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July 21, 2016

Introducing Cantonese for Microsoft Translator

Today, Microsoft Translator launches Cantonese text translation, the new language will be available throughout Microsoft Translator’s ecosystem of supported products* to empower individuals and organizations through quick and cost effective translation.

July 8, 2016

Hopewell, JOS and Microsoft Hong Kong lead technology’s charge in alleviating Hong Kong air pollution

The debut of CityTree in Asia comes as a result of JOS’s partnership with Hopewell Real Estate Agency, Green City Solutions, the German-based company who created this smart air purifying solution and participated in the Infiniti Accelerator program in 2015, and Microsoft Hong Kong. JOS installed and integrated CityTree using Microsoft’s Azure Internet of Things (IoT) Suite.

June 29, 2016

Microsoft announces Windows 10 anniversary update available Aug 2

Windows 10 continues to be the fastest-growing version of Windows ever and is now running on more than 350 million devices. The Windows 10 Anniversary Update has all-new breakthrough features that bring Windows Ink and Cortana2 to the mainstream; a faster, more accessible and more power-efficient Microsoft Edge browser; advanced security features for consumers and enterprises; new gaming experiences; and new tools for the modern classroom. To help protect businesses from today’s modern threats, Microsoft also announced two new security features for enterprise customers: Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection and Windows Information Protection, formerly referred to as enterprise data protection.

June 28, 2016

Business Leaders in Asia Believe that a New Data Culture is Needed for Successful Digital Transformation

Microsoft Asia today unveiled findings from its first ever Asia Data Culture Study 2016, which showed that while 88% of business leaders polled in Asia agreed that it is important for their organizations to have an agile business that is data-driven, less than half of them (43%) believe they have a full digital strategy in place. Business leaders also identified gaps in their organizations’ ability to implement data driven decision making.

June 27, 2016

Datapipe And Microsoft Team To Drive Cloud Adoption Across Asia-Pacific

Datapipe’s managed services are now available to enterprises on Microsoft’s cloud platforms including Microsoft Azure, Office 365, and hybrid cloud across Asia-Pacific. Datapipe works closely with Microsoft and its clients to help them manage Microsoft cloud migration, deployment and management – driving up the ease of cloud adoption through its award-winning managed services.

June 23, 2016

Microsoft Donates Cloud Services to NGOs Promoting a Better Operational Efficiency and Network Security through its “Public Cloud for Public Good“ Initiative

Microsoft has announced it is donating over US$1 billion in cloud services to 70,000 NGOs around the world in the next three years. Microsoft Hong Kong will expand the scope of its cloud services support to local NGOs, and help them to enhance their operational efficiency, network security and overall service quality, so that they can provide even better community services to countless people.

June 7, 2016

Malware Infection Index 2016 Highlights Key Threats Undermining Cybersecurity in Asia: Microsoft Report

Microsoft Asia today announced the launch of its Malware Infection Index 2016 (MII2016), which identifies the key malware threats in the region and ranks markets in Asia according to how much they are affected.

June 2, 2016

Microsoft and Xiaomi expand partnership to bring productivity services to millions of devices and customers

As part of the agreement, Xiaomi will ship Microsoft Office and Skype on Xiaomi Android smartphones and tablets. As a result, tens of millions of consumers and business customers in China, India and around the world will have new ways to work, collaborate and communicate. The companies’ new collaboration also includes a cross-license and patent transfer agreement.

June 1, 2016

Microsoft opens Windows Holographic to partners for a new era of mixed reality

In opening up Windows Holographic to partners, Microsoft shared its vision for mixed reality — a world where devices interact with each other to change the way people work, communicate, learn and play.

May 25, 2016

Microsoft partners with over 100 nonprofit organizations globally to close the gap for computer science education skills among young people in local communities

The grants are a component of the $75M commitment Microsoft made to increase access to computer science education around the world through Microsoft YouthSpark, as announced by Satya Nadella last year. Microsoft is partnering with these nonprofits by providing cash grants, content and other resources they need to bring computational thinking and problem-solving skills to young people in local communities, important building blocks to help them succeed in today’s tech-fueled economy.

May 17, 2016

Cloud is critical to digital transformation in the Asia Pacific financial sector but lack of regulatory understanding a key hurdle

In March 2016, reviews by the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong highlighted deficiencies within enterprises in not fully recognizing the genuine and significant threats posed by cybersecurity risks to their businesses, and in not adequately addressing these threats. Many organizations in the sector still lack thorough understanding of cloud-related banking regulations in order to completely embrace and take advantage of cloud computing.

May 10, 2016

Work-life Balance Most Key to Job Satisfaction,Microsoft Asia New World of Work Survey Shows

78% of Asia Pacific respondents and 75% of Hong Kong respondents indicated that work-life balance was important to their jobs. In Greater China, more respondents from Taiwan (79%) take work-life balance most seriously and accorded it as an important job aspect than their counterparts in the Asia Pacific.