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Microsoft commits to help plug gaps in cloud computing in PH

MICROSOFT Philippines will help promote cloud computing services as an effective solution in organizing government and commercial infrastructures. In a press statement, it said it made the pledge during the recently concluded policy workshop “Leveraging the Cloud to Promote Sustainable Development.”

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Hotmail turns 15, touts new features

Microsoft recently reached a milestone and celebrated the 15th anniversary of Hotmail, the popular free web-based e-mail service. Officially launched in November 1996, Windows Live Hotmail has become one of the major corner stones of the internet and has significantly transformed the way individuals communicate with one another.

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Microsoft Philippines joins BSA, CICT and ITAP in Promoting Cloud Computing in Asia

In the recently concluded policy workshop on cloud computing organized by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), Commission on Information and Communication Technology (CICT) and the Information Technology Association of the Philippines (ITAP) dubbed, “Leveraging the Cloud to Promote Sustainable Development,” Microsoft Philippines expressed its support to promote cloud computing services as an effective solution in organizing government and commercial infrastructures.

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Manila Water Goes Into Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft Philippines to Develop IT Framework

Manila Water Company, a concessionaire of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage Systems, recently signed an Enterprise Agreement with the local subsidiary of the world’s leading software provider Microsoft Philippines, to deploy Microsoft solutions and achieve its business objective of building sustainable communities and preserving the environment.

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Microsoft expands IT program for businesses

Software giant Microsoft Corp. is gearing up to spread its Customer Immersion Experience (CIE) program in the Philippines in a bid to help local companies become globally competitive.

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Get a chance to win $100 a week with this IE 9 game

Microsoft created this online game called Master of the Web to promote Internet Explorer 9. They’re also giving away cash prizes to the top scorer every week.

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Nokia and Microsoft develop best mobile business solutions

Nokia, the world's no. 1 mobile phone manufacturer, has formed an alliance with Microsoft, the world's leader in software, to design, develop and market mobile productivity solutions to Nokia smartphones.

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Microsoft officially launches Windows Phone 7 in the Philippines Partners with Smart and HTC to enhance Filipinos' digital experience

October 21, 2010, Makati City – Innovation giant Microsoft Philippines signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with leading network provider Smart Communications, Inc., for a collaboration to introduce new offerings that promises to transform the Filipinos' mobile lifestyle.

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Microsoft Awards $835,360.00 Grant to Visayan Forum Foundation to Aid Fight Against Human Trafficking

At the recently-held annual assembly of the partners of Multi Sectoral Network Against Trafficking (MSNAT), Microsoft Philippines renewed its commitment in the fight against human trafficking as it awarded the Visayan Forum Foundation Inc.

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Microsoft Lync Arrives and Brings Communications to New Heights

Lync is a single platform that integrates instant messaging, presence, audio, video and webconferencing and voice to bring people together in the ways they communicate best, with one interface that works with the applications businesses know and use today, including Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Exchange.

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CEPALCO Powers Progress with Microsoft Solutions

Cagayan Electric Power and Light Company, Inc. (CEPALCO), the third largest electric distribution company in the Philippines, has recently chosen and deployed Microsoft solutions to achieve its business objective of “powering progress” by efficient integration, increasing the productivity of its workforce, and ultimately bringing better services to its customers all over Northern Mindanao.

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Windows 7 will dominate corporate PC deployments, Forrester says

FRAMINGHAM - IT managers are deploying Microsoft’s Windows 7 on 31% of new PCs today, and that number will increase to 83% within one year, according to new research by Forrester Research.

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Microsoft signs up as 12th PWA events partner, sponsors special IE-ntegrated WebApps category

For the 12th staging of this annual search of the best Filipino-made Websites, Microsoft will open a new category: the IE-ntegrated WebApps Category. As with the other 12th PWA categories, two winners will be chosen for this special group – the People’s Choice Award and the WebApps Award. A panel of judges formed by Microsoft will pick the best Website that will be given the ImpressivE WebApps Award. The winner will receive a P10,000 cash prize.

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5 dimensions of cloud computing

THE TERM “cloud computing” has been around for a long time and by now, most people understand that it refers to services -- storage, computing and applications -- offered through the Internet.

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Being more than just an expat in the Philippines

I’ve lived in a number of places. I’m originally from the UK, relocated to New Zealand during my teenage years, and lived briefly in Australia. I have to say though that living here in the Philippines these past six-plus months has been an amazing experience...

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Microsoft chief sees software future in the Internet "cloud"

SAN FRANCISCO—Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said Wednesday that the technology giant that built a fortune with packaged software is betting the future of computing is in the Internet "cloud."

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Microsoft takes to the ‘cloud’

MANILA, Philippines - Microsoft is making a big push for cloud computing in the Philippines with the launch of two new products that will make cloud services more attractive to developers and enterprises in the country.

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Microsoft weaves management technology into cloud vision

Microsoft’s plans for cloud computing don’t stop with infrastructure and applications. Company executives say Microsoft will also provide the heterogeneous management layer that customers will need to optimize application performance on-premises or in hosted environments.

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Microsoft Launches Windows Azure and Visual Studio 2010

Manila, Philippines -- Microsoft recently launched the Windows Azure Platform and Visual Studio 2010 in the Philippines. Windows Azure includes a cloud services operating system, a Web-based relational database in Microsoft SQL Azure, and connectivity and interoperability with .NET services.

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Microsoft to unveil new cellphones next week

WASHINGTON—Microsoft plans to unveil a new line of cellphones next week with social-networking capabilities aimed at young consumers, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

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