Windows 10 will become generally available by "late summer" or "early fall" of 2015, said Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 08, 2014
It is now possible for Microsoft Lync users to make video calls with users of Skype, and vice versa, Microsoft announced on Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 05, 2014
The $300 million investment deal between Microsoft and Barnes & Noble is coming to an end, according to two 8-K Securities and Exchange Commission filings posted by the bookseller on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 05, 2014
Microsoft's new Azure RemoteApp service will be available for purchase starting Dec. 11, Microsoft announced Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 05, 2014
A consumer preview release of Windows 10 will be issued sometime next month, according to a report Wednesday by veteran Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 03, 2014
Microsoft has apparently raised the cost of its support services with little, if any, notice.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 03, 2014
According to a data released by IDC on Monday, Microsoft is set to end 2014 with an even smaller share of the smartphone market than it did in 2013.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 02, 2014
Close on the heels of this week's release of Dynamics CRM 2015, Microsoft on Tuesday announced two more updates to its Dynamics enterprise resource planning (ERP) line.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 02, 2014
Microsoft on Monday acquired Acompli, a San Francisco-based startup that develops iOS and Android applications combining e-mail, calendar, contacts and search capabilities.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 01, 2014
Microsoft on Sunday announced the release of Dynamics CRM 2015, which for the first time includes integration with the company's "Cortana" voice-activated personal assistant technology.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 01, 2014
Major new feature additions are in the pipeline for Office 365, some of which were demonstrated at last week's Live! 360/SharePoint Live! conference in Orlando, Fla.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- November 24, 2014
Windows Store management capabilities will arrive "in the coming months" for organizations using Windows 10 apps, Microsoft said Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 21, 2014
Microsoft on Thursday issued a preliminary explanation for the widespread outages that hit its Azure cloud service on Tuesday evening.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 20, 2014
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Inc. recently announced several enhancements to its partner network, including an expansion of partner resources and the addition of programs aimed at managed services providers and SaaS-focused partners.
- By Gladys Rama
- November 20, 2014
Widespread "partial disruptions" affecting Microsoft's' Azure cloud computing services Tuesday night are now "mitigated," according to Microsoft.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 19, 2014
Microsoft's new identity and access management product, Microsoft Identity Manager, became available as a preview on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 19, 2014
Select subscribers of Office 365 are now able to test drive Microsoft's new Office 365 video service, Microsoft announced Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 18, 2014
Microsoft is currently rolling out the latest updates to its Intune device management service, a three-day process that began on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 18, 2014
The rollout of Microsoft's OneDrive for Business service Office 365 ProPlus users will be completed "before the end of January 2015," Microsoft announced on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 17, 2014
Microsoft is rolling out its new per-user Windows licensing option next month, introducing a number of changes that organizations with volume licensing will have to learn.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 17, 2014