Sify: hike introduces update for Windows Phone 8.1

India’s first home-grown messaging platform announced the launch of hike 3.5 version for phones on the Windows Phone 8.1 operating system.”Windows is our 2nd largest platform by users and they have been eagerly waiting for this update, which is the biggest we have ever released for Windows, and we are excited to finally get it in their hands,” Kavin Bharti Mittal, CEO and Founder of hike messenger, said.

Times of India: Google, Microsoft websites tracking ‘Santa’s journey’

Google and Microsoft have their virtual eyes on Santa Claus and his gift-laden sleigh. Microsoft once again partnered with the North American Aerospace Defense Command on an interactive website at noradsanta.org where Santa’s reindeer-drawn sleigh can be seen making its way over countries around the world.

Gadgets 360: Microsoft Cybersecurity Centre in Gurgaon to “protect India’s critical infrastructure”

Microsoft India Chairman Bhaskar Pramanik said the company is piloting a similar facility in India as well, with plans to expand in the near future.”I think cybersecurity is going to become very, very critical,” said Pramanik. “We’ve just opened a cybersecurity centre here [in Gurgaon], it’s a pilot, and we will be announcing something much bigger later on. This cybersecurity centre is focused on how do we ensure that we can protect India’s critical infrastructure, enterprises, government organisations from malware and any other kind of security threat.”

EFY Times: Microsoft’s 5 predictions for 2016

Microsoft research no doubt is the largest company that deals with the innovation. Today we have listed 5 predictions for future generation of technology by Microsoft: new silicon architectures will enable faster computing; Improved cloud performance; Note taking and drawing will be mainstream task on tablets; The virtual assistants add more usability and personalization to mobile device; and growing awareness around ethics behind data collection.

Sify: hike introduces update for Windows Phone 8.1

India’s first home-grown messaging platform announced the launch of hike 3.5 version for phones on the Windows Phone 8.1 operating system.”Windows is our 2nd largest platform by users and they have been eagerly waiting for this update, which is the biggest we have ever released for Windows, and we are excited to finally get it in their hands,” Kavin Bharti Mittal, CEO and Founder of hike messenger, said.

ET CIO: Local Microsoft data centres get ready to tap ‘Digital India’ opportunities

Microsoft is betting big on its cloud offering through localised data centers, hoping to get a large pie from the government’s ambitious Digital India initiative and ecommerce firms. The government has been asking multinational firms to host data locally to ward off security issues. Microsoft India Chairman Bhaskar Pramanik said, “The availability of Microsoft cloud services through local data centres has the potential to make Digital India a reality.”

Gadgets 360: Microsoft Cybersecurity Centre in Gurgaon to “protect India’s critical infrastructure”

Microsoft India Chairman Bhaskar Pramanik said the company is piloting a similar facility in India as well, with plans to expand in the near future.”I think cybersecurity is going to become very, very critical,” said Pramanik. “We’ve just opened a cybersecurity centre here [in Gurgaon], it’s a pilot, and we will be announcing something much bigger later on. This cybersecurity centre is focused on how do we ensure that we can protect India’s critical infrastructure, enterprises, government organisations from malware and any other kind of security threat.”

Hindustan Times: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella visiting Hyderabad’s T-Hub today

Microsoft has reached an understanding with the Andhra Pradesh government to partner in fields of education, citizen services and agriculture after the software giant’s CEO Satya Nadella met chief minister Chandrababu Naidu. Nadella who is on a low-key personal visit to the city is also scheduled to visit startup incubator T-hub, which is an initiative of the Telangana government.

ET CIO: Local Microsoft data centres get ready to tap ‘Digital India’ opportunities

Microsoft is betting big on its cloud offering through localised data centers, hoping to get a large pie from the government’s ambitious Digital India initiative and ecommerce firms. The government has been asking multinational firms to host data locally to ward off security issues. Microsoft India Chairman Bhaskar Pramanik said, “The availability of Microsoft cloud services through local data centres has the potential to make Digital India a reality.”

Hindustan Times: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella visiting Hyderabad’s T-Hub today

Microsoft has reached an understanding with the Andhra Pradesh government to partner in fields of education, citizen services and agriculture after the software giant’s CEO Satya Nadella met chief minister Chandrababu Naidu. Nadella who is on a low-key personal visit to the city is also scheduled to visit startup incubator T-hub, which is an initiative of the Telangana government.