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7 ways Windows Server 2012 pays for itself
These new and improved 'supersaver' features offer the biggest return on your Windows Server 2012 investment
Survey of IT managers suggests preference for Microsoft mobile platforms
Almost half of IT managers in a survey last month said that they plan to standardize their company's mobile platform on devices running Microsoft...
Microsoft Windows 8 brings malware improvements, says antivirus researcher
With Microsoft Windows 8 soon to arrive, aspects of the new operating system related to anti-malware protection and other security features are...
Microsoft: Users trying to get something for nothing wind up with malware
People trying a certain method of getting software for free wind up with malware about three-quarters of the time, according to the latest Microsoft...
Microsoft: Expect 100,000 Win 8 apps by Feb. 1; 400M devices by July
Microsoft has set some ambitious goals for Windows 8 -- 400 million devices in customer hands by next July and more than 100,000 applications stocked...
Flame fallout: Microsoft encryption deadline looms Tuesday
Starting Tuesday Microsoft platforms will block the use of encryption keys less than 1024 bits so businesses that are still using weaker keys better...
What if Windows 8 flops?
Microsoft launches Windows 8 later this month after a year of gradually making the new operating system more and more available, hoping for a big hit...
Rumor: Microsoft's building its own Windows 8 smartphone
In a move that would help it compete against the iPhone, Microsoft is rumored to be making its own smartphone that will run on Windows Phone 8, which...
Enterprise Upgrades: Five Reasons to Focus on Windows 7 not Windows 8
With its new Start screen made of live tiles and its bold redesign, Windows 8 will have a challenging time getting consumers to embrace such radical...
Gartner: Windows 8 is a must-win gamble by Microsoft
Gartner is elevating Windows 8 to a must-win gamble by Microsoft if it wants to matter in the evolving world of personal devices, according to a...
Windows 8 Update: Windows share of tablet sales will quadruple this year
Windows 8 will help boost overall sales of tablets by nearly 10 million this year over estimates made just three months ago, but Android and Apple...
Windows 8 Update: Ballmer redefines the PC
Just as the world is coming to grips with the post-PC era the CEO of PC software behemoth Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, seems to be trying to prolong the...
Windows 8 Update: A Windows 8 tablet from Nokia?
In a cryptic statement during the launch of Nokia Windows Phone 8 smartphones this week, Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop might have tipped the company's...
Microsoft plans large expansion in China to push cloud services
To benefit from a growing Chinese market, Microsoft on Thursday said it is increasing its investment in the country, with new hires, more research...
Windows Server 2012 embraces the data center
Microsoft has taken its server OS a giant step forward with Tuesday's release of Windows Server 2012, making this version the first that can be...
Dell, HP say Windows 8 is trashing PC sales
To hear Dell and HP tell it, the slump in PC sales can be blamed in part on Windows 8, which won't do much to improve the situation until sometime...
Microsoft reveals new logo to represent wealth of new products
After 25 years Microsoft is hanging up its old corporate logo in favor of a new one that includes a squared off version of its four-color window pane...
Dell: Windows 7 sales will get us by until Windows 8 catches on
Windows 8 won't affect businesses PC purchases until sometime next year, at least that's what Dell officials say.
Windows 8 tablet growth hinges on pricing: report
Windows 8 tablets, which are expected to start shipping by the end of October, will grab less than 2% of the global tablet shipments by year-end. But...
Businesses should pressure software vendors to meet new Microsoft encryption requirements
Businesses should start leaning on vendors now to upgrade applications that use less than 1024-bit encryption before it's too late.