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Microsoft India today signed an agreement with National Independent Schools Alliance (NISA) to offer Microsoft Aspire School Program (MASP) Pro Plus to over 55,000 member schools. MASP aims to equip schools with technology and innovative learning solutions, modernize campuses, and prepare future- ready students, among others.

Microsoft has consolidated its Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) suite of products under its Azure portal, combining its Intune mobile application management tools and its Azure Active Directory (AD) and Information Protection under a single console. The move offers a unified admin experience aimed at bolstering enterprise mobility management efforts.

ZnetLive, a web hosting and cloud services provider in India said its plans to expand its product portfolio to include Microsoft Azure Stack based Hybrid Cloud Solution to help users get proficient computing capabilities with increased productivity at reduced operational costs.

According to Microsoft’s Asia Workplace 2020 Study, a large number of the Gen X and millennial workforce in India are open to digital workspaces, value work-life integration (rather than work-life separation), and are embracing flexible workstyles that enable them to be mobile professionals with a personalized way of how they work and live.

Microsoft has released a new update to Windows 10 Mobile without much of a fanfare. While Android and iOS are slated to get better with new iterations, Microsoft’s Windows 10 Mobile update comes with some interesting new features as well as focuses on the optimization.

Microsoft-owned SwiftKey unveiled its transliteration engine last year in November which allows users to type in Roman script, Hindi and Gujarati, all while seamlessly switching between the languages. Now, at an event in New Delhi, the company has announced expansion of support for Indian users with new features and support for eight additional regional languages.

Flipkart announced that it has collaborated with HP, Intel and Microsoft so that consumers can buy HP Intel Core i3 Windows 10 laptop for Rs 36,000 at Rs 999 per month by availing a 36-month EMI option. This collaboration is an effort to tap college students and first-time PC buyers.

With Microsoft India aiming to revive the weaving ecosystem in the State – ReWeave, a digital resource centre for weavers empowerment, was inaugurated at the Tourism Complex in Bhoodan Pochampally. Microsoft India started its project in Pochampally in 2016 with Chaitanya Bharati as its partner under its CSR activities