Microsoft on Wednesday turned the spotlight on new Windows 10 features that are designed to protect against identity theft, inadvertent data disclosures and the installation of malware.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 23, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and IBM on Wednesday said they are partnering to ensure that some of their respective database and middleware offerings can run on both the IBM Cloud and Microsoft Azure.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- October 22, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The first new public build of the Windows 10 technical preview is now available. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 21, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's mobile device business will officially be called "Microsoft Lumia," replacing the Windows Phone and Nokia Lumia brands, according to a media report on Monday.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- October 21, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently turned the spotlight on a new finance program that pays for Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS) technical support costs.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 21, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is partnering with Dell on an offering that integrates hardware from the computer manufacturer with Microsoft's Azure, Windows Server and System Center products.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- October 20, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IBM on Monday announced it will pay semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries $1.5 billion to take over IBM's struggling chip business.
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
- October 20, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has disclosed that it is axing a number of features from its SharePoint Online product, apparently as part of an effort to urge users toward Yammer. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 20, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft will fold several of its previously separate technology events into one conference in May 2015 called "Microsoft Ignite," the company announced on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 16, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The next version of Microsoft's Windows Server product will support Docker containers, Microsoft announced on Wednesday. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- October 15, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Another build of the Windows 10 technical preview will be "coming soon," Microsoft said Monday, less than two weeks after releasing the first technical preview.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 14, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and Salesforce.com will launch a number of offerings integrating Office and Windows with Salesforce.com's CRM platform in 2015.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- October 14, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Thursday announced a new Surface Pro 3 promotion and support program for business users, even as media reports speculate whether the company would discontinue the product. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 10, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Data released on Wednesday by both IDC and Gartner Inc. show slight declines in worldwide PC shipments during the third quarter. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 09, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Wednesday announced it has begun to roll out new document collaboration capabilities to some Office 365 subscribers, with full availability expected by next month.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 09, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Intune will become "Microsoft Intune" after its next major update, Microsoft announced on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 08, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled a new cloud-based solution for sales departments that bundles Dynamics CRM Online, Office 365 and Power BI.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- October 08, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Two Microsoft cloud-based solutions became generally available recently: Disaster Recovery to Azure and Redis Cache services.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 07, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An Android cross-licensing contract with Samsung had been yielding Microsoft $1 billion each year in payments from the South Korea-based manufacturer.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 06, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The next version of Dynamics SL, one of four Microsoft enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, is now generally available.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- October 06, 2014