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Microsoft Falls Short in Q4 Earnings; Surface RT Takes a Hit

Microsoft reported $19.90 billion in revenue for its fourth-quarter 2013 earnings report on Thursday, falling short of the $20.72 billion expected by analysts.

Dynamics GP 2013 SP2 Coming Later this Year

Service Pack 2 (SP2) of Microsoft's Dynamics GP 2013 enterprise resource planning (ERP) product will arrive in the fourth quarter of this year, Microsoft said Thursday.

HP Loses $36 Million Contract To Move VA to Office 365

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has canceled a contract it awarded to Hewlett-Packard (HP) last year that would have moved VA employees to Microsoft's Office 365 for Government product.

Microsoft Axing Forefront TMG Due to Exchange Security Improvements

Microsoft is phasing out its Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) product in part because it's no longer needed to secure newer versions of Exchange and Exchange Online.

Microsoft Expands Windows Azure Remote Desktop Use Rights

Service providers will now be able to use Remote Desktop Services (RDS) on Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud as part of their service offerings.

Microsoft: Feds Not Banning Enough Motorola Devices

Despite a ban issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) last year against Motorola Mobility smartphones, Microsoft says too many of those devices are still being allowed into the country.

Worldwide PC Market Continues Decline, Drops 11 Percent in Q2

The worldwide PC market did not reverse its downward course in the second quarter, according to two reports from analyst firms Gartner Inc. and IDC.

Ballmer Announces Major Microsoft Reorg and Executive Shuffle

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the creation of four new engineering groups on Thursday morning as part of a widely expected organizational and management shakeup in the company.

Report: Microsoft Helped NSA Monitor SkyDrive, Skype and Outlook Users

New documents recently leaked to U.K. newspaper The Guardian suggest Microsoft worked with the National Security Agency (NSA) and its PRISM surveillance program to give the agency access to Microsoft customers' data.

WPC 2014 To Take Place in Washington, D.C.

Jon Roskill, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Group, made the announcement during the Day 3 keynote address of WPC, taking place this week in Houston.

Microsoft Extends Windows Phone 8 Support to 2016

Microsoft on Wednesday said it is extending the deadline for Windows Phone 8 support by another 18 months to Jan. 12, 2016.

WPC: Microsoft-Backed Study Touts Partner Benefits of Cloud

Cloud computing is growing five times faster than the IT industry, and partners that incorporate cloud into their business models have more success than those that don't, according to a new Microsoft-sponsored report by IDC.

Microsoft Releases Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 2

Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 2 (CU2) became available on Tuesday, in keeping with Microsoft's new update release cycle for Exchange 2013.

WPC: Dell Readies Version 6 of Dell Wyse WSM, Adds Server Provisioning

The next version of the Dell Wyse WSM desktop and application virtualization software will become available on July 22 via Dell's channel partners.

WPC: Microsoft To Include Windows Embedded Partners in MPN

Microsoft plans to transition its Windows Embedded partners into the Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) in the coming months, the company announced on Tuesday during its Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston.

WPC: OEMs To Get Windows 8.1 in Late August

PC makers will get access to the final Windows 8.1 code in late August, Microsoft officials confirmed Monday.

Next Dynamics CRM Online Release To Have Revamped Licensing

The next version of Microsoft's Dynamics CRM Online product will include a new licensing scheme, Microsoft announced Monday.

WPC: Microsoft Boosts Dynamics AX with Supply Chain-Focused Acquisitions

Microsoft is acquiring two Dynamics AX-related solutions from partner Blue Horseshoe, the company announced during Monday's opening keynote of its Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Houston.

Dynamics CRM 2013 Coming Fall with Mobile-Device Support

The next major release of Microsoft's customer relationship management (CRM) product, Dynamics CRM 2013, will become generally available sometime this fall.

Microsoft Releases Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 Planning Toolkit

For organizations that want to check if they are capable of running the Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 operating systems, Microsoft late last week released the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 8.5.