Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 will be available on 29th July in 190 countries, and will be available as a free upgrade to customers using Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
Ingram Micro opens Morocco office
Ingram Micro will be opening a subsidiary in Casablanca, Morocco, the office will be the company’s first legal presence in French speaking North Africa and will service one of the fastest growing IT markets in the region.
Microsoft Corp. unveils Lumia 540 Dual SIM
The Lumia 540 Dual SIM features the latest Windows Phone 8.1 innovations and boasts a 5-inch HD display and crafted …
Microsoft to address concerns about cloud control
The company will launch new features for Office 365 designed to give organisations more control and visibility into their data
ManageEngine releases Office 365 licence manager
ManageEngine today announced the addition of an Office 365 bulk licence manager to its Active Directory management software, ADManager Plus, and an Exchange Online reporting module to its Microsoft Exchange server reporting solution, ExchangeReporter Plus.
Microsoft and Mindware honour Cloud Club partners
As part of SMB Cloud Club programme, Microsoft and Mindware along with other distributors, honoured top performing Gulf partners with a trip to Thailand.
Microsoft Q4 buoyed by cloud as profit drops
Cloud services like Azure and Office 365 were once again the stalwarts in Microsoft’s quarterly earnings report, with revenue from those products more than doubling from a year earlier.
Microsoft unveils Windows 10
Microsoft has unveiled its long-anticipated Windows 10 operating system, as well as two new devices designed to extend the Windows experience.
Microsoft rebrands Lync ‘Skype for Business’
More than three years after acquiring Skype, Microsoft today said it would rebrand its semi-rival Lync corporate communications platform as “Skype for Business.”
Microsoft relaunches ‘productive’ MSN
Microsoft has unveiled its revamped MSN portal that combines access to personal productivity tools and content from a large number of providers.
Microsoft releases Surface Pro 3 in UAE
Microsoft has announced the availability of Surface Pro 3 for commercial customers in the United Arab Emirates.
What’s really behind the Microsoft-Salesforce deal
At first glance, it doesn’t seem like there are many ways SalesForce.com and Microsoft should partner; they both offer competing SaaS services. But upon closer inspection, the deal that the leaders of these two companies spoke so highly of during a joint conference call on Thursday afternoon makes a lot of sense not just for these companies, but customers as well.
SAP apps heading to Microsoft Azure cloud
Microsoft and SAP’s long-standing partnership is being strengthened with the pending certification of SAP’s ERP (enterprise resource planning) and software for deployment on the Azure cloud infrastructure service.
Microsoft cuts Azure auto-hosted SharePoint apps service
Microsoft is pulling the plug on a new model of deploying and hosting apps for SharePoint that relied on the company’s Azure platform.
Microsoft completes $7.2B Nokia acquisition
Microsoft has officially closed its $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia’s handset business, welcoming approximately 30,000 new employees to its rolls.
Microsoft Patch Tuesday bids adieu to Windows XP
This month’s “Patch Tuesday” includes the final round of security fixes Microsoft will issue for Windows XP, potentially leaving millions …
Cortana, Microsoft's response to Siri, says 'Hello world'
Microsoft has unveiled Cortana, its response to Apple’s Siri and Google’s Now, as it seeks to make its Windows Phone OS a stronger competitor to iOS and Android.
Microsoft to give Windows away for phones, small tablets
Hardware vendors making smartphones and tablets with screens smaller than 9 inches will get Windows for free, the latest aggressive move by Microsoft to increase the use of its OS on those devices.
Will Satya Nadella launch Office for iPad next week?
Satya Nadella will hold his first press conference as Microsoft’s CEO next week, and reports are emerging that he’ll unveil a version of the Office suite for Apple’s iPad.
Why Julie Larson-Green's 'demotion' carries huge pressure at Microsoft
On Monday night, Julie Larson-Green was given one of the most important roles within Microsoft. You’d never know it from the initial reports, which dubbed it a “demotion.” And it is a demotion, at least from a corporate perspective.