A new security service for Microsoft's Azure platform will hit preview next month and become generally available later this year, Microsoft announced Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 22, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week launched Microsoft Flow, a mobile application designed to track workflows, for iOS devices.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 22, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week unveiled the first mobile platform release of its new SharePoint client experience, marketed as "your intranet in your pocket." 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 21, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Dell is in the process of selling off its Software Group's security, data analytics, and systems and information management solutions to private equity firm Francisco Partners and hedge fund operator Elliott Management.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- June 20, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft solution provider Nutanix has joined Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) in delivering solutions based on Microsoft's Azure Cloud Platform System (CPS).
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- June 17, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In a bid to bolster its evolving artificial intelligence (AI) vision, Microsoft on Thursday announced its acquisition of startup company Wand Labs Inc.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 16, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently took the wraps off its new Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) F-Series, aimed at organizations running "gaming servers, Web servers and batch processing." 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 15, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The latest version of Microsoft's Office 365 Admin App for Windows Phone and Android devices became available on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 14, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's announcement on Monday of its planned $26.2 billion acquisition of professional social network LinkedIn has left many industry watchers scratching their heads.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- June 14, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week began rolling out new Office 365 Groups management capabilities to its commercial and education subscribers.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 14, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced its plan to buy professional social network LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in cash and debt, which, if successful, would make it Microsoft's highest-valued acquisition in its 41-year history.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- June 13, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    TeamViewer, a provider of remote monitoring and meeting software based in Germany, is bringing its eponymous solution to Microsoft's Intune product, the two companies announced on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 10, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's new Azure Active Directory (AD) Enterprise State Roaming service for Windows 10 clients became generally available on Wednesday. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 10, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Starting this month, Office 365 commercial subscribers will begin receiving user experience improvements in SharePoint Online via Microsoft's "modern document libraries." 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 09, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has launched a new Web site to help independent software developers (ISVs) broadcast their applications' compatibility with Windows 10.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 09, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft gets an average of 70,000 requests a year from governments worldwide that are seeking information about Microsoft's business and consumer customers.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 08, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Monday began to roll out its Planner service to Office 365 education and business subscribers worldwide.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 06, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently clarified the differences between its Intune and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) products to help organizations decide on the client management solution that fits them best. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 06, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's new Advanced Security Management service began to roll out to Office 365 E5 subscribers on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 02, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In an intellectual property deal signed this week, low-cost device maker Xiaomi will allow Microsoft to put Office and Skype on its Android-based smartphones and tablets.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 02, 2016