Pedro Hernandez

Microsoft is doubling down on its cloud-first product strategy. The Redmond, Wash., software maker has acquired Adallom, a cloud security startup, for approximately $320 million, according to a July 19 report from Globes, an Israeli business news organization. While Adallom lists a Palo Alto, Calif., address as its headquarters, the company’s research and development activities […]

The Windows 10 launch is less than two weeks away, but its development continues apace. Microsoft Edge, the new default Web browser for Windows 10, represents a major departure from Internet Explorer and its checkered past. In the newest build of Microsoft’s upcoming operating system, set to launch on July 29, the company seems dead […]

In a busy week for Microsoft, which included the Worldwide Partner Conference in Orlando, Fla., the company announced the general availability of new Azure Site Recovery (ASR) migration features that streamline the process of migrating both virtual machines and physical servers to the Redmond, Wash., tech titan’s cloud. “To enable our customers to move heterogeneous […]

How Kinect Is Branching Out From Its Video Game Roots By Pedro Hernandez Detecting PTSD in Soldiers and Veterans A DARPA-funded project called SimSensei uses a virtual persona linked to Kinect to detect the nonverbal signs that someone is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD affects 11 to 20 percent of veterans who recently served […]

Power BI, Microsoft’s cloud-enabled business intelligence (BI) platform, officially launches as a stand-alone product backed by commercial support on July 24. In the meantime, the company is bulking up the software’s capabilities. A new Office 365 app launcher now provides quick access to the productivity suite’s component software. “Now, you can easily move from Power […]

Microsoft today announced that it has acquired FieldOne Systems, a Mahwah, N.J., cloud-based provider of field service and customer relationship management (CRM) software. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bob Stutz, corporate vice president of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, described FieldOne as “a leading provider of end-to-end solutions that enable businesses to drive revenue, […]

A day after Microsoft bid farewell to Windows Server 2003, the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant floated new Azure support options that the industry would have considered unthinkable just a few years ago. To help pave the way for a smoother cloud computing experience for customers running Linux on Azure, the company kicked off new support […]

Microsoft released Skype 5.5 for Android to the Google Play store this week, an update that helps take the hassle out of logging back in when users exit the app. Although the company has trimmed the app’s power requirements, enabling it to run in the background on Android smartphones and tablets with little impact on […]

Joining the Cortana Analytics Suite at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Orlando, Fla., this week were several announcements that not only affect the company’s product and services slate, but also the strategies of the tech giant’s partner companies. Among the new products taking the stage during the event is Project GigJam. “As part of […]

The day has come. Microsoft’s Windows Server 2003 has reached its end-of-life today, July 14. Essentially, businesses still running the operating system are left to fend for themselves against undiscovered vulnerabilities and threats to their data, unless they spend a considerable amount of money to contract with the Redmond, Wash., software giant for custom support […]