Microsoft is expected to release several no-cost enhancements to Windows Azure Active Directory (WAAD) by year's end.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 07, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Dell this week took the wraps off its refreshed line of tablets and notebook PCs, including several that run Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 8.1.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- October 04, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows 8.1, the anticipated update to Microsoft's newest desktop operating system, became available for preorders on Wednesday via the Microsoft Store.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- October 03, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) this week rejected motions filed by communications service providers including Microsoft and Google to disclose the number of national security surveillance requests they receive.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 03, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft will fold its Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) event into its TechEd conference starting in 2014, the company said on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 01, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Starting Tuesday, Microsoft independent software vendors (ISV) will be able to submit subscription-based Office Store apps via the Seller Dashboard.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- October 01, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A report released by Microsoft this week lists six months' worth of requests from global law enforcement agencies for information on customers' online services use.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 27, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Ripples of huge changes start at the top and are spreading throughout the organization.
                    
			            - By Redmond Channel Partner magazine  staff
- September 27, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Thursday launched its Windows Azure-based multi-factor authentication product, previously code-named "Active Authentication" in its preview phase.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 26, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Wednesday announced some new features in the preview version of Power BI for Office 365.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 25, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft may be the last device maker to still be manufacturing devices running its Windows RT operating system, according to media reports this week.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- September 25, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The keynote talk from Microsoft's Brad Anderson on Tuesday detailed the fruits of a partnership inked just this summer between the two software giants.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- September 25, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An industry study of 750 organizations indicates that over a quarter still have not completely moved off the aging Windows XP operating system. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 24, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Novell has lost its appeal in a case that alleged Microsoft abused its Windows monopoly to gain market share for Microsoft Office. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 24, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The new Surface Pro 2 and Surface 2 devices shown Monday come with better speeds, feeds and battery life, as well as a new generation of accessories.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker, Jeffrey  Schwartz
- September 23, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited has reached a preliminary agreement to purchase device maker BlackBerry for $4.7 billion, the two companies announced Monday.
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
- September 23, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Server 2012 R2 still cannot properly run any versions of Exchange, Microsoft said last week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 23, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's annual Financial Analyst Meeting on Thursday featured talks by top executives, including outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer, who clarified the company's new structure and detailed a shift in the company's focus to "high-value activities."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 20, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday provided details for how those not currently running Windows 8 can purchase the forthcoming Windows 8.1 operating system update.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- September 17, 2013
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's TechNet and MSDN subscribers can now access the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows 8.1 Enterprise.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 17, 2013