Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:30:00 GMT

Intelligent system built by KUKA Systems Group controls 246 specialized robots that produce more than 700 Jeep Wrangler bodies daily.

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Less than a month after the global launch of Windows 8, Microsoft showcased the next-generation operating system to customers and partners at the Burj Khalifa. Antoine Leblond, Corporate Vice President for Windows Web Services at Microsoft Corp., and Ali Faramawy, Corporate Vice President Microsoft Corporation and President – Microsoft Middle East & Africa, discussed the opportunity Windows 8 brings to consumers, businesses and developers.

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:15:00 GMT

Emirates, one of the fastest-growing airlines in the world, announced today at the Windows 8 launch event in Dubai the development of a line-of-business application for Windows 8 called Knowledge Driven Inflight Service (KIS). An in-flight communication and customer relationship management device first introduced by Emirates for its pursers in 2004, the KIS application will now run on the soon-to-be-launched HP ElitePad 900 business tablets and will enable Emirates to continue to deliver extraordinary customer service and experiences.

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Windows Embedded 8 Standard Release Preview available for testing, with general availability set for March.

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Interactive bedside displays handle nurse calls, entertainment viewing, meals, health records, lab results and billing – an intelligent system that helps reduce waste and improve patient care.

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Edwin Yuen, Microsoft’s Director of Virtualisation and Cloud Strategy, discusses how the Cloud OS, with Windows Server 2012 and Windows Azure at its core, brings together all the services required by end users, developers and IT to truly reap the benefits of the Cloud. Edwin highlights the City of Barcelona as one European customer already benefitting from the Microsoft Cloud OS. By using Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V to consolidate its virtualisation desktop infrastructure (VDI) environment, the City of Barcelona is giving employees more flexibility, expanding VDI to more users and enhancing security. They also hope there will be cost savings in comparison with their existing VMware virtualisation solution.

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:00:00 GMT

As Microsoft today announced the global launch of Windows Server 2012, European customers and partners cite multiple benefits of running Windows Server 2012 as the foundation of the modern datacenter. Click through to read more about the benefits for customers and partners in Europe, including Lufthansa Systems, Telecom Italia and City of Barcelona.

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Luxury audio system maker Bang & Olufsen has adopted Microsoft Office 365 to unify its email, calendaring, collaboration and communication. The Danish company looked to upgrade its email system from the limitations of Lotus Notes to a less-expensive, easier-to-scale cloud solution: Office 365. With all 2,000 employees using Office 365, Bang & Olufsen will reduce travel and IT costs, improve access and ease of use, and also enjoy email, calendars and conferencing that work better together. Click through to read the full press release.

Mon, 03 Jul 2012 09:45:00 GMT

Microsoft today announced that Eric Boustouller has been named Area Vice President (AVP) for Microsoft Western Europe and has been promoted to Corporate Vice President. In this role, Boustouller will be responsible for overseeing sales, marketing and services across 14 countries in the region. Since 2005, he has served as the AVP for Microsoft France. Boustouller has consistently grown the business for Microsoft France, which has regularly been amongst Microsoft's top performing subsidiaries worldwide. Click through to read the full press release.

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:00:00 GMT

A blog post by Niels Soelberg (Vice President, Public Sector Sales for Microsoft EMEA) marks the launch of the full and no-cost Office 365 for education solution and discusses the importance of providing IT access to students across Europe. Adopting the cloud can bring many mutual benefits for students and European governments, and gives students a head start in the technology-driven workplace. Click through to read more about how Office 365 for education meets the demands of our customers, whether they seek data security, greater collaboration or improved communication among the student body.