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			            - By Gladys  Rama
- March 08, 2022
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's acquisition of Nuance Communications Inc. is now complete, the company announced on Friday.  
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 04, 2022
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Friday announced that it will be halting all new sales to Russia due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
- March 04, 2022
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Defender for Business, a new security solution for small-to-medium organizations, is now at the "general availability" commercial-release stage for Microsoft 365 Business Premium subscribers, per a Tuesday Microsoft announcement.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 01, 2022
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Azure for Operators is celebrating two years. And Microsoft this week is marking the occasion by detailing a list of new partnerships and efforts for the telecom service.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 01, 2022
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Organizations generally don't have the means to discover identity risks and therefore need automated tools, according an annual report on the state of identity-based security risks for organizations, according to Identity security company Illusive
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 25, 2022
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Nerdio announced on Tuesday that its Nerdio Manager for MSP (Managed Service Provider) 3.0 solution has new integration hooks with Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM).
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 22, 2022
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week suggested that Windows 11 Pro edition users would need to use Microsoft accounts on new OS installs.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 18, 2022
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    LinkedIn's Glint employee feedback and assessment solution will become a part of Microsoft's Viva "employee experience platform" sometime in 2023, Microsoft announced.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 17, 2022
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    To raise its cloud and multicloud prospects, tech industry stalwart IBM announced its acquisition of Neudesic, a Microsoft National Systems Integrator and gold competency partner, for an undisclosed amount.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- February 16, 2022
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced on Monday that it now plans to reopen its Washington state campus on Feb. 28, since Covid-19 cases have declined.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 15, 2022
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced a public preview of certificate-based authentication for Azure Active Directory in a Monday announcement.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 14, 2022
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week announced a Microsoft 365 Business productivity suite limited-time promotional offer, largely for small businesses, which is targeting "Google G Suite legacy free edition" users.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 11, 2022
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has announced the dates for this year's Inspire partner conference, describing it as a digital event.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- February 10, 2022
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced Wednesday that enterprise users of Windows 365 services will soon be able to Azure Active Directory joins for Cloud PCs.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 09, 2022
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Due to regulatory objections the proposed $40 billion sale of chip maker Arm to Nvidia has been halted.  
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 08, 2022
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft commemorated the first year of Viva on Friday with news that the platform now has "more than 10 million monthly active users."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 04, 2022
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    IBM is carving out the data and analytics technologies from its Watson Health business and selling them to global investment firm Francisco Partners in a deal announced late last month.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- February 02, 2022
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Teams users can now chat with personal account Teams users situated outside their organizations, without switching tenancies. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 01, 2022
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Plus, why we're headed into a boom period for M&A. 
                    
			            - By RCP  Staff
- December 28, 2021