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News Breaks October 2, 2012 06:00 EDT MSFT, TM Microsoft continues communications infrastructure collaboration with Toyota Microsoft (MSFT) announced that Toyota Motor (TM) has chosen Microsoft's technology platforms to build its communications and collaboration infrastructure for the Toyota family of companies worldwide. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., and other affiliates in North America began the deployment of Microsoft Office 365-dedicated cloud services as their exclusive environment in June 2012. In Japan and other overseas affiliates, Toyota will be leveraging a hybrid model, with on-premises editions of Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Lync and Windows Server. Microsoft will help Toyota provide these services to more than 200,000 employees around the world during the next two years. The goal of implementing this Microsoft platform is to better support mobile devices, reduce costs, and improve collaboration between employees with state-of-the-art enterprise social networking, conferencing, messaging and information-sharing tools. News For MSFT;TM From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on MSFT;TM the last two weeks. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | all recent news | >> June 18, 2013 16:12 EDT MSFT Microsoft adds Qualcomm as Surface RT supplier, Bloomberg says Microsoft (MSFT) will use Qualcomm (QCOM) chips in its updated Surface RT tablet, reports Bloomberg, citing people with knowledge of the company's plans. The report also cites a source that says Nvidia's (NVDA) Tegra chip will continue to be used for some versions of the Surface. Reference Link 15:49 EDT MSFT NVIDIA said to remain supplier for some Surface RT versions, Bloomberg says Subscribe for More Information 15:47 EDT MSFT Microsoft said to have added Qualcomm as supplier for Surface RT, Bloomberg says Subscribe for More Information 10:34 EDT MSFT Microsoft selling tablets to schools for huge discounts, ZDNet says Subscribe for More Information 07:42 EDT MSFT May U.S. retail video game sales fall 25%, Bloomberg reports U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories tumbled 25% to $386.3M this past May, with overall hardware sales down 31% from last year to $96M, reported Bloomberg citing data from NPD Group. Reference Link 07:42 EDT MSFT O'Reilly Media to hold a conference Subscribe for More Information 07:29 EDT MSFT Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association to host a conference Subscribe for More Information 06:17 EDT MSFT Taiwan tablet sales to reach 2M units in 2013, DigiTimes reports Tablet demand in the Taiwan market is set to reach 2M units in 2013, reports DigiTimes, according to a Far EasTone Telecommunications Officer. Maxwell Cheng said the forecast for tablet sales volume in 2013 is set to double the level in 2012, with the 7-inch models estimated to account for 70%-80% of solid tablets. Reference Link June 17, 2013 18:35 EDT MSFT Mircosoft's Xbox 360 top selling U.S. console in May Subscribe for More Information 17:36 EDT MSFT Microsoft awarded $412.24M government contract Subscribe for More Information 13:27 EDT TM Toyota increases Japan sales target, Nikkei reports Subscribe for More Information 12:12 EDT MSFT Skype video messaging now available for Windows, smartphones and tablets Skype has launched its video messaging app to users of any platform or device such as Windows products, smartphones and tablets free of charge, the company announced in a blog post. Reference Link 07:11 EDT MSFT Apple received nearly 5,000 data requests in six months, Reuters reports Subscribe for More Information 06:07 EDT TM States push automakers to sell no-emission cars, Bloomberg reports Subscribe for More Information June 14, 2013 10:32 EDT MSFT GameStop climbs after Oppenheimer ups rating on shares Subscribe for More Information 08:26 EDT MSFT Microsoft Office iPhone app available, only to Office 365 subscribers Subscribe for More Information 08:05 EDT MSFT Microsoft pays developers up to $100,000 for apps, Business Insider says Subscribe for More Information June 13, 2013 12:10 EDT MSFT Microsoft announced Windows Store at Best Buy Subscribe for More Information 08:59 EDT MSFT VMware Microsoft cloud roles could be underappreciated, says Pacific Crest Pacific Crest reports that VMware (VMW) was ranked first and Microsoft (MSFT) was ranked third when 83 CIOs were asked which cloud platforms they might spend the most on over the next three years. The firm keeps an Outperform rating on VMware and a Sector Perform rating on Microsoft. June 12, 2013 15:49 EDT MSFT Microsoft not likely to buy Nook business, dealReporter says Subscribe for More Information 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | all recent news | >> Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing.