Microsoft and SAP on Monday announced their plans to certify some SAP business solutions on the Microsoft Azure cloud computing platform this summer.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 19, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Future versions of Dynamics CRM will drop support for Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008, Microsoft said this week. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- May 15, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Wednesday outlined some improvements coming to its Office 365 ProPlus solution. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 15, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday announced some improvements to the user interface (UI) of its OneDrive for Business cloud-based storage solution.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 14, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week described improvements it is planning to add to the Windows Intune management solution during the fourth quarter of this year.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 13, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A recent update to Microsoft's Windows Phone support lifecycle page suggests Windows Phone 8.1 will be released next month. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- May 13, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Many networking professionals who are planning to adopt software-defined networking (SDN) are unable to actually define it, according to a new survey.
                    
			            - By David  Ramel
- May 13, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's "cloud-first, mobile-first" vision took the spotlight during Monday's opening keynote of the annual TechEd conference, taking place throughout this week in Houston.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- May 12, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Consumers have one more month to install Windows 8.1 Update and ensure that they continue to receive support for future updates.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 12, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is adding new features to the Windows Phone 8.1 version of Internet Explorer 11, the company said in a blog post Thursday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 08, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is using the run-up to next week's TechEd event to spotlight its mobile roadmap, starting with a blog post Wednesday describing its "enterprise mobility vision."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 07, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is widely expected to launch its long-anticipated "mini" Surface later in May.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- May 07, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft issues more software audits than any other software vendor, according to a recent Flexera Software study.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 05, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A Microsoft-sponsored study indicates that businesses are showing growing interest in cloud-based services for database backup and disaster recovery scenarios.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 05, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The R3 version of Microsoft's Dynamics AX 2012 enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution was released on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- May 02, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has acquired GreenButton, a New Zealand-based provider of cloud integration solutions, for an undisclosed amount. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 01, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    As part of Microsoft's "Internet of things" (IoT) vision, the company this month announced a limited public preview of its Azure Intelligent Systems Service (ISS).
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
- May 01, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    OneDrive for Business clients will see an increase in their default storage capacity from 25 GB to 1 terabyte (TB) "over the next few months," Microsoft said on Tuesday. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 30, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The next update to Windows Intune, Microsoft's cloud-enabled device management product, began rolling out this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 30, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The long legal saga between Novell and Microsoft reached its end on Monday, when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Novell's appeal.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 28, 2014