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Introducing the Microsoft 365 Copilot Early Access Program and the 2023 Work Trend Index

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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REDMOND, Wash., May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier this year, Microsoft Corp. introduced Microsoft 365 Copilot, which will bring powerful new generative AI capabilities to apps millions of people use every day like Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Microsoft Teams and more.

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  • On Tuesday, the company announced it is expanding access to the Microsoft 365 Copilot preview and introducing new features.
  • The company also released new data and insights from its 2023 Work Trend Index report: " Will AI Fix Work? "
  • "This new generation of AI will remove the drudgery of work and unleash creativity," said Satya Nadella, chairman and CEO, Microsoft.
  • To empower businesses in the AI era, Microsoft is introducing the Microsoft 365 Copilot Early Access Program with an initial wave of 600 enterprise customers worldwide in an invitation-only paid preview program.

BROTHERS IBRAHIMA AND ABDOULAYE BARRY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MICROSOFT, LAUNCH THE NEWEST EVOLUTION OF THE ADLaM ALPHABET: A LANGUAGE AT RISK OF DISAPPEARING

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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NEW YORK, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Brothers Ibrahima and Abdoulaye Barry announced today the launch of ADLaM Display, an evolution of the Pulaar alphabet on which they have worked with Microsoft since 2018. Developed in partnership with McCann NY, the new digital version of ADLaM is now available for use across the Microsoft 365 suite, desktop, and mobile platforms, preserving a beautiful and important culture while promoting literacy across West Africa.

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  • The language of the Fulani people of West Africa, known as Pulaar, is spoken by over 40 million people, but for most of history, the language had no alphabet.
  • Determined to preserve their native language, in 1989 the Barry brothers created an early version of ADLaM in handwritten form.
  • The Barry brothers remarked, "ADLaM, the acronym A, D, L, M, Alkule Dandayɗe Leñol Mulugol, literally means it is the alphabet that will prevent the culture, the people, from disappearing."
  • The new typeface was updated to include new letter forms that account for how the alphabet has naturally evolved within the Fulani community.

BROTHERS IBRAHIMA AND ABDOULAYE BARRY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MICROSOFT, LAUNCH THE NEWEST EVOLUTION OF THE ADLaM ALPHABET: A LANGUAGE AT RISK OF DISAPPEARING

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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NEW YORK, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Brothers Ibrahima and Abdoulaye Barry announced today the launch of ADLaM Display, an evolution of the Pulaar alphabet on which they have worked with Microsoft since 2018. Developed in partnership with McCann NY, the new digital version of ADLaM is now available for use across the Microsoft 365 suite, desktop, and mobile platforms, preserving a beautiful and important culture while promoting literacy across West Africa.

Key Points: 
  • The language of the Fulani people of West Africa, known as Pulaar, is spoken by over 40 million people, but for most of history, the language had no alphabet.
  • Determined to preserve their native language, in 1989 the Barry brothers created an early version of ADLaM in handwritten form.
  • The Barry brothers remarked, "ADLaM, the acronym A, D, L, M, Alkule Dandayɗe Leñol Mulugol, literally means it is the alphabet that will prevent the culture, the people, from disappearing."
  • The new typeface was updated to include new letter forms that account for how the alphabet has naturally evolved within the Fulani community.

Microsoft earnings press release available on Investor Relations website

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
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REDMOND, Wash., April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced that fiscal year 2023 third-quarter financial results are available on its Investor Relations website.

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Microsoft and Epic expand strategic collaboration with integration of Azure OpenAI Service

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Monday, April 17, 2023
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The collaboration expands the long-standing partnership, which includes enabling organizations to run Epic environments on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.

Key Points: 
  • The collaboration expands the long-standing partnership, which includes enabling organizations to run Epic environments on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
  • "Our expanded partnership builds on a long history of collaboration between Microsoft, Nuance and Epic, including our work to help healthcare organizations migrate their Epic environments to Azure.
  • Together we can help providers deliver significant clinical and business outcomes leveraging the power of the Microsoft Cloud and Epic."
  • When creating technologies that can change the world, Microsoft believes organizations need to ensure that the technology is used responsibly.

