Microsoft and FPT Corporation (FPT) on Nov. 18 signed a three-year strategic alliance agreement, which the signatories hope will improve their market reach in Vietnam and across Asia-Pacific. The alliance is an extension of an existing memorandum (MoU), and focuses on partnering a number of the companies' initiatives to build on their local and regional success, according to statements released by FPT, Vietnam's largest technology solutions firm. One of the main focuses of the agreement is the migration from mainframes or mid-range systems to the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family. The companies will also build a powerful knowledge base of trained and certified FPT engineers with skills in enterprise migration. Microsoft will also partner with FPT to build skills around infrastructure management and government interpretability. The agreement gives FPT access to Microsoft's other partners in the Asia-Pacific region. According to the Seattle-based firm, it will help teach FPT … [Read more...] about Microsoft, FPT sign strategic partnership
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Votiva, HP and Microsoft join hands
Votiva and HP and Microsoft is organising "Making your production more efficient with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012" seminar - an ERP comprehensive solution for managing discrete, process, and lean manufacturing. In today's global marketplace, manufacturers rely on technology for product design, inventory management, resource utilization, production scheduling, process optimisation, and more. They employ a mix of discrete, process, and lean manufacturing methods that are often managed through separate systems. … [Read more...] about Votiva, HP and Microsoft join hands
Microsoft, FPT tie up to develop Asia-Pacific image
US-based Microsoft and FPT Corp, Vietnam's domestic software giant have joined forces by a strategic alliance agreement to promote market research in Vietnam and across the Asia-Pacific region. The two parties Saturday inked a three-year alliance agreement in the northern capital, Hanoi. The cooperation is an extension of an ongoing memorandum of understanding (MoU), and focused on partnering a number of the companies' initiatives to build on their local and regional success. … [Read more...] about Microsoft, FPT tie up to develop Asia-Pacific image
Vietnam retailer inks copyright deal with Microsoft
The G7 Mart retail network will use only legal Microsoft software in accordance with a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with the US software giant on Thursday. Under the MoU, G7 Mart will standardize its information technology system using genuine Microsoft software products while Microsoft will supply the best tools and solutions to help the company manage its business activities effectively. … [Read more...] about Vietnam retailer inks copyright deal with Microsoft
German court rules against Microsoft in Motorola patent fight
A court in Mannheim ruled on Wednesday that Microsoft infringed Motorola Mobility's patents and ordered Microsoft to remove its popular Xbox 360 gaming consoles and Windows 7 operating system software from the German market. However, Microsoft said that the ruling did not mean that its products would be taken off retailers' shelves because a U.S. district court in Seattle has granted Microsoft a preliminary injunction against Motorola to prevent the phone maker from enforcing any German court order. "Motorola is prohibited from acting on today's decision, and our business in Germany will continue as usual while we appeal this decision and pursue the fundamental issue of Motorola's broken promise," Microsoft said in a response to the ruling. The Mannheim case is related to the larger smartphone patent war being fought by Apple, Microsoft and mobile phone makers who use Google's Android software such as Samsung. German judge Holger Kircher said on Wednesday Microsoft breached an … [Read more...] about German court rules against Microsoft in Motorola patent fight