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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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NVIDIA confirms $6.9b acquisition of Mellanox

Tue, 12th Mar 2019
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The announcement of NVIDIA's largest ever acquisition follows months of speculation involving other potential bids from the likes of Microsoft and Intel.
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How Veritas aims to enhance the protection of enterprise data

Mon, 11th Mar 2019
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Veritas acquires APTARE to enhance analytics platform and offer customers deeper insights into data protection and storage environments.
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Microsoft launches its first data centres in Africa

Thu, 7th Mar 2019
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In launching the two new facilities, Microsoft becomes the first global provider to deliver cloud services from data centres on the continent.
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Symantec drives collaboration to simplify cybersecurity

Fri, 1st Mar 2019
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More than 120 partners including AWS, Box, IBM Security, Microsoft, Oracle, ServiceNow and Splunk Commit to Symantec's Integrated Cyber Defense platform.
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Sophos Mobile Security now integrates Microsoft Intune

Thu, 28th Feb 2019
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Sophos has integrated its mobile security solution with Microsoft Intune, ensuring corporate compliance and secure remote access to data on mobile devices.
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Wipro to integrate security offerings with Azure and Office 365

Thu, 28th Feb 2019
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Wipro's Cyber Defense Platform aims to assist customers with security operations, security monitoring and risk governance in their cloud migration journey.
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GlobalSign, Microsoft join forces to strengthen mobile security

Wed, 27th Feb 2019
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This provides greater assurances that the identity in the certificate matches the identity associated with the Intune policy set forth for the device/user.
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Exclusive Q&A: Why has Google thrown down the $13b gauntlet?

Tue, 26th Feb 2019
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Google's latest US$13 billion investment in its US data centres marks a strategic move to gain ground in the competitive cloud market, says Francesco Paola.
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One Identity launches authentication services for Unix systems

Tue, 26th Feb 2019
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Unix systems (including Linux and Mac OS), by their very nature, have distinct challenges when it comes to security and administration.
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Inmarsat teams up with Microsoft to deliver cloud via satellite

Tue, 26th Feb 2019
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Inmarsat and Microsoft team up to allow Inmarsat's customers to transfer data to Microsoft Azure IoT Central platform.
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Microsoft HoloLens 2 more 'immersive' than ever

Mon, 25th Feb 2019
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The original HoloLens was released in 2016 but since then, mixed reality has come a long way, according to Microsoft's Julia White.
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In ongoing cloud war, Google to acquire data migration specialist

Wed, 20th Feb 2019
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Google is currently behind AWS and Microsoft in the cloud battle, and it would seem this play is an attempt to claw some ground back.
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Symantec acquires zero trust innovator Luminate Security

Thu, 14th Feb 2019
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Symantec has acquired Luminate Security, enhancing its Integrated Cyber Defense Platform with next-gen Secure Access Cloud tech amid increasing cloud reliance.
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Palo Alto releases new, feature-rich firewall

Thu, 14th Feb 2019
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Palo Alto is calling it the 'fastest-ever next-generation firewall' with integrated cloud-based DNS Security service to stop attacks.
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Microsoft, DigiCert, Utimaco tackle quantum computing threats

Wed, 13th Feb 2019
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Microsoft, DigiCert, and Utimaco have piloted a quantum-safe algorithm, 'Picnic', to secure the Internet of Things against future quantum computing threats.
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Talent revenue goes up after a strong financial year

Mon, 11th Feb 2019
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Talent delivers strong growth in H2 2018, with global revenue up 20%, gross margin up 22%, and EBITDA up a massive 94%.
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Channel partners growing in importance for cloud services

Thu, 7th Feb 2019
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Canalys analysts say the huge growth in cloud services will be of benefit to channel partners with a number of incentives.
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Big cloud providers continue to squeeze out smaller players

Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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Last year saw almost manic growth in revenue for cloud providers as businesses continue to seek the benefits the services can provide.
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Exclusive Q&A: The on-premises data centre is here to stay

Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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In an exclusive interview, Scality's Paul Speciale shares his thoughts on the data centre and cloud industries.
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Varonis updates data security offering

Thu, 24th Jan 2019
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Version 7.0 of the Varonis Data Security Platform features new cloud and threat detection and response capabilities.