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A Microsoft study said that nearly three in 10 Indians experienced a sexual risk online, including unwanted sexting, in 2017 with males reporting higher levels of harassment than females. The Microsoft study, which examined the extent of negative behaviour and online interactions and their consequences, defined harassment as unwanted contact, unwanted sexting, online harassment, cyberbullying or misogyny.

Online payment service provider, PayU India announced the launch of a plugin, with which all their merchants can now send payment collection requests to their customers directly using SMS, email, or both from their existing Microsoft Excel application. The plugin allows merchants to use existing tools like the Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet to help manage order processing and payments rather than develop new applications to manage user payments.

With the focus on ‘Technologies for Effective Governance’, Microsoft recently partnered with Express Computer to organize the Bhubaneswar edition of Express Digital Governance Series. Government heads, visionaries, policy makers, and IT leaders from the state came together to discuss and debate the great potential that state of Odisha offers and how technology can overhaul the existing infrastructure for the state. Speaking of the impact of emerging technologies on life and how the dynamics of governance has changed due to tech intervention, Munish Gupta, Director, Microsoft India said, “Governance has become more demanding as people want services on the go.”