The "Metro" name, which is associated with the forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, may be dropped by Microsoft.
Microsoft yesterday unveiled a new Web portal that provides free scripts for IT professionals using Microsoft server products.
Windows Server 2012 was released today to hardware manufacturers, along with the Windows 8 client.
Microsoft announced today that Windows 8 is available at the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) stage.
Microsoft today accused Google of using diversionary tactics in a legal fight over intellectual property associated with the Android mobile operating system and other software technologies.
Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) won't help organizations escape Windows XP's expiring lifecycle support, a Microsoft blog post warned this week.
The cloud storage service Dropbox said Tuesday that the increase in spam e-mail sent to users last month was directly related to an employee account compromise.
Microsoft last week released an updated monitoring pack for System Center 2012 providing Unix and Linux server reporting capabilities.
Motorola Mobility's Android-based smartphones that use a file-name management technology owned by Microsoft are now banned from sale in Germany.
The upcoming Windows 8 Surface tablet could strain relationships with its hardware partners, said Microsoft on Thursday.
Microsoft announced this week that it has struck an intellectual property deal with Amdocs Software Systems Ltd.
Microsoft today announced that SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 is available for download.
Microsoft published more details about its Exchange 2013 preview beta, which was released last week as a test preview.
Microsoft's next Build developer event is scheduled to take place the week after Windows 8 ships.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 07/25/2012
Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it has released another beta of its App-V 5.0 application virtualization solution.
Virtualization company VMware has announced plans to buy Nicira Inc. for $1.26 billion.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 07/24/2012
Microsoft last week announced that a beta of Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 is now available.
Microsoft today outlined some finer points for testing business intelligence capabilities in the Excel 2013 and SharePoint 2013 previews.
Microsoft showed off its next-generation Office last week, but viewers most likely did not see the Metro user interface at work.
The Grum botnet, known as the third largest spam ring among security researchers, was crippled on Wednesday after most of the command and control (C&C) servers were shut down.