Symantec Corp. on Tuesday announced it has sold its data-management arm, Veritas Technologies Corp., in a cash deal worth $8 billion.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- August 11, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft will release the third technical preview of Windows Server 2016 sometime in August, according to a Tweet by Gabriel Aul, vice president of engineering systems for Microsoft's Windows and Devices Group.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 11, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Google on Monday unveiled its new parent company, the publicly traded "Alphabet," as part of a groundbreaking restructuring effort.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- August 10, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Select Windows 10 users can now download Microsoft's DVD Player for Windows 10 from the the Windows Store for free.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 10, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) 2016, the successor to Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2, became generally available on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 06, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft issued Windows 10's "first" cumulative update on Wednesday, just one week after the operating system officially launched.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 05, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is slowly releasing its tools for deploying and managing Windows 10. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 05, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week rolled out Sway, its new presentation and design solution, to select Office 365 subscribers worldwide, as well as to Windows 10 tablet and PC users. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 05, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Businesses should start setting up test groups now that Microsoft's new operating system has been released, according to a recent presentation by Stephen Kleynhans, vice president for the Mobile and Client Computing Group at Gartner Inc.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 04, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Organizations making the move to Windows 10 will have more to assess than a simple client interface revamp. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 03, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released Windows 10 on Wednesday, but organizations thinking about deploying the new OS will have to wade through some fine print to understand just what is available and what business features are still lagging.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 30, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is urging patience for users who are trying -- and failing -- to download the free upgrade to Windows 10 on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- July 29, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Microsoft client operating system enters a "new era" Wednesday with broad availability of Windows 10.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- July 29, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft held its biggest launch event for an operating system two decades ago. Computer and electronics stores all over the world opened at midnight to mark the release of Windows 95, the desktop OS that ushered in the mainstream PC era. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- July 29, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    On Tuesday, Citrix announced that Mark Templeton, Citrix's president since 1998 and CEO since 2001, will retire after a successor has been chosen. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- July 28, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is reportedly in talks to acquire Tel Aviv-based Adallom, a provider of cloud security solutions, for $320 million.
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
- July 24, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A revamped version of Power BI, Microsoft's cloud-based analytics and data visualization tool, became generally available on Friday, replacing the old "Power BI for Office 365" version.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- July 24, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently updated its iOS-based Office apps to enable users to view protected files on their iPhone and iPad devices.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- July 23, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The first public preview of Microsoft's next-generation e-mail server became available on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- July 22, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday reported a loss for its fiscal fourth quarter that was largely due to the huge write-down the company took on the value of its Nokia acquisition, although declining Windows revenues also played a part.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- July 21, 2015