Antoine Leblond, a longtime executive for Windows and Office, is leaving Washington, US-based software giant Microsoft on Monday to explore his opportunities outside of the firm.
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BlackBerry severs sales ties with T-Mobile US
BlackBerry Ltd said it would not renew a deal allowing T-Mobile US Inc to sell its products, a gamble by the smartphone maker as it struggles to stabilize its business under an aggressive new chief executive officer.
Philippine crowdfunding site Medifund turns non-profit to help medical students finish their studies
Philippines-based crowdfunding site Medifund turned non-profit to help students in developing countries pay for the cost of their schooling and to encourage more women to enter the medical profession.
Novare Equity Partners opens new Nigerian real estate investment fund with $250 million
Novare Equity Partners opens its second urban real estate investment leg, Novare Africa Poperty Fund II, with $250 million focusing on African countries, specifically Nigeria - where it operates.
Yahoo to build own streaming video platform to take on YouTube
Yahoo boss Marissa Mayer is considering building a streaming video platform within the next few months to take on YouTube and to gain higher revenue that video ads will be able to bring to the company.
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BlackBerry's new chief John Chen revealed that its messaging app BBM now has 85 million monthly active users and a steady growth in its user base after the app was released to the Android and iOS platform in October.
Blackstone's energy-focused private equity business has collaborated with veterans of the water industry to create Global Water Development Partners, a water investment and development platform.
Vernalis is pleased to announce the achievement of the first milestone
in its research collaboration with Asahi Kasei Pharma (AKP).
WestPark Capital, a Los Angeles based Investment banking firm, announced today it has opened a New York City office and hired two Managing Directors, Brandon Ross and Jonathan Blum.
Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd sued former executive vice-president Sebastien Marineau-Mes for breach of contract when he resigned to transfer to Apple in a case where the court ruled in favor of BlackBerry.
Former Google Head of Global Strategy for Mobile Ad Platforms Jesse Hurwitz has left the search behemoth for mobile ad platform startup AdBrain, VentureBeat reported.
Bloomberg Beta used predictive analytical tools and research to arrive at a list of 350 employees who could be future founders of startups, TechCrunch reported.
In a bid to gain traction over its competitors, American software giant is rebranding its open cloud platform 'Windows Azure' to 'Microsoft Azure.' according to sources familiar with the matter cited by ZDNet.
San Francisco, US-based online restaurant reservation service OpenTable will shut down Los Altos, California-based restaurant recommendation app Ness, which it acquired in February, on April 21.
