Apple on Tuesday launched a new iPhone, but it failed to live up to the expectations of those anticipating a major facelift to the popular smartphone.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- October 04, 2011
This week's sold-out SharePoint Conference in Anaheim, Calif. began with a Microsoft keynote touting the collaboration product's rapid growth. Now, a new survey from analyst firm Forrester Research is drilling down into the reasons for its rise.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 04, 2011
The era of Windows 8, for better or worse, has begun.
- By Scott Bekker
- October 03, 2011
Microsoft opened Day 1 of its SharePoint Conference 2011 in Anaheim, Calif. by talking about the upcoming release of the first major update to SharePoint Online.
- By Gladys Rama
- October 03, 2011
From a basics perspective, you should have documents that outline your value proposition, pricing and why a reseller should join your program, as well as contractual agreements.
- By Keith Lubner
- October 01, 2011
Former VP at CDW and poster child for Microsoft partners, Liz Eversoll, is starting a new firm focused on social, mobile, local and cloud.
- By Scott Bekker
- October 01, 2011
To say cloud providers are less than forthcoming on their approach to cloud security would be an understatement.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- October 01, 2011
According to a study commissioned by Azaleos Corp., one of Microsoft's top Gold Certified Partners, adoption of Microsoft SharePoint is growing, but its management costs are not decreasing. One reason cited is the lack of trained personnel.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 29, 2011
With Windows 8, Microsoft is edging toward the world of connected devices championed by its former chief software architect, Ray Ozzie.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 26, 2011
Microsoft recently debunked the claim that Windows 8 will not allow Linux OSes to coexist in a dual-boot configuration on PCs, based on use of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) standard.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 25, 2011
WEB EXCLUSIVE: The skinny and streamlined group of Windows PCs that Microsoft recently showed off seems to reference some of Apple's design philosophy -- even though Microsoft may never admit it outright.
- By Scott Bekker
- September 24, 2011
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft's recent Build conference gave partners -- and the world -- the first in-depth look at the forthcoming Windows 8 operating system. From the radically different UI to Hyper-V support, here are the top 10 features Microsoft revealed at Build that partners should pay close attention to.
- By Scott Bekker
- September 23, 2011
Rajat Taneja, a 15-year Microsoft veteran who most recently served as the vice president of Microsoft's Commerce Division, is leaving the company to become CTO of game software publisher Electronic Arts (EA), a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed.
- By Gladys Rama
- September 23, 2011
Analysts at consultancy Directions on Microsoft summarized the basic feature changes for Windows 8 and Windows Server 8 that Microsoft outlined during last week's Build conference, as well as speculated on future trends.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 23, 2011
Microsoft spent some time at last week's Build conference to spotlight how five of its major partners -- Cisco, NEC, 5nine, Broadcom and inMon -- are already using the extensible virtual switch in Hyper-V 3.0 for Windows Server 8.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 21, 2011