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Microsoft Talks Cloud and Compliance at Exchange Conference

Microsoft on Monday kicked off the Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC) in Orlando, Fla. by talking up the forthcoming Exchange 2013 and the next version of Exchange Online.

Microsoft Unveils New Annual Subscription Model for Office 365

Microsoft on Monday rolled out a new annual subscription model for its Office 365 productivity suite.

Office 2013 Preview Edition To Be Included in Windows RT Devices

Confirming rumors, Microsoft said in a blog post Thursday that a free "preview" version of Office Home and Student 2013 RT will come preinstalled on Windows RT ARM-based devices.

Office 365: Microsoft Partners Reset Their Plans Around Direct Billing

With the introduction of a mainstream partner billing option for Office 365, Microsoft overcame the biggest partner objection to its cloud productivity suite. Now happier partners are looking for ways to restart their efforts with new business-model options.

What About Windows RT?

Windows 8 has taken the lion's share of the spotlight, but Windows RT still has big implications for Microsoft partners.

Microsoft Speeds Up Office 2013 Installation, Launches 'Office on Demand'

Microsoft detailed its installation scheme for the next generation of Office software on Monday.

SharePoint 2013 To Get New UI, SkyDrive Hooks

Microsoft on Tuesday gave a quick tour of some new SharePoint features found in the Office 365 previews.

Microsoft Extends Office 2013 File Format Support to Open XML

Office 2013 will have increased file format support, including the support promised years ago with the Open XML standard, Microsoft revealed this week.

A Microsoft Partner's Guide to Managed Services, Part 3: Microsoft Product Shakeup

Big changes, opportunities and challenges lie ahead with Small Business Server, Office 365 and Windows 8.

What Microsoft's About-Face on Office 365 Billing Means

Despite snubbing its OEMs with the Surface, Microsoft's decision to allow direct billing with Office 365 shows that Redmond still has its partners' back.

Report: Office 2013 on Windows RT Will Be Stripped-Down

Windows RT will come with a leaner "preview" version of Office 2013 when it ships, according to a report by The Verge on Tuesday.

SharePoint 2013, Excel 2013 Previews Get BI Boost

Microsoft on Monday outlined some finer points for organizations wanting to test the business intelligence (BI) capabilities available in the SharePoint 2013 and Excel 2013 previews released last week.

Office 365 Metro Apps Missing from Microsoft Demo

The Metro user interface for the service-enabled version of Office was missing during last week's Microsoft San Francisco event.

Office 2013, SharePoint 2013 and Exchange 2013 Previews Released

On the heels of Monday's "customer preview" release of the next version of Office 365, Microsoft this week announced the availability of preview trials of other 2013-branded products, including SharePoint, Exchange, Lync, Office Web Apps Server, Project, Visio and Office Professional Plus.

Microsoft Finalizes Yammer Acquisition

Yammer is now part of Microsoft's Office Division, Microsoft said on Thursday.