mac, Microsoft, Windows, Office 2013
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Microsoft Announced a Record Low Price for The Upcoming Windows 8
Dec 21, 2012On Monday, Microsoft announced a record low price for the upcoming Windows 8, telling customers that they could upgrade their PCs -- even aged machines running Windows XP -- for just $39.99 later this year. But almost as soon as Microsoft ...