Microsoft unveils Windows 365 -- ushering in a new category of computing
Windows 365 will deliver a full, personalized PC experience from the cloud to any device, giving workers and organizations power, simplicity and security for hybrid work. REDMOND, Wash., July 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced Windows 365, a cloud service that introd...
Microsoft announces 2021 Partner of the Year Awards winners and finalists
REDMOND, Wash., July 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced the winners and finalists of the 2021 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards. The annual awards recognize Microsoft partners demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Mi...
Technology and media entities join forces to create standards group aimed at building trust in online content
Adobe, Arm, BBC, Intel, Microsoft and Truepic form coalition to develop end-to-end, open standard for tracing the origin and evolution of digital content SAN JOSE, Calif. and REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of influential technology and media companies has partnered to form...
Microsoft and Warner Bros. Pictures Assemble All-Star Team in LeBron James, Bugs Bunny and Xbox to Celebrate Gaming and Coding Education Inspired By The Upcoming Animated, Live-Action Adventure 'Space Jam: A New Legacy'
Fans can submit their best video game ideas and join free coding workshops with Microsoft REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. and Warner Bros. are tipping off an epic partnership, celebrating the release of the new movie "Space Jam: A New Legacy," coming in 2021. The ca...
Microsoft and the Open Data Institute announce an Education Open Data Challenge to help close the digital divide
LONDON and REDMOND, Washington, Nov. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft and the Open Data Institute (ODI) announced today the launch of an Education Open Data Challenge to shine light on the relationship between broadband access and K-12 (ages 5 to 18 years old) education outcomes. In the wake of...
Alaska Airlines and Microsoft sign partnership to reduce carbon emissions with flights powered by sustainable aviation fuel in key routes
Sustainable aviation fuel supplied by industry leader SkyNRG signals new approach for business travel SEATTLE and REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. employees who fly between their global headquarters inRedmond, Washington, and California on Alaska Airlines will fly mo...
Nine Leading Businesses Launch New Initiative to Accelerate Progress to a Net Zero Future
REDMOND, Washington, July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The heads of nine companies today announced the establishment of a new initiative to accelerate the transition to a net zero global economy. The initiative, known asTransform to Net Zero, intends to develop and deliver research, guidance, and imp...
Microsoft announces 2020 Partner of the Year Awards winners and finalists
Partners recognized for innovative solutions and making more possible for customers worldwide REDMOND, Washington, July 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced the winners and finalists of the 2020 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards. The annual awards recognize Micros...
Data and the cloud: By unlocking our DNA we've found two new prehistoric ancestors
SINGAPORE, March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Big data and cloud computing has led
a team of international scientists to astartling discovery
Microsoft and the NFL expand partnership to accelerate digital transformation across the League
REDMOND, Washington, March 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. and the National Football League on Tuesday announced an expansion of their deep technology partnership. The multiyear expansion aims to help the entire NFL, including its coaches and players, be more efficient through enhanced c...
Microsoft announces it will be carbon negative by 2030
REDMOND, Washington, Jan. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced an ambitious goal and a new plan to reduce and ultimately remove its carbon footprint. By 2030 Microsoft will be carbon negative, and by 2050 Microsoft will remove from the environment all the carbon the comp...
Asia-Pacific Retailers Buy into Intelligent Future but Yet to Realize AI's Full Potential
* On the sidelines of NRF 2020: Retail's Big Show, Trakomatic showcases how they are driving intelligent retail, alongside Coles,Harvey Norman and EZR * Microsoft Asia's "Future Ready Business: Assessing Asia-Pacific's Retail Sector with AI" study reveals that 67 percent of retail organization...
Microsoft announces new capabilities for a seamless, smart and secure IoT world
New solutions deliver IoT innovations from cloud to edge REDMOND, Washington, Oct. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced new capabilities that further simplify the customer journey and deliver highly secured IoT solutions. These solutions help customers embrace IoT as...
SAP partners with Microsoft for first-in-market cloud migration offerings
Through a new agreement, companies will accelerate and modernize customer transitions to SAP S/4HANA and SAP Cloud Platform on Microsoft Azure REDMOND, Washington and WALLDORF, Germany, Oct. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on a joint commitment to simplify and modernize customers' journeys to ...
Jio and Microsoft announce alliance to accelerate digital transformation in India
REDMOND, Washington, and MUMBAI, India, Aug. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (Jio), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, and Microsoft Corp. are embarking on a unique, comprehensive, long-term strategic relationship aimed at accelerating the digital transformation o...
Microsoft announces IoT Signals research report on state of IoT adoption
REDMOND, Washington, July 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announcedIoT Signals, a new research report designed to provide a global overview of the IoT landscape. Microsoft surveyed over 3,000 IoT decision-makers in enterprise organizations in order to give the industry a holistic,...
OpenAI forms exclusive computing partnership with Microsoft to build new Azure AI supercomputing technologies
Multiyear partnership founded on shared values of trustworthiness and empowerment, and an investment of$1 billion from Microsoft, will focus on building a platform that OpenAI will use to create new AI technologies and deliver on the promise of artificial general intelligence SAN FRANCISCO and R...
Microsoft announces investments to broaden opportunities for partners
Ahead of Microsoft Inspire, company shares how it is tuning partner investments for the cloud era, including updates to Teams, Dynamics 365, Azure REDMOND, Washington, July 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, Microsoft Corp. announced new investments in technologies and programs designed to su...
Microsoft announces 2019 Partner of the Year Award winners and finalists
REDMOND, Washington, June 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced the winners and finalists of the Microsoft 2019 Partner of the Year Awards. The annual awards recognize Microsoft partners demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions bas...
Microsoft Outlines Innovation and Opportunities on the Intelligent Edge at Computex 2019
TAIPEI, , May 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft today discussed how new
modern Windows PCs, connected devices and IoT services and programs at Computex
2019.