Microsoft launched several new services during Tuesday's kickoff of the TechEd Europe conference that are aimed at simplifying the deployment, security and management of apps running in the Microsoft Azure cloud.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- October 28, 2014
Friday, Oct. 31, will mark the end of retail sales of consumer editions of Windows 7 and Windows 8.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 28, 2014
Starting as early as Monday, all subscribers of Microsoft's Office 365 service will receive "unlimited" OneDrive cloud-based storage.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 27, 2014
Microsoft exceeded Wall Street estimates in its fiscal first quarter report on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 23, 2014
Microsoft on Wednesday turned the spotlight on new Windows 10 features that are designed to protect against identity theft, inadvertent data disclosures and the installation of malware.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 23, 2014
Microsoft and IBM on Wednesday said they are partnering to ensure that some of their respective database and middleware offerings can run on both the IBM Cloud and Microsoft Azure.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- October 22, 2014
The first new public build of the Windows 10 technical preview is now available.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 21, 2014
Microsoft's mobile device business will officially be called "Microsoft Lumia," replacing the Windows Phone and Nokia Lumia brands, according to a media report on Monday.
- By Gladys Rama
- October 21, 2014
Microsoft recently turned the spotlight on a new finance program that pays for Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS) technical support costs.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 21, 2014
Microsoft is partnering with Dell on an offering that integrates hardware from the computer manufacturer with Microsoft's Azure, Windows Server and System Center products.
- By John K. Waters
- October 20, 2014
IBM on Monday announced it will pay semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries $1.5 billion to take over IBM's struggling chip business.
- By Chris Paoli
- October 20, 2014
Microsoft has disclosed that it is axing a number of features from its SharePoint Online product, apparently as part of an effort to urge users toward Yammer.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 20, 2014
Microsoft will fold several of its previously separate technology events into one conference in May 2015 called "Microsoft Ignite," the company announced on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 16, 2014
The next version of Microsoft's Windows Server product will support Docker containers, Microsoft announced on Wednesday.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- October 15, 2014
Another build of the Windows 10 technical preview will be "coming soon," Microsoft said Monday, less than two weeks after releasing the first technical preview.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 14, 2014
Microsoft and Salesforce.com will launch a number of offerings integrating Office and Windows with Salesforce.com's CRM platform in 2015.
- By Gladys Rama
- October 14, 2014
Microsoft on Thursday announced a new Surface Pro 3 promotion and support program for business users, even as media reports speculate whether the company would discontinue the product.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 10, 2014
Data released on Wednesday by both IDC and Gartner Inc. show slight declines in worldwide PC shipments during the third quarter.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 09, 2014
Microsoft on Wednesday announced it has begun to roll out new document collaboration capabilities to some Office 365 subscribers, with full availability expected by next month.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 09, 2014
Windows Intune will become "Microsoft Intune" after its next major update, Microsoft announced on Wednesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 08, 2014