Microsoft's original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) used this week's Computex trade show in Taipei to roll out a variety of enterprise-grade Windows 8.1 devices, some of them direct challengers to Microsoft's new Surface Pro 3.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 05, 2014
The overall market for tablets and hybrid PCs is set for a slowdown, but demand for devices with larger screens will grow, according to research from IDC.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 04, 2014
A new collaboration capability will be rolled out to Office 365 users sometime this summer, Microsoft announced on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 03, 2014
In its latest Magic Quadrant report for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) providers, research firm Gartner deemed Amazon and Microsoft to be the clear market leaders -- a first for Microsoft in that category.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 03, 2014
The Start Menu may not return to Windows until next year's release of Windows 9, rumored to be code-named "Threshold."
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 02, 2014
The "spring wave" of Dynamics CRM updates is now generally available, Microsoft announced on Monday.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 02, 2014
Microsoft has tapped former Google director Preston McAfee to be its chief economist effective immediately, the company announced Monday.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 02, 2014
Microsoft and Salesforce.com on Thursday announced a partnership to bring greater integration between their core technologies.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 30, 2014
Microsoft's smartphone platform is slowly making inroads into the market shares of perennial leaders Android and iOS.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 29, 2014
Speaking at Code Conference on Tuesday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said he is more interested in fostering organic growth for Microsoft, rather than big acquisitions.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 28, 2014
The R2 version of Microsoft's Dynamics GP 2013 enterprise resource planning (ERP) product became generally available on Wednesday.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 28, 2014
Microsoft on Wednesday announced it is acquiring Paris-based startup Capptain for an undisclosed amount.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 28, 2014
The Microsoft team behind the Surface Pro 3 fielded questions about the new device in a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) discussion on Tuesday.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 28, 2014
A new Windows 8.1 edition with Bing will come preinstalled on lower-cost devices starting this fall, Microsoft announced on Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 23, 2014
Microsoft on Thursday touted its resistance to a National Security Letter (NSL) request from the FBI that had sought account information about one of Microsoft's enterprise customers.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 23, 2014
Microsoft's commercial business strategy depends on creating cloud-based solutions that will stick with consumers, according to Judson Althoff, president of Microsoft North America.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 22, 2014
CA Technologies, a gold Microsoft application development partner, on Thursday released a free tool for organizations interested in moving off of Windows XP.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 22, 2014
Nearly a year after Microsoft launched a program to bring its Surface tablet PCs to market through the channel, Tuesday's debut of the Surface Pro 3 is the first device launched with the backing of a new marketing team.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 21, 2014
Making the move to Microsoft's Office 365 Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings is far from straightforward, according to a recent webinar by Gartner Inc.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 21, 2014
Confounding many analysts' expectations, Microsoft did not launch a "mini" Surface at Tuesday's New York City press event; instead, it unveiled the 12-inch Surface Pro 3.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 20, 2014