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According to data from website Zauba, a total of 502,468 units of Lumia 535 smartphone have been imported into India. The combined worth of all these devices is a whopping $30.3 million (roughly over Rs.180 crore).

According to a recent Gartner report, by 2017, about 90 per cent of Indian IT organizations will have open source software (OSS) embedded in their mission critical platforms. In the January-June 2014 period, Microsoft led with 31.8 percent share of the software vendor market, followed by Oracle at 12 percent, SAP (6.5 percent), IBM (5.5 percent) and Synopsys (4.2 percent).

The Huffington Post announced that for the second year, it will collaborate with Microsoft Corp. at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, which will take place from Wednesday, January 21 to Saturday, January 24, 2015. “We’re delighted to be partnering with Microsoft at Davos for a second year,” said Arianna Huffington, chair, president, and editor in chief, Huffington Post Media Group.

Swipe ‘Ultimate Tab 3G’ is India’s lightest 10.1″ easy-to-connect removable pogo pin keyboard tablet allowing users dual use: Tablet as well as Laptop. For use as a laptop, for the first time in India, its introduced with direct USB 3.0 slot for easy file sharing. Swipe Ultimate Tab 3G comes pre-loaded with Genuine Windows 8.1 operating system and 1 year free subscription of Microsoft Office 365.

Microsoft has announced that it is rolling out the Denim update for all Windows Phone 8.1 devices. The update includes an improved Cortana. Users can also wake up the digital assistant by saying “Hey Cortana”. Cortana is now available in the US, China and the UK in ‘beta’, and in ‘alpha’ in Australia, Canada, India, France, Italy, Germany and Spain.

The head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, Phil Spencer, has said the ability to take screenshots will come soon to Xbox One. “Giving people more ability to share their great gaming moments on the platform, whether it’s just as a screenshot as their background or through many of the different social networks that we allow people to share their content through, is a long term commitment that we have,” said Spencer in a video.

Microsoft Workplace Join support has been extended by the technology giant for Android OS-based devices. An updated authentication application has been announced for Android devices which provides trusted access to an enterprise’s insider apps. Android device users can now build such relationships via an Azure Authenticator app, which is available at Google Play Store.

Microsoft announced the launch of Lumia 435 and Lumia 532 smartphones. “Lumia 435 and Lumia 532 deliver competitive hardware alongside innovative software that will continue to receive the very latest updates and enhancements, keeping users up-to-date with the best new features,” said Jo Harlow, Corporate Vice President for Phones at Microsoft.

Notion Ink, in collaboration with Microsoft and Intel, had recently launched a 2-in-1 device called Cain 10 and an 8-inch tablet called Cain 8. Notion Ink is now expanding its product offering on Flipkart to reach out to a wider audience and provide faster delivery services to its customers. Cain 10 is a Windows 8.1 based 2in1, featuring 10inch IPS display with 1280×800 resolution, scratch resistant glass, an Intel Atom Quad-core processor Z3735F and 2GB DDR3L RAM.

International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners India (IAMCP) West Chapter recently organized a seminar on “Partner Opportunities with Enterprise Mobility Solutions.” Satabdee Hait, Partner Technical Specialist, Microsoft, educated the partners on enormous business opportunities in the Enterprise Mobility. Suresh Ramani, President, IAMCP India West mentioned that Microsoft has a fantastic Mobility Story to offer via Lumia Devices, Intune manageability, Office 365 and Azure.