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
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Is Google evil? Was Windows 8 dead to reviewers right from the start? Does Microsoft need Tom Brady? Here are the blog posts that riled up RCP readers the most this year.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    From the debut of the Windows 8 Ultrabooks, to the latest raft of Windows Phone devices, to Microsoft's own Surface tablets, Microsoft and its OEM partners have made 2012 the year of bold, new Windows hardware.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Tuesday's release of the Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Update Rollup 5 v2 was met with a chorus of grumblings.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 13, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    European Parliament members this week approved a unitary patent approach that extends a common legal process to all European Union (EU) member countries.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 12, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week inked intellectual property (IP) licensing deals with two equipment makers based in Germany related to the use of the Android operating system.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 11, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    For a limited time, Microsoft is letting Windows 8 Pro customers install Media Center at no cost.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 11, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Surface tablets will soon become available to purchase from non-Microsoft outlets, the company said on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- December 11, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Businesses signing up for Google Apps must now pay a fee, Google announced last week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 10, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An industry-sponsored survey has found Microsoft to be the software vendor that's most likely to audit companies on their software licensing compliance.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 07, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Dynamics partners and customers are set for an eventful December, with the general availability dates of three of the company's Dynamics solutions all falling within weeks of each other.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- December 06, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft published a volume licensing "brief" this month that clarifies the product use rights (PUR) of Office 2013.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 06, 2012