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Microsoft Patches Office 365 Flaw That Exposed Files And Emails On Federated Accounts
Microsoft patches Office 365 vulnerability that had not been exploited in the wild despite its relative ease
Microsoft Targets Hybrid Cloud With New Management Tools
New Microsoft tools arrive to tame management of hybrid clouds and data centre resources
Microsoft: We’re Still ‘Committed’ To Windows 10 Mobile
Leaked email from devices head reassures Microsoft employees about roadmap for Windows 10 Mobile smartphones despite plummeting sales
Rolls-Royce Chooses Microsoft Azure For IoT Engine Monitoring
Rolls-Royce will use Azure's IoT Suite and Cortana Intelligence to collect and aggregate data from aircraft engines
Microsoft, Google Officially Agree To End Lawsuits
Regulatory disputes referred to 18 cases across US and Germany
Microsoft Delivers Strong Azure Results, But Revenues Weak Overall As Growth Slows
Microsoft said its commercial cloud, which includes Azure, is now at a $10bn annualised run rate
Microsoft Offering Free Cloud Training Programs For IT Pros
The company announces two free programs to help IT professionals brush up on their cloud computing skills on Azure
Microsoft Azure Launches Face Tracking, Emotion Detection In Preview
Azure Media Analytics puts Azure Media Face Detector and emotion detection into preview, can recognise happiness, sadness, anger, fear
Microsoft Launches Azure Container Service Into General Availability
Azure Container Service gives choice between Mesophere’s DC/OS and Docker’s Swarm and Compose for container deployment
Microsoft Is ‘Rapidly Growing’ Its Enterprise SaaS Revenue
Still a long way behind market leader Salesforce, but Microsoft is playing hard to catch up
Talks to Merge Toshiba, Vaio, Fujitsu PC Units May Be Falling Apart
Vaio reportedly left the negotiations, while Toshiba and Fujitsu officials disagree on which vendor will hold a majority stake in a new company.
Review: Microsoft Surface Book
Microsoft’s latest flagship is a triumph of design and engineering, but how does it cope with daily use?
Microsoft Knows It Needs To Be ‘Explicit And Transparent’ With Customer Data
As Microsoft sues US gov for the right to alert customers when their data is snooped upon, its cloud director tells TechWeekEurope 'trust' is at heart of Azure strategy
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Tackles Tame Badlock Flaw
Much hyped “critical” Badlock flaw tamer than first thought, and only warrants “important” label
Microsoft Will Open German Data Centres In June
Microsoft’s two German data centres will be opened on a rolling basis, with Office 365 coming in September, three months after the Azure launch
PC Sales Fall Again, But Windows 10 Could Offer Reprieve
Worldwide PC shipments fall yet again as expected, according to IDC, but not all hope is lost for manufacturers
Microsoft Supports EU-US Privacy Shield Framework
Microsoft thinks new Safe Harbour 2.0 framework is a "clear framework that ensures key protections of EU citizens"
Bing Lets Users Edit Code Samples In Search Results
Microsoft's search engine now displays editable code snippets for common programming problems directly in results
Windows XP Is Still Running On A Tenth Of All Desktops
Veteran software remains the third most popular version of Windows, despite support ending two years ago
Windows 10 Preview Adds Native Bash Support
Windows 10 insiders can test out new Linux development tools, with a few caveats
Hyper-V Containers Headed To Windows 10
Microsoft reveals that its homegrown container technology is coming to the Windows 10 operating system
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 Rapidly Patches Serious Phishing Flaw
The bug, which could have allowed attackers to take over user accounts, was patched in 48 hours
Microsoft Throws Its Support Behind Blockchain
Partnership with R3 will use Microsoft Azure to help push forward acceptance of alternative currencies in the financial sector
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Woos Business Leaders With PCs, Productivity And Cloud
Ubiquitous computing, business processes, and cloud. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sells his company's vision at its first ever business leader-only event
Microsoft ‘Poaches’ Top Linux Executive From Oracle
Oracle loses Linux VP Wim Coekaerts to Redmond as Nadella prioritises open source
Microsoft Officially Launches Azure Service Fabric
Build 2016 - Azure Functions goes into preview as AWS Lambda rival, Azure IoT Starter Kits ready for purchase
Social Coding: The Origins Of IBM’s Bluemix
IBM's Bluemix cloud application development platform came out of an IBM experiment known as social coding and is now the Bluemix Garage Method
Microsoft Is Letting Windows Phone Be (For Now)
Lack of focus on smartphones evident at Microsoft Build as company focuses attention elsewhere in 2016