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Microsoft India Launches #shedevelopstech in partnership with NASSCOM Foundation and Girls in Tech Foundation to encourage young girls to Learn Coding and Computer Science

Hyderabad, India – 21st June 2017: Furthering its commitment to empower and enable girls through technology and build greater diversity and gender equality in the IT sector, Microsoft India dedicated its 5th edition of YouthSpark Live to #shedevelopstech to encourage young girls to explore Computer Science as a future employment … Read more »

Microsoft Azure to accelerate Blockchain adoption in BFSI sector in India as the Exclusive Cloud Partner for BankChain

New Delhi, June 12, 2017: BankChain, a platform for banks in India to explore, build, and implement blockchain solutions, has selected Microsoft Azure as their exclusive cloud partner. As a part of this partnership, the 20 BankChain members that include State Bank of India (SBI), ICICI Bank, DCB Bank, Kotak … Read more »

EY launches DigiGST™, an intelligent tax automation tool for GST, hosted on Microsoft Azure

Highlights DigiGST™ is a unique technology tool from EY that integrates services of both Application Service Provider (ASP) and GST Suvidha Provider (GSP) Combines EY’s tax domain expertise, technology capabilities and sector knowledge Hosted on the highly secure local Microsoft Azure cloud in India with a multi-layered security architecture for … Read more »

Microsoft hosts its first-ever Accessibility Summit in India to enhance technology access for people with disabilities

Hyderabad, 30 May 2017: Microsoft India today hosted its first-ever Accessibility Summit (#ThinkAccessAbility) in the country to enhance technology access for people with disabilities. The summit aimed at demonstrating the business value of accessible technology for organizations, the need for a collaborative effort as well as assessing policy’s role in … Read more »

Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts Program honors 238 Educators from India

• Eight Indian educators selected to showcase innovative teaching practices at Microsoft Education Exchange (E2) annual event in Toronto • 2017-18 Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert self-nominations now open until July 15, 2017 New Delhi, 25 May 2017: Microsoft recently announced its 2016-2017 class of Education Innovators featuring 238 Microsoft Innovative … Read more »

EasemyGST partners with Microsoft to launch GST compliance solution

New Delhi, May 25, 2017: India’s leading GST compliance enabler, EasemyGST, and Microsoft India, today, announced a strategic alliance to enable customers to comply with the Goods and Services Tax in a secure and comprehensive manner. Through this alliance, customers will now have a simple and affordable platform that will … Read more »

Microsoft India and Telecom Sector Skill Council ink MOU to drive skill development for the Indian Telecom Sector through Project Sangam

New Delhi, 22 May 2017: Microsoft India today signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) to jointly explore how Project Sangam will help enhance skills of executives in the telecom sector and create a more viable skilling ecosystem. Announced by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella earlier … Read more »

Microsoft Cloud Services to Empower Non-Profit Organizations in India

• Offers free Azure credits worth US $5000 to empower Non-Profits • Microsoft India partners with NASSCOM Foundation to host #Azure4Good Workshop for Non-Profits Hyderabad, 19 May 2017: As part of Microsoft’s ‘Public Cloud for Good’ initiative, Microsoft India is making Microsoft Azure broadly available to eligible non-profit organizations, bringing the power … Read more »

Technology for human rights: UN Human Rights Office announces landmark partnership with Microsoft

GENEVA and REDMOND, Wash. — May 16, 2017 — The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday announced a landmark five-year partnership with Microsoft Corp. As part of the agreement, Microsoft will provide a grant of $5 million (USD) to support the work of the UN … Read more »

Microsoft Academia Accelerator showcases the popularity of mobile- first, cloud-first technology solutions

Hyderabad, May 11 2017 – Microsoft India today hosted its first ever code.fun.do SHOWCASE, a Microsoft Academia Accelerator program through which 44 top teams across 15 colleges were invited to showcase their projects. Over 100 students at the Microsoft campus at Hyderabad displayed solutions based on popular technologies like Android, … Read more »

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