Business
Agreement with Microsoft
Agreement with Microsoft.
About this update from Blackbird Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 2021S Forbidden Technologies PLC 16 March 2016 \n\n16 March 2016\nForbidden Technologies plc\n(\"Forbidden\" or the \"Company\")\n \nAgreement with Microsoft\nForbidden Technologies plc (AIM: FBT), the AIM-quoted owner and developer of Forscene (the market-leading cloud video platform), Captevate (the consumer video editor), and eva (the video social network), is pleased to announce it has agreed a deal with Microsoft to enable the US corporation to sell Forscene through its Azure Marketplace. Azure is Microsoft's flagship cloud computing offering and Azure Marketplace is the associated online store providing pre-configured software applications, developer services and data for use on the platform.\nMedia companies are an important vertical for Azure, with thousands of businesses in the space relying on the platform for their cloud computing needs worldwide. As a result of the agreement, Microsoft will now be able to offer its current and prospective clients a true cloud-based, feature-rich video post-production platform for the first time.\n'Speed to market' of content is a key competitive advantage for users of Forscene and its deployment on Microsoft Azure will deliver even greater efficiency gains for users through removing the need for 'on premise' hardware. \nIn line with Forbidden's focus on driving sales growth, the agreement provides the Company with access to Microsoft's substantial sales force and a new sales channel. It also represents further, significant validation of the technology.\nForbidden anticipates that the Forscene sales team will provide Microsoft's international sales team with training in the coming months.\nNicole Herskowitz, Senior Director Product Marketing at Microsoft Corp, said:\n\"Performance is non-negotiable for our customers, and is critical to the success of their cloud-driven businesses. The addition of Forbidden Technologies to the Microsoft Azure Marketplace will help maximize application performance, and offer customers added choice and flexibility in how they build their cloud strategies over the next several years.\"\nJason Cowan, Business Development Director at Forbidden Technologies, said:\n\"Our clients and prospects have been crying out for the ability to set up and run their own Azure - Forscene solution. It's difficult to overstate the impact this new...