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
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
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
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
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
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
Components of Microsoft's Windows Azure service are still crippled after a series of hours-long outages affecting multiple countries.
- By Gladys Rama
- February 29, 2012
Microsoft released the betas for Windows 8 and Windows Server 8, as well as launched the Windows Store for applications, on Wednesday at an event in in Barcelona, Spain.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 29, 2012
Microsoft has entered a deal with enterprise mobile management and security firm Good Technology to bring encrypted e-mail to Windows Phone.
- By Chris Paoli
- February 28, 2012
A leaked screenshot allegedly of "Office 15" suggests Microsoft's next-generation productivity suite will have support for touch.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 24, 2012
Visual Studio 11 will hit the beta milestone on Feb. 29, the same day the Windows 8 "consumer preview" is expected to be released, Microsoft announced Thursday at a "sneak preview" event.
- By Kathleen Richards
- February 23, 2012
Windows Azure currently lags in the cloud wars, but new features expected to be rolled out this year might boost its odds against market leader Amazon.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- February 23, 2012
Microsoft is adding more language options and implementing an easier language-download process for the forthcoming Windows 8 operating system.
- By Chris Paoli
- February 22, 2012