Microsoft recently released Cumulative Update 3 (CU3) for Exchange Server 2013, as well as Update Rollup 3 (RU3) for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 06, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft may be readying a spring 2014 update for Windows 8.1, as well as a wave of product releases for spring 2015, according to a report Monday by ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 02, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently beefed up its Windows Azure offerings, making some services generally available and others available as "previews."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 02, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Office 365 Message Encryption will roll out to Office 365 subscribers in the first quarter of 2014, Microsoft announced on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
- November 25, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft gave a few tidbits recently about the forthcoming Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Exchange Server 2013.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 25, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Windows Azure, Office 365 and Outlook.com services suffered outages on Thursday, according to reports.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 22, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's free My Server 2012 R2 apps, which enable management capabilities and remote access to files on a server for end users, became available this month for Windows clients and Windows Phone devices.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 21, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft will roll out new touch improvements to SharePoint Online, particularly for SkyDrive Pro and SharePoint Sites, over "the next few weeks," the company said on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 20, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Previously available as part of Office 365, Microsoft's Rights Management Service (RMS) is now available commercially, including for premises-based installations.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 19, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Two months after acquiring Axceler's SharePoint tools business, major Microsoft ISV Metalogix last week said it has acquired Idera's SharePoint arm for an undisclosed amount.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- October 28, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Lync Server 2013 is now supported on Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft indicated this month.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 28, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this month rolled out a slew of new services to Windows Azure as part of an update designed to integrate the cloud platform with Microsoft's latest flagship software offerings.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 24, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A recent Forrester Research survey indicates that most enterprises are choosing to forgo Microsoft's cloud-based SharePoint Online service, and are instead using SharePoint Server 2010.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 24, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Windows 8.1 engineers last week hosted a Reddit "ask me anything" (AMA) discussion to answer questions about the recently released Windows 8.1.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 22, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Three major Microsoft products officially hit their "general availability" release milestones on Friday: Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 18, 2013