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Microsoft and Toyota to build telematics platform based on Microsoft cloud

Microsoft and Toyota announced on April 6 a partnership via which Toyota's next-generation telematics platform will be built using Microsoft Windows Azure and SQL Azure.

April 6, 2011 by Mary Jo Foley

Ready to turn on the AC? Check your Microsoft Hohm energy efficiency score first

Microsoft picked a fabulous day to release its new Hohm Scores service, which is a database cataloging the energy efficiency of 60 million homes in the United States.Here in New Jersey, I just broke down and turned on the air conditioning for the first time this spring after I realized how crabby I was getting in my humid 90-plus degree, second-floor office.

May 26, 2010 by Heather Clancy

Ford and Microsoft team on smart app for vehicle recharging

Didn't make it into NYC today for the International Auto Show, but felt it relevant to report that Ford and Microsoft are teaming up an application that will keep tabs on when your hybrid vehicle needs a recharge.As Andrew Nusca reports on our SmartPlanet sister blog network, the energy management application is made possible by the Microsoft Hohm technology.

March 31, 2010 by Heather Clancy

Microsoft goes Hohm with energy-tracking application

Software giant Microsoft is beta-testing an application called Microsoft Hohm that consumers can use to track energy usage and figure out ways that their household can conserve.To make the case that this is something we all need, the company is holding up figures from a May 2009 Gartner survey of consumers in the United States and the United Kingdom, suggesting that 80 percent of them are willing and eager to take action on their energy bills.

July 22, 2009 by Heather Clancy

Microsoft's Azure cloud is officially open for business

As of February 1, Microsoft officially jumps into the cloud-computing frey and now is charging customers for developing and running apps in its Azure cloud. Microsoft is counting on developers and customers wanting a (mostly) familiar operating environment, middleware and development infrastructure whether they are writing apps that can run on-premises, in the cloud or both. Now that the meter is running, we'll see whether devs and users agree....

January 31, 2010 by Mary Jo Foley

Getting smarter about the smart grid. Standards group to tackle interoperability.

OASIS (aka the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) is forming a new committee that will focus on creating Web services models for things such as exchanging dynamic pricing, reliability and emergency signal alerts across the smart grid.The group is called the OASIS Energy Interoperation Technical Committee.

August 27, 2009 by Heather Clancy

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