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Declout Ltd's Subsidiary Announces Appointment As Microsoft Corp's First Partner In Asia To Offer Partner Hosted Productivity Cloud Solution
Tuesday, 25 Jun 2013 06:00am EDT

Declout Ltd announced that Acclivis Technologies and Solutions Pte. Ltd a wholly-owned subsidiary and a provider of IT solutions and hosting services and a Microsoft Gold Hosting Partner, has been appointed by Microsoft Corp as its first partner in Asia* to offer the Partner Hosted Productivity Cloud (PHPC) solution to Microsoft’s customers. With PHPC, Acclivis will host enterprise-grade Microsoft Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions using Microsoft Productivity Suite, consisting of Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Lync. With these offerings, organisations will be able to offer its employees efficient access to emails, calendars and contacts, simplify the process of information and knowledge sharing within the organisation as well as streamline intracompany communications. Full Article

Cap Gemini SA and Microsoft Corp Launch SkySight
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 08:00pm EDT

Cap Gemini SA announced the launch of a new cloud orchestration service called SkySight, developed with support from Microsoft Corp. SkySight will implement hybrid cloud environments using core Microsoft cloud technologies including Windows Server 2012, System Center 2012 and Windows Azure. It will include a portfolio of cloud-based application and infrastructure services through the SkySight Enterprise Applications Store. This portfolio will include Microsoft SharePoint, messaging, collaboration, Microsoft Lync, testing platforms, computing platforms, compute capacity, and storage capacity. SkySight will be made available initially, by the end of September 2013, in the UK, the Netherlands, France, offering public, private and hybrid cloud environments. It will also be available by the end of September 2013 in North America for clients using public cloud only. In addition, SkySight will provide services and tools to help independent software vendors take full advantage of its delivery platform. Full Article

Microsoft Corp Talked With Nokia Oyj About Buying Devices Unit-Reuters
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 05:19pm EDT

Reuters reported that according to Wall Street Journal Microsoft Corp recently talked with Nokia Oyj about buying the Finnish phone maker's devices unit, but the discussions faltered and are not likely to be revived. Full Article

Altran Technologies SA, Microsoft Corp and Flight Focus Launch Electronic Flight Bag Solution for Aircraft Connectivity
Sunday, 16 Jun 2013 08:00pm EDT

Altran Technologies SA, Microsoft Corp and Flight Focus announced the launch of NavigaSuite, the first suite of Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) applications designed by Altran Technologies SA and integrated by Flight Focus on the Windows 8 platform. NavigaSuite is a flight deck soloution for pilots. Its features include pre-flight check in, workflow for missions, manuals and charts, as well as the possibility of selecting the data sets required in a clipboard, and sending messages to flight operations. The Mail App is automatically installed in Windows 8 and used as the official messaging tool for pilots and flight operations. Full Article

Microsoft Corp And Best Buy Co Inc Collaborating On Ministores Inside Of Best Buy-DJ
Thursday, 13 Jun 2013 12:05pm EDT

Dow Jones reported that Microsoft Corp and Best Buy Co Inc said they are collaborating on ministores inside of Best Buy devoted to Windows-powered computers and other Microsoft electronics gear. Executives from the two companies said the Windows stores will begin to open this summer in 500 Best Buy locations in the U.S. and in more than 100 Best Buy-owned stores in Canada. The Windows Store, as the ministores will be known, will take the place of existing computer sections inside of participating Best Buy locations. Full Article

Microsoft Corp Declares Quarterly Dividend
Wednesday, 12 Jun 2013 07:14pm EDT

Microsoft Corp announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share. The dividend is payable September 12, 2013 to shareholders of record on August 15, 2013. The ex-dividend date will be August 13, 2013. Full Article

Microsoft Corp Establishes Presence In Myanmar With Local Partnership-DJ
Wednesday, 5 Jun 2013 11:45pm EDT

Dow Jones reported that Microsoft Corp established a presence in Myanmar for the first time, forming an exclusive partnership with local firm Myanmar Information Technology as the central supplier for all of its products in the emerging market. The move represents the first step in Microsoft's plans for the market, with the Company focusing on distributing its products rather than any manufacturing operations, Jamie Harper, president for new markets in Southeast Asia at Microsoft, said in an interview on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on East Asia. Full Article

Microsoft Corp Reaches Agreement To Acquire Inrelease Business Of InCycle Software
Monday, 3 Jun 2013 12:30pm EDT

Microsoft Corp and InCycle Software Inc announced that Microsoft has reached an agreement to acquire the InRelease Business Unit from InCycle Software. The acquisition of the continuous deployment solution, InRelease, will add Release Management capabilities to Microsoft's ALM and DevOps solutions, helping customers deliver applications faster, better and more efficiently. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, Microsoft will acquire the business unit of InCycle Software that provides its InRelease automated deployment solution. InCycle Software, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, will remain a separate entity focused on ALM consulting. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Full Article

Cisco Systems Inc Challenges Microsoft Corp Buy Of Skype In EU Court-Reuters
Tuesday, 28 May 2013 11:35am EDT

Reuters reported that Cisco Systems Inc will try to convince Europe's second highest court on May 28, 2013 that it should overturn the EU's approval of Microsoft Corp's purchase of Skype. If Cisco wins the challenge at the Luxembourg-based general court, the European Commission would have to annul its decision, which allowed Microsoft to buy the Internet video and voice company without having to make any concessions. Cisco, which is appealing together with Italian fixed-line and Internet telephone provider Messagenet SpA, will argue that the Commission made several manifest errors in assessing the $8.5 billion Microsoft-Skype deal. It is expected to argue that the combined company's dominant share in the communications market gave it the ability and the incentive to refuse to provide data that would allow rivals to work with the merged firm's products. Full Article

Prodware SA Signs Cooperation Agreement with Microsoft Corp
Tuesday, 28 May 2013 02:45am EDT

Prodware SA announced that it signed an agreement with Microsoft Corp for the promotion of its Application Store dedicated to online distribution of solutions based on the Microsoft Corp's CRM platform, specifically dedicated to government agencies and the municipalities. Application Store is a website, which enables online testing and purchasing of industry- and business-specific solutions based on Microsoft Corp's CRM, designed by Microsoft Corp and its partners, including Prodware SA. As a part of the agreement, Prodware SA designed a special version of Application Store, dedicated to the North American public sector. Full Article

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Zynga, seeking salvation, names Microsoft Xbox head as CEO

SAN FRANCISCO - Zynga Inc's decision to bring in the head of Microsoft Corp's Xbox business to replace founder Mark Pincus is a bold stroke that was hailed on Wall Street, but it still leaves questions as to who is ultimately in charge at the troubled game-maker.

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