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Microsoft announces new marketing leadership for Asia Pacific

New leaders for Marketing and Marketing Communications with focus on capturing mobile and cloud opportunities in fast-growing Asian markets.

Vote now for Asia’s Change-makers! Voting closes on April 22!

Microsoft YouthSpark Challenge for Change is a global contest that encourages young people who are passionate about social causes to submit their ideas for how they can spark social good in their communities, college campuses or throughout the world, using the new Windows and Office. Five grand prize winners will receive a volunteer travel experience in the Amazon, $2,500 cash to kick-start their projects and a Microsoft technology bundle including Windows Phone 8, Xbox One and Surface 2 (or equivalent device).

Majority of consumers in Asia Pacific survey would rather lose their device than the content stored in it.

A Microsoft Asia survey gives some interesting insights on how consumers in Asia use cloud storage services today: 67% of consumers would rather lose their device than the content stored in it and 87% shared that it’s important for them to access their files, photos and videos from multiple devices.

Leading Japanese financial group Resona migrates 30,000 XP PCs to Windows 8 and Office 2013

Resona Group, a leading financial group in Japan that runs Resona Bank, Saitama Resona Bank and The Kinki Osaka Bank among other companies, has saved costs and enhanced security with the migration of 30,000 PCs to Windows 8.

Microsoft Azure now generally available in China

Microsoft Asia announced that Microsoft Azure (formerly known as Windows Azure) is the first public cloud platform available for commercial adoption in China, and will be operated by 21Vianet

Old is not always gold

With Windows XP End of Support on 8 April 2014, we take a walk down memory lane to check in on what was hot back in 2001 when Windows XP was first launched. See what a difference 12 years have made to our lives!

Microsoft-CITYNET Appathon uncovers innovative solutions for cities

The first place winning app, a solution focusing on public safety called Safety Whistle, was submitted by Yashasvi and teammates Anish Ansari, Gopal Kandoi and Rumi Shakya, who made up Team Conscientious. In this app, users can enter two to three emergency contact numbers and two to three emergency email addresses.

Cost of cybersecurity breaches highest in Asia Pacific

Enterprises in Asia Pacific (APAC) are expected to spend nearly $230 billion in 2014 to deal with issues caused by malware deliberately loaded onto pirated software — $59 billion dealing with security issues and $170 billion dealing with data breaches — according to a new joint study conducted by IDC and the National University of Singapore (NUS).

We Speak Code. Do you?

Globally more than 10 million students globally have already taken the ‘Hour of Code’ challenge and with 3 billion people speaking more than 2,000 different languages across the Asia Pacific region it is hoped many more students will sign up to adopt ‘code’ as their official second language.

Microsoft celebrates talented teachers using technology to build youths’ 21st century skills.

Khadiyah Armanakun, English teacher in Yala, has been selected out of more than 22,000 entries as this year’s Expert Educator by Microsoft & will represent Thailand in the Education Forum. She is recognized for her efforts in improving children’s lives by adopting technology in an innovative way.

Microsoft brings Surface 2, the world’s most productive tablet to five additional Asian countries

Microsoft announced that it will be shipping Surface 2, as well as Type Cover 2 and Touch Cover 2 through major retailers in Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand on March 14th, giving customers in the region to click in and do more

Microsoft’s 2014 Tech Wishlist survey reveals most consumers in Asia Pacific want a tablet for both work and play

Which IT gadgets do Asia Pacific consumers wish to purchase or receive as a gift in 2014? A recent online survey conducted by Microsoft in 10 Asia Pacific countries with over 1,300 respondents revealed that 35% of the respondents desire a tablet for both work and play while 25% are also keen on notebooks and ultrabook devices for the new year.