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After bringing Office and Outlook for Android and iOS, Microsoft announced it will bring its personal assistant, Cortana, to its rival platforms. “We also realize that many people use iPhones or Android phones, and we want them to enjoy some of their Windows experience and content while away from their Windows 10 PC,” said, Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President, Operating Systems Group at Microsoft.

iBall has launched an economical Windows Tablet packed under Rs 5,000. The iBall Slide i701 delivers all the portable performance users need for an entertaining and busy lifestyle. Running on Windows 8.1 operating system and powerful Intel® processor, iBall Slide i701 incorporates several ‘free licenses’, including a 1-year MS Office subscription, 1TB of free OneDrive cloud storage and access to the Windows Store.

Vectorform, a global design and technology firm, has launched VKarozzi apps powered by Microsoft Azure to enhance the interaction between customers and sales executives at car dealerships, using rich digital content. Srikanth Karnakota, Director Server and Cloud Business, Microsoft India, said, “Microsoft Azure’s hyper-scalability enables powerful apps like VKarozzi to ensure that the performance level remains highly efficient and reliable.”

Cortana, the digital assistant that will ship with Windows 10, may land in Office in the future to serve as your work assistant. The unannounced feature, currently known as Office Now, is said to be a rebrand of the earlier Work Assistant. “Cortana has an extensibility framework, so other third-party providers can connect to Cortana to let them use natural voice commands to extract business information from their systems,” said Stella Chernyak of the Windows team at Ignite.

Developed by Microsoft Gold Partner BrightStarr, the Unily Intranet solution is positioned as ‘uniting the very best of the Microsoft cloud’ for greater collaboration and productivity. At their booth they were demoing the latest iteration of this impressive SaaS solution on a host of devices in both responsive design and via native mobile applications.

David Campbell is a much-respected Microsoft technology thought leader, having driven the development of many key Microsoft enterprise products. In a wide-ranging conversation, he discusses Microsoft’s new approach to productivity and platforms, where cloud is headed, and whether Microsoft’s supposed late-coming to cloud has been a blessing in disguise, as well as security and the Business-IT paradigm.

solution which leverages Microsoft’s Technologies to help businesses manage their IT and Non IT assets. Srikanth Karnakota, Director, Server and Cloud Business, Microsoft India said: “Microsoft Azure automates the creation, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of resources – better and faster. Using the Reachwell EAM solution built on Azure, customers can make significant gains by way of lowered IT costs and improved efficiency by saving time.”

Indian IT major Wipro has been felicitated by Microsoft with the ‘Supplier of the Year’ award. “Wipro demonstrated excellence at Microsoft across multiple disciplines including Process Transformation, Product Quality Improvement, and Cost Optimisation Efficiency Improvement and Automation,” Microsoft said.

iBall has teamed up with Intel and Microsoft to launch the iBall Slide i701 tablet. Touted as the world’s most economical Windows tablet ever, the Slide i701 is priced at Rs 4,999. It runs on Windows 8.1 operating system with a free upgrade to Windows 10 when it is launched. This also includes a one-year MS Office subscription, and 1TB of free OneDrive cloud storage.

Microsoft and ZNetLive, a leading technology provider, have come together to empower SMBs in Rajasthan to take their business online, for as low as Rs. 199 per month. With this offering, they aim to help over 20,000 SMBs in Rajasthan reach more customers globally, while making the business more discoverable, keeping the identity secure and enabling collaboration.