Microsoft is slashing the prices of many of its Office 365 plans by about 20 percent effective immediately, the company said this week.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 16, 2012
Microsoft revealed more details about Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8 this week, but much of the reaction has been skeptical.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 16, 2012
In an informal survey, Mike tries to figure out what's causing the tension between software vendors and their partners -- and what they can do to alleviate it.
- By Mike Harvath
- March 15, 2012
Market research firm Gartner projects weak growth in worldwide PC shipments in 2012, but predicts a stronger showing in 2013 due to rising interest in "ultrabooks" and Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 8 operating system.
- By Leila Meyer
- March 15, 2012
Browser makers face an unfamiliar hurdle with Windows 8, but both Mozilla and Google said they are building browsers that will work with the new operating system.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 15, 2012
Two components of Microsoft's System Center 2012 suite, Virtual Machine Manager and Data Protection Manager, were released late last week as community technology previews (CTPs) that are specifically designed to work with the new Windows Server 8 beta.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 13, 2012
A consortium of companies that includes Microsoft and Apple has been cleared to start receiving royalties from the assets it purchased last year from the former Nortel Networks Corp.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 13, 2012
As more IT firms continue to adopt the professional practice model, the traditional salesperson no longer fits the model.
- By Howard M. Cohen
- March 12, 2012
Microsoft rolled out an online backup service for the Windows Server 8 beta late last month, though not everyone can try it out.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 12, 2012
Windows Mobile Marketplace, the online app store for Microsoft's aging Windows Mobile smartphone OS, will be shut down in two months.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 09, 2012
Microsoft this week launched a community test preview (CTP) of Windows Embedded Standard 8, which is based on the forthcoming Windows 8 operating system.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 07, 2012
Apple took the wraps off its third-generation iPad during a debut event on Wednesday.
- By David Nagel
- March 07, 2012
SQL Server 2012, Microsoft's newest relational database management system, hit the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) milestone on Tuesday and is available for download and testing as an evaluation version.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 06, 2012
As new device types become ubiquitous, it's time to rethink how we take notes. While there are more cutting-edge products out there, Evernote and Microsoft OneNote provide forward-looking, highly productive options for multiple devices and the cloud. Each has its advantages.
- By Howard M. Cohen
- March 05, 2012
For years, computing behemoth IBM viewed managed services providers (MSP) as competitors, but that's a thing of the past.
- By Pedro Pereira
- March 05, 2012