The forthcoming Windows 10 "Creators Update" will include a new Security Center feature, Microsoft said this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 24, 2017
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).
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 24, 2017
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.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 24, 2017
Microsoft's FastTrack program, which is aimed at increasing business adoption of the company's various cloud products, is now available to facilitate Windows 10 and Dynamics 365 migrations.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 23, 2017
Organizations using Microsoft's Power BI service are now able to take advantage of enhanced Azure Active Directory reporting features.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 23, 2017
A preview of a new conditional access capability for Microsoft SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business users is now rolling out to "first release" testers.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 20, 2017
Microsoft has rolled out another benefit for organizations participating in its pay-as-you-go Windows 10 program: free upgrades to Windows 10 for older PCs.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 19, 2017
At this week's National Retail Federation (NRF) show in New York, Microsoft pitched its Azure blockchain-as-a-service technology as a way to help retailers streamline their supply chain operations.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 19, 2017
Administrators managing PC updates and network bandwidth issues could run into some snags when using Microsoft's Windows 10 update services.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 18, 2017
As part of its effort to democratize 3-D technologies, Microsoft on Tuesday announced its acquisition of Simplygon, a provider of 3-D solutions based in Sweden.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 17, 2017
Microsoft is changing the way it delivers Windows security updates to organizations starting next month.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 17, 2017
Microsoft on Friday announced its agreement to acquire Maluuba, a Montreal-based startup that Microsoft says has one of the world's most advanced natural language research labs.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 13, 2017
Windows Hello, Microsoft's password-less identification verification system, is being supported by a growing list of Microsoft partners that are building compatible hardware.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 13, 2017
The worldwide rollout of Microsoft's new Office 365 StaffHub scheduling service began on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 12, 2017
Last year's holiday shopping season wasn't enough to stave off the worldwide PC market's years-long slump, according to recent data from research firms IDC and Gartner Inc.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 12, 2017
Microsoft issued "Release Candidate 0" of its SharePoint Framework for developers on Monday, meaning the solution is in its final testing phases before becoming generally available.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 12, 2017
Starting next month, Microsoft will direct first-time buyers of its Azure services to Microsoft partners enrolled in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 11, 2017
Microsoft is buttressing Windows 10's privacy capabilities with the addition of two new features due to arrive in this spring's "Creators Update."
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 11, 2017
The latest test release of Windows 10, dubbed build 15002, is packed with several noteworthy capabilities.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 10, 2017
SharePoint Online subscribers should see a new capability that integrates SharePoint Team Sites with Office 365 Groups by the end of January, Microsoft said this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 10, 2017