Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

Microsoft today announced the worldwide general availability of Microsoft Office 365, the company's next-generation cloud productivity service, with a webcast by CEO Steve Ballmer and launch events across the globe.

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:30:00 GMT

Microsoft has won the Best Cloud Service award at the 2011 Cloud Computing World Series Awards, having been judged by an independent panel of industry experts.

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:30:00 GMT

With governments across Europe increasingly recognizing the benefits of making their data open and reusable, the subject played a significant role in discussions at the EU's inaugural Digital Agenda Assembly. Better access to public sector information based on open data is more than a legal requirement. It can improve quality of life and make interfacing with government much easier. However, it appears that as a whole Europe still does not fully perceive that there is a really significant market behind Open Government Data. Major barriers, especially on data reuse, need to be removed.

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:00:00 GMT

The overwhelming response to the Open Call launched at the beginning of the year by VENUS-C (Virtual Multidisciplinary EnviroNments USing Cloud Infrastructures), a pioneering project for the European Commission's 7th Framework Programme, perfectly illustrates the sea change that is occurring in IT as part of a large effort in Europe and worldwide to use Cloud to the benefit of research, businesses and society. The fifteen new pilots, which have received fund seeds to support the testing and deployment of a the VENUS-C Cloud infrastructure, bring new applications spanning bioinformatics, civil engineering, earth sciences, healthcare, marine surveillance, mathematics, physics and social media.

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

A study released today into attitudes to flexible work, commissioned by Microsoft carried out by Vanson Bourne, shows that small businesses better meet employees' demands to have greater flexibility in deciding when and where to work. By not enabling the flexibility that working employees demand, larger and medium-sized businesses are missing out on the opportunity to increase their productivity and attract and retain great talent.

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:00:00 GMT

Partnership aims to develop a personal online health record through Microsoft's HealthVault platform for people using mental health services to improve patient-clinician relationship.

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:00:00 GMT

NHS trusts deploy Microsoft software to help improve patient care through Identity and Access Management (IAM) products built exclusively for the healthcare sector.

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:00:00 GMT

Yesterday, at the D9 Conference, Microsoft demonstrated the next generation of Windows, internally code-named "Windows 8," for the first time. Windows 8 is a reimagining of Windows, from the chip to the interface. A Windows 8-based PC is really a new kind of device, one that scales from touch-only small screens through to large screens, with or without a keyboard and mouse. Click through to read press materials, see images and watch a video of "building Windows 8".

Fri, 13 May 2011 11:30:00 GMT

The 19th annual Microsoft Tech•Ed North America conference provides developers and IT professionals the most comprehensive technical education across Microsoft's current and soon-to-be-released suite of products, solutions and services. Held from May 16-19 2011, the four day event at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia offers hands-on learning, deep product exploration and opportunities to connect with industry and Microsoft experts one-to-one. Click through to access the virtual pressroom and watch the countdown to Tech•Ed 2011.

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:00:00 GMT

Meath VEC today became the first second level education institution to deploy centralised managed cloud computing across its network of schools and education centres. Working with Microsoft, the entire network of schools now has a single point for all technology resources and all teachers have access to the same teaching materials, can access virtual classrooms and share resources. Minister for Training and Skills, Ciarán Cannon TD announced that Wicklow VEC will now work with Microsoft to rollout cloud computing to its 12 schools based on the successful Meath VEC model.