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Microsoft Partner Offers Reprieve from Windows XP's End-of-Life

Paris-based Arkoon Network Security will launch a product this fall that will give organizations running Windows XP the kind of patch support that Microsoft will discontinue after the operating system loses support.

Microsoft Launches Windows Azure Hyper-V Recovery Manager Preview

Microsoft's Windows Azure-based disaster recovery solution for private clouds is now available as a limited public preview.

Microsoft: Windows XP Faces Endless 'Zero Day' After Support Ends

Microsoft recently warned organizations against continuing to use Windows XP after its "extended support" phase ends on April 8, 2014.

Microsoft: Windows 8.1 and R2 Server Products Coming October

Microsoft has made it official: The next wave of Windows client and datacenter products will all be released on Oct. 18.

Microsoft's Exchange Server Update Rollout Hits a Snag

Microsoft updated several versions of its Exchange Server product on Tuesday, but later pulled the parts of the release related to Exchange 2013.

Microsoft Hit with Class-Action Suit over Surface RT

A securities litigation firm has filed a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft over Surface RT sales disclosures.

Microsoft Rolls Out Set of Windows Azure Improvements

Microsoft on Monday unveiled five new improvements to its Windows Azure cloud platform, including SQL Server AlwaysOn support.

Microsoft To Launch New Cloud and Server Licensing Plan in Q4

For organizations heavily focused on its cloud, server and management technologies, Microsoft is planning to roll out a new Enterprise Agreement license option called "Server and Cloud Enrollment" (SCE).

UPDATED: Microsoft Raising Price on Windows Server 2012 R2

Two editions of Microsoft's forthcoming Windows Server 2012 R2 product will come with price increases, according to recently released Microsoft documentation.

Acer Cuts Back on Windows Products; ASUS Kills Windows RT Line

Top executives from Acer Inc. and ASUSTek Computer Inc. said this week that their companies are planning to scale down production of some of their Windows-based hardware.

Microsoft To Make Office 365 Uptime Data Public

Microsoft will now publicly disclose the availability statistics for its cloud-based Office 365 service, the company announced on Thursday.

Report: Second-Gen Surface in Works, Nvidia CEO Says

Despite struggling with its Surface line of tablets, a recent CNET report suggests Microsoft is plowing ahead with developing the Surface 2.

Windows 8 Gets One of Its Largest Tablet Deployments in Japan

A life insurance company in Japan is rolling out one of the largest known deployments of Windows 8-based tablets.

Microsoft Rolls Out Office 365 Subscription 'Switch Wizard'

A new "switch wizard" for Office 365 subscribers makes it easier and faster to switch between plans.

Windows Tablets Make Gains Despite Windows RT, Surface Troubles

Shipments of tablets running Windows experienced a 527 percent year-over-year growth in the second quarter of 2013, market research firm IDC reported Monday.