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Office 2016 Released, Features Collaboration Improvements

As expected, Office 2016, Microsoft's next-generation productivity suite for Windows, became generally available on Tuesday.

Microsoft Restores Skype Service After 12-Hour Outage

The consumer version of Skype, Microsoft's voice and video calling service, was unavailable for a significant part of Monday.

Enterprise Mobility Suite Emerges as Microsoft's 'Hottest' Product

Though EMS is still relatively new, Microsoft is touting the mobility management offering as a major competitor of established solutions from Citrix, IBM and VMware.

Microsoft Using Linux in Azure Cloud Switch Platform

Microsoft raised eyebrows last week when it revealed that its new Azure Cloud Switch (ACS) datacenter operating system has a Linux core.

Revamped Office 365 Admin Center Rolls Out

Microsoft on Thursday launched a preview of its newly designed Office 365 Admin Center.

Microsoft Extends Partnership with Salesforce to Cloud-Based IoT

At Wednesday's Dreamforce conference keynote, the spotlight was on Microsoft's partnership with CRM rival Salesforce.com.

Microsoft, Salesforce Announce New Integrated Offerings

Sometime rivals Microsoft and Salesforce.com this week shared their latest plans to integrate their various enterprise productivity offerings.

Office 365 Import Service Released to Preview

Organizations looking to migrate large amounts of data to Microsoft's datacenters can now test drive the new Office 365 Import Service option.

Microsoft Extends CSP to Dynamics CRM: A Partner's Perspective

For the first time, Dynamics partners can take advantage of the biggest change to Microsoft's cloud business model.

Microsoft Brings Windows 10 Start Menu to Windows RT

Windows RT users are mostly shut out of the new features available in Windows 10, but they can at least take advantage of Windows 10's Start Menu.

Microsoft: Office 2016 Service Models To Echo Windows 10

Office 2016 will arrive with service models that are "consistent" with the approach Microsoft has used with Windows 10, the company explained this week.

Microsoft Buys Android Lockscreen Developer

A Microsoft executive recently confirmed that the company has purchased Double Labs Inc., a developer of lockscreens for Android devices.

After Missteps, Microsoft Gets Its Cloud Partner Messaging Right

Microsoft turned off many partners last year when it flubbed the announcement of its Office 365 onboarding plans. This year, the messaging has been decidedly more partner-friendly.

Microsoft's Office Online Server Hits Preview Stage

A preview version of Office Online Server, Microsoft's solution for running Office Web Apps via an organization's premises-based servers, is now available.

SharePoint 2016 Preview Gets System Center Boost

Microsoft recently rolled out a preview of a new Management Pack for System Center 2012 Operations Manager that supports the newly released SharePoint Server 2016 IT preview.