Chromebooks are mostly being used today in North American educational markets, but sales are set to triple by 2017, according to a new report from Gartner Inc.
Microsoft's new security protection feature for Internet Explorer that blocks older installations of ActiveX will now start to take effect on Sept. 9, instead of the earlier announced Aug. 12 date, and it will only block Oracle Java ActiveX for now.
The .NET Fundamentals team announced in a blog post last week that support for .NET Framework 4.5.1 and older will be ending in 2016.
- By Michael Domingo
- 08/11/2014
August 12 will be a big milestone day for IT pros managing Microsoft's latest Windows operating systems.
So-called "Windows 9" rumors are continuing to flow this week.
Microsoft wants organizations and individuals to use the latest Internet Explorer versions, so much so that it announced some new policy changes today.
Microsoft plans to add ActiveX blocking capabilities into certain versions of its Internet Explorer browsers on Aug. 12.
Microsoft announced a beta this week of a new setup tool for IT pros called "Azure Active Directory Connect."
Microsoft announced today that it will start to deliver new updates to Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 on Aug. 12.
Microsoft issued a warning to IT organizations running so-called "hybrid" messaging environments that combine Exchange Server 2013 and Exchange Online.
Microsoft could be planning to entice users of older Windows editions by offering free upgrades to "Windows 9" next year.
Microsoft alleges that Korean device maker Samsung has backed away from an earlier Android agreement.
Microsoft plans to release an updated Internet Explorer 11 mobile browser with the next release of Windows Phone 8.1 that will address some Web site compatibility issues.
Microsoft released Update Rollup 3 (UR3) for System Center 2012 R2 this week, as well as Update Rollup 7 (UR7) for System Center 2012 Service Pack 1.
Microsoft announced yesterday that an upcoming update to Windows Phone 8.1 will be aimed at expanding Cortana's availability to more countries and introduce Start screen folders.
IT pros may have been caught flat footed when it came to migrating client machines off Windows XP, according to an industry survey.
Microsoft announced a second preview release of its Azure Active Directory (AD) Sync Services solution this week.
Organizations should strategically consider using public cloud services for backup and disaster recovery scenarios, according to research and consulting firm Forrester.
Microsoft and IBM are showing growth in the cloud infrastructure services market relative to market leader Amazon Web Services, according to analyst reports.
Company praises IT pros, while shifting their roles with Microsoft Azure.