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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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SafeStack snags Google, Microsoft cybersecurity experts for new advisory board

Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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New Zealand-based cybersecurity firm SafeStack has signed up major talent to its advisory board to help the company achieve further growth.
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NZ channel meet at Microsoft Inspire in Washington, DC

Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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Over 90 New Zealand channel partners gathered at Microsoft Inspire in Washington, DC, hearing Ambassador Tim Groser discuss global expansion opportunities.
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A brief history of Claudia Batten & her contribution to tech in NZ

Thu, 15th Jun 2017
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Batten believes that New Zealand must be part of the digital world to close the geographic divide, remain relevant, and increase its prosperity.
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Personal computing devices will return to growth - but not until 2019

Mon, 29th May 2017
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Commercial notebooks and detatchable tablets will help drive the personal computing device market back to growth – but it won't be until 2019.
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Monthly payments among bugbears for SMBs moving to cloud

Mon, 15th May 2017
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SMBs grapple with monthly cloud costs despite the lure of enhanced efficiency and support, finds a SkyKick survey.
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Microsoft appoints Insight MD as Asia Pacific vice president

Thu, 27th Apr 2017
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Microsoft has appointed Andrea Della Mattea as its new Asia Pacific operations vice president as the company continues its DX focus locally.
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Three things companies must know about data sovereignty when moving to cloud

Wed, 19th Apr 2017
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Move out of that 1980s technology stack and into the world of the cloud – you can get there with knowledge and a trusted vendor.
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Ingram Micro enriches reseller cloud opportunities with new deal

Tue, 21st Mar 2017
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Ingram Micro says a new agreement with NetEnrich will allow any partners to become cloud managed services providers using Azure and other platforms.
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Dominating Apple not immune to tablet market woe, Lenovo 'one to watch'

Fri, 3rd Feb 2017
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Even the holiday quarter of 2016 couldn't save the dwindling tablet market as it continued its spirally decline, IDC says.
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Ingram Micro goes exclusive with Trend Micro as vendor joins cloud marketplace

Fri, 20th Jan 2017
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Ingram Micro has upgraded its distie deal with Trend Micro, signing an exclusive agreement with the vendor and adding it to the Cloud Marketplace.
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Megaport adds new routes linking Asia with North America

Thu, 19th Jan 2017
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Megaport has launched a new route connecting Hong Kong to Los Angeles, with a secondary path from Singapore to Hong Kong also launched.
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How Cloud DC's app virtualisation strategy caught the attention of global vendors

Mon, 16th Jan 2017
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Cloud DC is a company that tosses aside the idea that virtualisation has to involve the entire desktop. Instead, it focuses on the applications.
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No more hurdles: Microsoft to close LinkedIn deal in 'coming days'

Wed, 7th Dec 2016
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Microsoft's acquisition of LinkedIn has been cleared by the European Commission, completing all necessary regulatory approvals for the deal.
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Interconnected clouds ensure greater disaster recovery and performance

Mon, 21st Nov 2016
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Award-winning construction company Hathaway Dinwiddie has partnered with Equinix to improve business continuity and cloud-based collaboration.
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Who are 2016's top tech billionaires? Don't worry, they're all men

Fri, 4th Nov 2016
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While 2016 has been a tumultuous year for lots of companies, tech billionaires continue to dominate the ranks of the world's wealthiest people.
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Ignite 2016: Move your business communication to Skype

Thu, 29th Sep 2016
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Over the past year we've been working on making the best experience for communicating with others, across all the devices you use for work.
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Digital Realty serves up SDN global interconnection platform

Fri, 23rd Sep 2016
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Digital Realty has launched an SDN global interconnection platform to simplify global data centre and cloud interconnection.
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WebSecure Technologies now official HexaTier reseller in Australia

Mon, 5th Sep 2016
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WebSecure Technologies is now an official Australian reseller of HexaTier security and compliance software across across cloud and offline databases.
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Standout growth in digital services, Dynamics bolster Empired revenue

Tue, 30th Aug 2016
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'Standout' growth across digital, Microsoft Dynamics and data insights, have bolstered Empired's revenue but not spared the company from a net loss.
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Microsoft wins legal battle over data center access

Fri, 15th Jul 2016
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Microsoft has won its legal challenge against the U.S. government's demand for access to emails stored in its Irish data centre, bolstering privacy rights.