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Microsoft’s enterprise tech conference Ignite took off on May 4 & will continue till May 8. Being held in Chicago, over 20,000 visitors are expected at the event. We bring you the coverage so far of Ignite from various sources on the Web.
Reports: Windows IT Pro, The Register, VentureBeat, InformationWeek
Microsoft is going where no IT company has gone before. It will introduce as part of its Windows 10 OS, a “middle finger”emoji. Yup, that’s right. For most of us, that emoji denotes a rude gesture, but for now at least, it looks as if political correctness be damned.
Reports: Quartz, Huffington Post, CNET, GQ India
So it’s out. Microsoft’s new browser which was dubbed ‘Project Spartan’ so far, will formally be called Microsoft Edge. The latter will be positioned as a ultra-modern, super-fast Web browser that provides lots of contextual information.
Reports: VentureBeat, Business Insider, Engadget, The Verge, TechCrunch, Lifehacker Australia, GeekWire
IT major Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella has said his company had seen over 100 million downloads of Office on iPhones, iPads & Android Tablets. He told analysts in a conference call after Microsoft announced its Q3 results yesterday that the core aim of the company’s mobile first strategy was to ensure that the service end points were on every mobile device. Buoyed by growth in Cloud-based products & mobile, Microsoft saw year-on-year revenue growth of 6% to US $21.7 billion, during its fiscal Q3 2015.
Reports: The Verge, Mobile World Live, Digital Trends
‘Office 365 Video’ by Microsoft is a new service being rolled out today. Available for desktops & mobiles, this new video tool allows organizations to upload video Content of almost any size for internal consumption. An official announcement on its blog by Microsoft said the rollout of Office 365 Video will be to all eligible Office 365 business customers worldwide.
Reports: CNET, The Next Web, PCWorld
Both companies announced that they had decided to amend their search partnership to improve the search experience, create value for advertisers & establish ongoing stability for partners.