Microsoft held its biggest launch event for an operating system two decades ago. Computer and electronics stores all over the world opened at midnight to mark the release of Windows 95, the desktop OS that ushered in the mainstream PC era.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 29, 2015
On Tuesday, Citrix announced that Mark Templeton, Citrix's president since 1998 and CEO since 2001, will retire after a successor has been chosen.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 28, 2015
Microsoft is reportedly in talks to acquire Tel Aviv-based Adallom, a provider of cloud security solutions, for $320 million.
- By Chris Paoli
- July 24, 2015
Microsoft recently updated its iOS-based Office apps to enable users to view protected files on their iPhone and iPad devices.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 23, 2015
The first public preview of Microsoft's next-generation e-mail server became available on Wednesday.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 22, 2015
Windows 10 will lose mainstream support on on Oct. 13, 2020, and extended support five years later on Oct. 14, 2025.
- By Chris Paoli
- July 21, 2015
VMware and Microsoft are the two undisputed leaders in x86 server virtualization infrastructure, according to Gartner's 2015 "Magic Quadrant" report.
- By Keith Ward
- July 21, 2015
Rackspace this week announced that it will begin offering managed support services for Microsoft's Azure cloud platform.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 17, 2015
The first preview release of SharePoint Server 2016 will arrive in August, Microsoft reportedly said on Thursday at its Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC).
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 16, 2015
Microsoft on Wednesday urged its partners to take aim at its top cloud competitors.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 15, 2015
Tuesday marked the end of "extended support" for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 15, 2015
A number of Microsoft's Azure services reached the general availability (GA) stage this month, meaning they are now considered commercially viable and backed by service level agreements.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 14, 2015
Microsoft is investing significant marketing resources on Windows 10's July 29 launch.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 14, 2015
At the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference this week, Microsoft is giving partners what they've been requesting for years. In an exclusive interview with RCP, Channel Chief Phil Sorgen details broad channel distribution plans for the Microsoft Surface and the Cloud Solution Provider program.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 13, 2015
Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) on Thursday launched a new partner program aimed at courting independent software vendors (ISVs) looking to grow their Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 09, 2015