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Best Microsoft Contact Center

Posted on March 17, 2024

At the CX (customer experience) awards hosted by CX Today, Israel’s AudioCodes (see here previously) received the award for Best Microsoft Teams Contact Center Solution for its Voca Conversational Interaction Center (Voca CIC). Judges were independent industry experts. https://www.audiocodes.com/news/press-releases/news/audiocodes-ai-first-voca-conversational-interaction-center-wins-best-microsoft-teams-contact-center-award

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Microsoft Israel in 2023

Posted on December 23, 2023

Microsoft is one of 370 multinationals with development centers in Israel. It has some 2,700 employees and earned a whopping NIS 3.5 billion for Microsoft in 2023. The Israeli R&D team has just announced its new real time automatic attack … Continue reading →

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Israeli security for Microsoft

Posted on August 20, 2023

Israel’s Appdome (see here previously) is partnering with the U.S.-based Microsoft Azure DevOps to advance its Cyber Defense Automation Platform. It allows mobile app developers to rapidly detect potential cybersecurity threats and build secure Android and iOS applications. https://nocamels.com/2023/07/microsoft-recruits-israeli-firm-providing-app-security/ https://www.appdome.com/ … Continue reading →

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Microsoft helps Israeli ag-tech startups

Posted on May 14, 2023

US tech giant Microsoft has partnered with Israeli non-profit Start-Up Nation Central to help Israeli agrifood tech startups augment their AI-powered models for sustainable farming solutions and get exposure to global markets. https://www.timesofisrael.com/microsoft-partners-with-start-up-nation-central-to-tap-israeli-agrifood-tech/

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Microsoft partnership for quantum education

Posted on February 12, 2023

The quantum computing platform from Israel’s Classiq (see here previously), plus Microsoft Azure Quantum’s cloud have been made available to Israeli professors, students, and researchers for conducting courses and carrying out research in all aspects of quantum computing. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/syqgngwto

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Microsoft believes in Israel

Posted on October 18, 2021

Microsoft says it will double the number of employees in its Israeli research and development (R&D) department to 4,500 in the next four years. Microsoft’s 2,000 R&D staff is 30% more than 18 months ago. Meanwhile, Microsoft’s venture fund M12 … Continue reading →

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Israeli startup alerts Microsoft to critical flaw

Posted on September 9, 2021

Israel’s Wiz (see here previously), led by former Microsoft employees, discovered an “unprecedented critical vulnerability” in Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform. It notified Microsoft, who paid Wiz a bounty for the discovery and said it immediately fixed the problem. https://www.timesofisrael.com/microsoft-fixes-cloud-vulnerability-after-warning-from-israel-based-company/

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Live video streaming for Microsoft

Posted on August 15, 2021

Microsoft has acquired Israel’s Peer5, which develops technology for low-bandwidth video streaming, called eCDN. It is understood that its technology will be used in Microsoft Teams, the company’s platform for communication. Peer5’s team will join Microsoft Israel R&D. https://www.timesofisrael.com/microsoft-acquires-israeli-startup-peer5-to-improve-video-streaming-software/ https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3914649,00.html … Continue reading →

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Microsoft to invest $1 billion in Israel

Posted on April 12, 2021

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has given details of his company’s planned new investments in Israel to the Israeli PM. They should total between $1 billion and $1.5 billion. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-microsoft-set-for-major-israel-investment-1001365619

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Security partnership with Microsoft

Posted on April 12, 2021

Israel’s Voyager Labs (reported here previously) has announced that its suite of AI cloud-based security solutions is now also available on Microsoft Azure. Also, the Microsoft One Commercial Partner program gives Voyager Labs the facility to sell to Microsoft customers … Continue reading →

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