Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Businesses that choose to run applications in the cloud rather than on their own infrastructure can reduce their energy consumption and carbon emissions by a net 30 percent or more. These are some of the findings of a study commissioned by Microsoft and conducted by Accenture and WSP Environment & Energy, which looks at cloud computing's potential to help businesses operate more efficiently.

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:00:00 GMT

Speaking to leading figures from government, industry and academia from across Europe at the Government Leaders Forum Europe in London, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer called for a new level of collaboration across industry and with government to advance progress on critical economic and social challenges in Europe.

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:30:00 GMT

Microsoft Partners in Learning announced the winners of the 2010 Worldwide Innovative Teacher Awards at the sixth annual Worldwide Innovative Education Forum. These awards are the global culmination of local and regional events held around the world throughout the year, where teachers present ideas on how technology can further educational transformation to help improve the way students learn. 13 projects were placed in this year's competition, selected from more than 125 projects presented this week and 200,000 participants over the course of the year.

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:30:00 GMT

Microsoft's 6th Annual Worldwide Innovative Educators Forum is taking place on 26 - 29 October 2010, in Cape Town, South Africa. This event is the centrepiece for Partners in Learning programme, which helps teachers and school leaders more effectively to use technology as a tool for innovative teaching and learning. The event is expected to attract more than 500 education professionals from more than 60 countries.

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:40:00 GMT

Microsoft Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Skolkovo Fund announcing a wide-ranging series of collaborative initiatives that will underpin the Russian Federation's technology innovation agenda.

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Distributed computing has become very common in large scientific communities because of the needs of exchanging scientific data and sharing computing resources which would otherwise not be affordable by a single research institute. Read here Fabrizio Gagliardi's post on how cloud computing brings a number of advantages that now makes it a platform of choice for many research activities.

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:30:00 GMT

Microsoft Corp.'s Partners in Learning today announced a strategic partnership, called Shout, with the Smithsonian Institution and TakingITGlobal at an elite gathering of 500 educators attending the sixth annual Worldwide Innovative Education Forum.

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:30:00 GMT

The sixth annual Worldwide Innovative Education Forum (WWIEF) kicked off yesterday in Cape Town with a visit to schools in the area, leading the way in new and exciting teaching techniques. Guest blogger Sarietjie Musgrave, Head of ICT Innovation in School Education at the University of the Free State, South Africa, explains why she values WWIEF. See her blog post on the Microsoft on the Issues: Africa site.

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:30:00 GMT

The Wise Group is a social enterprise dedicated to helping unemployed people into work. To increase focus on core activities and reduce costs, it decided to replace its existing IT systems, which were unsupported, unconnected, and expensive to maintain. Working with trusted partner Ashton Court Group, the Wise Group deployed Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite, outsourcing e-mail and achieving a 30 per cent administrative saving. It also deployed Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM, which enhance every aspect of service delivery and help clients achieve sustainable employment.

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:15:00 GMT

Security Intelligence Report version 9 released at RSA Conference Europe 2010.