News for 'Microsoft'

Microsoft rushes out fix to prevent attacks on Office PCs

Microsoft rushes out fix to prevent attacks on Office PCs

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

The vulnerability affects customers using Office 2003 and Office 2007 as well as those running Office 2010 on Windows XP and Server 2003.

Microsoft's largest facility outside US opens in H

Microsoft's largest facility outside US opens in H

Rediff.com12 Aug 2008

This building, the third in the campus at Gachibowli on the outskirts of the city, has been constructed to meet global quality standards and can house more than 2000 employees, Microsoft officials said.

Microsoft Office XP suite price cut by 15%

Microsoft Office XP suite price cut by 15%

Rediff.com1 Aug 2003

The estimated retail prices of Microsoft Office XP business suite in India would be lesser now by about 15 per cent following the company's decision to extend the price reductions for these products to Asia-Pacific countries.

How to get hired by Microsoft in India

How to get hired by Microsoft in India

Rediff.com29 Jan 2008

Chitra Sood, staffing director at Microsoft India Development Centre, talks about opportunities available to young graduates and interns at MSIDC.

Cong eyes Microsoft to reach out to rural masses

Cong eyes Microsoft to reach out to rural masses

Rediff.com17 Jun 2010

Congress is keen to deploy Microsoft display technologies that enable projection into any surface including walls to interact with rural masses from its headquarters in Delhi, a top official of the software giant's Indian entity said on Thursday.

Service tax dept charges Indian arm of Microsoft

Service tax dept charges Indian arm of Microsoft

Rediff.com26 Sep 2008

The department found that Microsoft India's Gurgoan unit carried out marketing activities for its India operations and not for the Singapore unit as it had claimed in its reply to a show cause notice served by the department earlier. Microsoft officials, however, said they have not received any official communication from the tax department in this regard.

Lumia 540: Microsoft's got a winner

Lumia 540: Microsoft's got a winner

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

A detailed look at the promising Windows Phone from Microsoft

Yahoo! chief on why the Microsoft bid failed

Yahoo! chief on why the Microsoft bid failed

Rediff.com6 May 2008

Internet's second most popular search engine Yahoo! has said it was open to selling itself to Microsoft, but the software giant's chief executive Steven A Ballmer and his deal makers were not keen to negotiate and ultimately withdrew their proposal. Microsoft had offered to buy Yahoo, second only to Google, for $31 a share, or $44.6 billion, in February, but the search engine felt it was worth more.

Microsoft develops technology for speech, hearing impaired

Microsoft develops technology for speech, hearing impaired

Rediff.com17 May 2012

Microsoft India employees have developed a technology that would help the hearing and speech impaired to communicate with others.

Indian students runners-up in Microsoft competitio

Indian students runners-up in Microsoft competitio

Rediff.com4 Mar 2003

Three students of a Mumbai institute won the award for a software solution for the healthcare industry to empower doctors and surgeons to diagnose and treat patients more efficiently.

HC quashes criminal proceedings against Microsoft India

HC quashes criminal proceedings against Microsoft India

Rediff.com19 Mar 2012

Justice Suresh Kait set aside the trial court order for initiating criminal proceedings against the website.

NIIT signs pact with Microsoft

NIIT signs pact with Microsoft

Rediff.com5 May 2004

NIIT on Wednesday joined hands with Microsoft to launch an IT skills enrichment programme for faculty as well as students of engineering colleges and IT educational institutions.

Microsoft may share source code in India

Microsoft may share source code in India

Rediff.com16 Dec 2002

Microsoft Corp, which plans to invest $400 million in India, is considering sharing the closely guarded source code of its Windows platform with its Indian clients, a company official said on Monday.

Microsoft, HCL tie up to see jobs coming to India

Microsoft, HCL tie up to see jobs coming to India

Rediff.com10 Apr 2009

Computer giant Microsoft has signed a $170-million, five-year contract with India's HCL for outsourcing work for its online business productivity suite.

Microsoft, BSNL up sales pitch

Microsoft, BSNL up sales pitch

Rediff.com12 Aug 2005

HP-Google deal could rattle Microsoft

HP-Google deal could rattle Microsoft

Rediff.com6 Apr 2009

If Hewlett-Packard, the world's biggest PC maker, were to install Google's operating system on netbooks, Microsoft Windows could face strong competition

Unilever goes cloud-only in landmark transformation

Unilever goes cloud-only in landmark transformation

Rediff.com5 Apr 2023

Unilever completed one of the largest cloud migrations in the consumer goods industry, with a little help from Accenture and Microsoft, and has become a cloud-only enterprise. Accenture and Microsoft, together with their joint venture, Avanade, worked with Unilever to deliver the transformation in 18 months with minimal disruption to business operations, Accenture said in a release. The release added that it has not only helped ensure and optimise operations for Unilever but also provides a platform to drive innovation and growth.

Maran takes dig at Microsoft

Maran takes dig at Microsoft

Rediff.com11 Jul 2005

IT Minister Dayanidhi Maran on Monday took a dig at software major Microsoft saying the poor computer adoption in India was due to the 'high priced' software, while the MNC claimed that it has already reduced the price of one of its entry level opera

Will Bill Gates step down as Microsoft chief?

Will Bill Gates step down as Microsoft chief?

Rediff.com30 Jul 2007

One year has passed since his startling declaration, but there are no apparent signs that Gates is ready to step away, said The New York Times.

As Microsoft's Internet Explorer bows out, a look at its chequered life

As Microsoft's Internet Explorer bows out, a look at its chequered life

Rediff.com21 Aug 2020

The potted history of the browser wars indicates how much the online space has altered in the last 25 years. Chrome's dominance, says Devangshu Datta, is unlikely to last forever.

Zoho looks to compete with Microsoft, Google in India

Zoho looks to compete with Microsoft, Google in India

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

In the US, Zoho gets close to 80 per cent of its revenue from small companies, while the remaining comes from large ones.

Saregama, Microsoft in music pact

Saregama, Microsoft in music pact

Rediff.com16 Sep 2004

Microsoft Devices launches Nokia 225 for Rs 3,329

Microsoft Devices launches Nokia 225 for Rs 3,329

Rediff.com4 Jun 2014

An intenet phone; it comes with 2.8-inch display and 2MP camera.

A look at Microsoft's new tablet PC

A look at Microsoft's new tablet PC

Rediff.com24 Sep 2009

Microsoft is developing a tablet personal computer Courier, a move that could put the software major in competition with the planned tablet from Apple.

What IT Majors Want In Their Hires

What IT Majors Want In Their Hires

Rediff.com11 Apr 2024

Companies now require more than just academic marks; they seek students with internship experience or extra certification courses.

World's 25 best firms to work for, Microsoft No.1

World's 25 best firms to work for, Microsoft No.1

Rediff.com28 Oct 2011

Software giant Microsoft has topped a list of the world's best multinational companies to work for, where all the top-ten positions have been bagged by American firms.

Microsoft must pay Rs 260 cr as fine: HC

Microsoft must pay Rs 260 cr as fine: HC

Rediff.com7 Sep 2009

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to provide relief to Microsoft India on a duty demand of Rs 260 crore (Rs 2.6 billion) by the government for alleged violation of service tax norms.

Microsoft plea for Rs 70cr CESTAT demand dismissed

Microsoft plea for Rs 70cr CESTAT demand dismissed

Rediff.com30 Oct 2009

The service tax department had issued notice to Microsoft India in September 2008 demanding Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion), which consisted of a duty demand of Rs 255 crore and interest on the amount for three years, over an alleged tax evasion for services provided by the company to its sister concern in Singapore.