Microsoft announced on Wednesday that the City and County of San Francisco is upgrading to Microsoft’s Cloud solution. The move will see its multiple citywide email systems, used by more than 23,000 employee, move to … read more
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Windows Azure Toolkits announced for iOS, Android and Windows Phone
9th May 11 5:04 pm with 3 CommentsMicrosoft announced on Monday Windows Azure Toolkits for Devices, consisting of assets for Windows Phone, iOS and a preview of tools for Android. The toolkits will allow developers to use Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud to … read more
Microsoft and Toyota announce Windows Azure cloud partnership
6th Apr 11 6:22 pm with Comments OffMicrosoft and Toyota announced a strategic partnership on Wednesday that utilizes Microsoft’s Windows Azure platform. The two companies plan to participate in a 1 billion yen (approximately $12 million) investment in Toyota Media Service Co., a … read more
Microsoft and Toyota announce joint press event for April 6
5th Apr 11 9:18 pm with 5 CommentsMicrosoft said on Tuesday that it plans to hold a special press event on April 6. The event will be a joint media videoconference with Toyota. Microsoft says it will “discuss a collaboration between the … read more
Microsoft announces 16 new U.S. government and education Cloud customers
23rd Feb 11 8:41 pm with 7 CommentsMicrosoft said on Wednesday that it has signed 16 new government and education customers to its cloud computing services. Curt Kolcun, vice president of U.S. Public Sector at Microsoft, announced the new cloud computing agreements … read more
Egyptian citizens use Microsoft TownHall software to create a dialog site
23rd Feb 11 5:55 pm with 2 CommentsEgyptian citizens have created a site based on Microsoft’s TownHall software to discuss the issues the country faces. The Arab Republic of Egypt is in the middle of recovering from a high profile revolution. Protesters … read more
Mind the gap – London’s ‘Tube’ data moves to Microsoft’s Cloud
15th Dec 10 7:54 am with 2 Comments“Mind the gap” as Transport for London (TfL) and Microsoft have worked in partnership to move TfL’s feeds into the cloud. TfL’s new cloud data includes a developer’s area with data feeds. The feeds allow … read more
Job postings hint at Azure based Windows 8 backup and Windows Live integration
8th Nov 10 11:46 pm with Comments OffTwo recent Microsoft Jobs postings have revealed that Microsoft is planning a Windows Azure based client backup for Windows 8 alongside more integrated Windows Live services for the next generation operating system. The first job … read more
Industry heavyweights partner with Microsoft to build their own Hyper-V private cloud offerings
8th Nov 10 2:58 pm with 1 CommentMicrosoft unveiled on Monday a “Private Cloud” offering for businesses to build their own infrastructures using the Windows Server platform. Microsoft has signed up a number of big industry names for its Hyper-V cloud. Dell, … read more
Microsoft shows off its ‘Cloud Power’ with new advertising campaign
1st Nov 10 6:06 pm with Comments OffMicrosoft has kicked off a brand new advertising campaign today, ‘Cloud Power’. The Redmond based company wants to take its cloud computing investments a step further by advertising the potential benefits to customers. Microsoft made … read more