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Microsoft Azure cloud-computing service suffers serious outages
19 Nov 2014
Many customers relying on Azure to host websites were hit, including Microsoft itself, whose MSN.com site was inaccessible yesterday
Microsoft pips Exxon to become world's second-most valuable company
15 Nov 2014
Helped by a bull run in Microsoft's stock in the past year, Microsoft Corp has emerged the second-most valuable company in the world after Apple, pushing energy giant Exxon Mobil to the third spot
Microsoft starts work on data centres in India
14 Nov 2014
Google, Facebook, Microsoft vie for a slice of `Digital India’
10 Nov 2014
More enticing for the tech giants is the ‘Digital India’ programme, which besides the $1.2 billion smart cities plan, has components such as virtual classrooms and technology start-ups, besides a plan to connect 2.5 lakh village panchayats through fibre optic cables
Microsoft quarterly revenue rises over 25% to $23.2 bn
24 Oct 2014
Microsoft said third quarter revenue from commercial cloud services grew 128 per cent, but did not give actual figures
Nokia to become Lumia as Microsoft takes control
22 Oct 2014
Bill Gates ‘happy with Nadella’
04 Oct 2014
Microsoft announces Windows 10 OS
01 Oct 2014
The new version of Microsoft's flagship operating system, called Windows 10, leapfrogs the 9, which the software giant opted to skip to emphasise its advances towards an environment centered around mobile devices and internet services
Microsoft eyes India’s cloud computing market with plans for 3 data centres
30 Sep 2014
Microsoft will partner corporates, government and entrepreneurs to avail of a "$2 trillion opportunity" in India, its CEO Satya Nadella says
Reliance, Microsoft partner to launch innovation hubs for start-ups
05 Sep 2014
The first hub will start operations in Mumbai, in October, and will be subsequently emulated across various other cities in India, RIL said
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