With Microsoft's aging e-mail server set to lose extended support on April 8, organizations have a host of options -- both on-premises and in the cloud -- to migrate to.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 12, 2014
Microsoft's 10-year-old Exchange Server 2003 product will reach the end of its "extended support" phase on April 8, the company reminded users in a blog post this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 11, 2014
Google on Monday kicked off a referral program to promote its Google Apps for Business product in U.S. and Canadian markets.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 11, 2014
In a move to alleviate its slipping OS market share, Microsoft is reportedly slashing Windows 8.1 licensing costs for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that make lower-priced devices.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 10, 2014
SMBs are ready for Microsoft to let DaaS out of the box now, but Microsoft licensing policies are holding the market back, argues VDI consultant Michael Fraser.
- By Michael Fraser
- March 10, 2014
Microsoft recently made available a new Windows Enterprise edition "standalone upgrade" offering that does not require Software Assurance (SA) coverage.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 05, 2014
Windows 8.1 Update 1 is now at the final stages of development, according to several reports on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 05, 2014
For users who have still not moved off Windows XP, Microsoft plans to offer Laplink's PCmover Express tool for free.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 04, 2014
The next releases of Microsoft's Exchange Server and SharePoint Server products will not arrive until next year.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 04, 2014
Microsoft will release its OneDrive for Business product, formerly named SkyDrive Pro, as a standalone service in April.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 03, 2014
Microsoft is using this week's SharePoint Conference to make some broader announcements, including two new social networking technologies for Office 365 and SharePoint Online that are planned for release sometime this year.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 03, 2014
Partners, Microsoft campaigns and upgrade cycles got most users off Windows XP. The holdouts appear resigned to riding the OS into the abyss of non-security support.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 01, 2014
Microsoft on Thursday gave a few details about OneDrive for Business, the company's business-grade document storage service based on SharePoint Online technology.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 27, 2014
Microsoft on Tuesday announced that Service Pack 1 for Office Office 2013, Exchange 2013 and SharePoint 2013 is now available.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 25, 2014
Microsoft on Sunday confirmed that Windows 8.1 Update 1 will be released sometime this spring, alongside an update to Windows Server 2012 R2.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 24, 2014