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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.

Microsoft, in its endeavour to further its relationships with industry associations, has partnered with the Federation of Small and Medium Industries (FOSMI) in West Bengal to propagate the use of cloud computing. “While we continue to focus on growing the enterprise, we will also continue to spread awareness about cloud computing in the SMB sector,” said Alok Lall, Head of Microsoft Office division at Microsoft India.

Early this year, Dropbox released its cloud storage service on Windows phones and tablets, and now the company followed up with a universal app that fleshes out the features for both types of devices. The update automatically adapts to the user’s screen size and delivers a number of new features, including the ability for Windows Phone users to upload videos directly from their devices.

on Windows phones and tablets, and now the company followed up with a universal app that fleshes out the features for both types of devices. The update automatically adapts to the user’s screen size and delivers a number of new features, including the ability for Windows Phone users to upload videos directly from their devices.

Microsoft Research has created a new system that keeps data stored in the cloud safe from co-workers, cloud providers and government spies, even when the data is being accessed. The M or VC3 project is targeted at businesses, and stores data in sort of a lock box which can only be accessed via secure hardware managed by it.

Microsoft has confirmed that Outlook on the Web as well as in Office 2016 will have the Clutter feature turned on by default, from June 2015, even on all the existing mailboxes. The Clutter feature segregates emails by priority. So, users can see important emails first.

25 years ago, Solitaire debuted in Windows. To celebrate, Microsoft is throwing an internal competition to find the best players in the company, Microsoft says. The employees who rank highest in the leaderboard will face off against players from the public during a June 5 tournament hosted within the game, Microsoft says.