The process of updating SharePoint Server will become less cumbersome in the next version of the product, according to a Microsoft executive.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 30, 2015
Atlanta, Ga.-based ISV BetterCloud is readying a version of its popular Google Apps management solution for Office 365.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 30, 2015
Microsoft has acquired San Francisco-based LiveLoop, a startup that makes collaboration tools aimed at Microsoft Office.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 27, 2015
Microsoft on Thursday announced improvements to Azure centering around backup and disaster recovery, as well as took the wraps off a new service called "Availability on Demand for Azure."
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 27, 2015
Microsoft this week explained the roles Internet Explorer and the new "Spartan" browser will have in Windows 10, including some changes from its previously outlined browser strategy.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 26, 2015
Microsoft on Tuesday announced it was packaging three of its Azure services -- Azure Websites, Mobile Services and BizTalk Services -- into a single offering aimed at business decision makers and developers.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 24, 2015
Microsoft on Monday announced agreements with 11 OEMs, including Dell and Samsung, in which key Office apps will be preinstalled in those vendors' Android devices.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 24, 2015
Microsoft uses System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to manage 300,000 PCs across its own facilities worldwide, a Microsoft executive revealed this month.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 23, 2015
Microsoft released a new Windows 10 preview build for its "fast-ring" testers on Wednesday, although it notably does not include the new Spartan browser.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 19, 2015
Microsoft on Wednesday shared more details about its plans for Skype for Business, which are expected to see daylight in April in some form.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 19, 2015
Microsoft and sometime partner Salesforce.com on Thursday unveiled a new cloud-based app that integrates Microsoft's Outlook product with Salesforce.com's CRM data.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 19, 2015
Microsoft's next desktop operating system will be available this summer, the company announced on Tuesday, a surprising change from the fall timeline forecasted by Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner back in December.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 18, 2015
Microsoft on Tuesday said it is expanding its ExpressRoute service to enable secure connections to Office 365 services later this year.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 18, 2015
Passwords need no longer be the last line of defense against unauthorized device access.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 17, 2015
Microsoft on Monday talked up its "Internet of Things" (IoT) vision, and the roles that its Azure and Windows products will play in it.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 17, 2015
Microsoft on Monday released the preview of Office 2016 for IT Pros and Developers, as well as the technical preview of the new Skype for Business (previously named Lync Server).
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 16, 2015
Microsoft on Monday announced the global availability of the Power BI preview, which was previously available only to U.S. businesses.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 16, 2015
Microsoft on Monday described the next major update to its Dynamics CRM product, which is expected to become generally available sometime in the second quarter.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 16, 2015
Research and consulting firm IDC delivered mixed news for the tablet market on Thursday, scaling back its growth estimates but still forecasting a "modest" increase in shipments.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 13, 2015
Chipmaker Intel on Thursday warned investors that its first-quarter revenues could be off by about $1 billion due to lower-than-anticipated demand for business desktop PCs.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 13, 2015