Optimising processes with artificial intelligence

MECOMS is exploring how AI can help drive efficiency for utility businesses

MECOMS is exploring how AI can help drive efficiency for utility businesses

Microsoft launches financial services, manufacturing and non-profit clouds

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Platforms will help users to “deliver value faster and adapt quickly to changing conditions”

Accenture and Microsoft to support UK’s net-zero carbon goal

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Firms will help utility and energy companies lower the cost of decarbonising electricity in the UK

Microsoft is developing the driverless future

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The long-held goal of autonomous mobility is coming into sight for the automotive industry, but will require a dramatic shift in the way companies think about vehicle design

Autonomous mobility, while on the horizon, will require a dramatic shift in vehicle design

A secure partnership for meeting customers in the cloud

Barracuda and Microsoft are tightly integrating their solutions to deliver secure and scalable SD-WAN services

Barracuda and Microsoft are integrating their solutions to deliver secure and scalable services

Traditional point of sale just takes too long

Retailers should implement a headless framework to gain control of their digital and in-store commerce stack and meet customer expectations

Retailers should implement a headless framework to meet customer expectations

Microsoft to release Office 2021 and LTSC

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Productivity suite updates will provide an alternative to cloud-based software

Accenture Interactive and Microsoft are delivering the future of marketing

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As customer experiences become more personalised and contextual, Accenture Interactive and Microsoft are partnering to enable marketeers in the Middle East and Africa to embrace new opportunities using technology

Firms are helping marketeers in the Middle East and Africa to embrace new opportunities using technology 

Unblur webinar: transforming public safety

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25 February 2021; virtual event

Attendees can learn how digitisation is changing the emergency services landscape

Every swipe tells a story to help battle fraud

Digital behaviour patterns, combined with artificial intelligence-powered risk models, are changing the way financial institutions detect fraud in the mobile channel

Digital behaviour patterns are changing the way financial institutions detect mobile fraud 

Driving autonomous mobility transformation

DXC Luxoft’s Marek Jersak and Matthias Bauhammer discuss building, validating and integrating the autonomous driver into the car

DXC Luxoft executives discuss integrating the autonomous driver into the car

Schneider Electric and Wood to deliver automation solutions

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The partnership will help energy and industrial customers “thrive in the digital economy”

Internet Retailing Expo 2021: Engage digital platform

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Virtual platform

Forum will provide retailers with advice, tools and support to improve e-commerce

ECB partners with Microsoft to “redefine” cricket

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Project will explore how AI, data and analytics can inform the performance of England’s teams

Why compliance recording is relevant to remote workers

The new ASC Recording Insights for Microsoft Teams is empowering financial services providers to ensure their employees can comply with industry regulations while working from home

ASC Recording Insights for Microsoft Teams is helping financial services companies comply with regulations

Decisions expands secure voting in Microsoft Teams

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New feature one of several updates designed to improve the meeting experience

EduTECH Europe 2021: redefining education technology

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28-29 April 2021; virtual event

Event will bring together those working to lift and lead education in Europe 

Achieving holistic automation with ICONICS software

ICONICS software is helping manufacturing companies to connect their IT and operational technology and automate their processes to boost productivity and lower costs

The firm is helping manufacturers to boost productivity and lower costs

Delivering impact for industry and community

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The US Microsoft Technology Centers have aligned their efforts to create a national organisation to help industries and communities navigate their digital transformation journeys through a changing world

The US MTCs are helping industries and communities navigate digital transformation 

Kaiser Permanente expands cloud use with Accenture and Microsoft

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Collaboration aims to deliver better digital experiences to Kaiser Permanente’s patients

Microsoft makes Custom Neural Voice available on Azure

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Text-to-speech capability creates highly realistic custom, synthetic voices

Microsoft supports Australian Government in new media proposal

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Bing could replace Google search functions in the country following new legislative changes

Pursuing growth through collaboration and partnership

Basware is looking to drive revenue by taking a more open approach to collaboration

Nice launches Microsoft Teams integration for CXone contact centre

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Users can access Nice’s contact centre from Teams and use Engage real-time recording

Microsoft reduces emissions by 6 per cent since sustainability pledge

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The firm has published a new sustainability report that outlines efforts to become zero waste