Author: Suzanne Choney
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Meet the modern collectors of health data in the second .future podcast
Meet those collecting and analyzing health data, from a mindful cyborg to a smart tampon creator, using new technology in the second .future podcast. The podcast, which began last week, is a new Microsoft series about making the future happen, exploring tomorrow’s technology today and how it will affect generations to come. Click here to…
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New .future podcast explores what it takes to keep the cloud safe
The first podcast of .future, a new Microsoft series about making the future happen, explores a battlefield new to many of us: The cloud. The information we store in the cloud makes it especially vulnerable to attack. What does it take to create safeguards against bad actors? A variety of solutions, including taking the Geneva…
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Adobe to deliver its cloud services on Microsoft Azure; Microsoft to make Adobe its preferred marketing service for Dynamics 365 Enterprise
Microsoft and Adobe are joining forces in the cloud. On Monday at the Microsoft Ignite conference, Microsoft and Adobe announced plans for a strategic partnership to help enterprise companies embrace digital transformation and deliver compelling, personalized experiences through every phase of their customer relationships. Together, the two companies will enable businesses to dramatically strengthen their…
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Microsoft and Daimler help morning commuters make better time
Many of us love our cars, but we don’t necessarily love spending time in them during the work week if it means inching forward on the freeway or being stuck in stop-and-go traffic. When we’re behind the wheel during those long commutes, we often end up behind the curve by the time we get to…
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Facebook CIO: Office 365 ‘complements how we work’ intelligently, flexibly, securely
The IT organization at Facebook is implementing Office 365 with CIO Tim Campos calling it “the right technology to empower employees, while also ensuring our business is safe at all times.” “Not only is it a mature and comprehensive platform, it meets our stringent security standards, it complements how we work with intelligence, flexibility, and…
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GE and Microsoft partnership will accelerate digital evolution for industrial customers
GE and Microsoft on Monday announced a partnership that will make GE’s Predix platform for the Industrial Internet available on the Microsoft Azure cloud for industrial businesses. The move marks the first step in a broad strategic collaboration between the two companies, which will allow customers around the world to capture intelligence from their industrial…
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Japan Airlines creates yet another first-class experience, this time using Microsoft HoloLens
Whether it’s putting together a dream team of star chefs to create gourmet meals, or redesigning its website to provide a “stress-free” experience, Japan Airlines creates a first-class experience for all its customers – even if that’s not where they’re sitting during their flights. Now, the airline is offering the same kind of top-notch experience…
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How manufacturers are creating the digital, intelligent and predictive factory
At two manufacturing plants, one in Mexico, the other in Malaysia, history is being made, in addition to a range of products. The two sites are part of the global network at Jabil, one of the world’s leading design and manufacturing solution providers. The Florida-based company is revolutionizing its industry by creating digital, intelligent and…