Microsoft may be readying a spring 2014 update for Windows 8.1, as well as a wave of product releases for spring 2015, according to a report Monday by ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 02, 2013
Alan Mulally and Satya Nadella have emerged as the two leading candidates to succeed outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, according to a report by Bloomberg on Thursday.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 02, 2013
Microsoft recently beefed up its Windows Azure offerings, making some services generally available and others available as "previews."
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 02, 2013
Office 365 Message Encryption will roll out to Office 365 subscribers in the first quarter of 2014, Microsoft announced on Thursday.
- By Chris Paoli
- November 25, 2013
Microsoft gave a few tidbits recently about the forthcoming Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Exchange Server 2013.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 25, 2013
This summer's "One Microsoft" reorg is designed to help users of Microsoft's devices and services bridge their work and home lives, according to a high-ranking Microsoft executive on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 22, 2013
Microsoft's Windows Azure, Office 365 and Outlook.com services suffered outages on Thursday, according to reports.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 22, 2013
Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a smartphone app that would let Office 365 administrators monitor the health of their service from their mobile devices.
- By Gladys Rama
- November 21, 2013
Microsoft's free My Server 2012 R2 apps, which enable management capabilities and remote access to files on a server for end users, became available this month for Windows clients and Windows Phone devices.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 21, 2013
Microsoft will roll out new touch improvements to SharePoint Online, particularly for SkyDrive Pro and SharePoint Sites, over "the next few weeks," the company said on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 20, 2013
In anticipation of the holiday shopping period, Microsoft on Tuesday announced the launch of an online Microsoft Store on eBay.
- By Gladys Rama
- November 20, 2013
Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Microsoft's Office 2013-branded products will roll out "early next year," Microsoft said on Wednesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 20, 2013
Nokia's shareholders overwhelmingly approved Microsoft's purchase of "substantially all" of its devices and services business during its annual general meeting, the company announced on Tuesday.
- By Gladys Rama
- November 19, 2013
Previously available as part of Office 365, Microsoft's Rights Management Service (RMS) is now available commercially, including for premises-based installations.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 19, 2013
Microsoft will launch a new volume licensing offering for organizations dubbed the "Microsoft Products and Services Agreement" (MPSA) on Dec. 1.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 18, 2013
Microsoft on Monday announced the availability of an app that would let Windows Phone 8 users remotely launch, control and interact with Office 2013 files from their smartphones in a presentation setting.
- By Gladys Rama
- November 18, 2013
Outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Wednesday signaled another high-level change within Microsoft's executive ranks.
- By Gladys Rama
- November 14, 2013
Microsoft this week launched a beta version of its Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 9.0, with new capabilities that enable IT organizations to assess Microsoft's newest licensing scenarios.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 13, 2013
Worldwide shipments of Windows Phone devices in the third quarter ballooned by 156 percent year-over-year, according to figures released Tuesday by research firm IDC.
- By Gladys Rama
- November 12, 2013
The Microsoft corporate vice president who oversaw the development of the company's Internet Explorer browser for nine years is taking on a new role in the company.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- November 12, 2013