Pedro Hernandez

Microsoft is looking to add some fun and games to its Dynamics CRM portfolio after acquiring Incent Games, the Austin, Texas-based maker of FantasySalesTeam. Bob Stutz, corporate vice president of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, described FantasySalesTeam as a “sales gamification platform that’s helped hundreds of companies boost sales productivity, drive revenue and improve CRM adoption through […]

Windows 10 is off to a strong start, according to Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Windows and Devices Group. “We have seen unprecedented demand for Windows 10, with reviews and customer feedback overwhelmingly positive around the globe,” he wrote in a late-day July 30 blog post. Early reaction to the operating system has […]

Azure Site Recovery (ASR) now supports some of EMC’s enterprise storage systems, the companies announced. ASR is Microsoft’s cloud-based disaster recovery offering. “With features such as synchronous and asynchronous replication support, protection and recovery of shared-disk guest clusters, multi-virtual machine consistency and [standards-based management] with SMI-S [Storage Management Initiative Specification], ASR provides enterprise-grade DR [disaster […]

Although overshadowed by the splashy debut of Windows 10, Microsoft had another major release yesterday. In a June 29 company blog post, Microsoft’s Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president of Office Client Applications and Services, announced “the availability of the Office Mobile apps on Windows 10—bringing us one step closer to our vision of reinventing productivity. […]

Windows 10 arrived yesterday, and with it came a renewed push by Microsoft to provide a one-stop app store experience for practically every software need and Windows device class. The company’s so-called Windows Store sports more than a new coat of pixels; it serves as a unified marketplace for a wide variety of hardware devices […]

Windows 10, Microsoft’s ambitious new operating system, finally began to roll out across 190 countries today as a free upgrade. “Upgrading to Windows 10 is easy if you have a genuine Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 PC or tablet,” Terry Myerson, executive vice president of Microsoft Windows and Devices, said in a statement. “Starting today, […]

Windows 10 officially launched today, Microsoft announced. The operating system is currently being rolled out as a free upgrade to eligible systems running Windows 7 and 8.1. During an overseas trip, Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, tweeted, “Woke up in Nanyuki, Kenya for the start of #Windows10 … inspired by the students & educators here,” […]

Windows 10 officially arrives on July 29, bringing with it hopes that it can revive a PC market in freefall. Early reactions have been mostly positive, with industry watchers noting that the traditional desktop no longer takes a back seat to a touch-first interface and features like Continuum finally allow Windows two-in-one PCs to shine. […]

Microsoft is joining some of the biggest names in technology and American industry to lower the environmental impact of their operations. The Redmond, Wash., tech titan joined 12 other large companies to sign the White House’s American Business Act on Climate Pledge yesterday. “As innovations continue to advance around resource efficiency and clean energy, information […]

Microsoft is harnessing its Azure cloud infrastructure to enable new, more mobile and customizable CRM experiences for Dynamics customers. Bob Stutz, corporate vice president of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, said the company already offers Dynamics CRM mobile apps, which he claims “provide a great out-of-the-box and configurable experience for our users.” But in business, rarely does […]