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Founded in Albuquerque in April 1975 by the famous duo of founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft is today one of the biggest global IT companies. More than five decades after its inception, the company is now the world's third most valuable enterprise by market cap.

Computer software, personal computers and consumer electronics are the core business of Microsoft, but the company is also focused on cloud computing services and video games as well.
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Tollring secures Microsoft Teams compliance nod for Analytics 365 product

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Tollring wins Microsoft nod for Analytics 365, joining a select group of Teams compliance recording providers with certified AI tools.
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Cegal expands UK tech apprenticeships & mentoring schemes

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Cegal boosts UK tech apprenticeships and mentoring with Microsoft-backed training to tackle IT skills gaps and fast-track new talent.
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Proofpoint named Leader in Gartner 2025 email security

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Proofpoint crowned a Leader in Gartner’s 2025 Magic Quadrant for Email Security, topping rivals on Ability to Execute for a second year.
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AI shifts cybersecurity priorities amid rising threats

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AI-fuelled cyberattacks are forcing more than a third of organisations to rewrite security strategies as identity threats and audits surge.
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Watch out for these eight trends to impact cybersecurity teams in 2026

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Cybersecurity teams face digital border taxes, AI-first clouds, agentic AI threats and the end of VPNs as 2026 reshapes digital risk.
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Cohesity honours global & APAC partners for cyber resilience

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Cohesity has honoured global and APAC partners including NVIDIA, AWS and NCS for driving AI-led data security and cyber resilience.
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Microsoft patches Windows zero-day & risky Office flaws

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Microsoft fixes a Windows zero-day used in attacks and Office flaws that can execute code when emails are merely received or previewed.
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Neo4j unveils Fleet Manager for unified graph control

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Neo4j launches Fleet Manager, a unified control plane giving CIOs a single view to govern dispersed graph databases for GenAI workloads.
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Proofpoint seals USD $1.8bn Hornetsecurity deal

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Proofpoint completes USD $1.8bn Hornetsecurity takeover, bolstering its European footprint and push into MSPs and smaller businesses.
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Teenagers learn more from handwritten notes than AI

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Teenagers remember history better when they handwrite notes, with AI chatbots boosting curiosity but not matching pen-on-paper learning.
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Exclusive: Inside Commvault’s Cloud Unity launch with APAC leaders

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Commvault launched its Unity platform to simplify and secure data recovery across hybrid environments, offering unified cyber resilience and faster recovery times.
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Exclusive: Yealink's Jeremy Chen on expanding into Australian retail

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Yealink partners with Officeworks to launch enterprise-grade headsets in Australia, catering to hybrid workers seeking advanced communication tech.
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AI delivers returns for wealth managers, FNZ study finds

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AI has gone mainstream in wealth management, with most firms reporting positive returns and faster payoffs from early adoption, FNZ study shows.
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Keeper Security named Overall Leader in non-human identity management

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Keeper Security named Overall Leader in non-human identity management, praised for securing machine identities across cloud-native and hybrid environments.
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Cognizant aims to upskill two million globally for AI era by 2030

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Cognizant aims to upskill two million people globally by 2030 through its Synapse initiative, doubling its goal amid rising AI job disruptions.
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Forward Edge-AI delivers quantum device, wins fifth security patent

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Forward Edge-AI delivers Isidore Quantum device to Taiwan’s National Central University, securing critical infrastructure with its fifth US patent in quantum-safe communications.
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WARP PANDA cyberespionage group targets US cloud networks

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China-linked WARP PANDA cyberespionage group targets US cloud networks, exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft 365, VMware, and more for sustained data access.
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Attackers exploit ScreenConnect & Microsoft 365 for breaches

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Attackers exploit unpatched ScreenConnect and Microsoft 365 credentials for unauthorised network access, raising breach risks for organisations worldwide.
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AppDirect acquires Tackle.io to unify cloud marketplace sales

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AppDirect is acquiring Tackle.io to unite cloud marketplace sales, enhancing B2B tech commerce across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and private channels.
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Virsae & VOSS join forces to boost AI for workplace analytics

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Virsae and VOSS have partnered to enhance AI-driven workplace analytics, combining expertise to boost collaboration and customer experience across major platforms.