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Microsoft welcomes Government’s Innovation Policy
Microsoft today welcomed the Turnbull Government’s Innovation Statement that proposes around...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 12/06/2015
Microsoft celebrates International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Microsoft Australia is proud to join others around the world in commemorating the UN’s...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 12/02/2015
Microsoft welcomes innovation and coding policy focus
Today, the Federal Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten announced that if Labor was to form Government...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 10/27/2015
International Missing Children’s Day launched to commemorate missing children globally
Today, Minister for Justice the Hon. Michael Keenan and AFP Commissioner Andrew Colvin encouraged...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 05/19/2015
National Consumer Fraud Week 18 - 24 May 2015
This week marks the start of this year’s National Cyber Security Awareness Week. Microsoft is...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 05/17/2015
If you do only one thing to reduce your cybersecurity risk…
James Kavanagh, National Security Officer, Microsoft Australia Patching of security vulnerabilities...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 04/21/2015
Office365 and Azure listed as ASD Certified Cloud Services
James Kavanagh, National Security Officer, Microsoft Australia I’d like to share with you some...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 04/21/2015
Microsoft Office 365 delivers the trusted cloud productivity platform for Australia
James Kavanagh, National Security Officer, Microsoft Australia We know that considerations around...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 03/30/2015
Microsoft Cloud Adopts Global Privacy Standard
Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that it was the first major cloud provider to adopt the...
Author: David John Masters Date: 02/18/2015
Safer Internet Day 2015: Keep a positive online reputation
Jacqueline Beauchere, Chief Online Safety Officer at Microsoft, provides handy tips to raise...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 02/08/2015
Microsoft supports non-profit IT adoption
Microsoft believes Non-Profit organisations can use technology to achieve even greater outcomes for...
Author: David John Masters Date: 12/17/2014
Microsoft welcomes Government’s Innovation Agenda and Small Business support
Pip Marlow, Managing Director, Microsoft Australia This week Prime Minister Tony Abbott launched the...
Author: David John Masters Date: 10/16/2014
Microsoft welcomes Australian Government’s ‘Cloud First’ Policy
Microsoft Australia welcomes the change in the Australian Government’s policy on cloud...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 10/07/2014
Industry-leading security milestone for Microsoft Azure in Australia
To fully realise the benefits of cloud computing, Microsoft recognises that we must do everything...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 10/06/2014
Minister launches ThinkUKnow Presentation in Stirling, WA
Yesterday the Minister for Justice, The Hon Michael Keenan, returned to his home electorate of...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 09/17/2014
Verifying the Security of Cloud Services for Australian Government
James Kavanagh, Chief Security Advisor, Microsoft Australia The Australian Attorney Generals...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 09/03/2014
Helping children become safe and secure online
Microsoft takes the safety of children online seriously. Through our partnership with the AFP &...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 03/31/2014
Clarity Comes to Cloud Privacy
In exactly a month’s time, Australia’s privacy regulatory regime will change. New...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 02/11/2014
Safer Internet Day - Microsoft welcomes Queensland Police Services, Western Australia Police and Neighbourhood Watch Australasia to ThinkUKnow
Microsoft welcomes Queensland Police Service, Western Australia Police and Neighbourhood Watch...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 02/10/2014
Microsoft & AFP online safety program, ThinkUKnow, receives the NAPCAN Outstanding Prevention Initiative Award
Today, during National Child Protection Week (NCPW), ThinkUKnow was awarded ‘Outstanding...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 09/03/2013
Parents across regional Queensland connect to ThinkUKnow
The Department of Education, Training and Employment (DETE) together with ThinkUKnow, an initiative...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 05/19/2013
The Hidden Risks of Using Pirated Software
Ever wondered how much cheap (or free) pirated software could cost you? How much do you value the...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 03/24/2013
Microsoft welcomes Social Networking Protocol
Microsoft today welcomed the Cooperative Arrangement for Complaints Handling announced by the Prime...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 01/15/2013
Microsoft Awards a $75,000 Imagine Cup Grant to jumpstart Australia’s Team StethoCloud
Yesterday, Microsoft Corp. announced the winners of the second annual Imagine Cup Grants, a...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 12/05/2012
The Promise of Differential Privacy
At Microsoft, we have some of the world’s top privacy researchers working on a wide variety of...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 12/05/2012
Helping to Save the Great Barrier Reef with Cloud Computing
Microsoft is contributing software, services and technical expertise to address the needs of citizen...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 12/03/2012
Mentorship Efforts Spark Opportunities for Students in Australia
Microsoft Australia has been collaborating with the Australian Business and Community Network (ABCN)...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 10/09/2012
One click Internet Explorer Fix it available now
A solution has been released today by Microsoft that will update Internet Explorer. The Fix it...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 09/19/2012
2012 Government Webinar Schedule - Windows 8, Windows Server, Office 2013 & Lync
The Microsoft Government Webinar Series is now live! We will be hosting a monthly webinar where you...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 09/17/2012
Microsoft Encourages Species Conservation Through New Global Partnership
Climate change poses a real threat to animal species as they struggle to adapt to a warming planet...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 09/13/2012
Ai Group Technology Summit 2012
Microsoft is proud to sponsor the Ai group Technology Summit 2012. The Summit will provide business...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 09/11/2012
Futures Portal - IT industry policy news
Futures, Microsoft’s online technology policy portal, keeps you up-to-date with the latest...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 07/23/2012
A little known feature making a big difference
As part of National Cyber Security Awareness Week, we wanted to highlight one of the lesser known...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 06/11/2012
Microsoft Office Accessibility Training Sessions for the Australian Government
Microsoft will be running two training sessions in Canberra on optimising the accessibility of...
Author: Microsoft Australia Date: 05/22/2012
Your Privacy Rights - Are you Rich, Famous or in the Public Eye?
Recently, on the 25th of April to be precise, Keith Rupert Murdoch appeared before the Leveson...
Author: MicrosoftAustralia Date: 04/25/2012