... excluded Microsoft's latest operating system Windows 8 from its procurement in new government computers, a move which was explained as ensuring computer security. Beijing then asked Chinese banks to ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-03
... d. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may have also bid around US$1.8 billion, according to other reports. The bids are being reviewed by co-owner Shelly Sterling, whose husband and co-owner Donald St ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-30
... siness to Microsoft last year. 'Unique products' Collaboration with Chinese investors and enterprises is an important element in Finland's plan to boost the prospects of its 'young innovative companie ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-29
... indows 8, Microsoft's much maligned desktop operating system, on government computers, citing security concerns. (To this, I'm sure users are delighted.) On May 19, the day after the US put Wang Dong, ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-27
... ot to use Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 8 operating system in computers used by central government agencies, Yang said there should be no impact on the company as it could choose alternative systems for i ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-22
... . IBM and Microsoft came in third and fourth, respectively. Technology experts expect Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce behemoth preparing for a US listing, to figure among the top 50 in the coming deca ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-22
Microsoft hasn't had much success on the hardware front, barring the Xbox game console, although it is trying hard to remould itself into a 'devices and services' company. But it hasn't given up the f ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-21
The Chinese government has decided not to use Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 8 operating system in all its computers as it moves to tighten the security of its information, Sina.com reported on Wednesday. ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-21
... ersion of Microsoft's operating system, the report said. No reason was given but industry sources said officials are worried about too much control of cloud computing services by Microsoft which could ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-21
Microsoft Corp is fixing a bug in its Internet Explorer web browser after hackers were found to have exploited the flaw in attacks on some US companies, Reuters reported Sunday. In an advisory to it ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-28
Microsoft Corp. and Sony Corp. are seeking tie-ups with gaming companies in China as part of efforts to promote their video game consoles in the country, the Economic Information Daily reported Friday ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-25
... ndroid or Microsoft’s Windows Phone. Android is by far the biggest kid on the block as the operating system behind more than 80 percent of the smartphones sold. Nokia, which used to use Windows Phone, ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-23
... mance ... Microsoft [Corp. (MSFT.US)] and Amazon[.com, Inc (AMZN.US)] are also doing well on one share, one vote." One share, one vote The association said it surveyed 70 of its corporate members on ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-15
... billion. Microsoft was also reported to have spent US$150 million on Osterhout Design Group, a company that develops wearable computing devices. -- Contact the writer at [email protected] JH/JP/CG ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-11
China has approved Microsoft Inc.'s acquisition of Nokia Corp.'s devices and services business subject to certain conditions, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday, citing a Ministry of C ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-09
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said China should do more to encourage wealthy Chinese to give to charity and make philanthropy a common practice in the world's most populous country, Reuters reported ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-07
... Inc., or Microsoft Corp.'s €5.4 billion (US$7.5 billion) acquisition of Nokia Corp.'s handset business, months after both deals were approved by antitrust authorities in the United States and the Eur ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-01
Microsoft Corp. formally launched its public cloud computing service in China Wednesday, Shanghai Daily reported Thursday. The Microsoft Azure cloud service, operated by its local partner, Shanghai-he ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-27
... e between Microsoft Corp. and BesTV New Media Co. Ltd. (600637.CN), had earlier moved into the Shanghai FTZ and is widely tipped to develop Microsoft's games business in China. Another industry giant, ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-24
... ieve that Microsoft (MSFT.US) will make a similar move for its Xbox. Many others are also piling in, including leading TV maker TCL (01070.HK), which is preparing to launch its own gaming console and ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-12
