Microsoft and Accenture on Monday unveiled a prototype of a new technology that lets individuals use biometrics to create digital identities based on the blockchain Ethereum protocol.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 19, 2017
Microsoft has pulled the plug on its long-running Security Compliance Manager (SCM) tool, the company recently announced.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 19, 2017
Microsoft's Azure Active Directory service now supports single sign-on access to legacy Web applications with this week's release of PingAccess with Azure AD.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 16, 2017
Microsoft's Surface family of devices -- including the Surface Laptop, Surface Pro and Surface Studio -- is coming to more markets worldwide, the company said this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 16, 2017
Microsoft on Thursday said it will issue two updates per year for Windows Server starting this fall, mirroring the new update schedule it has adopted for Windows 10, System Center and Office 365 ProPlus.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 15, 2017
Microsoft this week announced it has joined the Cloud Foundry Foundation, solidifying its relationship with the popular open source cloud platform.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 15, 2017
Think of the first release of the on-premises cloud appliance as a modest version of Microsoft's final goal.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 14, 2017
Verizon Communications on Tuesday completed its purchase of Yahoo, a pioneer in search advertising that was once eyed by Microsoft as a potential buy.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 14, 2017
Microsoft's latest round of security updates took the unusual step of releasing "critical" updates for older Windows systems to protect against "potential nation-state activity."
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 13, 2017
As part of its transition to Dynamics 365, Microsoft is preparing to replace its Parature solution with the Dynamics 365 Customer Service application.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 13, 2017
The "Premium" version of Microsoft's Power BI data analytics offering is now generally available.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 12, 2017
A month after the "WannCry"/"WannaCrypt" outbreak, Microsoft is touting the ways that the Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703) protects users against ransomware.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 12, 2017
As Microsoft expands the reach of FastTrack quarter-by-quarter with little guidance on what's coming next, partners struggle to stay ahead of the program with higher-value services.
- By Barb Levisay
- June 12, 2017
Recent intellectual property claims made by Intel Corp. are posing a potential roadblock to Microsoft and Qualcomm's plans to bring Windows 10 to ARM-based devices.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 09, 2017
Microsoft's Skype for Business unified communications product is now integrated with the VMware Horizon virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution, VMware said this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 09, 2017