A new content tagging feature called "boards" will begin rolling out in preview form this week for select Microsoft Office 365 subscribers.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 07, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The "Spring '15" release of Parature, a key component of Microsoft's Dynamics CRM product, is now available.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- January 07, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An obscure Microsoft support article from December confirms that the company plans to remove the Public Website feature from its SharePoint Online service offerings.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 06, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The next version of Microsoft's desktop operating system will not run Internet Explorer, but will instead have a new Web browser that's currently in development.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 05, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Dean Hachamovitch, a 24-year Microsoft veteran and former corporate vice president of Internet Explorer, is leaving the company.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- December 19, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    "Denim," the update for Lumia devices running Windows Phone 8.1, has begun rolling out to some customers, Microsoft said on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- December 19, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Azure Backup service is now capable of backing up data from Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 machines, thanks to an update released this week. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 18, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has fixed the major bluescreen problems that have been reported by testers of some Windows 10 preview builds, the company said this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 18, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Salesforce.com on Wednesday unveiled its new Salesforce Files Connect product, which is designed to bridge its cloud-based CRM services with file repositories from other companies, including Microsoft.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- December 17, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday announced that one of its Office 365 kiosk-style plans, Office 365 "Enterprise K1," will now have enterprise social networking capabilities via Yammer Enterprise.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 17, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Action Pack revamp was a hot topic, but so were Satya Nadella's epic-length "vision statement" and Windows Phone's continuing troubles. Here are the most popular blog posts and columns of 2014.
                    
			            - By Redmond Channel Partner magazine  staff
- December 17, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week launched a public preview of its Azure Active Directory (AD) Connect tool and announced plans to discontinue its other sync tools.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 16, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Users interested in trying out Microsoft's new Sway Office app can now access the preview release without having to join a wait list. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 16, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released a number of improvements to its sprawling Azure cloud platform last week, some of them in preview and some in general availability.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 15, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    From our coverage of various Microsoft Partner Network changes to our review of the Surface Pro 3, here are the most popular in-depth features on RCPmag.com this year.
                    
			            - By Redmond Channel Partner magazine  staff
- December 15, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Thursday announced it has acquired Stuttgart, Germany-based HockeyApp, a provider of mobile app crash analytics services for software developers.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 12, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft will showcase Windows 10's consumer features in a live-streamed event from its Redmond, Wash., campus on Jan. 21., the company announced on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 11, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    This week's Microsoft Intune update is delivering on Microsoft's promise of expanded mobile capabilities. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 10, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The "Office 365 Public Sites" feature may be the latest feature that Microsoft plans to drop from SharePoint Online.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 09, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday announced several milestones for its roster of cloud services aimed at public sector agencies. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- December 09, 2014