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Satya Nadella unveiled his first vision statement as chief executive officer, saying that more engineering and organizational changes are needed as he attempts to turn around the software maker. “We’ve got to back it up with products people love and that’s what we’re galvanizing to do,” Nadella said in an interview.

Microsoft Corp has said that it has freed at least 4.7 million infected personal computers from the control of cyber crooks in its most successful digital crime-busting operation, which interrupted service at an Internet company last week.

A new report by mobile advertising firm AdDuplex has found that the US is leading the way when it comes to the number of active Windows Phone devices, followed by India, and Brazil. The report is based on data gathered from 11 global apps and games that serve AdDuplex ads.

Microsoft has launched a brand new app for video editing on Windows Phone 8.1 devices simply called Video Tuner. The app brings in a few new impressive features like live previews while editing and much more, setting it apart from other third party apps.

With the SMB market estimated to witness huge growth, IT sector spending is set to cross Rs 1,00,000 crore by 2018. Meetul Patel, General Manager, SMSP, Microsoft India, said, “SMBs represent a significant part of India’s economy. Their contribution to the country’s growth can further increase through greater adoption of technology. Microsoft is proud to work with associations like NASSCOM to help SMBs unleash their potential through emerging technologies like cloud services.”

Twitter has finally rolled-out a major update to its Windows Phone app, seven months since the last update

Small and medium businesses are expected to spend about USD 18.5 billion (Rs 1.11 lakh crore) on information technology by FY2018, driven by the growing adoption of cloud and mobility solutions, a Nasscom study has said. According to the study, conducted by research firm Frost & Sullivan (F&S), Indian small and medium businesses (SMBs) spent about Rs 47,200 crore (USD 8.7 billion) on IT in FY2013.

Microsoft, the world’s largest software maker, has said that it expects the Union budget to unveil a policy guidance about the use of information technology for inclusive growth. “I am keen to see if there will be any policy guidance about use of information technology for inclusive growth especially in the areas of better citizen services delivery and governance,” Microsoft India Chairman Bhaskar Pramanik said.

Microsoft has begun rolling out the one terabyte of storage it promised to users of OneDrive for Business two months ago. OneDrive for Business lets employees store, share and sync work documents. Most Office 365 subscription plans pitched to small-, mid- and large-sized business include the storage service.

The ‘Great Places to Work’ Institute recently launched its annual list of best places to work in India. In its eleventh year, it saw a participation of over 600 organizations in 20 different sectors. The study used employee centric framework which measures the level of pride, trust and camaraderie in an organization.