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Microsoft Word now has a new ‘Read Aloud’ feature that has been finely tuned for users with dyslexia. The ‘Read Aloud’ feature is similar to the existing ‘Read Mode’ that came out in December, The Verge reported.

Microsoft added container-focused support for its Azure cloud platform, with the latest move designed to ease container deployments. The computing giant launched a preview of its Azure Container Instances (ACI) platform, which Microsoft said does not need any virtual machine infrastructure to manage.

ZoneTV, taking a quantum leap forward in the linear TV experience, will utilize media logistics tools from Ooyala, a global provider of video monetization technology and services, plus Video Indexer, part of Microsoft Cognitive Services, to automate the curation of content of a first-of-its-kind, customizable suite of linear TV channels which launches this fall.

Rockmetric launches its natural language-driven ‘Cognitive Search’ for Analytics on Microsoft Azure. The solution automates access to ad-hoc queries, powerful insights and routine analysis without any need to learn SQL. Enterprises can now facilitate a data-driven culture at scale without having to expand reporting teams.

Yes Bank has partnered with Microsoft, to deploy Office 365 and Microsoft Kaizala in its platform. The deployment of Microsoft products is a part of Yes Bank’s endeavours to adopt technology solutions to streamline processes and improve employee efficiency and productivity.

Startup accelerators mushrooming all over the country are steering hundreds of young businesses through growth spurts. Now, they need to focus on scouting for and nurturing India’s next big startups. Bala Girisaballa, Managing Director at Microsoft Accelerator, which has supported 122 startups over 5 years in India, too, is batting for more accelerators in India.

Continuing its developments around open source, Microsoft has now joined the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). The latest announcement comes days after the Redmond company entered the board of the Cloud Foundry Foundation.

Microsoft has announced Sonata Software as a “Microsoft ISV Development Center“. The Microsoft ISV Development Centers (Dev Centers) were established to provide strong third-party technical services that can be contracted and leveraged by Microsoft’s Partners (VARs, ISVs, NSIs, GSIs, etc.).

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has formed a go-to-market alliance with Microsoft through Cloud28+, the world’s largest, open community dedicated to increasing enterprise cloud adoption. Microsoft joins Cloud28+, an initiative led and sponsored by HPE, as a premier Microsoft Azure Stack technology partner

Microsoft launched its first “Made for India” chat messaging application called Kaizala. The application is designed for large group communication and can enable messages to be sent to millions of people on a group simultaneously. Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India, said Kaizala is a “Made for India product”.