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Microsoft Begins Taking Windows 8.1 Preorders

Windows 8.1, the anticipated update to Microsoft's newest desktop operating system, became available for preorders on Wednesday via the Microsoft Store.

2013 Winner: Intellinet Corp.

In mid-2010, Atlanta-based Intellinet Corp. was struggling. A tough recession in the technology services industry and a strategic plan that had not kept up with the changing marketplace had plagued the firm's productivity.

2013 Winner: Axis Group

Albert Hughes felt a little skittish when SAP AG announced it was buying Business Objects in 2007.

2013 Winner: Envision LLC

Sometimes overnight success takes decades. That's been the case for one of the 2013 RCP Rocket Award winners, Envision LLC.

Microsoft Allows Subscription Pricing for Office Store Apps

Starting Tuesday, Microsoft independent software vendors (ISV) will be able to submit subscription-based Office Store apps via the Seller Dashboard.

Microsoft To Merge Management Summit with TechEd 2014

Microsoft will fold its Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) event into its TechEd conference starting in 2014, the company said on Tuesday.

On the Theme of Executive Change in Microsoft

The upper levels of Microsoft's org chart have been a hive of activity in recent months, from CEO Steve Ballmer's retirement announcement to an executive shakeup in the channel group. RCP's October issue goes behind the changes -- what they are, and what they mean for partners.

How To Get Customer Leads from Microsoft

According to this former Microsoft field rep, there is no magical lead fountain -- getting leads from Microsoft is a multi-step process.

Microsoft Executive Tracker: Rundown of Recent Organizational Changes

Ripples of huge changes start at the top and are spreading throughout the organization.

Microsoft Releases Details on Government Surveillance Requests

A report released by Microsoft this week lists six months' worth of requests from global law enforcement agencies for information on customers' online services use.

Microsoft Delivers Multi-Factor Authentication to Windows Azure

Microsoft on Thursday launched its Windows Azure-based multi-factor authentication product, previously code-named "Active Authentication" in its preview phase.

Microsoft, Oracle Talk Up Cloud Partnership at OpenWorld

The keynote talk from Microsoft's Brad Anderson on Tuesday detailed the fruits of a partnership inked just this summer between the two software giants.

Microsoft Details Improvements to Power BI for Office 365 Preview

Microsoft on Wednesday announced some new features in the preview version of Power BI for Office 365.

Windows Azure Helps Small Partner Score Huge Deal

How one small Microsoft partner in the U.K. leveraged the Windows Azure cloud service to win a huge contract against consortiums of IT giants -- enabling a more robust solution at a lower cost than traditional IT approaches could promise.

Report: Dell Is Latest OEM To Abandon Windows RT

Microsoft may be the last device maker to still be manufacturing devices running its Windows RT operating system, according to media reports this week.