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Microsoft (Nasdaq �MSFT� @microsoft) enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft opened its Dubai-based headquarters in 1991, which, today, oversees operations across the region.
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Microsoft Leads Coding Training for Students with Hearing Disabilities

Microsoft today announced its successful collaboration with Sharjah’s Al Amal School for the Deaf to deliver two days of coding training for students with hearing disabilities.
 
Microsoft Al Amal School
 
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Microsoft Highlights Ongoing Commitment to Sustainability at ADIPEC 2021

Microsoft this week presented a range of its technological advances in energy consumption to delegates at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) 2021, with a view to empowering the regional sector to pursue a net-zero future.
 
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Microsoft Focuses on Future of Blended Learning at GESS 2021

Microsoft today took its ongoing messages of lifelong learning and youth empowerment to the Global Educational Supplies and Solutions (GESS) conference in Dubai. Organised in partnership with the UAE Ministry of Education, GESS Dubai has been running for 14 years and is seen regionally as a... (more)
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UAE Continues Championing Skilling for Coders in Collaboration with Microsoft

In its efforts to support the National Program initiative ‘UAE Codes’, declared by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Microsoft has joined forces with the UAE government to empower developers to fu... (more)
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UAEU Engineering Students from Microsoft-run NASA Summer Camp Honoured in Special Ceremony

Microsoft recently held a special ceremony to celebrate the achievements of 153 engineering students from United Arab Emirates University who participated in a Microsoft-run NASA Summer Camp earlier this year.
 
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Companies in the United Arab Emirates Prioritise Data Protection Amid Increased Concerns Around Possible Breaches

New research from the IDC reveals the latest cloud security trends in the UAE
72 percent of companies accelerated their digital transformation plans by at least a year
Ransomware and malware top the list of security challenges for CIOs and CISOs
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Microsoft to Demonstrate Sustainability and Hybrid Work Innovations at GITEX 2021

Microsoft is all set to showcase its technological innovations at the 41st GITEX Technology Week, taking place from 17th to 21st October at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Built around the theme of ‘Creating a Bolder Digital Future Together’, the Microsoft Hub will demonstrate inn... (more)
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Microsoft Names Tareq Hijazi as Public Sector Director for UAE

Microsoft today announced that Tareq Hijazi, former director in the company’s Consulting Services division, has been named Public Sector Director for Microsoft UAE.
 
Tareq Hijazi
 
Hijazi is a 20-year Microsoft veteran who joined in 2001 as a... (more)
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Microsoft for Startups' GrowthX Accelerator Program Kicks off in the UAE

Microsoft today, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), inaugurated the first cohort of its GrowthX Accelerator program in the UAE.
 
“Abu Dhabi is focused on empowering startups that can create a lasting impact in the digital economy,” ... (more)
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Microsoft Unveils Windows 11 to Collaborate, Connect, and Celebrate

Microsoft announced that Windows 11, an operating system designed for the world of hybrid work, is now available to businesses and consumers across the region.
 
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Pre-loaded in select PCs and available through an upgrade of Win... (more)
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