An attorney for the U.S. National Security Agency said that contrary to their denials, service providers, including Microsoft, knew of the NSA's broad access to customer data.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 20, 2014
PC maker Asus is shelving its plans to release a dual-boot tablet PC that runs both Android and Windows, according to Digitimes.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 19, 2014
Microsoft on Wednesday released a preview version of a new tool, dubbed Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Starter Kit 1.0, which lets organizations test VDI scenarios using Remote Desktop Services (RDS) protocol.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 19, 2014
SQL Server 2014 was released to manufacturers (RTM) on Tuesday, and will be commercially released on April 1, according to Microsoft.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 18, 2014
Mozilla, the company behind Firefox, will no longer support its browser for Windows 8, citing low usage rates.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 17, 2014
With Microsoft's aging e-mail server set to lose extended support on April 8, organizations have a host of options -- both on-premises and in the cloud -- to migrate to.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 12, 2014
Microsoft's 10-year-old Exchange Server 2003 product will reach the end of its "extended support" phase on April 8, the company reminded users in a blog post this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 11, 2014
Google on Monday kicked off a referral program to promote its Google Apps for Business product in U.S. and Canadian markets.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 11, 2014
In a move to alleviate its slipping OS market share, Microsoft is reportedly slashing Windows 8.1 licensing costs for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that make lower-priced devices.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 10, 2014
SMBs are ready for Microsoft to let DaaS out of the box now, but Microsoft licensing policies are holding the market back, argues VDI consultant Michael Fraser.
- By Michael Fraser
- March 10, 2014
Microsoft recently made available a new Windows Enterprise edition "standalone upgrade" offering that does not require Software Assurance (SA) coverage.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 05, 2014
Windows 8.1 Update 1 is now at the final stages of development, according to several reports on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 05, 2014
For users who have still not moved off Windows XP, Microsoft plans to offer Laplink's PCmover Express tool for free.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 04, 2014
The next releases of Microsoft's Exchange Server and SharePoint Server products will not arrive until next year.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 04, 2014
Microsoft will release its OneDrive for Business product, formerly named SkyDrive Pro, as a standalone service in April.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 03, 2014