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Samsung, Microsoft to partner Abia women on technology

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2017 0

Technology giant, Samsung and an internet giant, Microsoft, have indicated their readiness to imbibe technology on Abia women through training. This cheerful hint was dropped at the 2017 and 3rd annual edition of the Abia Women August Delegates Conference (AWADEC), otherwise known as August

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LinkedIn membership attains 500 million

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2017 0

The professional social network, LinkedIn, said yesterday its membership had swelled to 500 million, as its user base displayed steady growth following its acquisition last year by Microsoft. “We recently crossed an important and exciting milestone,” LinkedIn vice president Aatif Awan said in a blog post. “We now have half a billion members in 200 […]

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Microsoft, Yahoo Amend Search Partnership

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2015 0

Microsoft and Yahoo have amended their 2009 search partnership, giving Yahoo more control over how search results are displayed. The amended 2009 partnership is to allow the two companies more flexibility in how search results are presented and how the duo companies’ advertising teams are managed. Under the new deal, Yahoo will have more control […]

Tech

Microsoft Plans to Use Technology to Empower Young People…Announces Life-End for Windows 2003

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2015 0

Microsoft said it is out to raise the hope of unemployed youths across   Africa, especially in Nigeria through the use of its flagship platform cloudprenuer. Director, Small, Midmarket Solutions and Partners for Microsoft Nigeria Limited, Wemimo Adeniyi, made this known at a press conference in Lagos recently, adding that was high time to empower the […]

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MainOne Enters Infrastructure Partnership with EMC, Microsoft

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2015 0

The transition to cloud based services in Lagos is coming into fruition as the Lagos Infraco, Main One, plans to offer pervasive fibre and is launching Infrastructure as a Service with EMC and Microsoft. Main One’s independent data centre in Lagos was launched in mid-January this year. It has 600 racks and is adjacent to […]

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Reliance Infosystems, Microsoft Dazzle Customers with Cloud Services

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2015 0

Reliance Infosystems in partnership with Microsoft Nigeria, has unveiled Microsoft Azure as a timely measure to alleviating high Information Technology (IT) capital expenditure by businesses. In a joint statement released at a recent Customers Forum in Lagos, Reliance Infosystems’ Public Relations Director, Mr Babajide Orungbe expressed that Azure is a revolutionary