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Microsoft Adds Cisco To List of Azure Stack System Partners

Microsoft this week announced the addition of datacenter and networking giant Cisco to its list of approved hardware partners for the upcoming Azure Stack solution.

Microsoft Centralizes Mobile and Identity Management with EMS Upgrade

Microsoft is readying a new console for its Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) service that aims to simplify tasks related to identity management and mobile device management (MDM).

Microsoft Rolls Out Patent Protections for Azure Users

Microsoft on Wednesday launched a new program called "Microsoft Azure IP Advantage" that aims to protect organizations using Azure services against against intellectual property (IP) claims.

Microsoft Adds Team Controls, Gmail Support to Flow

Microsoft is bringing several new capabilities to its workflow automation tool, the company announced this week.

AWS Keeps Cloud Lead Despite 'Strong Growth' by Microsoft

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is still the runaway leader of the public cloud market, recent gains by other vendors aside, according to a pair of recent studies.

Gov't Security Group Warns of Windows Zero-Day Flaw

Windows systems are vulnerable to zero-day attacks that exploit the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, according to an advisory issued last week by the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT).

Dynamics 365 Among Add-In Apps Now in Outlook iOS

Users of Microsoft's Mobile Outlook e-mail client can now use new add-in applications, including Microsoft's own Dynamics 365 and Translator apps.

Google Makes Moves Against Office 365 in Enterprise

Google is readying a slew of enterprise-focused features for its G Suite productivity platform in a bid to cut into the subscription base of rival Microsoft Office 365.

Microsoft Updates Azure AD B2B, Releases 'Tenant Restrictions'

This week marked the rollout of several new Azure Active Directory (AD) capabilities designed to increase security and collaboration.

Windows 10 'Creators Update' Getting Edge Improvements

Microsoft this week detailed some improvements coming to its Edge browser with this spring's Windows 10 "Creators Update."

Microsoft Gives 'Teams' Update, Still Set for Q1 Release

Microsoft recently gave a progress report on its upcoming Microsoft Teams chat service, which has been in the preview stage since November.

Microsoft's 'Clutter' Replacement Slow To Arrive for Some Users

Microsoft's "Focused Inbox" feature for Outlook, the replacement for the older Clutter feature that apparently didn't work too well for some organizations, has been delayed for some users, Microsoft said recently.

Microsoft Updates Office 365 E-Discovery, Adds Yammer Features

Microsoft this week announced a few Office 365 additions and changes, including one that will affect electronic search-and-discovery operations for organizations that use SharePoint Online and Exchange Online.

Microsoft Revenues and EPS Beat Expectations in Q2

Azure, Office 365 and "intelligent cloud" drove Microsoft earnings and revenue growth during the quarter-ended Dec. 31, 2016, and the company's Windows business showed signs of improvement.

Microsoft Improves Office 365's E-Mail Security Service

Microsoft is delivering two new features to its Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection solution: "URL Detonation" and "Dynamic Delivery."

Microsoft Rolls Out January Updates to Office 365

Office 365 subscribers saw several new improvements from Microsoft this month.

Microsoft Lights Up New OneDrive for Business Features

Commercial Office 365 subscribers can now begin to access new OneDrive for Business improvements, including file synchronization and management enhancements, Microsoft announced on Tuesday.

New Security Center Coming to Windows 10 'Creators Update'

The forthcoming Windows 10 "Creators Update" will include a new Security Center feature, Microsoft said this week.

Microsoft Taps Chief LinkedIn Engineer as Its CTO

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has named Kevin Scott, senior vice president of engineering at LinkedIn, to the newly created position of Microsoft chief technology officer (CTO).

LANDesk, Heat Software Combine To Form Ivanti

LANDesk and Heat Software have merged into a company called Ivanti that aims to provide a broad suite of cloud-based IT service management (ITSM) solutions focused on endpoint configuration, security and reporting.