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
Windows 7 is gaining on the aging Windows XP operating system, according to the latest market share estimates from Net Applications.
- By Chris Paoli
- March 02, 2012
Windows Phone's biggest challenge is insufficient consumer awareness, a Microsoft executive said at Mobile World Congress, which took place this week in Barcelona.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 02, 2012
The Small Business Competency is coming to the Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) in June, Microsoft announced on Thursday.
- By Gladys Rama
- March 01, 2012
Microsoft on Thursday formally announced the beta of Windows Server 8, which was made available for download and testing on Wednesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 01, 2012
The IT distributor is taking the effort it started with Software License Selector further into the cloud.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 01, 2012