Microsoft is adding one more year to the support lifetimes of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 devices running Intel Skylake, the company said Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 21, 2016
A new preview build of Windows 10 introduces the long-anticipated extensions capability for Microsoft's Edge Web browser.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 18, 2016
Under certain circumstances, it will be possible for Windows 10 Mobile devices to access both personal and business resources using the same device but with different user credentials.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 17, 2016
After several delays, Microsoft on Thursday finally rolled out Windows 10 Mobile as a free upgrade to existing Windows Phone 8.1 users.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 17, 2016
Starting Tuesday, Office 365 subscribers will begin receiving access to Microsoft's new "reporting portal."
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 15, 2016
New research from Spiceworks Inc., a provider of tools and resources for IT pros, indicates that Microsoft Azure's lead over Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) in the Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) space is poised to grow.
- By David Ramel
- March 15, 2016
Microsoft's newest collaboration and document sharing server product reached the "release-to-manufacturing" (RTM) milestone on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 14, 2016
Microsoft announced the release of the latest update to its System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) device management product on Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 14, 2016
Organizations that need to license Microsoft software for just part of a year can now take advantage of new short-term options in Microsoft's Products and Services Agreement (MPSA).
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 11, 2016
The spotlight was on SQL Server 2016 at Thursday's Data Driven conference, where Microsoft gave its case for enterprises to ditch Oracle's database system for its own.
- By David Ramel
- March 10, 2016
Microsoft is readying some new features in its Skype for Business product, including a new "Cloud Connector" edition and "Project Rigel," which will shift gears for Microsoft's Skype for Business hardware partners.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 10, 2016
The transition away from traditional slate tablets like the iPad and toward "detachable" tablets like the Surface will soon translate into a significant market win for Microsoft.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 09, 2016
Microsoft's Dynamics AX product is now a full-fledged Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering on the Azure public cloud.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 09, 2016
The second of Microsoft's two planned Windows 10 updates this year has been delayed until the spring of 2017, according to media reports.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 07, 2016
Microsoft on Monday issued a release candidate (RC0) of its upcoming SQL Server 2016 database system, as well as announced its plans to enable SQL Server to run on Linux.
- By David Ramel
- March 07, 2016
The worldwide commercial rollout of Microsoft's Office 365 Admin Center management console will begin in a few weeks, Microsoft said on Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 05, 2016
Microsoft's newest disaster recovery and data recovery solution reached general availability this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 03, 2016
The new Azure Active Directory Identity Protection service, which aims to ward off compromised user accounts and configuration vulnerabilities, was released as a preview on Wednesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 02, 2016
The next round of updates to Microsoft's Dynamics CRM product, dubbed the "spring wave," will arrive in the second quarter, the company said on Wednesday.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 02, 2016
Microsoft on Tuesday took the wraps off a new anti-malware solution for Windows 10 called Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 01, 2016