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Google Cloud-Nokia Venture Highlights Battle For 5G Network Edge
Google Cloud Platform has arguably been late to the party as network operators become more comfortable with placing network flows on public clouds. However, its joint venture with Nokia announced in January is likely to increase its credibility with network operators. Google Cloud and Nokia announced a partnership in January to develop joint cloud-native 5G …
Broad Institute And Verily Partner With Microsoft To Accelerate The Next Generation Of The Terra platform For Health And Life Science Research
On Monday, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Verily, an Alphabet company, and Microsoft Corp. announced a strategic partnership to accelerate new innovations in biomedicine through the Terra platform. Terra, originally developed by Verily and the Broad Institute, is a secure, scalable, open-source platform for biomedical researchers to access data, run analysis tools and collaborate. …
UNICEF And Microsoft Launch Improved, Scalable Technology To Protect Vulnerable Children And Women Amid Rise In Domestic And Gender-based Violence Due To COVID-19
UNICEF and Microsoft Corp. launched a new version of Primero called Primero X — an open source case management web application that helps social service providers coordinate critical support to vulnerable children. Key interventions include providing access to lifesaving services, such as family reunification and tracing, while still adhering to physical distancing and movement restrictions …
Connecting Urban Environments With IoT And Digital Twins
As urbanization continues to take hold and cities face challenges to become more sustainable and livable, urban planning and operations strategies must adapt. The current pandemic has changed the way we live, accelerating cities’ future vision as a necessity of the present and what it means to live in a connected and resilient urban environment. …
GameStop Announces Multiyear Strategic Partnership With Microsoft
GameStop Corp. announced that it has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership agreement with Microsoft Corp., further advancing its strategy to expand its physical and digital video game offerings, as well as enhance the Company’s retail technology infrastructure. With over 5,000+ retail stores worldwide and its world-class eCommerce platform, GameStop leverages its vast customer network, …
Run .NET Applications In Azure Spring Cloud Using Steeltoe—Now In Public Preview
Fresh off the exciting announcement of Azure Spring Cloud’s general availability at SpringOne, we are happy to announce the public preview of Steeltoe .NET support. Azure Spring Cloud is a fully managed service for Spring Boot—and now Steeltoe .NET—apps. As a native Azure service, it is operated by Microsoft. But VMware has partnered closely with Microsoft in …
Qualcomm Collaborates With Microsoft To Expand App Assure Program To Windows 10 PCs Powered By Qualcomm Snapdragon Compute Platforms
During their annual Ignite event, Microsoft revealed a deeper collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. to further enhance the performance and app compatibility experiences of Windows 10 devices powered by QualcommÒ Snapdragon™ compute platforms. During the event, Microsoft announced the expansion of Microsoft’s App Assure program, which will help deliver superior user experiences for enterprise customers and consumers …
Shell And Microsoft Form Alliance To Help Address Carbon Emissions
Shell International Petroleum Company Limited and Microsoft Corporation, building on a history of three decades of working together, are embarking on a new strategic alliance to support progress towards a world with net-zero emissions. This builds on the strong foundation of decades of technology collaboration between the two companies. This type of strategic alliance is …
Microsoft Acquires Game Studio Ahead Of Xbox Launch
One day before the official start of pre-orders for the new Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft bolstered its video game line-up with the acquisition of ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda, the game studio and publisher behind iconic franchises such as The Elder Scrolls, Fallout and DOOM, to name only a few. The deal, valued …
Microsoft To Acquire ZeniMax Media And Its Game Publisher Bethesda Softworks
More than three billion people on the planet play games for fun, escape, and human connection. Unlike any other medium, games empower people to engage in creativity, strategic thinking and teamwork, immersing them into interactive stories and worlds created by some of the world’s most amazing creators. The cultural phenomenon of gaming has made it …