On Thursday, Shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), lost -0.02% to $46.73.
NC4, a leader in revolutionizing safety and security and an innovator in public safety and emergency administration solutions, is excited to declare that is has been named a Microsoft (MSFT) 2015 U.S. State & Local Government Solution Partner of the Year for its NC4 Street Smart™ solution.
The Partner of the Year awards highlight and recognize excellence and achievement among Microsoft partners who are transforming organizations via the cloud and producing exceptional results for U.S. government, healthcare and education customers.
The U.S. Public Sector Partner of the Year awards were presented during the 2015 Microsoft Public Sector Industry Solution University (ISU) yearly event, where Microsoft’s Public Sector executive team was on site to congratulate NC4 for its achievements. Winners and finalists were chosen from more than 100 organizations across public sector segment areas of healthcare, education and government.
Microsoft Corporation, a technology company, develops, licenses, and supports software products, services, and devices worldwide. The company’s Devices and Consumer (D&C) Licensing segment licenses Windows operating system and related software; Microsoft Office for consumers; and Windows Phone operating system.
Shares of PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM), inclined 2.30% to $21.34, during its last trading session.
PulteGroup stated net income of $103 million, or $0.28 per share, which beat the Wall Street estimate of $0.26 per share. However, there was a pretax benefit of about 5 cents per share resulting from a legal settlement. The company earned $0.11 per share in the corresponding quarter last year.
Activity for Financial Services, PulteGroup’s mortgage business, raised about 9% on a year-over-year basis. Origination volume raised on a unit basis and in unpaid principal balance. The company’s capture rate improved to 83.4% from 80.3%.
PulteGroup, Inc., through its auxiliaries, engages in the homebuilding business; mortgage banking operations; and title operations in the United States.
Finally, Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), ended its last trade with 0.53% gain, and closed at $73.93.
Visa declared that Samsung has joined the Visa Digital Enablement Program (VDEP), which offers a commercial framework that makes it easier for issuers and technology companies to access the Visa Token Service. Samsung will use the Visa Token Service (VTS) to offer secure mobile payments. By joining this program, Samsung will be able to ensure financial institutions can offer Samsung Pay in a convenient and scalable manner, which will ultimately assist accelerate the availability of Samsung Pay for consumers around the world.
As the payments industry increasingly shifts from plastic to digital, Visa is assisting its clients and partners offer consumers a safe, simple and consistent purchasing experience, regardless of where they are and what device they are using. Key technologies and programs assisting Visa to make this shift comprise:
- Visa Digital Enablement Program (VDEP): Designed to assist partners access Visa’s secure token technology, VDEP connects financial institutions and technology companies to simplify and accelerate the roll-out of new payment and commerce services. Visa’s new Digital Enablement Program provides a turn-key commercial framework with no pass through fees between technology partners and Visa’s more than 14,000 financial institution clients around the world — eliminating the need for complex contractual agreements and technology integrations.
- Visa Token Service (VTS): The Visa Token Service is a new security technology that replaces sensitive payment account information found on payment cards, such as the 16-digit account number, expiration date and security code, with a unique digital identifier that can be used to process payments without exposing actual account details. Use of the Visa Token Service by partners like mobile device manufacturers assists to ensure that sensitive card account information is never stored online or on mobile devices and is assisting to transform the way consumers shop and pay with billions of connected devices.
Visa Inc., a payments technology company, operates as a retail electronic payments network worldwide. The company facilitates commerce through the transfer of value and information among financial institutions, merchants, consumers, businesses, and government entities.
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