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May 2012

Australian Power & Gas adopts Microsoft Dynamics CRM

17 May, 2012 | Sydney, Australia | posted under Dynamics
Sydney – 17 May, 2012 – Australian Power & Gas, an energy retailer for residential properties on the eastern seaboard, has recently had a surge in its customer base. With just under 350,000 customers the company needed a system to maintain ...

Victoria's got tech talent – students win Imagine Cup challenge

2 May, 2012 | Sydney, Australia | posted under Education
Melbourne, Australia – 02 May 2012: A team of Victorian university students have invented a digital stethoscope that could help millions in the developing world by assisting in the early diagnosis of childhood pneumonia. The four students, known as &...

April 2012

Microsoft releases SQL Server 2012 to help customers manage any data, any size, virtually anywhere

3 April, 2012 | Sydney, Australia | posted under Corporate
Today Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL Server 2012, the world’s most widely deployed data platform for managing, accessing and delivering information. SQL Server 2012 helps address the challenges of increasing data volumes by rapid...

March 2012

Microsoft and Movideo Forge Global Cloud-Based Strategic Alliance

23 March, 2012 | Sydney, Australia | posted under Corporate
Microsoft and Movideo Pty Ltd. today announced a four-year strategic agreement in which Movideo will migrate its integrated online video platform to Windows Azure to drive business growth across Asia Pacific (APAC) and beyond. Movideo is a media-centric an...

$10 million Microsoft grant enables Red Cross to help more Australians

21 March, 2012 | Sydney, Australia | posted under Corporate
Microsoft Australia has awarded Australian Red Cross its largest ever single technology grant worth $10 million, enabling Red Cross to modernise its IT infrastructure and helping it to increase and improve its support to vulnerable people at home and aroun...

Microsoft: Cloud Computing to Create 125,000 jobs in Australia by 2015

5 March, 2012 | Sydney, Australia | posted under Corporate
Microsoft Corp. today published commissioned research from analyst firm IDC indicating that cloud computing will create nearly 14 million new jobs globally and 125,000 new jobs in Australia by 2015. IDC's research predicts revenues from cloud innovation co...

Microsoft Announces Availability of Windows 8 Consumer Preview

1 March, 2012 | Sydney, Australia | posted under Corporate
Microsoft Corp. today (in Barcelona, Spain) announced the availability of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview — the next milestone of the Windows operating system. This latest preview will be made available for download starting today. The Windows 8 Cons...

February 2012

Microsoft gives Aussie startups a boost to the cloud

22 February, 2012 | Sydney, Australia | posted under Developer Tools
SYDNEY, Australia – February 22, 2012: Today, Microsoft announced the launch of its new BizSpark Plus program for business incubators. The enhanced program allows business incubators to offer each of their startups up to $60,000 worth of Microsoft Wi...

Partnerships promote a safer cyberspace for children

6 February, 2012 | Sydney, Australia | posted under Security and Privacy
A new partnership will help children, carers, parents and teachers across Australia to stay safe online. [readmore] IT services company and business process specialist Datacom has formally joined ThinkUKnow Australia by signing an agreement with the Child ...

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