Microsoft, Adobe, HP call for patent reform

Microsoft has joined the call to scrap patents that are overly broad. It has been joined by Adobe and HP in its application. Horacio Gutierrez, deputy general counsel and corporate vice-president: legal and corporate affairs at Microsoft, says the company has filed an...

Microsoft launches Student Advantage

In these challenging economic times when bursaries and allowances are being stretched to the max, Microsoft South Africa is looking to provide some relief through its new Student Advantage offering. This initiative sees the full Office 365 cloud-based productivity...
Microsoft’s next move

Microsoft’s next move

After Microsoft’s new CEO, Satya Nadella, settles into his new position, Microsoft’s efforts at reinvention will accelerate, creating both opportunities and risks. In a blog post, Merv Adrian, research vice-president at Gartner, lays out some of the first actions...

Microsoft tackles mobile phone market

Microsoft has announced nine new hardware partners for Windows Phone and direct access to tools that will broaden the portfolio of devices for consumers and introduce new price points to accelerate growth in key markets. In addition to its existing partners –...

GPW rolls out Microsoft technology

National Microsoft-focused specialist services and solutions provider Dac Systems, in partnership with established enterprise information management solution provider Intervate, has integrated much needed technology to boost operational efficiency and transform the...