Windows computing device sales so far haven't got much of a push from Windows 8's launch, according to The NPD Group, a consumer marketing firm that covers retail industries.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 30, 2012
Microsoft threw another wrench in the effort to define cloud computing when it ushered in its Cloud OS era with Windows Server 2012. But for partners, the new definition means that for once, they won't have to change as much as they thought.
- By Howard M. Cohen
- November 29, 2012
Microsoft will release Service Pack 3 for its Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) 2010 product in early 2013, the company said on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 29, 2012
Press reports suggest the next Windows client operating system from Microsoft, code-named "Blue," will see daylight sometime in mid-2013.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 29, 2012
Tami Reller, the new head of Microsoft's Windows division replacing Steven Sinofsky, touted Windows 8's success to financial analysts on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 28, 2012
The release of Windows 8 and the launch of Office 2013 early next year promise to play a key role in bringing cloud computing to the mainstream.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- November 27, 2012
To help with publishing Exchange 2013, Microsoft is planning update releases for its Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) and Unified Access Gateway (UAG) products.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 27, 2012
Hosting services providers have always been important stakeholders in Windows Server development. With the 2012 version and its Cloud OS emphasis, Microsoft hosters' needs come to the fore.
- By Scott Bekker
- November 26, 2012
Plano, Texas-based Microsoft hosting partner Layered Tech launched a cloud-based Microsoft Dynamics offering for U.S. government agencies earlier this month.
- By Gladys Rama
- November 26, 2012
Businesses may be slower to adopt Windows 8 than Windows 7, Forrester Research has concluded.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 17, 2012
Microsoft this week took the wraps off its roadmap and marketing vision for the upcoming Windows Embedded 8 product.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 16, 2012
Microsoft completed its acquisition of StorSimple, a provider of of cloud-integrated storage (CIS) appliances, on Thursday, one month after announcing the deal.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 16, 2012
Telecommunications giant AT&T is now offering Microsoft's Office 365 cloud productivity suite to small and midsize businesses (SMBs).
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 15, 2012
Just as the launch of Windows 8 last month was Microsoft's effort to "reimagine" Windows, the company is taking a similar tack with SharePoint 2013.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- November 14, 2012
Hewlett-Packard Co. has won a five-year, $36 million contract to transition the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to Office 365 for Government, Microsoft's cloud productivity suite for public-sector agencies.
- By Gladys Rama
- November 14, 2012