With its MEC conference set to begin next week, Microsoft is talking more about Exchange 2013.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 21, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Monday rolled out a new annual subscription model for its Office 365 productivity suite. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 19, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and mobile device maker Research In Motion (RIM) have inked an intellectual property agreement related to Microsoft's Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) technology.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 18, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The next generation of Microsoft's flagship smartphone operating system, Windows Phone 8, reached the release-to-manufacturing milestone late last week, according to multiple outlets.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- September 18, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's recent decision to discontinue five of its Forefront enterprise security products may be a sign that the company is either exiting that market or venturing further into the cloud-based security space. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 18, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Nokia highlights wireless charging for new Lumias; Samsung device has storage options and a MicroSD slot.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- September 17, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Confirming rumors, Microsoft said in a blog post Thursday that a free "preview" version of Office Home and Student 2013 RT will come preinstalled on Windows RT ARM-based devices.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 14, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The test version of Microsoft's User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) tool was made available as a release candidate (RC) last week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 14, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Five of Microsoft's Forefront enterprise security products will no longer be sold after Dec. 1, 2012, Microsoft announced on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 13, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The beta of Microsoft's Dynamics GP 2013 enterprise resource planning (ERP) product is now available to partners, Microsoft announced on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- September 13, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft officially launched Visual Studio 2012 and .NET Framework 4.5 on Wednesday in a live event for partners and customers.
                    
			            - By Kathleen  Richards
- September 12, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft last week released Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT), a software utility that lets IT pros manage Windows Server 2012 from their desktops.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 11, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The beta test version of System Center 2012 Service Pack 1, which promises to considerably broaden Microsoft's cloud product strategy, became available on Monday. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 11, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Former Microsoft executive Robert Youngjohns will join Hewlett-Packard Co. as general manager and senior vice president of the company's Autonomy division.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- September 07, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Dell on Tuesday detailed its virtualization support efforts and rolled out its Windows Server 2012 product line.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 06, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday announced it has partnered with Microsoft on a "joint private cloud initiative" centered on HP hardware and management solutions, Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012 Service Pack 1. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 06, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    One week after Samsung announced the first Windows Phone 8 device, Microsoft and Nokia took the wraps off two more devices running the forthcoming smartphone OS -- the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- September 05, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    For the first time in its three years of availability, Microsoft's Windows 7 OS is No. 1 in worldwide market share, according to NetApplications.
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
- September 04, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    After four years of development, Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows Server 2012 in a launch event on Tuesday. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 04, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    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