Dell may be considering leveraged buyout proposals from private equity firms, according to a Bloomberg report on Monday.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 16, 2013
Service Pack 1 (SP1) of System Center 2012 is now generally available, as well as a new Windows Intune service update release and Windows Azure improvements.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 16, 2013
At this week's National Retail Federation (NRF) Convention and Expo in New York City, Microsoft is trying to coax nervous retailers into adopting touch-based Windows Embedded 8 solutions.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 15, 2013
Windows Server 2012 is a "no brainer" for businesses to deploy in terms of storage efficiency and agility, according to the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG).
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 14, 2013
Due to sluggish PC demand, an analyst with financial services company Morgan Stanley has downgraded expectations for Microsoft's stock in the near term.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 11, 2013
Two federal agencies this week got more vocal about standards-essential patents (SEPs) in response to ongoing legal disputes involving Microsoft, Google and Apple over mobile device intellectual property.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 10, 2013
Nokia and Avanade, a major Microsoft partner and IT consulting firm, are partnering on an initiative aimed at encouraging enterprise adoption of Nokia's Windows Phone 8 devices.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 10, 2013
Microsoft has sold 60 million Windows 8 licenses to date, according to Tami Reller, Redmond's chief financial officer and Windows chief marketing officer.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 09, 2013
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage for a brief 10 minutes at this year's Computer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which kicked off on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 08, 2013
After a year-and-a-half review, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced two settlements it made last week with Google concerning the company's alleged patent and search advertising violations.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 07, 2013
Craig Mundie, who for the past six years has served as Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer and head of Microsoft Research, is moving into an advisory role within the company until he retires next year.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 02, 2013
As promised, Microsoft rolled out Dynamics GP 2013 this week, one of three Dynamics products expected to be released this month.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 20, 2012
Just over a month after his unexpected departure from Microsoft, former Windows Division President Steven Sinofsky announced he is accepting a teaching position at Harvard Business School.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 20, 2012
Here are the most-read news articles of 2012, from major product milestones to the death of Windows Small Business Server and more.
At this year's Annual Shareholders Meeting, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told shareholders that Microsoft is now a "devices and services company" and added a few predictions for the coming year.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 19, 2012
From Apple's enterprise ascendance to the "most competent" Microsoft partners, here are the most-read in-depth articles on RCPmag.com in 2012.
Microsoft recently offered businesses a few guidelines for how to decide which Windows RT or Windows 8 devices to purchase.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 17, 2012
System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 has reached its "release-to-manufacturing" (RTM) milestone, Microsoft announced recently.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 17, 2012
Google is dropping some features in its software-as-a-service applications that are associated with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, it announced last week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 17, 2012
BeyondTrust announced last week that it has acquired Microsoft ISV partner Blackbird Group for an undisclosed amount.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 17, 2012