Microsoft recently spotlighted Windows 8's improved Task Manager, most notably the new color-coded "heat map."
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 12, 2013
Microsoft detailed the new Hyper-V improvements to come with Windows Server 2012 R2 during a presentation at last week's TechEd event.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 11, 2013
A preview version of Microsoft's Windows Azure BizTalk Services solution became available last week through the Windows Azure portal.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 11, 2013
The R2 wave of Microsoft products, particularly System Center 2012, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Intune will address "consumerization of IT" issues, Microsoft explained last week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 10, 2013
The free Windows RT 8.1 upgrade coming this year will include the Microsoft Outlook e-mail program, Microsoft said on Wednesday at Computex.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 07, 2013
Microsoft gave the first demo of Windows 8.1 on Wednesday, during the Computex keynote address at Taipei, Taiwan.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 06, 2013
Microsoft detailed a few more features coming in Windows 8.1 -- including a number of new networking, bring-your-own-device (BYOD) and security features -- during Monday's TechEd conference keynote.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 04, 2013
Microsoft will release Cumulative Update 2 (CU2) for Exchange Server 2013 sometime this summer, the company said on Tuesday.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 04, 2013
Microsoft gave an early look at what themes to expect from this year's TechEd at its "Microsoft Cloud OS Workshop," held in mid-May at its Redmond, Wash. campus.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 04, 2013
Microsoft announced a slew of upcoming product updates during Monday's opening TechEd conference keynote in New Orleans.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 03, 2013
The first update rollup (RU1) for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3 (SP3) was released last week and includes a fix for a synchronization problem with Apple iOS 6.1.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 02, 2013
Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner detailed his company's market positions, cloud growth prospects and other business matters at the Sanford C. Bernstein Conference in New York City last week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 02, 2013
Microsoft on Thursday shared more details about the forthcoming Windows 8.1, characterizing some changes as a response to customer feedback.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 31, 2013
Most businesses will turn to the cloud over the next two years, according to the findings of a Microsoft-backed study.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 30, 2013
It is now possible to have audio calls and instant message exchanges between Lync and Skype users, Microsoft announced on Wednesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 29, 2013
Shipments of traditional desktop and portable PCs will drop by 7.8 percent this year instead of the previously projected 1.3 percent, according to an updated IDC forecast released Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 28, 2013
The U.S. International Trade Commission has struck down Motorola Mobility's patent infringement claim against Microsoft involving patented technology in Microsoft's Xbox gaming consoles.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 24, 2013
In an investment of "hundreds of millions of dollars," Microsoft on Thursday said it is opening its Windows Azure service to China, Japan and Australia.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 23, 2013
Most enterprises -- particularly those with fewer than 1,000 employees -- have yet to deploy Windows Server 2012 eight months after its release, according to a new report this week from Symantec.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 22, 2013
Microsoft this week released a standalone sync client of SkyDrive Pro, its cloud-based storage and collaboration service for organizations.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 22, 2013