Microsoft is planning to roll out its first “cloud-enabled” Dynamics ERP (enterprise resource planning) applications by the end of this …
Microsoft blames security info-sharing program for attack code leak
Microsoft has confirmed that sample attack code created by the company had likely leaked to hackers from a program it …
Microsoft cuts the prices of some Office 365 plans
Microsoft has lowered the prices of some editions of the Office 365 cloud collaboration and communication suite, which was launched …
Don’t risk falling behind on IT trends: Microsoft
Microsoft yesterday sent out a message to companies in the Middle East to embrace IT trends and not risk getting …
Aastra offers IP phones trial for Microsoft Lync users
Aastra is offering an exclusive opportunity for Microsoft Lync 2010 customers a trial of two of its IP phones. Aastra’s 6721ip and …
Microsoft courts big data market with SQL Server update
Microsoft has released to manufacturing the newest version of its relational database, SQL Server 2012, the company announced yesterday. The …
Microsoft unveils Windows 8 “Consumer Preview,” downloads start
Microsoft yesterday released its “Consumer Preview” of Windows 8, and before Windows president Steve Sinofsky finished his presentation to reporters …
Microsoft’s Azure cloud suffers serious outage
Microsoft’s Azure cloud infrastructure and development service experienced a serious outage yesterday, with the system’s service management component going down …
Microsoft to tightly integrate Windows 8 and SkyDrive
Microsoft will extend SkyDrive from being an online file storage service into what the company calls “a device cloud” that …
Microsoft IE privacy policy is impractical: Google
Google yesterday dismissed Microsoft’s accusation it had bypassed privacy protections in Internet Explorer. It said Microsoft’s privacy protection feature, known …
Microsoft doubles support lifespan for consumer Windows 7, Vista
Microsoft has quietly extended support for the consumer versions of Windows 7 and Windows Vista by five years, syncing them …
Mobile is decreasing necessity for physical workplaces: Galvis, Microsoft
Microsoft has predicted by the end of 2013 one third of workers will work mobile, as opposed to operating in …
Microsoft to cut SQL Azure prices
Microsoft is lowering the price of its SQL Azure database platform to help make it popular with a wider range …
Microsoft to create Lync-Skype bridge
Microsoft is looking at creating a bridge between Lync, its enterprise IM, voice and video communications product, and Skype as …
Microsoft’s Jawad Al Redha recognised by Tatweej for IPR efforts
In the presence of HH Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and others, Jawad Al Redha, Microsoft Gulf’s …
Microsoft teams with 24/7 for superior cloud-based platform
Microsoft has entered into a broad partnership with customer-service software provider 24/7 that the companies expect will yield a superior …
Microsoft to release native mobile apps for its CRM software
Microsoft is gearing up to release a phalanx of native mobile applications for its CRM software, with clients aimed at …
Anonymised data not so anonymous: Microsoft research
Data routinely gathered in Web logs – IP address, cookie ID, operating system, browser type, user-agent strings – can threaten …
Google, Microsoft and Facebook battle to end bogus email
Google, Microsoft and Facebook are amongst the major internet companies that have announced a new specification to streamline the way …
Microsoft sets Office 15 public beta for summer
The motions have been set for the new version of Microsoft’s Office suite, as the company yesterday announced the beginning …