Microsoft and Epic expand strategic collaboration with integration of Azure OpenAI Service

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Monday, April 17, 2023
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The collaboration expands the long-standing partnership, which includes enabling organizations to run Epic environments on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.

Key Points: 
  • The collaboration expands the long-standing partnership, which includes enabling organizations to run Epic environments on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
  • This co-innovation is focused on delivering a comprehensive array of generative AI- powered solutions integrated with Epic's EHR to increase productivity, enhance patient care and improve financial integrity of health systems globally.
  • "Our expanded partnership builds on a long history of collaboration between Microsoft, Nuance and Epic, including our work to help healthcare organizations migrate their Epic environments to Azure.
  • Visit the Microsoft, Nuance and Epic booths at the 2023 HIMSS Global Health Conference in Chicago to learn more about new and enhanced AI-powered solutions and areas of shared innovation.

Unilever Goes Cloud-Only: Accenture and Microsoft Complete One of the Largest Cloud Migrations in Consumer Goods Industry

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Monday, April 3, 2023
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Accenture (NYSE: ACN), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Unilever (LSE: ULVR) have completed one of the largest and most complex cloud migrations in the consumer goods industry.

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  • Accenture (NYSE: ACN), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Unilever (LSE: ULVR) have completed one of the largest and most complex cloud migrations in the consumer goods industry.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230402005020/en/
    Accenture, Microsoft and Unilever have completed one of the largest and most complex cloud migrations in the consumer goods industry.
  • With Azure as its primary cloud platform, Unilever will be able to accelerate product launches, enhance customer service and improve operational efficiency.
  • “With Microsoft Azure as its cloud foundation, Unilever’s end-to-end digitization will enable rapid innovation across its entire business.

Microsoft announces quarterly earnings release date

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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REDMOND, Wash., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. will publish fiscal year 2023 third-quarter financial results after the close of the market on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, on the Microsoft Investor Relations website at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/ .

Key Points: 
  • REDMOND, Wash., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. will publish fiscal year 2023 third-quarter financial results after the close of the market on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, on the Microsoft Investor Relations website at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/ .
  • A live webcast of the earnings conference call will be made available at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on the site that day.
  • Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT" @microsoft) enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge.
  • Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

DNA Data Storage Alliance Announces Board Appointments

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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The DNA Data Storage Alliance, a SNIA Technology Affiliate, formed in 2020 by Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST) and Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) to create and promote an interoperable storage ecosystem based on DNA as a data storage medium, today announced the appointments of CATALOG Technologies and Quantum Corporation to the governing board of the Alliance.

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  • The DNA Data Storage Alliance, a SNIA Technology Affiliate, formed in 2020 by Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST) and Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) to create and promote an interoperable storage ecosystem based on DNA as a data storage medium, today announced the appointments of CATALOG Technologies and Quantum Corporation to the governing board of the Alliance.
  • All three new board members bring to the Alliance extensive storage expertise and experience launching new technologies.
  • “SNIA welcomes the expansion of the DNA Data Storage Alliance board with the addition of Quantum and CATALOG.
  • “SNIA and the DNA Data Storage Alliance are already making great strides to make this goal a reality.”
    “DNA data storage is primed to be a game-changer in data storage, providing the ability to efficiently store vast amounts of data for a long time,” said Don Doerner, technical director, Office of the CTO at Quantum Corporation.

With Security Copilot, Microsoft brings the power of AI to cyberdefense

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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REDMOND, Wash., March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced it is bringing the next generation of AI to cybersecurity with the launch of Microsoft Security Copilot, giving defenders a much-needed tool to quickly detect and respond to threats and better understand the threat landscape overall. Security Copilot will combine Microsoft's vast threat intelligence footprint with industry-leading expertise to augment the work of security professionals through an easy-to-use AI assistant.

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  • Security Copilot will combine Microsoft's vast threat intelligence footprint with industry-leading expertise to augment the work of security professionals through an easy-to-use AI assistant.
  • Too often, they fight an asymmetric battle against relentless and sophisticated attackers," said Vasu Jakkal, corporate vice president, Microsoft Security.
  • Security Copilot is the first and only generative AI security product enabling defenders to move at the speed and scale of AI."
  • Security Copilot also integrates natively with a growing list of Microsoft Security products, such as Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender, to help customers create an end-to-end experience across their entire security program.