Microsoft Offers Concessions to EU to Win Approval of LinkedIn Acquisition

A report claims that Microsoft has offered to open up Outlook to rivals in order to win European Union approval of its $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn. This change does not address the complaints of Salesforce.com, however.

Nov 23, 2016 | Paul Thurrott

Microsoft Offers EU Concessions on LinkedIn Purchase

Facing resistance to its largest-ever corporate acquisition, Microsoft has offered concessions to the EU's antitrust agency.

Nov 16, 2016 | Paul Thurrott

Microsoft Cloud AI Tests Turing Institute -- Data Science Meets Machine Learning

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is talking up the company’s cloud chops in artificial intelligence. Azure and Office 365 are chock-full of machine-learning facilities, he says. Over the past few days, he’s appeared on stage in Dublin and London, preaching the gospel of AI and FPGAs. And now Microsoft’s donated Azure credits to a UK research consortium that specializes in data science...

Oct 7, 2016 | Richi Jennings

Microsoft Partners with Adobe on Dynamics 365

Microsoft announced today that it will make Adobe Marketing Cloud the preferred marketing service for its Dynamics 365 Enterprise offering. The new partnership will give customers a powerful, comprehensive marketing service for intelligent business applications, Microsoft says.

Sep 26, 2016 | Paul Thurrott

Microsoft Opens “Cloud Germany” with 2 New DCs -- Azure und 365 über alles

Microsoft’s cloud: ready for Germany. Two new data centers now open for Azure IaaS/PaaS, with Office and Dynamics SaaS coming soon. Germany is well known for its strict data-privacy laws. And it’s one of the largest economies in the European Union. So it was a sensible location choice after the UK DCs opened earlier this month...

Sep 21, 2016 | Richi Jennings