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Patch Tuesday: Routine For Microsoft, Adobe Is More Pressing

Routine fixes for Office and web browsers, but no flaws are being actively exploited in the wild

9 years ago

Microsoft Launches Surface As A Service Options for Partners

Redmond also unveils Windows 10 Enterprise subscription packages as Windows Server 2016 gets launch date

9 years ago

Microsoft Scoops GE’s Predix IoT Platform Into Azure

Microsoft continues Azure IoT partnerships, muscles in on General Electric's industrial IoT platform

9 years ago

Microsoft ‘Preparing’ To Launch Surface All-In-One PC

Reports suggest an AIO PC to rival the iMac could be released as early as Q3 and Microsoft vies to…

9 years ago

Skype For Business Mac Preview Gets Group Calls And IM

Second edition of Skype for Business Mac preview comes out ahead of Q3 launch

9 years ago

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

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

Office 365 Outage Causes Email Backup

A Microsoft Office 365 outage caused undeliverable emails to pile up in outboxes for some customers in the U.S.

9 years ago

Microsoft Will Hit Users With Full Screen Windows 10 Pop Up

Windows 7 and 8.1 users will be bombarded with last ditch effort Windows 10 upgrade advert

9 years ago

Microsoft Beat Four Other Rivals To Acquire LinkedIn

SEC documents reveal four other parties, including Salesforce, wanted in on LinkedIn

9 years ago

Windows 10 Anniversary Update Improves Security, Cortana And Edge On 2 August

First major Windows 10 update finally gets a release data as Microsoft boosts security, accessibility and customisability - but free…

9 years ago

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

9 years ago

Security Experts Urge Caution As Microsoft Office 365 Turns Five

As Office 365 use expands, security risks are becoming harder to spot, researchers warn

9 years ago

Woman Wins $10,000 After ‘Forced’ Windows 10 Upgrade

Next month's deadline for updating to Windows 10 for free may come as a relief to some users

9 years ago

Microsoft Sharepoint App Arrives For iOS Devices

'Intranet in your pocket' touts Microsoft, as long-awaited collaboration software arrives on Apple devices

9 years ago

Microsoft Wallet Comes To Some Windows 10 Lumia Smartphones

Microsoft Wallet is now available to Windows Insider users as Windows 10 gets Android Pay and Apple Pay rival

9 years ago

Microsoft Brings Docker Datacentre To Azure Marketplace

Docker also launches Docker Store marketplace for growing Docker app community

9 years ago

IBM, Microsoft And BT Urge UK To Vote ‘Remain’ In EU Referendum

34 leading UK tech executives say a Brexit would harm tech companies and their customers while damaging the British economy

9 years ago

Microsoft’s Cloud to Track Legalized Marijuana Sales

Microsoft teams with Kind Financial to help government agencies track the legalized cannabis industry in their jurisdictions.

9 years ago

BadTunnel Security Flaw Affected All Windows Versions For 20 Years

Discovery of serious Windows vulnerability, dubbed BadTunnel, earns researcher top bug bounty reward

9 years ago

Microsoft Makes AI Move For Wand Labs

Reinforcements for malfunctioning Tay chatbot? Microsoft purchases AI app specialist Wand Labs

9 years ago

Microsoft’s Project Bletchley Adds Middleware To Azure Blockchain

Project Bletchley to extend use of Blockchains using middleware and cryptlets for open cloud platforms

9 years ago

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

9 years ago

Microsoft-LinkedIn Deal May Prove Better Fit Than Earlier Buyouts

ANALYSIS: Although more consumers use Microsoft products, enterprises are its most important customers, and owning LinkedIn can help deepen their…

9 years ago

Microsoft Acquires LinkedIn For £18.5bn

Nadella snaps up LinkedIn in "re-founding moment" for professional social network

9 years ago

Hyper-V Containers Arrive In Windows 10 Test Build

Windows Insiders can now see how containers work with Windows 10 ahead of the Anniversary Update this summer

9 years ago

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

9 years ago

Attack Code Helps Angler Exploit Kit ‘Evade Microsoft’s EMET’

Recent versions of the Angler exploit kit have proven able to defeat some of EMET's most sophisticated features for the…

9 years ago

Microsoft Boosts Office 365 Security With Threat Detection, Visibility Tools

Microsoft says Advanced Security Management can protect networks and make Office 365 deployments more effective with new dashboard

9 years ago

Microsoft Office Online Users Can Chat While They Collaborate

Microsoft is adding to the browser-based software's co-authoring capabilities, allowing users to chat as they work together on Office content

9 years ago