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
Citrix spotlighted its revamped solution advisor partner program during its Citrix Summit conference, which took place this week in Anaheim, Calif.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 21, 2013
With many organizations just now making the move from Windows XP to Windows 7, Microsoft's latest OS will continue to go largely ignored by enterprises, according to a new report by research firm Forrester.
- By Chris Paoli
- May 17, 2013
The forthcoming Windows 8 update code-named Windows "Blue" is now officially called Windows 8.1, confirmed Microsoft's Tami Reller on Tuesday.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 15, 2013
Microsoft's share of the worldwide smartphone market has not budged from quarter to quarter, according to the latest figures from research firm Gartner.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 14, 2013
Microsoft this week detailed the difference between "cumulative updates " and the monthly "update rollup" system it uses for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 14, 2013
The city of Boston is cutting ties with Microsoft Exchange and is moving its 75,000 employees and education users to Google Apps.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 13, 2013
Microsoft's Lync Online service will no longer have a "hybrid voice" feature, the company said on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 13, 2013
Microsoft may be pursuing Nook Media LLC, the Barnes & Noble subsidiary that was set up to handle the company's consumer and college electronic media businesses.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 10, 2013
Microsoft is currently working on content, identity and messaging aspects of Yammer for use with Office 365, Microsoft's cloud-based bundle of services, the company announced this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 10, 2013
The final release of Windows "Blue," the code name for Microsoft's ill-defined operating system update, will arrive in time for this year's holiday shopping season, according to a press account.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 09, 2013
Microsoft's plans to improve Office Web Apps include added support for Google's Chrome browser for Android-based devices, as well as better collaboration capabilities, the company said on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 09, 2013
Amy Hood, most recently the chief financial officer of Microsoft's Business Division, will become the company's overall CFO, effective immediately.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 08, 2013
Current users of SharePoint Online will be able to upgrade to the new release "soon," according to a post on Microsoft's SharePoint team blog.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 08, 2013
Press accounts suggest Microsoft is readying a Windows desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) project, rumored to go by the code name "Mohoro," that will run from Windows Azure.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 07, 2013