Windows 8 will not arrive on time to help Microsoft's foundering OS market share, according to a new report from Forrester Research titled "Windows: The Next Five Years."
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 23, 2012
A new "secure boot" firmware protocol supported in Windows 8 has its doubters, but Microsoft ISV Wave Systems is prepared to assure organizations that the system really works.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 22, 2012
A new subscription-only version of Office 365 for higher-education students will become available in the first quarter of 2013, Microsoft announced on Friday.
- By Gladys Rama
- October 21, 2012
Microsoft on Thursday reported an 8% revenue shortfall from the year-ago period in its Q1 earnings report for fiscal-year 2013.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 18, 2012
Microsoft gave its Dynamics CRM business a boost this week, acquiring Evanston, Ill.-based MarketingPilot Software for an undisclosed amount.
- By Gladys Rama
- October 18, 2012
Microsoft's Surface team took to Reddit on Tuesday to answer some questions about the new tablet device, which is now available for preordering.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 17, 2012
A "preview" version of the Internet Explorer 10 browser supported on Windows 7 will be released next month, Microsoft announced on Wednesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 17, 2012
Microsoft is now taking advance orders for its Windows RT-based Surface "tablet PC," the company announced on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 16, 2012
Various retail outlets including Microsoft Stores, Amazon.com and Best Buy are now offering preorders of Windows 8 Pro for x86/x64 upgrade copies, Microsoft announced on Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 15, 2012
Microsoft's next-generation Office solutions and other "2013"-branded products have reached the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) stage, the company announced on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 15, 2012
A cumulative update for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 is now available.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 12, 2012
Though Microsoft is better known as a software company, CEO Steve Ballmer said Redmond now sees itself as a "devices and services company."
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 11, 2012
Windows Server 2012 Essentials was released to Microsoft's hardware manufacturing partners on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 10, 2012
No good can come from the default "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting in Microsoft's forthcoming Internet Explorer 10 browser, according to the Association of National Advertisers (ANA).
- By Gladys Rama
- October 05, 2012
Confirming earlier rumors, Microsoft will officially launch Windows Phone 8 on Oct. 29 in San Francisco.
- By Gladys Rama
- October 05, 2012
Microsoft is acquiring PhoneFactor, a provider of mobile-based authentication solutions, the two companies announced on Thursday.
- By Chris Paoli
- October 04, 2012
Consulting firm Software Licensing Advisors is once again reporting that organizations may face "stealth" price increases when they renew their Microsoft Enterprise Agreements (EAs).
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 04, 2012
Microsoft this week named Steven Guggenheimer the corporate vice president of its Developer and Platform Evangelism (DPE) division.
- By Gladys Rama
- October 04, 2012
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's review of the "release preview" version of Windows 8 is largely favorable -- but also critical.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 03, 2012
Apple and Google are now ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, among technology companies in terms of market capitalization, according to financial assessments on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 02, 2012