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UPDATE: New Office 365 Products Now Available

Microsoft made a few announcements today concerning its next-generation Office 365 products, releasing consumer, student and small business editions.

VMware Announces Mass Layoffs After Positive Earnings Report

Cloud and virtualization vender VMware announced on Monday that the company would be instigating company-wide layoffs.

Microsoft Updates Config Manager and Endpoint Protection 2012 SP1 Binaries

Microsoft announced on Friday of last week that it made some corrections to the Service Pack 1 binaries of System Center Configuration Manager 2012 and System Center Endpoint Protection 2012.

Microsoft Releases SP1 for Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2

Microsoft quietly released Service Pack 1 for its Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 product earlier this month.

Microsoft's Q2 Financials Up on Windows Earnings

Microsoft reported largely positive earnings for its second fiscal quarter today.

Intel Exiting Desktop Motherboard Business

Intel Corp. is leaving the desktop motherboard-making business, according to information given to the press this week.

Windows 8 Upgrade Price Hikes Coming Feb. 1

January 31 is the date to remember for those consumers still on the fence about upgrading to Windows 8.

Former Microsoft Exec Revisits Antitrust Battle with Feds

A new book describes Microsoft's Windows 95 product push that later led to antitrust problems with the U.S. government.

Microsoft's Surface Pro Release Scheduled for Feb. 9

Microsoft's x86-based Surface Pro tablet PCs running Windows 8 will hit retail shelves on Feb. 9 in the United States and Canada, the company confirmed today.

Microsoft Apologizes for December Windows Azure Outage

Microsoft on Wednesday issued a detailed apology and explanation for a two-day Windows Azure Storage disruption.

Microsoft Warns of Ops Mgr System Center SP1 Installation Errors

System Center 2012 Operations Manager installations can hit a snag, according to Microsoft.

System Center 2012 SP1 and New Windows Intune Released

Microsoft today announced the general availability of System Center 2012 Service Pack 1, plus a new Windows Intune service update release and Windows Azure improvements.

Microsoft Releases Out-of-Band Patch for Internet Explorer

Microsoft on Monday released an out-of-band fix for a zero-day use-after free memory vulnerability in its Internet Explorer Web browser.

Microsoft Rolls Out Windows Embedded 8 Solutions at NRF Retail Show

Microsoft is at the National Retail Federation Convention and Expo in New York City this week with Windows Embedded 8 developments.

Study Profiles Storage Benefits of Windows Server 2012

The Enterprise Strategy Group described Windows Server 2012 as a "no brainer" for businesses to deploy.

Analyst: Microsoft Facing 'Flat' PC Market

An analyst with financial services company Morgan Stanley downgraded expectations for Microsoft's stock.

Windows Phone 8 Enterprise Adoption

Nokia and Avanade, a major Microsoft partner and IT consulting firm, are partnering on an initiative aimed at encouraging enterprise adoption of Nokia's Windows Phone 8 devices.

Feds Getting More Vocal About Standards Essential Patents

Ongoing legal disputes over mobile device intellectual property involving Google, Microsoft and Apple have apparently prompted a policy statement issued by two federal agencies.

Open Source Software Gets Windows Azure Lift with VM Depot

It's now a little easier to deploy open source software to Microsoft's cloud-based Windows Azure operating system.

Ballmer Can't Stay Away from CES Keynote

The Computer Electronics Show in Las Vegas kicked off on Monday with a keynote address by Dr. Paul Jacobs, chairman and CEO of Qualcomm Inc., but Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer also took to the stage for almost 10 minutes in the limelight.

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