Microsoft collaboration boosts East Africa

As part of the recently launched Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative, Microsoft has announced a strategic co-operation with business incubator iHub and the m:lab East Africa consortium to enable start-ups, innovators and the developer community of East Africa to grow their...

Microsoft opens up on bribery reports

Microsoft will co-operate with a probe into allegations of bribery, reported yesterday in the Wall Street Journal. John Frank, VP and deputy general counsel at Microsoft, has responded to the report that Microsoft business partners in three countries may have engaged...

Microsoft rolls out SME initiatives

Microsoft has used the National Small Business Chamber’s (NSBC) myBusinessExpo in Midrand yesterday to unveil several initiatives to support and create small businesses in South Africa, including an SME online hub that will provide free support and resources, and an...

Microsoft hit with E561m EU fine

The European Union’s anti-trust regulators have hit Microsoft with a E561-million fine for failing to offer Windows users an alternative to Internet Explorer. This follows a 2009 agreement that Microsoft would give users a choice of alternative browsers – and which it...

Europe mulls new Microsoft fine

There is a chance that Europe’s anti-trust regulators could today impose a new fine on Microsoft, for failing to offer Windows users an alternative to Internet Explorer. This follows a 2009 agreement that Microsoft would give users a choice of alternative browsers –...