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2019
Microsoft ends Windows 10 Mobile support
Microsoft ended support for Windows 10 Mobile on December 10, 2019. Users would no longer receive free security updates, non-security fixes, free assisted support, or online technical content updates; certain backup services received limited extensions.
2019
Microsoft and KPMG announce cloud services partnership
Microsoft announced a partnership under which KPMG will adopt Microsoft cloud services, recommend services including Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365 to employees and clients, and plans to use Azure and Azure AI as part of a cloud computing platform. The companies also said they had signed an initial five-year agreement and would jointly fund an incubator.
2019
Microsoft announces major updates to mobile Office apps
Microsoft announced major changes to its mobile Office apps; updated versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive and Outlook were available to download, while Teams, Yammer and Planner were due to follow.
2019
Microsoft launches Surface bundle for government and education customers in China
At an event in Jinan on December 5, Microsoft announced a Surface Pro 7 bundle for government, education and public-sector customers in China, as well as business application solutions tailored to several industries.
2019
FilmoRealty partners with Microsoft on property technology
FilmoRealty was collaborating with Microsoft on the emerging property-technology business in Nigeria, as part of efforts to develop enterprise solutions for the real-estate and city-management service industry.
2019
Microsoft and AT&T announce edge-computing development
Microsoft announced that it was working with AT&T to develop network edge-computing technology. The article says this was the first step in a partnership the companies had announced in July.
2019
Infosys launches Cyber Next platform
Infosys said it launched Cyber Next, a Microsoft Azure Sentinel-powered platform offering enhanced enterprise security monitoring services.
2019
Huawei launches MateBook D laptop lineup
Huawei launched its MateBook D 14 and MateBook D 15 laptops with Windows 10 pre-installed. The series was also offered with pre-installed Linux.
2019
Amazon files lawsuit challenging Pentagon cloud contract award
Amazon filed a lawsuit challenging the Defense Department’s selection of Microsoft for the Pentagon’s JEDI cloud-computing contract. Amazon had previously said the evaluation process was deficient; the article reports a lawsuit, not a court finding on the merits.
2019
Microsoft 365 services suffer outage
A networking update caused Microsoft 365 services to intermittently fail for some users on Tuesday evening, Eastern Time. Microsoft rolled back the update and said access and functionality for all Microsoft 365 services had been restored shortly after midnight Wednesday.
2019
Moovit, Microsoft and Aira partner on accessible urban mobility information
Moovit is partnering with Microsoft and Aira. Aira will use Microsoft Azure Maps together with mobility and navigation information from Moovit so its agents can provide users with real-time urban mobility information and guidance.
2019
TIBCO and Microsoft collaborate on Missing Maps
TIBCO announced work with Microsoft on the Missing Maps initiative, contributing time and resources to help complete online mapping of vulnerable areas; employees from both companies mapped areas in the Congo and Indonesia.
2019
Microsoft and Digital Health Canada collaborate on technology training
Microsoft collaborated with Digital Health Canada as a Certified Education Provider, giving Digital Health Canada members access to technology training programs hosted on Microsoft Learn.
2019
Microsoft announces plans for xCloud
Microsoft said it planned to launch its xCloud cloud game-streaming service in 2020 and expand it to Windows 10 PCs; it had not determined pricing or an exact release date.
2019
Xbox One Store launches its first flash sale
Microsoft announced and launched the Xbox One Store’s first flash sale during X019 in London, offering 25 discounts, mostly on 2019 games.
2019
Allianz and Microsoft announce insurance technology partnership
Allianz SE and Microsoft Corp. announced a strategic partnership to digitally transform the insurance industry. Allianz will move core parts of its global insurance platform to Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft will partner with Allianz-founded Syncier to offer insurance platform solutions and related services.
2019
Microsoft and Graphcore partner on Azure AI offerings
Microsoft partnered with Graphcore to provide cloud-based artificial intelligence solutions using Graphcore-designed chips through Azure.
2019
Microsoft announces plan to bring Defender ATP to Linux
Microsoft announced plans to bring its enterprise security product Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection to Linux during 2020; the source describes a plan, not a completed release.
2019
Microsoft begins rolling out Windows 10 November 2019 update
Microsoft began rolling out Windows 10 November 2019 (version 1909), an update that includes notification changes and other features and performance improvements.
2019
Trimble announces orders for XR10 with HoloLens 2
Trimble announced that it was taking orders for the XR10 with HoloLens 2 mixed-reality system. The solution was scheduled to begin shipping in December 2019.