Microsoft’s flagship worldwide IT conference, Tech.Days 2011, today was whole day organised in Hanoi with the attendance of hundreds of IT pros, developers and end-customers coming together to share and learn about the latest technologies, products and platform innovations from Microsoft. Around the theme of “Unleash IT strength for your business”, this event has been successfully organised... 

Nokia Oyj, the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones by volume, has entered a second round of negotiations over tax breaks for its planned factory in Vietnam after rejecting an initial offer, a government official said. Vietnamese authorities have offered Nokia a fresh proposal for tax incentives and are waiting for the Finnish company’s response, Vice Minister of Planning and Investment Dang... 

The newly appointed general director Jamie Harper will be responsible for overall operations, managing Microsoft’s strategic business and development initiatives in Vietnam. Harper is a Microsoft veteran of 12 years, with experience operating in emerging markets, most recently in South Africa. “Vietnam has a clear and ambitious national agenda – to develop a strong and globally competitive information... 

The world’s most powerful Internet and media barons gather in Paris on Tuesday in a show of strength to leaders at the G8 summit, amid international rows over online access, copyright and regulation. Top executives from online giants like Google, Facebook and Microsoft will tout the economic potential of the Internet, which their host, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has put on the agenda... 

Microsoft Vietnam and VNDirect – service provider of stock brokerage, financial consultancy, stock deposit, endorsement for publicising and managing investment portfolio – officially announced on May 12 the successful deployment of Microsoft Dynamics CRM at VNDirect Company. Microsoft Dynamics CRM (customer relationship management) is a set of business management solutions supporting the financial... 

Justice Department oversight of Microsoft is ending on Thursday, more than a decade after the US authorities filed an historic anti-trust lawsuit against the US software giant. “Microsoft no longer dominates the computer industry as it did when the complaint was filed in 1998,” the Justice Department said in a statement on Wednesday. As a result, the settlement with the Redmond, Washington-based... 

US stocks opened higher Tuesday, extending Monday’s gains after jumps in European and Asian markets and encouraged by Microsoft’s $8.5 billion deal to buy Skype. At 1400 GMT the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 47.38 points (0.37 per cent) at 12,732.06. The broader S&P 500 index gained 6.10 points (0.45 per cent) at 1,352.39, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 15.41 points... 

Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it is buying Internet phone service company Skype for $8.5 billion dollars cash in the largest acquisition ever by the US computer software giant. “Skype is a phenomenal service that is loved by millions of people around the world,” Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said in a statement. “Together we will create the future of real-time communications... 

Microsoft said Friday it was raising pay for employees to retain “top talent” in the fiercely competitive market for skilled technology workers. “Through our history, we have been THE place people came when they wanted to make a difference in the world through software, hardware and services,” Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said in a statement. “This is as true... 

Vietnam will post the highest growth in Asia-Pacific for cloud computing services this year. Microsoft Asia-Pacific chief marketing officer Andrew Pickup said the market size of computing in Asia-Pacific today was estimated at around $666 million including software as service, infrastructure as service and layer as service. Vietnam posted the highest growth in the region. “Overall the Asia-Pacific...