ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Almost 100 US technology companies have filed a legal brief opposing President Trump’s ban on migration from seven Muslim-majority countries, arguing that it imposes significant burdens on the industry by preventing it from hiring talented migrants. Among the companies signing the filing, an amicus briefRead More →
NEW DELHI ( MEDIA REPORT ) The Supreme Court of India, on Monday, issued notice to tech giants Google India, Yahoo, Microsoft, Facebook on their role in curbing rising cybercrimes in India. The top court, in November, had sought response from the Centre on what actions it had taken inRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Global Internet is coming. Big tech companies, including Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, are in the race of bringing Internet connectivity to unconnected parts of the world through wireless devices, flying drones, high-altitude balloons, and laser beams. But, SpaceX founder Elon Musk has big plans for bringing low-cost InternetRead More →
LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and Microsoft Pakistancollaborated this week to pursue a joint initiative to promote the use of advanced Information Technology and cloud computing solutions across the education segment of Pakistan. It was a pioneering and insightful initiative that proceeded withRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Microsoft is planning to eliminate approximately 2,850 more jobs over the next 12 months, according to the company’s filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The cuts will be primarily across the Redmond giant’s dwindling smartphone business as well as global sales. This latestRead More →
WASHINGTON ( MEDIA REPORT ) A U.S. appeals court has quashed a search warrant that would have required Microsoft to disclose contents of emails stored on a server in Ireland, in a case that has broad ramifications for privacy, diplomatic relations and the ability of American companies to sell webRead More →
LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) Systems Limited, in collaboration with Microsoft, hosted the “CIO Campaign” in Lahore and Karachi. Regional Business Heads – Mr. Imran Soofi, Ms. Naila Sabahat and Mr. Zubair Anjum, VP Strategy & Business Development of the company attended the sessions. Mr. Jibran Jamshed, Technology Specialist andRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Microsoft engaged in local ecosystem of Pakistan to help students developers and startups to achieve more has around 190 Student Partners from universities across the country. These Partners are highly technical individuals evangelizing technology at their campuses from platform of Microsoft. According to Microsoft hereRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Microsoft says it has signed a deal to buy the professional social networking site LinkedIn for $26.2bn. LinkedIn’s shares surged 48 percent to $194.28 on Monday, in a deal that the chairman of LinkedIn’s board, Reid Hoffman, defined as a “re-founding moment”. According to aRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA REPORT) First quarter seasonality combined with an overall disinterested customer base led to an annual decline of 14.7% in worldwide tablet shipments during the first quarter of 2016 (1Q16). Worldwide shipments of tablets (including slate and detachable form factors) reached 39.6 million, according to preliminary data from theRead More →
SAN FRANCISCO ( MEDIA REPORT ) Pakistan, Indonesia, the Palestinian territories, Bangladesh, and Nepal attract the highest rates of attempted malware attacks, according to Microsoft Corp. Countries that attracted the fewest include Japan, Finland, Norway and Sweden, reveals the Microsoft Security Intelligence (MSI) report Volume 20 for the second halfRead More →
Increased connectivity can prove to be transformative for eLearning; connecting the Population with teaching/learning resources, and enhance exposure to the different avenues of knowledge. – Minister of Planning, Ahsan Iqbal ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Microsoft, a global leader in technology and innovation along with its implementing partner, World Vision-Pakistan,Read More →