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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

While Cyberport has announced earlier this year that they will introduce Smart-Space FinTech, a dedicated 3,000-square-meter co-working space for FinTech at Cyberport, Microsoft will offer technological support to FinTech startups through Microsoft’s BizSpark program.

Microsoft Hong Kong and Cyberport will also collaborate closely to offer workshops, training and pitching sessions to help these entrepreneurs understand and use all the available service offerings to enable fast application development. They will also work together to connect promising startups with customers and partners in Hong Kong and the rest of the world.

To get a better understanding of educators’ plans to invest in technology in the near future, as well as their challenges and difficulties in optimizing technology use in classrooms, Microsoft conducted the “Microsoft Asia EduTech Survey 2016” in November 2015. It interviewed educators from 18 APAC countries and cities including Hong Kong. According to the survey, most of the respondents (95%) mentioned that leveraging technology can help transform education and inspire students. In addition, the advantages of using technology in classrooms cited most often by respondents include enhancing the classroom learning experience; greater efficiency in their role; and better communications with students.