A Microsoft executive explained the company's cloud-centric corporate strategy on Tuesday at a financial analyst event.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 10, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week detailed some of the improvements coming to Remote Desktop Services (RDS) with the release of Windows Server 2012.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 10, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Former Microsoft evangelist Steve Marx talks about Microsoft PaaS and his new role working with Windows Azure at Aditi Technologies.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- May 09, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The patent case between Microsoft and Motorola Mobility stalled on Tuesday when a judge in the U.S. District Court for Western Seattle decided to postpone his decision. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 08, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Media Center, Microsoft's consumer entertainment application, will become an an optional add-on cost for Windows 8 users instead of a built-in component, Microsoft said last week. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 07, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Thursday named Seagate President and CEO Stephen J. Luczo to its board of directors. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- May 03, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In preparation for Windows 8's release, Microsoft is planning to kill its "Windows Live" branding over the next few months.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 03, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A German court's ruling on Wednesday potentially bans the sale of multiple Microsoft products in that country, according to a Dow Jones Newswire report.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 02, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Gold Certified partner Quest Software recently unveiled its line of solutions for businesses migrating to Office 365 and Exchange Online. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 30, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Nokia, which early last year made the decision to shift its business model to center on Microsoft's Windows Phone mobile operating system, had its credit rating downgraded on Friday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 30, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft will invest $300 million in a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, which until now has been embroiled in an intellectual property dispute against Microsoft over the past year. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 30, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Wednesday inked an intellectual property licensing deal with Pegatron Corp. over the Taiwan-based company's use of Android and Chrome software technologies in its products.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 25, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft also announced this week that the "release candidate" of Windows Server 2012 will be publicly available in a close timeframe with the Windows 8 release preview. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 25, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A recent Microsoft blog providing details about the forthcoming Windows 8 Enterprise edition highlighted the issue of Software Assurance licensing, which seems particularly complicated for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) use.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 25, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft detailed several major changes to its SkyDrive storage service on Monday, including a reduction in the amount of free storage provided.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 24, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    While consumers in droves are buying Apple iPads, enterprises in all sectors are embracing the tablets, as well.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- April 24, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Two months after being released as a beta, the Skype for Windows Phone app is now available as a final version. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- April 23, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and Facebook have inked a deal in which the social networking giant will pay Microsoft $550 million in cash for patents recently purchased from AOL.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 23, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's financial report for the third quarter of fiscal-year 2012 was positive, despite a poor showing from its its Entertainment and Devices Division. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 20, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    When Microsoft rolls out the Small Business competency next month, partners will find a program that is more expensive to join than the popular Small Business Specialist Community (SBSC), but also far more loaded with benefits and focused on cloud.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- April 20, 2012