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Remember: M&A Doesn't Have To Be All or Nothing

It sometimes makes more sense for a company to sell off just one segment of its business than all of it. The hard part, of course, is letting go.

Microsoft Launches Preview of Office 365 'Boards' Feature

A new content tagging feature called "boards" will begin rolling out in preview form this week for select Microsoft Office 365 subscribers.

Microsoft Refreshes Parature Solution with Spring '15 Release

The "Spring '15" release of Parature, a key component of Microsoft's Dynamics CRM product, is now available.

GALLERY: Windows Systems Abound at CES 2015

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Manufacturers showed off dozens of Windows devices, at reasonable prices, at the annual Las Vegas gathering this week.

Microsoft Officially Axes SharePoint Online's Public Website Tool

An obscure Microsoft support article from December confirms that the company plans to remove the Public Website feature from its SharePoint Online service offerings.

Windows 10 Will Reportedly Have New 'Spartan' Browser

The next version of Microsoft's desktop operating system will not run Internet Explorer, but will instead have a new Web browser that's currently in development.

Internet Explorer Chief Dean Hachamovitch Leaving Microsoft

Dean Hachamovitch, a 24-year Microsoft veteran and former corporate vice president of Internet Explorer, is leaving the company.

Microsoft Begins Rollout of Windows Phone 'Denim' Update

"Denim," the update for Lumia devices running Windows Phone 8.1, has begun rolling out to some customers, Microsoft said on Thursday.

Microsoft Adds Windows Client Support to Azure Backup

Microsoft's Azure Backup service is now capable of backing up data from Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 machines, thanks to an update released this week.

Microsoft Irons Out Bluescreen Problems in Windows 10 Preview

Microsoft has fixed the major bluescreen problems that have been reported by testers of some Windows 10 preview builds, the company said this week.

The Care and Feeding of Partner-to-Partner Relationships

Forging and nurturing a relationship with another Microsoft partner takes a lot of hard work. Here are 10 tips to help you turn that relationship into a reliable revenue driver -- for you, your partner and Microsoft.

Salesforce.com Bridges Gap with SharePoint and OneDrive Files

Salesforce.com on Wednesday unveiled its new Salesforce Files Connect product, which is designed to bridge its cloud-based CRM services with file repositories from other companies, including Microsoft.

Microsoft Folds Yammer Enterprise into Office 365 for Kiosks

Microsoft on Tuesday announced that one of its Office 365 kiosk-style plans, Office 365 "Enterprise K1," will now have enterprise social networking capabilities via Yammer Enterprise.

How To Develop Your IP for the 'Internet of Things'

The first step for Microsoft partners, Howard argues, is to acknowledge that there is no "Internet of Things."

RCP's 2014 Wrap-Up: Top 10 Blogs and Commentary of the Year

Microsoft's Action Pack revamp was a hot topic, but so were Satya Nadella's epic-length "vision statement" and Windows Phone's continuing troubles. Here are the most popular blog posts and columns of 2014.