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IN FOCUS: Samsung

*Tap, Flick, Slide or Swipe: Samsung Advances Personal Computing Experiences With Just a Touch*

REDMOND, Wash. — Natural User Interfaces (NUI), such as touch, have been in development for years, but only recently have become a mainstream reality. Touch user interfaces have made computing more interactive, easier to use and more pervasive than ever, whether on a laptop, all-in-one PC or mobile phone.

In fact, over the past few years, the ability to control mobile phones, for example, with spot-on voice recognition or with simple touch gestures has redefined an industry. (more…)

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Skandinavisk Data Center Greatly Reduces Costs by Migrating Core Banking Systems to Microsoft Platform

*Scandinavian IT center expects to save $20 million annually by replacing its mainframe technology with Windows platform.* 

REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 13, 2010 Microsoft Corp. today announced that Skandinavisk Data Center (SDC) is expected to save $20 million annually by moving its core banking system from its mainframe platform to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008. SDC was formed in 1963 and is owned by 150 financial institutions in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the Faroe Islands, and is responsible for providing core banking services to these banks across Scandinavia.

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Microsoft Services Helps Mission-Critical Customers Achieve Business Continuity

REDMOND, Wash. — Aug. 10, 2010 Microsoft Services today announced enhanced mission-critical capabilities for customers with business-critical solutions.  

As part of today’s announcement, Microsoft Services also announced the availability of an expanded Premier Mission Critical add-on aimed at helping customers tackle the support requirements of their most demanding solutions.  

An add-on to Premier Support, Premier Mission Critical provides a service and support program, with services spanning from solution validation and architectural reviews to proactive services and problem resolution resources.

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