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Microsoft’s Windows will take the market share from Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android in the coming years. According to research released by IDC, by 2019, Windows will have 14.1 percent market share, and the share of Android and iOS will gradually fall. Tablet shipments in 2019 will total 269.4 million. The gradual growth of Windows may start with Windows 10, which will reach tablets later this year, said Jean Philippe Bouchard, Research Director for tablets at IDC.

Sonata Software will be showcasing its retail and travel solutions on Microsoft Dynamics AX at Microsoft Convergence 2015. Convergence, Microsoft’s premiere business event for Microsoft Dynamics, brings together the community – partners, ISVs, customers, industry experts and Microsoft team members – to learn, share and be inspired to do greater things with Microsoft Dynamics. Sonata is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for ERP and has a decade-long association with the product.

Bioware’s award-winning RPG Dragon Age: Inquisition has been available since November 2014 but Microsoft is offering a free trial of the game to Xbox Live Gold subscribers on the Xbox One. The trial will be available for free till March 16th.

One of the best things that the Xbox One brought to the table was the ability to record and save your gameplay. On Xbox One, this feature is called Games DVR, and now it will also be embedded and integrated into Windows 10 on an OS level.

Cisco Systems and Microsoft have announced the rollout of an integrated technology solution that has major implications for their respective partners. The introduction of Cisco Cloud Architecture for the Microsoft Cloud Platform integrates Cisco’s Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) with Microsoft’s Windows Azure Pack to help cloud providers deliver hybrid cloud services more quickly, while simplifying operations and cutting costs.

Microsoft continues with its charge to continue to update and evolve the Xbox One experience. The newest update to the Xbox One is finally here, and it brings with it a long-requested and long-lacking feature – the ability to take screenshots at an OS level.

With the aim of always offering the latest OS experience to its consumers, Microsoft has announced the Smart Exchange offer for existing Asha consumers. The offer will enable existing Asha consumers to upgrade to a brand new Lumia 435. Through this offer, Microsoft is giving Asha consumers access to the latest and always upgradable software on high quality Lumia devices.

Reliance Industries-backed venture capital firm, GenNext Innovation Hub, and Microsoft Ventures will launch 11 start-ups this week. The start-ups, selected from a wide range of applicants in October 2014, have already successfully won businesses with major public and private sector companies in India.

Microsoft has rolled out a new cloud adoption programme for small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India. “Cloud adoption in India is growing in triple digit percentage year-on-year. The new Microsoft Cloud Solution Providers will make SMBs more competitive with enterprise-grade technology and value-added services from Microsoft cloud,” Karan Bajwa, Managing Director, Microsoft India, said.