On Tuesday, Shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), gained 3% to $43.89.
Microsoft Corporation and Dell declared an expanded partnership to deliver premium Windows 10 devices and word-class services and support to enterprise customers. This partnership kicks off Microsoft’s new Surface Enterprise Initiative, focused on bringing greater mobility and productivity to organizations to assist them transform their businesses with Windows 10. Built for the enterprise with unmatched security and administration options, Windows 10 will roll out new enterprise capabilities this month following a strong first month of availability with 75 million devices already running Windows 10.
Starting in early October in the United States and Canada, for the first time, Dell will sell Microsoft Surface Pro tablets and Surface accessories through its North America commercial sales organization and later in the year on Dell.com/Work. This will be rolled out to the remaining 28 markets of Microsoft’s Surface commercial channel starting in early 2016. Additionally, Surface Pro devices sold through Dell will comprise the option of Dell Services, counting Dell Hardware Warranty (up to 4 years), ProSupport with Accidental Damage Service, and Configuration and Deployment Services. The Surface Pro will be sold alongside Dell’s existing Windows tablet portfolio counting the Venue Pro and Latitude 2-in-1 devices, meeting a wide range of customer needs with Windows devices from mobile productivity for knowledge workers to application-driven tablets that are purpose-built to meet specific customer use cases like in the hospitality, healthcare, retail or education sectors.
“We want to move people from needing, to choosing, to loving Windows and so do our partners,” said Satya Nadella, chief executive officer, Microsoft. “Our global enterprise customers have asked us to match the Surface Pro 3 and Windows 10 experience with enterprise-grade support and services – and our partnerships like this one with Dell will do just that.”
“Windows 10 is off to a great start, and we’re ready to assist make the transition to Windows 10 as easy as possible for all of our customers,” said Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive officer, Dell. “Together with Microsoft, we are giving our customers great products, counting Surface, with the best sales, service, and support in the world.”
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 Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), inclined 3.25% to $34.27, during its last trading session.
Morgan Stanley declared that its Global Stock Plan Services (GSPS) group recently accomplished the successful migration of over 300 corporate clients to its newly redesigned equity recordkeeping portal, StockPlan Connect. Over one million participants in more than 150 countries manage their equity using this streamlined, intuitive, and mobile responsive website, accessible via over 100 devices.
“As participants reevaluate the way they consume information and engage digitally, their expectations of service providers are shifting,” said Chris Randazzo, Chief Information Officer for Morgan Stanley Wealth Administration and Investment Administration and Head of Institutional Wealth Services. “We incorporated feedback from our corporate clients and their participants via various engagement channels to ensure StockPlan Connect’s new features and functionality would meet their needs. The end product has proven to be a tremendous success, receiving recognition from our corporate clients and industry peers alike.”
In tandem with StockPlan Connect, Global Stock Plan Services released its first iteration of a participant Knowledge Center, with a mobile-optimized version following shortly thereafter. The Knowledge Center features a variety of educational content, ranging from user guides and videos in multiple languages to infographics and thought leadership articles.
Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, provides various financial products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals worldwide. The company’s Institutional Securities segment offers financial advisory services on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, recapitalizations, spin-offs, exchange offers, leveraged buyouts, takeover defenses, and shareholder relations, in addition to provides capital raising and corporate lending services.
Finally, Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE), ended its last trade with 2.14% gain, and closed at $42.56.
Nucor Corporation approved the repurchase of up to $900 million of the company’s common stock. Share repurchases will be made from time to time in the open market at prevailing market prices, through private transactions or block trades. The timing and amount of repurchases will depend on market conditions, share price, applicable legal requirements, and other factors. The board of directors also terminated any formerly authorized repurchase programs.
In a separate action, Nucor’s board of directors declared the regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.3725 per share on Nucor’s common stock. This cash dividend is payable on November 10, 2015 to stockholders of record on September 30, 2015, and is Nucor’s 170th successive quarterly cash dividend.
Nucor Corporation manufactures and sells steel and steel products in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Steel Mills, Steel Products, and Raw Materials.
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