Russia drops Microsoft outlook after Putin diktat

Moscow city government will replace Microsoft programs on thousands of computers with Russian software after President Vladimir Put in urged the country’ s authorities to reduce dependence on US technology amid geo political tensions. The city hall will replace Microsoft’ s Exchange Server and Outlook on 6,000 computers initially with a corporate e-mail system called My Office Mailto be installed by state-run phone carrier R os tel eco mP J SC, Art em Ye rm ola ev, head of information technology for Moscow said on Tuesday. BLOOMBERG<