Symantec Corp. on Tuesday announced it has sold its data-management arm, Veritas Technologies Corp., in a cash deal worth $8 billion.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- August 11, 2015
Microsoft will release the third technical preview of Windows Server 2016 sometime in August, according to a Tweet by Gabriel Aul, vice president of engineering systems for Microsoft's Windows and Devices Group.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 11, 2015
Google on Monday unveiled its new parent company, the publicly traded "Alphabet," as part of a groundbreaking restructuring effort.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- August 10, 2015
Select Windows 10 users can now download Microsoft's DVD Player for Windows 10 from the the Windows Store for free.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 10, 2015
Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) 2016, the successor to Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2, became generally available on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 06, 2015
Microsoft issued Windows 10's "first" cumulative update on Wednesday, just one week after the operating system officially launched.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 05, 2015
Microsoft is slowly releasing its tools for deploying and managing Windows 10.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 05, 2015
Microsoft this week rolled out Sway, its new presentation and design solution, to select Office 365 subscribers worldwide, as well as to Windows 10 tablet and PC users.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 05, 2015
Businesses should start setting up test groups now that Microsoft's new operating system has been released, according to a recent presentation by Stephen Kleynhans, vice president for the Mobile and Client Computing Group at Gartner Inc.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 04, 2015
Organizations making the move to Windows 10 will have more to assess than a simple client interface revamp.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 03, 2015
Microsoft released Windows 10 on Wednesday, but organizations thinking about deploying the new OS will have to wade through some fine print to understand just what is available and what business features are still lagging.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 30, 2015
Microsoft is urging patience for users who are trying -- and failing -- to download the free upgrade to Windows 10 on Wednesday.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 29, 2015
The Microsoft client operating system enters a "new era" Wednesday with broad availability of Windows 10.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 29, 2015
Microsoft held its biggest launch event for an operating system two decades ago. Computer and electronics stores all over the world opened at midnight to mark the release of Windows 95, the desktop OS that ushered in the mainstream PC era.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 29, 2015
On Tuesday, Citrix announced that Mark Templeton, Citrix's president since 1998 and CEO since 2001, will retire after a successor has been chosen.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 28, 2015
Microsoft is reportedly in talks to acquire Tel Aviv-based Adallom, a provider of cloud security solutions, for $320 million.
- By Chris Paoli
- July 24, 2015
A revamped version of Power BI, Microsoft's cloud-based analytics and data visualization tool, became generally available on Friday, replacing the old "Power BI for Office 365" version.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 24, 2015
Microsoft recently updated its iOS-based Office apps to enable users to view protected files on their iPhone and iPad devices.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 23, 2015
The first public preview of Microsoft's next-generation e-mail server became available on Wednesday.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 22, 2015
Microsoft on Tuesday reported a loss for its fiscal fourth quarter that was largely due to the huge write-down the company took on the value of its Nokia acquisition, although declining Windows revenues also played a part.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 21, 2015