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Microsoft is focusing on the small and medium enterprises segment for the expansion and adoption of its cloud offering. The findings of The Boston Consulting Group India (BCG) states that over the past three years IT-enabled SMEs grew their revenues 20 percentage points faster and cloud services are playing a key role in SME growth. Meetul Patel, General Manager – SMS&P, Microsoft India, said, ” Today, the availability of services delivered through pay-as-you-use cloud computing is enabling SMEs to substantially reduce upfront investments in server and networking infrastructure.”

We take a look at the best camera and photography apps on Windows Phone. This is an exclusive on the Windows Phone OS that speaks positively about the apps available on our platform. A recent surge in adoption of the platform has caused app developers to take notice and we are now starting to see not just amazing hardware from Nokia, but also a great set of apps.

Governments could lose more than $50 billion in dealing with costs associated with malware on pirated software, shows a study by the National University of Singapore (NUS) and research firm IDC. The study, titled ‘The Link between Pirated Software and Cyber security Breaches’, expressed concern over the potential impact of cyber security threats on nations. David Finn, Executive Director and Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Cybercrime Centre, said, “Cyber criminals are profiting from any security lapse they can find, with financially devastating results for everyone.”

“Microsoft” has been declared a Well-Known mark in India through an ex-parte judgment delivered by the Delhi High Court on February 3, 2014. Well-Known marks are usually protected, irrespective of whether they are registered or not, in respect of goods and services which are identical with, or similar to, those for which they have gained their reputation. Microsoft as a trade mark is a well-known mark across the world. With this order, Microsoft as a mark is now included in an elite list of well-known brands maintained by the trade mark registry in India such as Tata and Whirlpool.

Meghashyam Karanam, lead product marketing manager, Microsoft India stated that State Governments, banking and financial sector, and organized, small and medium-scale retail businesses are among the largest users of computers in local languages. He is further quoted as saying that Microsoft India is conducting several programs to create awareness among the public on the possibilities of using the computer and internet in their local language.

The finalists of the ‘Microsoft Zonal Imagine Boot Camp’ at the national-level will be taken to Seattle in Washington on a seven-day tour which will be sponsored by Microsoft. Venkatesh Sarvasiddhi, Head of the Microsoft’s academic student initiatives, said, “Over 400 students from the southern States are going to participate in the two-day event and the teams that are selected here will be sent to the nationals to be held in Delhi from April 29.”

With Windows Phone failing to make a significant dent in the market share of Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS in the last four years, Microsoft is waiving the license fee and offering it to at least two Indian phone makers for free. Last month at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft announced that more phone makers, including two from India — Lava and Karbonn will produce Windows Phone devices in the coming months.

Nokia has launched the X-family range of phones to capitalize on the growing affordable smartphone segment, a top company official said. Viral Oza, Director (Marketing), Nokia India said, “The affordable smartphone segment which was 16 million units in 2012 grew to 44 million units in 2014. This market has been growing faster. Nokia addressed it through Asha and Lumia range of phones.”