Microsoft also released the first service pack (SP1) of the current SQL Server 2008 R2, though its announcement took a back seat to all of the WPC news this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 13, 2011
"Windows Server 8," the code name for Microsoft's next-generation server that's still has not officially been announced, was shown off on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 13, 2011
Cloud.com, a provider of software for building private and public clouds, have been acquired by Citrix System, announced today. Terms of the deal have yet to be disclosed.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 12, 2011
New Dynamics CRM Online capabilities and benefits to the partner community will be coming from Microsoft in the fall.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 12, 2011
Today Microsoft unveiled a list of System Center Operations Manager 2012 improvements.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 12, 2011
Upcoming improvements to Microsoft's System Center Orchestrator 2012 were announced at the company's Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles today.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 12, 2011
Microsoft ISVs Strategy Companion and SwiftKnowledge are intent on filling in the gaps in Microsoft's BI offerings, which, the two companies say, are functional enough but appeal to only a subset of potential Microsoft BI consumers.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- July 11, 2011
With the Worldwide Partner Conference just around the corner, here are six topics Microsoft-watchers will be especially on the lookout for.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 08, 2011
Office XP will lose its extended lifecycle support next Tuesday, July 12, one Microsoft blog warned. Also on July 12, support for Vista SP1 will expire, according to another blog.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 08, 2011
Microsoft has updated its SkyDrive product to include improved document-collaboration capabilities in the Word Web App service, the company announced on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 08, 2011
With its much-anticipated suite, Microsoft is providing solid value at many different price points. The Office suite subscription option, especially, should jumpstart a lot of customer conversations.
- By J. Peter Bruzzese
- July 02, 2011
Windows Thin PC (WinTPC) is now available for download by Microsoft partners with silver and gold competencies in desktop and virtualization specialties.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 01, 2011
There are three reasons why Windows Phone "Mango" will finally move the needle for Microsoft in the smartphone market.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 01, 2011
Citing "cool" factor, partners see the next OS interface as unifying Microsoft's platforms. Concerns surround how the touch orientation will translate to the desktop, and whether thorny OEM and development issues find quick resolutions.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 01, 2011
The company's Hybrid Cloud Platform lets companies keep their data on-premises while leaving the managing to a provider. Everyone benefits.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 01, 2011