Microsoft is urging patience for users who are trying -- and failing -- to download the free upgrade to Windows 10 on Wednesday.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 29, 2015
The Microsoft client operating system enters a "new era" Wednesday with broad availability of Windows 10.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 29, 2015
Microsoft held its biggest launch event for an operating system two decades ago. Computer and electronics stores all over the world opened at midnight to mark the release of Windows 95, the desktop OS that ushered in the mainstream PC era.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 29, 2015
On Tuesday, Citrix announced that Mark Templeton, Citrix's president since 1998 and CEO since 2001, will retire after a successor has been chosen.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 28, 2015
From its uncharacteristic embrace of third-party platforms to its rapid delivery of new cloud services, Microsoft has been steadily shedding its reputation as a slow-moving behemoth.
- By M.S. Partner
- July 27, 2015
Microsoft is reportedly in talks to acquire Tel Aviv-based Adallom, a provider of cloud security solutions, for $320 million.
- By Chris Paoli
- July 24, 2015
A revamped version of Power BI, Microsoft's cloud-based analytics and data visualization tool, became generally available on Friday, replacing the old "Power BI for Office 365" version.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 24, 2015
Microsoft recently updated its iOS-based Office apps to enable users to view protected files on their iPhone and iPad devices.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 23, 2015
The first public preview of Microsoft's next-generation e-mail server became available on Wednesday.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 22, 2015
Microsoft on Tuesday reported a loss for its fiscal fourth quarter that was largely due to the huge write-down the company took on the value of its Nokia acquisition, although declining Windows revenues also played a part.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 21, 2015
Windows 10 will lose mainstream support on on Oct. 13, 2020, and extended support five years later on Oct. 14, 2025.
- By Chris Paoli
- July 21, 2015
VMware and Microsoft are the two undisputed leaders in x86 server virtualization infrastructure, according to Gartner's 2015 "Magic Quadrant" report.
- By Keith Ward
- July 21, 2015
Which Microsoft partners have racked up the most competencies in 2015? We scour the Pinpoint partner directory to find out.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 20, 2015
Cortana, Microsoft's natural-language digital assistant technology, will soon have an expanded user base that covers more countries and platforms.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 20, 2015
Rackspace this week announced that it will begin offering managed support services for Microsoft's Azure cloud platform.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 17, 2015