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“ # VR  is better at getting rid of pain more than morphine is.” More about this tech therapy Big news this week, as Cisco announces its intent to acquire AppDynamics. Also, we explored how IoT can team up with pigeons to fight air pollution, how IoT is becoming the new normal, and how the new Spark Board will change everything with conferencing! Make sure you check out those top stories and more on The Network.
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At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person on the planet to achieve more.  For students, we are committed to enabling better learning and preparation for the future through software and devices built for the modern era.
We’ve been investing heavily over the last year in education software to drive a breakthrough in learning outcomes.  We’ve developed technology like Windows Ink in Windows 10, which enables students to write on their device as naturally as a piece of paper, delivering up to 36 percent better test scores in math and science. Office 365 delivers productivity for the modern classroom with powerful intelligence features to help students become better writers, presenters and data analysts, while empowering students and teachers to create, edit, share and grade assignments with OneNote. With OneNote Learning Tools, students can de-clutter screen views to aid concentration, helping those with learning challenges increase reading fluency by 30 percent and comprehension rate by 20 percent. Finally, combined with Power BI, Office 365 can showcase visible learning outcomes, bringing rich data to life through predictive analytics to help students be successful.
Despite these great advancements, we have lacked two important things to make it easy to deploy and use these tools: a simple tool for schools to setup and manage their devices and affordable, yet powerful Windows 10 PCs for students that enable better learning outcomes.
This week, we’re at the BETT conference in London to share several new developments as we prepare for back-to-school. Today, we are announcingMicrosoft Intune for Education: a new cloud-based application and device management service that is built on the proven Microsoft Intune service, offering easy setup and management in shared learning environments. Also, in partnership with OEMs, we are delighted to announce that starting at just $189, Windows 10 PCs are available today from Acer, HP and Lenovo, with many devices featuring Windows Ink, touch support and with great designs that are perfect for the classroom.   Now Windows 10 devices offer the power, performance and security schools need at the same price as Chromebooks, with none of the compromises. Finally, we are launching a new update for Minecraft: Education Edition, with popular features requested by our community.
Digitization and the transition to cloud are forcing the worlds of IT and business to blend together. In the digital economy, applications are critical. Combining real-time visibility and intelligence at the network, security and application layers is transformational for companies. It can provide them with insight into the state of their business and most importantly, into the quality of their customers’ experiences. To drive this transformation, we are excited to announce Cisco’s intent to acquire AppDynamics, Inc., a leading privately held application intelligence software platform!
As companies across industries are expanding their digital infrastructure, IT departments are faced with vast amounts of complex, siloed data. AppDynamics helps many of the world’s largest enterprises translate this data into business insights and empowers them to drive value for their customers in today’s digital world.
Together with Cisco’s industry leading digital network architecture, customers will now have unprecedented end to end insight across their technology stack, from infrastructure to application. With this insight, companies will be equipped to improve customer experiences and accelerate revenue opportunities. The acquisition of AppDynamics also supports Cisco’s strategic transition toward software-centric solutions that deliver predictable recurring revenue.
The AppDynamics acquisition is expected to close in Cisco’s third quarter of fiscal year 2017. AppDynamics will continue to be a led by CEO David Wadhwani as a new software business unit under Rowan Trollope, Cisco senior vice president and general manager, IoT and Applications business. We look forward to welcoming the AppDynamics team to Cisco.

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