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Emirates Airline and its media agency Havas Media Group have chosen Microsoft Advertising as a key partner for the airline's World Cup advertising campaign.

Microsoft has made an official announcement today that they will be opening up the doors to 11 more specialty retail stores in the U.S. when May rolls around, at least according to what was posted on the Microsoft Store Facebook page .

The company's chips are used in Microsoft products, which is why it has a big market to tap into on the back of growth in mobile devices and Windows 8.1 systems.

At a customer event in San Francisco, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella showcased innovations available today with the launch of SQL Server 2014, the newest version of the world's most widely deployed database, and outlined the company's path to deliver a platform for ambient intelligence.

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Hatch , the leading early childhood education technology provider announces plans to host a hands-on learning experience with classroom technology for early childhood educators, a collaboration with , the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions.

University of Texas at San Antonio President Ricardo Romo, Mayor Julian Castro and executives with Microsoft Corp. will announce details of a partnership on Wednesday, April 16. Stay tuned for more details.

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Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Facebook, Inc. , Verizon Communications Inc. , Microsoft Corporation , AT&T, Inc. and Micron Technology Inc. .

The division of power and knowledge is enough to undermine any organization. CEOs have power, and data scientists have knowledge, but too often those forces don't meet.

Oops: Microsoft was forced to halt the rollout of Windows 8.1 Update to some business users after it discovered that the new version of the OS stopped stop scanning against Windows Server Update Service.

If you weren't able to attend Advertising Week Europe, the Microsoft Advertising Blog gives you eight highlights from the March 31-April 4 event.

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: more French M&A talk; Telekom Austria dissolves its CFO; big data pioneer lands Finnish tech prize.

Lincoln Middle School social studies teacher Samantha Shires is helping Microsoft explore the educational potential of its new Chronozoom tool.

Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's handset unit hasn't quite finished according to schedule - the companies originally estimated that it would be complete by the end of the first quarter - but it is moving forward.

Actor and writer James Corden described an ad for a Microsoft Windows phone as one of the "least creative things I've been a part of", in a session at Advertising Week Europe 2014, where he also questioned the efficacy of Twitter.

INDEXDJX:.DJI) futures fell 0.07% to 16,167. Futures on the S&P 500 were down 0.06% to 1,837.00.

With the new Computing curriculum coming into force across UK primary and secondary schools in September, Microsoft and Computing at Schools group are joining forces to help teachers inspire a new generation of young people.

The company also designs and sells hardware and delivers online advertising to customers.

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