Microsoft updates Office 365 so Macbook Pro 2016 users can make the most of Touch Bar, while Skype for business Mac gets full release
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Latest Windows 10 Insider Preview Boosts Windows Ink, Photos
The new build offers a sneak peak at a feature that integrates the Photos app with Windows Ink so that users to draw on photos
Microsoft Fiscal Results Point To Sweet Success In The Cloud
Latest financials please Wall Street, prompting Redmond shares to hit new high after strong cloud performance
Microsoft Boosts Windows 10 And Office 365 With Added Security And AI Features
IGNITE 2016: Office 365 gets a host of tweaks with productivity and security in Microsoft's sights
Oracle Now Lays Claim As World’s One-Stop IT Shop
ANALYSIS: Oracle wants to become what IBM, the original Hewlett-Packard and Dell EMC once aspired to be: the true one-stop shop for all of your enterprise IT needs
Why Co-Founder Thinks Documentum Is Doomed Under OpenText
ANALYSIS: John Newton fears the new owner will promise customers investment in their products but that the product lines eventually will wither away
Microsoft To Close Skype’s London Offices And Cut 220 Jobs
Microsoft is planning to shut down its Skype London offices and will make some of its 400 employees redundant
Moke Malware Hops Over From Windows And Linux To Threaten Mac OS X
Backdoor.OSX.Mokes can swipe data from Apple's operating system
Apple iWork Gains Real-Time Collaboration To Challenge Microsoft Office 356 And Google Docs
Apple's productivity suite gets an update to keep competitive with Google and Microsoft apps
OpenOffice In Danger Of Retirement, Warns Project Leader
Lack of developers blamed, but others cite poor support from Apache for the Microsoft Office alternative
Microsoft Office And Skype Will Come Preloaded On Lenovo Smartphones
Microsoft and Lenovo agree software and licensing deal
Patch Tuesday: Desktop Focus As Microsoft Tackles Office And Edge Flaws
Patch Tuesday: Admin tasks return to usual following recent Black Hat security conference, with patches for Office and browser flaws
Open Source Office Suite LibreOffice 5.2 Targets Enterprise
LibreOffice 5.2 adds usability, interoperability and security features ahead of greater integration with cloud edition to take on Office 365
Skype Releases Free Meetings Tool For Small Businesses
Skype Meetings is a stripped back Skype for Business, with two months of free meetings with up to 10 participants
Microsoft Revamps Enterprise Software Licensing
Microsoft Enterprise Advantage makes an appearance in 2017 with other changes also coming to make software purchases more flexible and cost effective
Office 365 Users Hit By ‘Widespread’ Ransomware Attack
But Microsoft insists that only a small number of Office 365 were targetted and the attack was blocked within hours
Security Experts Urge Caution As Microsoft Office 365 Turns Five
As Office 365 use expands, security risks are becoming harder to spot, researchers warn
Microsoft Sharepoint App Arrives For iOS Devices
'Intranet in your pocket' touts Microsoft, as long-awaited collaboration software arrives on Apple devices
Patch Tuesday Tackles Browser Flaws Amid Another Adobe Zero-Day
Fixes for Edge and Internet Explorer, but admins warned to pay attention to serious Adobe Flash zero day
Malicious Documents Use New Tricks To Evade Detection, Warns Zscaler
Attackers utilise social engineering to lure MS Word users to enable macros in order to avoid cyber detection
Microsoft Offers Minecraft Education Edition To Schools And Teachers
Minecraft beta opens up so the game can help teachers and students explore ways to build and design a world
Microsoft Backtracks Over ‘Sneaky’ Windows 10 Upgrade Notification
Criticism over “nasty” and “deceitful” trick as recommended Windows 10 update causes concern
Microsoft Publishes Office 365 Education Roadmap
Microsoft offers students and teachers forward insight into its plans for Office 365 for the education market
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Tackles Tame Badlock Flaw
Much hyped “critical” Badlock flaw tamer than first thought, and only warrants “important” label
Microsoft Tests Ad-Free Outlook.com Premium At £2.81
Microsoft tests monthly free for Outlook.com premium, which will offer personalised email, better calendar sharing and remove adverts
Microsoft Browsers Fixed In Latest Patch Tuesday
Microsoft's Edge and Internet Explorer browsers gain fixes for critical flaws in latest security update
Office 2016 Installation Routine Deleting Older Standalone Apps
NEWS ANALYSIS: If your company depends on Microsoft Office applications that are installed separately from the ubiquitous productivity suite, installing Office 2016 will remove them.
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Back To Usual Numbers
Return to normal numbers. Second update of the year sees 13 bulletins, six rated as critical
Microsoft Turns On Yammer For Office 365 Customers
Enterprise social network push. Microsoft activates Yammer for all eligible Office 365 business customers
Microsoft And Chipmakers To Ensure New PCs Only Run Windows 10
Microsoft says that devices powered by the latest chips will not support older versions such as Windows 7 and 8