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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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World Backup Day warnings over ransomware resilience gaps

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Cybersecurity experts say many firms are still relying on fragmented backup tools and untested recovery plans as ransomware attacks and cloud complexity surge.
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SAP Concur adds AI expense, travel tools with integrations

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SAP Concur rolls out AI-driven expense automation, policy rule creation and new travel features across Microsoft, Amex and Visa integrations.
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Microsoft & VU open Victoria's first datacentre academy

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Microsoft and Victoria University have launched a fee-free Datacentre Academy in Footscray to train Victorians for in-demand technical roles.
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Keepit: enterprises still lag on SaaS recovery testing

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Keepit's 2026 data report says most SaaS restores are single files, while many organisations still fail to test identity and bulk recovery.
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APDCA launches sustainable digital infrastructure accord

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APDCA unveils first APAC-wide sustainability baseline for data centres, backed by 11 firms, as governments weigh rising power and water demand.
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Dubber cuts observability costs by 25% with Grafana Cloud

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Dubber trims observability run costs by 25% after shifting to Grafana Cloud, simplifying metrics, logs and monitoring across its global platform.
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Cegal posts USD $184.4 million revenue on AI demand

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Cegal lifts revenue and backlog as energy clients step up spending on cloud and data projects to prepare for wider artificial intelligence use.
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OpenAI names Mani Asia-Pacific Chief for expansion

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OpenAI recruits former Google and Disney executive Kiran Mani to lead Asia-Pacific push from Singapore amid faster AI adoption and tougher regulation.
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Barracuda overhauls BarracudaONE & partner programme

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Barracuda adds Google Workspace email protection, SecureEdge Access and AI security to BarracudaONE while unifying its global partner programme.
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Zetifi's connectivity solutions drive fleet and worker safety

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Wagga Wagga-based Zetifi blends smart antennas, AI cameras and APIs to keep remote fleets connected while quietly boosting worker safety.
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HP unveils AI security tools for workplace PCs & printers

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HP rolls out new AI-driven security and management features for commercial PCs and printers, including hardware defences against TPM bus attacks.
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RSA expands Microsoft tie-up with passwordless access

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RSA deepens its Microsoft 365 E7 alliance to secure human and AI identities, rolling out wider passwordless access across complex estates.
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Anaplan launches AI planning tools & apps for business

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Anaplan unveils AI-driven planning tools and 12 apps to speed scenario modelling and embed governed automation across core business functions.
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Rubrik links Microsoft Defender to speed identity recovery

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Rubrik links Microsoft Defender with its identity recovery tools to speed response to credential-based attacks and cut downtime after breaches.
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NSS Labs backs AI guardrail tests amid security fears

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NSS Labs warns many enterprise AI guardrails fail basic security tests, urging independent, real-world validation of protections.
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BeyondTrust warns of 467% rise in enterprise AI agents

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BeyondTrust warns a surge of unsupervised AI agents is creating a hidden “shadow workforce” with admin-level access inside enterprises.
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CyberProof launches Reveal360 for unified security view

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CyberProof unveils Reveal360, a role-based platform unifying threat, defence and asset data to give enterprises a single security view.
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Trend Micro renames enterprise unit TrendAI globally

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Trend Micro has rebranded its global enterprise unit as TrendAI, centring strategy on its unified AI-powered security platform Vision One.
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Zetifi launches connected fleet safety platform in Australia

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Zetifi has unveiled a Connected Fleet Safety platform in Australia, integrating vehicle and worker risk data directly into Microsoft 365 workflows.
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Starfield lands on PS5 with new expansion & update

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Starfield lands on PS5 on 8 April, joined by the Terran Armada expansion, Free Lanes update and a broad price cut across editions.