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IN PICTURES: Microsoft APC welcomes partners with flare

Microsoft welcomed its local channel partners to the Australian Partner Conference with a fire display during a networking evening on day one of the event. The company hosted the 750 attendees in Cairns.

IN PICTURES: Microsoft APC welcomes partners with flare
In Pictures: Citrix wins VDI faceoff

VMware, Microsoft score high in test of hosted virtual desktop infrastructure

In Pictures: Citrix wins VDI faceoff
IN PICTURES: Your channel round-up w/e July 19

ARN's Community Manager, Hafizah Osman, has disappeared under a flood of community picture stories and reports of company events, so we thought what better to do than put them all in a slideshow summing up the last week in the channel. This week features company awards and partner events amongst others. Are you pictured?

IN PICTURES: Your channel round-up w/e July 19
In Pictures: Microsoft. Purges, personalities, ‘pursuing other opportunities’

At Microsoft periodic reshufflings of the players and the executive hierarchy are a way of life.

In Pictures: Microsoft. Purges, personalities, ‘pursuing other opportunities’
In Pictures: Who's who in the Microsoft shake-up?

Microsoft has announced its biggest reorganidation in years, and a lot of the new leaders have backgrounds in consumer businesses. Here's who's running the show.

In Pictures: Who's who in the Microsoft shake-up?
In Pictures: Windows 8.1 deep dive review

The preview of Windows 8.1 reveals an operating system that corrects many, but not all, of its previous mistakes.

In Pictures: Windows 8.1 deep dive review
In Pictures: The worst Cloud outages of 2013 (so far)

From Amazon to Dropbox and Microsoft to Google, we've seen some nasty Cloud outages in the first half of the year. Which company failed the worst?

In Pictures: The worst Cloud outages of 2013 (so far)
IN PICTURES: CEOs sleep out in Sydney

CEOs from around Australia gathered to help raise funds to fight homelessness at the 2013 Vinnies CEO Sleepout. In raising donations for the St Vincent de Paul Society, CEOs braced the cold with nothing more than a cardboard plank for shelter and a sleeping bag. Dinner was a bowl of soup. ARN caught up with several of the IT leaders who braved the wintery conditions for the Sydney sleepout, at Carriageworks. Are you pictured?

IN PICTURES: CEOs sleep out in Sydney
IN PICTURES: Xbox showcase at E3 (+ 41 photos)

Microsoft is using this year's E3 event - hosted in Los Angeles, California - to show off its upcoming Xbox One console, as well as a selection of popular titles. Attendees were given a taste of the action throughout the event.

IN PICTURES: Xbox showcase at E3 (+ 41 photos)
IN PICTURES: Top 28 Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 gadgets at Computex

Computex was held in Taipei from June 3 to 5, showcasing a plethora of vendor products. Here is a wrap of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8-based devices.

IN PICTURES: Top 28 Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 gadgets at Computex
In Pictures: Windows Blue - a sneak peek

An update to Windows 8 is in the works, codenamed Windows Blue.

In Pictures: Windows Blue - a sneak peek
In Pictures: 10 nifty Windows 8 apps -- all free

Need help negotiating the corporate landscape? Want to track your network usage? Just looking for a fun little time-waster? These free apps for Windows 8 can help.

In Pictures: 10 nifty Windows 8 apps -- all free
In Pictures: 8 ways Microsoft could improve Windows 8

Here is our wish list of things we’d love to see in an update or service pack for Windows 8.

In Pictures: 8 ways Microsoft could improve Windows 8
IN PICTURES: Asus launches the Transformer AiO

Asus has launched its Transformer AiO (all-in-one) desktop PC, which runs on both Windows 8 and Android. As an 18.4-inch tablet, it can be used on both systems but when it is on dock, it runs on the Windows 8 platform. The desktop also connects to a monitor, creating a mirror reflection of the PC. It is available from retailer, Harvey Norman, and distributor, Synnex.

IN PICTURES: Asus launches the Transformer AiO
V8 Supercars roar at Tasmania Microsoft Office 365 (+ 40 photos)

V8 Supercars has had made the transition to the Cloud, and it has done it with Microsoft Office 365.

V8 Supercars roar at Tasmania Microsoft Office 365 (+ 40 photos)