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Microsoft has added a new Surface Pro 3 to its retail lineup that’s tailor made for people who want a little extra power at a middle-of-the-road price point. The new Surface Pro 3 has a 1.7GHz Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, and costs US$1,299.

Icertis, the leader in enterprise contract lifecycle management software in the Microsoft Cloud, has been named a finalist for the Microsoft Cloud Platform – Application Innovation Partner of the Year Award for 2015. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.

Bhaskar Pramanik, chairman, Microsoft India, outlined the three focus areas for the software giant going forward at the launch of a new accelerator program, powered by Microsoft Ventures, in Mumbai. The focus areas are – Making more computing personal, Reinvent productivity and Infinite computing.

Astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) are all set to receive two virtual reality headsets that will help them beam back to Earth what they see in space. The headsets or HoloLens devices are part of a joint venture between Nasa and Microsoft called “Sidekick” to empower astronauts aboard the ISS.

An overwhelming 96 percent IT professionals said they’re interested in Windows 10, with 60 percent stating that their IT department has already evaluated a preview version, according to a survey conducted by Spiceworks. About three quarters of respondents plan to adopt Windows 10 for home use within the first year. The two-year business outlook is also bright, with almost three-quarters taking the Windows 10 (for) business flight.

The Microsoft Lumia 640 is a compact, feature-rich affordable 5-inch phone that showcases the best of Microsoft’s mobile apps and productivity tools. The Lumia 640 might just be the game changer with the phone bundled with many interesting features.

IDS Next Business Solutions, one of the global leaders in providing Hotel ERP and software solutions to hospitality and leisure industries, has announced the launch of a new product, SkyRes built on Microsoft Azure platform. Srikanth Karnakota, Director, Server and Cloud Business, Microsoft India said, “The scalability, robustness, flexibility and efficiency of Microsoft Azure, the most powerful cloud platform, makes SkyRes the next generation solution for the hospitality sector.”

Indian School of Design and Innovation (ISDI) has signed a three-year partnership with Microsoft India to set up ISDI Creative Accelerator. Powered by Microsoft Ventures, this is a pan-India initiative to catalyze the country’s technology start-up ecosystem with design and innovation expertise. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Radha Kapoor; Founder & Executive Director, ISDI; Dr Indu Shahani, Chair of Academic Council, ISDI; and Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India.

Microsoft will share software models with Surat Municipal Corporation for the next three years to build Surat into a smart city.

In an interview with CNBC TV18, Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India talked about India’s growth over the past 25 years. He said the government at the center is the driving force today and its efforts to put tech and citizens at the center of everything it does is a great opportunity not only for the IT industry but for the country as a whole.