Microsoft is rolling out its new per-user Windows licensing option next month, introducing a number of changes that organizations with volume licensing will have to learn.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 17, 2014
Microsoft on Thursday acquired Israel-based identity and access management firm Aorato Ltd. for an undisclosed amount.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 13, 2014
The "Clutter" e-mail prioritization feature that Microsoft debuted in March is now starting to be rolled out to Office 365 business users.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 13, 2014
The next version of Lync, Microsoft's unified communications platform for enterprises, will be renamed "Skype for Business" sometime in the first half of 2015, Microsoft said on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 12, 2014
Rackspace announced during its third quarter earnings report on Monday that it is joining Microsoft's Cloud OS Network, an elite hosting program that aims to provide Microsoft Azure-compatible third-party cloud services.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- November 12, 2014
Over 90 percent of businesses have, at some level, adopted cloud computing practices, according to a recent study by CompTIA Inc.
- By Keith Ward
- November 11, 2014
On the heels of its announcement that it is expanding the capabilities of Office for iPad and iPhone at no cost, Microsoft has launched a refund program for qualifying iPad Office 365 users.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 07, 2014
Users of Office apps on iPads or iPhones can now create and edit documents at no cost, Microsoft said on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 07, 2014
Touch-based Microsoft Office apps, already available for the Apple iOS platform, are now also enabled for all Google Android-based devices.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 06, 2014
Quentin Clark, a former corporate vice president at Microsoft, has been named the new chief technology officer of German software company SAP.
- By Gladys Rama
- November 06, 2014
Samsung has returned fire at Microsoft's breach-of-contract claims that are part of a legal battle between the two companies over an Android intellectual property deal.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 06, 2014
Microsoft is adding per-user licensing options for its Windows Software Assurance (SA) and Virtual Desktop Access (VDA) plans, in addition to the existing per-device licensing.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 05, 2014
Microsoft on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with Dropbox that will bring better integration between its Office product and the Dropbox cloud storage service.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 04, 2014
Microsoft turned the spotlight on the next versions of Dynamics CRM and Dynamics AX during Tuesday's kickoff of its Convergence Europe conference.
- By Gladys Rama
- November 04, 2014
Microsoft on Sunday launched a preview of "RemoteIE," a free service that delivers the latest version of the Internet Explorer (IE) browser across Windows, Apple and Android platforms.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 04, 2014
Microsoft recently announced the general availability of a new single-agent, anti-malware solution for various Azure services, including Virtual Machines.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 03, 2014
Microsoft on Friday released the new version of its Outlook for Mac software for Office 365 users.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 31, 2014
Microsoft on Wednesday took the wraps off a wearable technology product called "Microsoft Band," as well as a new cloud-enabled health platform to support apps and devices.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 31, 2014
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled several upcoming Office 365 improvements, including mobile device management (MDM) and data loss protection (DLP) controls.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 28, 2014
Microsoft launched several new services during Tuesday's kickoff of the TechEd Europe conference that are aimed at simplifying the deployment, security and management of apps running in the Microsoft Azure cloud.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- October 28, 2014