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
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Amazon Web Services announced a new pricing plan today for all its cloud services, including its CloudFront content delivery network. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- June 30, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    WEB EXCLUSIVE: In a major change from BPOS, 20 hosters with value-added services will handle their own customer billing for Office 365. VARs and MSPs must still go through Microsoft in the Partner of Record model.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- June 30, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    WEB EXCLUSIVE: (Previously "25 Things Partners Should Know About Office 365.") Microsoft just launched the much-anticipated successor to BPOS. Here's what every partner needs to know.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- June 29, 2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Office 365 is now officially available in 40 markets globally, the company announced today at a launch event in New York.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- June 28, 2011