Microsoft's mobile app for Office 365 administrators is now available for devices based on Google Android and Apple iOS.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 15, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows 8 was a big draw for RCPmag.com readers this year, but other products also made headlines. Here are the most-read news items of 2013.
                    
			            - By Redmond Channel Partner magazine  staff
- December 12, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week took part in the Dell World event to lay out various virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) capabilities enabled by Windows Server 2012 R2.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 11, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    From our Windows 8 and Surface 2 reviews to our MPN roadmap, here are the in-depth articles RCPmag.com readers paid the most attention to this year. 
                    
			            - By Redmond Channel Partner magazine  staff
- December 11, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Microsoft product release wave reportedly code-named "Threshold" comprises at least three future product "SKUs" (stock-keeping units) for Windows, according to a recent report.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 09, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Windows 8.1 "preview" beta release that became available in June will expire in January 2014, according to a Microsoft blog post.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 09, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently released Cumulative Update 3 (CU3) for Exchange Server 2013, as well as Update Rollup 3 (RU3) for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 06, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's proposed $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia's handset business has received the approval of federal antitrust regulators.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- December 04, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has not yet fully described its latest licensing changes, but organizations that specialize in translating the company's complex licensing offerings warned this week that they may include some unpleasant surprises for organizations. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 03, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft may be readying a spring 2014 update for Windows 8.1, as well as a wave of product releases for spring 2015, according to a report Monday by ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 02, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Alan Mulally and Satya Nadella have emerged as the two leading candidates to succeed outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, according to a report by Bloomberg on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- December 02, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently beefed up its Windows Azure offerings, making some services generally available and others available as "previews."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 02, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Office 365 Message Encryption will roll out to Office 365 subscribers in the first quarter of 2014, Microsoft announced on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
- November 25, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft gave a few tidbits recently about the forthcoming Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Exchange Server 2013.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 25, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    This summer's "One Microsoft" reorg is designed to help users of Microsoft's devices and services bridge their work and home lives, according to a high-ranking Microsoft executive on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 22, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Windows Azure, Office 365 and Outlook.com services suffered outages on Thursday, according to reports.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 22, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a smartphone app that would let Office 365 administrators monitor the health of their service from their mobile devices.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- November 21, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's free My Server 2012 R2 apps, which enable management capabilities and remote access to files on a server for end users, became available this month for Windows clients and Windows Phone devices.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 21, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft will roll out new touch improvements to SharePoint Online, particularly for SkyDrive Pro and SharePoint Sites, over "the next few weeks," the company said on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 20, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In anticipation of the holiday shopping period, Microsoft on Tuesday announced the launch of an online Microsoft Store on eBay.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- November 20, 2013