On Thursday, Shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), gained 1.97% to $46.66, after the company declared that it is acquiring FieldOne, a field service administration solutions provider.
Financial details regarding the acquisition were not revealed.
“Field service administration is a specific but critically important area of customer service, providing companies with the ability to deliver end-to-end field service,” Microsoft VP Bob Stutz said in a statement.
In other news, AVI-SPL, the world’s leading AV systems integrator, is happy to join the 2015 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Orlando, Florida as an elite partner in the Microsoft Surface Hub commercial sales channel. Tuesday, July 14th , AVI-SPL Senior Vice President of Sales Dale Bottcher took the stage with Microsoft’s Surface Hub product marketing team to share his perspective on how the Surface Hub will transform how people collaborate as team. This interactive session is designed to show how different partners can work together to create offerings around this exciting new platform.
AVI-SPL declared its participation in the Microsoft Surface Hub commercial sales channel in early June 2015 . AVI-SPL is a Microsoft authorized reseller with coverage in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. and is poised to bring its historical strength as a global leader in AV integration to partner with Microsoft.
Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, markets, and supports software, 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 Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV), inclined 1.92% to $34.57, during its last trading session.
Southwest Airlines, invites interested parties to listen to a live webcast of its second quarter 2015 financial results, on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 12:30 PM Eastern Time.
Southwest Airlines Co. operates passenger airlines that provide planned air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. As of December 31, 2014, it operated 665 Boeing 737 aircraft; and had 12 Boeing 717 aircraft.
Finally, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT), ended its last trade with 0.24% gain, and closed at $73.83.
Wal-Mart, launched a new digital library, with videos from its inaugural Global Women’s Forum, to further support the advancement of future women leaders at Walmart and women worldwide. Part of Walmart’s President’s Global Council of Women Leaders’ Global Women’s Development Series, the Forum held on April 21 was a half day event broadcast in ten countries, while an additional eight countries held their own event that focused on educating Walmart associates about important issues affecting women in the workplace. Forum speakers comprised of Academy Award winning actor Geena Davis, Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi, and BBC World News anchor and author, Katty Kay.
The digital library of content contains footage from the Forum, which comprises keynote speeches and panel discussions on three development topics: confidence, mentoring and work/life integration. The library provides rich content that may be shared and used by professionals all over the world for professional development and discussion.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates retail stores in various formats worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam’s Club. It operates discount stores, supermarkets, supercenters, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, home improvement stores, specialty electronics stores, restaurants, apparel stores, drug stores, and convenience stores, in addition to retail Websites, such as walmart.com and samsclub.com.
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