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Next Versions of Exchange, SharePoint Coming 2015

The next releases of Microsoft's Exchange Server and SharePoint Server products will not arrive until next year.

Microsoft To Offer OneDrive for Business as Standalone Service

Microsoft will release its OneDrive for Business product, formerly named SkyDrive Pro, as a standalone service in April.

Microsoft Loses Reller and Bates, Gets New Strategy Chief

Two senior Microsoft executives, Tami Reller and Tony Bates, are leaving the company as CEO Satya Nadella reshapes his leadership team, according to reports.

Microsoft Talks Up Office 365 Collaboration Tools, Demos 'Oslo'

Microsoft is using this week's SharePoint Conference to make some broader announcements, including two new social networking technologies for Office 365 and SharePoint Online that are planned for release sometime this year.

Windows XP Holdouts Get Ready To Go Over Support Cliff

Partners, Microsoft campaigns and upgrade cycles got most users off Windows XP. The holdouts appear resigned to riding the OS into the abyss of non-security support.

iOS Users Get First Crack at OneDrive for Business

Microsoft on Thursday gave a few details about OneDrive for Business, the company's business-grade document storage service based on SharePoint Online technology.

IBM Adds MDM Support for Windows Phone To Meet IT Interest

Big Blue is adding support for Windows Phone to its newly acquired MaaS360 mobile device management (MDM) platform, an IBM official said this week.

IDC: Windows Phone Will Be Fastest-Growing OS in Slowing Market

Among the top three smartphone operating systems, Microsoft's Windows Phone will have the fastest-growing market share over the next four years, according to IDC's latest projections.

Lync Users Unsure if They're Saving Money, Dell Survey Finds

A recent Dell-sponsored survey shows that many organizations that have adopted Microsoft's Lync unified communications (UC) product are uncertain how much money they have saved -- if any -- on travel, teleconferencing and meeting expenses.

SP1 for Office 2013, SharePoint 2013 and Exchange 2013 Released

Microsoft on Tuesday announced that Service Pack 1 for Office Office 2013, Exchange 2013 and SharePoint 2013 is now available.

Larson-Green To Leave Devices and Studios Group at Elop's Return

Julie Larson-Green, currently the head of Microsoft's Devices and Studios group, will move to a different division at the company once former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop rejoins Microsoft.

Windows 8.1 Update 1, Windows Server 2012 R2 Update Due Spring

Microsoft on Sunday confirmed that Windows 8.1 Update 1 will be released sometime this spring, alongside an update to Windows Server 2012 R2.

Microsoft Adds Windows Phone OEMs, Describes Windows Phone 8.1

Microsoft on Sunday announced it was more than tripling the number of Windows Phone hardware partners, as well as described a few changes coming to its smartphone platform.

Microsoft Updates Windows Azure with Management Improvements

Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise Vice President Scott Guthrie outlined several new Windows Azure management improvements in a blog post last week.

Metalogix's Idera Buy Bears Fruit with SharePoint Backup Tool

Four months after acquiring Idera's SharePoint business, Metalogix this week released its first backup and recovery tool designed solely for protecting SharePoint environments.

Microsoft Replaces Office Web Apps with 'Office Online'

Microsoft's Office Web Apps product is now named "Office Online" and can now be accessed easily from the front page of Office.com, the company announced this week.

Office 365's E-Mail Encryption Service Hits General Availability

Microsoft's Office 365 Message Encryption service, unveiled in November, is now commercially available, the company announced this week.

Windows XP Support Deadline Does Not Apply to Embedded Systems

Most Windows XP Embedded versions will live on for a few more years, even as the Windows XP desktop OS loses "extended" support on April 8, Microsoft clarified this week.

Microsoft Officially Launches OneDrive Cloud Storage

Microsoft on Wednesday officially transitioned its SkyDrive cloud storage to the new OneDrive, though Windows 8 users will have to wait a bit longer to access the rebranded service.

Lync-Skype Chief: 'Era of Universal Communications Is Here'

Microsoft's top executive for Lync and Skype declared the start of a new era of communications and offered a bold user-number prediction at the second annual Microsoft Lync Conference on Tuesday.