A "release preview" version of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 is now available for download, Microsoft announced on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 14, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Slated improvements to Windows Azure are designed for organizations engaged in high-performance computing (HPC) analyses, Microsoft announced Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 13, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows and Windows Live group, and widely considered a possible successor to CEO Steve Ballmer, has unexpectedly left the company. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- November 13, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    OEMs looking to take advantage of the Windows 8 wave are flooding the channel with new, touch-capable models -- but many face pricing challenges. With the PC market struggling, what are the chances for the Ultrabook's success?
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- November 09, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The first new service pack for SQL Server 2012 is now available, Microsoft announced on Wednesday at the annual PASS summit event being held this week in Seattle.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 08, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft launched the Surface RT tablet with a price tag that failed to impress. Surely, there's a reason for that.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- November 05, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft made Windows Server 2012 Essentials, its new server for small businesses and home office users, generally available as a software download on Thursday, but the hardware is still to come.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 02, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft appears to have officially changed the "Metro" term for the user interface (UI) and app style for Windows 8 to a new "Windows Store app."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 02, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With analysts at Gartner Inc. discouraging enterprises from upgrading to Windows 8 yet, the expectation is for a fairly slow rollout of the radically different OS. For customers willing to leap right away, though, there are a few tools that partners can use to ease migrations.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- November 01, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Volume licensing customers can now access Microsoft Office 2013, plus various application servers with the "2013" branding, according to a report by ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 01, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    RCP shines the spotlight on five more early Ultrabook models from Lenovo, Dell and others that are looking to take advantage of Microsoft's touch focus in Windows 8.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- November 01, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft executives pulled out all the stops at Monday's Build 2012 conference kickoff in an effort to lure developers to Windows 8, Surface RT and Windows Phone 8. 
                    
			            - By Kathleen  Richards
- October 31, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    At the first Live! 360 conference, top experts will dive into an array of hot IT topics. Get a sneak preview here, as key presenters share their expertise with Redmond Channel Partner.
                    
			            - By Doug  Barney
- October 31, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    SharePoint incurs greater costs and requires more personnel than organizations expect, according to a recent survey sponsored by Microsoft national systems integrator (NSI) partner Azaleos Corp and conducted by Osterman Research.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 30, 2012
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's new Windows 8 client operating system and the Windows RT-based Surface tablet both hit the general availability milestone on Friday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 26, 2012