Other tweaks on tap for November include consolidation of app dev competencies, shuffling of SharePoint competencies and recasting of the Desktop competency.
- By Scott Bekker
- September 01, 2012
A report published by IDC this week indicates worldwide server market revenues decreased 4.8 percent year-over-year in Q2 2012, marking the third consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue declines.
- By Katrina Carrasco
- August 31, 2012
A consulting company has calculated that Microsoft is increasing the licensing costs for Enterprise Agreement (EA) renewals by about 43 percent.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 31, 2012
Microsoft on Wednesday issued a community technology preview (CTP) of its BizTalk Server 2010 R2 product, the company announced in a blog post.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 30, 2012
Windows Phone 8, the next generation of Microsoft's flagship smartphone operating system, will officially launch on Oct. 29, according to a report by veteran Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley.
- By Gladys Rama
- August 29, 2012
Microsoft detailed its installation scheme for the next generation of Office software on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 28, 2012
The SkyDrive 1.0 app is now available for Android smartphones at the Google Play Store, Microsoft announced on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 28, 2012
IDC this week downgraded its forecast for worldwide PC shipments over the next four years.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 24, 2012
The combination of Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1) will create software defined networking (SDN) capabilities, Microsoft said in a blog post on Wednesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 24, 2012
Microsoft on Thursday took the wraps off its new corporate logo, which now mirrors the "look and feel" of emerging products including Windows 8.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 23, 2012
The release candidate (RC) of Windows Server 2012 Essentials was made available on Monday for download and testing.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 22, 2012
Microsoft on Tuesday gave a quick tour of some new SharePoint features found in the Office 365 previews.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 21, 2012
Microsoft opened registration for its limited-time Windows 8 upgrade offer on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 21, 2012
OnLive, a pioneer in virtual desktop infrastructure-based services and cloud gaming, reportedly shed its staff members and was sold to an undisclosed buyer on Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 17, 2012
Office 2013 will have increased file format support, including the support promised years ago with the Open XML standard, Microsoft revealed this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 17, 2012
Microsoft's SkyDrive cloud storage solution for consumers has left the preview stage, the company announced this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 16, 2012
Microsoft partners with Gold or Silver competencies can now access the Windows 8 "release to manufacturing" (RTM) version.
- By Gladys Rama
- August 16, 2012
A new report by consultancy Directions on Microsoft outlines Windows Server 2012 licensing basics and offers insights into less apparent strategic moves to consider before buying Microsoft's newest server technology.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 15, 2012
The "release to manufacturing" (RTM) version of Windows 8 is now available to Microsoft's TechNet and MSDN subscribers.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 15, 2012
Bucking expectations that its engineers would have to create several versions of Windows RT to address multiple form factors, Microsoft on Monday announced it has created one Windows RT binary to rule them all.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 13, 2012