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#Cloud

Alibaba Pumps £640m Into Aliyun To Take On AWS

Alibaba funding will fuel global expansion as Aliyun set sights firmly on US cloud competitors

#Cloud

Windows 10 Is Now Available As A Free Update

Microsoft hails 'new era' as long-awaited Windows 10 hits PCs

#Legal

OPSWAT Policy Patrol Technology Checks In At Radisson Edwardian Hotels

Policy Patrol by OPSWAT helps Radisson to centrally stamp every email with the necessary legal disclaimer and the Radisson 'look'

#Office Suites

Windows 10 – Five Features You’re Going To Love

TechWeekEurope goes hands-on with a preview of Windows 10’s top features

#Mobility

Microsoft’s First Windows 10 Phones Will Come ‘With...

New Lumia devices will also come with stylus support and USB-C connectivity, according to reports

#Cloud

Amazon’s Q2 Results Prove Just How Powerful AWS Cloud Is

AWS becomes $6bn service as Amazon stocks soar on Q2 announcement

#Projects

Ukrainian City Turns To E-Governance To Improve Lives Of Citizens

Amid conflict in Ukraine, Lviv teams up with Microsoft to help businesses, tourism and make a better place to live with e-governance portal and the cloud

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#Office Suites

Microsoft Touts Cloud Credentials Of Exchange Server 2016 Preview

Businesses can now download the next version of Microsoft's Exchange email server platform

#Justice

Microsoft To Combat Revenge Porn With Web Form

Promises to remove 'revenge porn' images and video from Bing etc, but warns global action is needed

#Security

Microsoft Promises Advanced Threat Analytics Launch Next Month

On-premise cyber security platform will feature social media-style timeline and use machine learning to outwit the hackers

#Cloud

Microsoft Figures Disappoint As Nokia Acquisition Starts To Sting

Microsoft Azure cloud helps stop commercial revenue from tumbling, but an 88 percent jump still less than previous quarters' 100 percent-plus growth rates

#CyberCrime

Microsoft Emergency Patch Fixes Rogue Font Hacking Team Vulnerability

Microsoft breaks Patch Tuesday cycle to issue update for all supported versions of Windows - but not XP or Server 2003

#Mobile Apps

Cortana For Android App Leaks Ahead Of Windows 10 Launch

Android version of the voice-activated personal assistant, is just like Windows, just a bit less integrated

#Cloud

Microsoft’s Azure Site Recovery Eases Multiplatform Cloud...

Businesses can now more easily transfer workloads running on VMware, Amazon Web Services, Hyper-V and physical servers to Microsoft's cloud

#Security

Microsoft Prepares Israeli Security Base With Adallom Acquisition

Microsoft moves to buy Israeli cloud security firm for £205m

#Laptops

Five Things We’re Expecting To See At IFA 2015

This year’s event promises some exciting new technology coming to Berlin

#Security

Microsoft Security Essentials Support For Windows XP Ends

Another reason to migrate from Windows XP, as Microsoft Security Essentials support officially ends

#Security

Microsoft Dishes Final Windows Server 2003 Updates On Patch Tuesday

Final Windows Server 2003 updates are released as Micrososft patches its own Hacking Team vulnerability

#Cloud

Google Cloud Now Supports Windows Server

Google Compute Engine extends Windows Server support to 'general availability, hoping to attract enterprise customers

#Mobility

HP Reveals Its Windows 10 Line-Up

No new devices coming on July 29 as HP waits it out

#Business Intelligence

Microsoft Cortana Analytics Suite Targets Data Hungry Businesses

Microsoft has revealed plans to inject Cortana's analytics power into the enterprise

#Cloud

Microsoft Ends Windows Server 2003 Support But What Now?

Microsoft will no longer provide extended support for one of its most popular platform, but what does this mean for businesses?

#Innovation

WATCH: Microsoft Reveals The Future Of Healthcare With HoloLens

Microsoft HoloLens promo vid explains how the holographic device could dramatically change the way doctors learn about the body

#Office Suites

Microsoft Office for Mac 2016 Now Available To Office 365 Subscribers

Office for Mac 2016 apps now available to download, with a purchase-once version available from September

#Jobs

Does This Deleted Twitter Photo Highlight Microsoft’s Gender...

BLOG: Illustration of stereotypical male software developer immediately removed from Twitter by Microsoft Azure, but what does it say about the company?