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Unix and Linux Monitoring Pack for System Center 2012 Released

Microsoft last week released an updated monitoring pack for System Center 2012 providing Unix and Linux server reporting capabilities.

German Court Bans Motorola Devices Using Microsoft's FAT

Motorola Mobility's Android-based smartphones that use a file-name management technology owned by Microsoft are now banned from sale in Germany.

Microsoft Acknowledges Possible Partner Strain Over Surface Tablet

The upcoming Windows 8 Surface tablet could strain relationships with its hardware partners, said Microsoft on Thursday.

Microsoft Targets Linux Server in Amdocs IP Deal

Microsoft announced this week that it has struck an intellectual property deal with Amdocs Software Systems Ltd.

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2

Microsoft today announced that SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 is available for download.

Exchange 2013 Preview Bringing Management Perks

Microsoft published more details about its Exchange 2013 preview beta, which was released last week as a test preview.

Microsoft Build 2012 Dev Event Slated for October

Microsoft's next Build developer event is scheduled to take place the week after Windows 8 ships.

App-V 5.0 Beta 2 Facilitates Office 2013 Virtualization

Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it has released another beta of its App-V 5.0 application virtualization solution.

VMware Boosting Network Virtualization Capabilities With $1.26 Billion Nicira Buy

Virtualization company VMware has announced plans to buy Nicira Inc. for $1.26 billion.

Microsoft Releases Window MultiPoint Server 2012 Beta

Microsoft last week announced that a beta of Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 is now available.

Microsoft Adds BI Capabilities to Excel and SharePoint 2013 Previews

Microsoft today outlined some finer points for testing business intelligence capabilities in the Excel 2013 and SharePoint 2013 previews.

New Office 365: Where Are the Metro Apps?

Microsoft showed off its next-generation Office last week, but viewers most likely did not see the Metro user interface at work.

Third Largest Botnet Ring Shut Down

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.

Windows Division Slips on 'Soft PC Sales' in Microsoft Q4 Earnings

Microsoft reported financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter today that were largely positive.

Yammer Now Part of Microsoft Office Division

Microsoft announced today that the closing conditions for buying Yammer have been completed.

Microsoft Releases Previews of Office 2013, SharePoint 2013 and Exchange 2013

Microsoft followed up on a "customer preview" launch of its next-generation Office 365 services this week by announcing the availability of preview trials of other 2013-branded products.

Windows 8 Official Release Date: October 26

According to a Windows Team blog post made Wednesday, the official release date for Windows 8 will be October 26, 2012.

VMware CEO Paul Maritz To Step Down

Paul Maritz will cede his four-year stint as CEO of virtualization company VMware on September 1.

Microsoft Facing Sanctions Over European Brower Choice Issue

Microsoft is under investigation by the European Commission for failing to fully abide by its commitment to provide Web browser choice screens.

Judge Rules for Microsoft in Novell WordPerfect Antitrust Lawsuit

A U.S. district court judge issued an order on Monday that halts Novell's lawsuit against Microsoft over the alleged hobbling of WordPerfect back in 1995.

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