A new version of Minecraft aimed at helping schoolchildren learn has been released after feedback from tens of thousands of teachers and students. Minecraft: Education Edition has been launched in 11 languages around the world, and landed in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, … Read more »
This Europe Code Week, we focus on short-term and long-term ways to prepare current and future generations for our modern, digital workforce; and ultimately nurture a passion for STEM education among young Europeans. Check out what we have planned around the region! … Read more »
About Coding in Finland Schools in Finland are encouraged to teach and promote coding, and the Kytöpuisto School is doing exactly that. On top of competing in the Kodu Kup, the school also held a special “hour of coding” were all 5-6th graders were taught basic steps on Kodu. Finland … Read more »
To improve customer service, increase employee effectiveness, and retain and recruit the best people, Finnair has adopted Microsoft Office 365. Employees use the cloud-based communication tools to work with one another and with partner airlines, find the information they need, and contribute great ideas to the company. Company information … Read more »
By Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe, Microsoft Europe Hill Climb Racing has racked up impressive download figures, with more than 200 million downloads of the game on iOS, Android, Windows 8 and Windows Phone. What’s more, Fingersoft, its creators, won ‘App of the Year’ at the Finnish App … Read more »
By Don Grantham, President, Microsoft Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Let’s consider this. Of the seven billion people on the planet, three billion are already connected to the internet, and this number is sure to rise at a rapid pace. Within this context of a mobile, connected world, businesses have … Read more »
By Eva-Lotta Jonsvik, Press Officer & PR Manager, Microsoft Sweden To manage its expanding e-commerce, fashion chain Lindex has established a logistics system that is developed in the framework Windows Store apps for Windows 8. It has improved the quality of inventory management, and productivity has increased by 30 per … Read more »