Pedro Hernandez

Months after announcing a strategic partnership, Microsoft and leading cloud CRM software vendor Salesforce have officially taken the wraps off the joint products that will link the their business software ecosystems. First teased during a May 29 announcement, the companies unveiled the Salesforce1 app for Windows at the DreamForce conference in San Francisco. The app, […]

Microsoft isn’t giving up on its home-grown tablet, according to CEO Satya Nadella. Overshadowed by his controversial comments concerning women’s pay on Oct. 9, remarks from Microsoft’s chief executive reaffirmed the company’s continued support of the Surface, even if he is striking a more business-oriented tone. “We believe a strength of the Microsoft platform for […]

Microsoft’s machine learning research helped Bing properly predict the outcome of the World Cup. Now, the company is trying its hand at elections. The company launched Bing Elections today, a resource guide to the 2014 midterm elections in the United States, which includes Microsoft’s predicted wins in each race. This year, a number of U.S. […]

Rock-solid uptime and a wealth of enterprise-friendly features mean nothing if cloud security isn’t up to snuff. After a bruising year spent countering allegations that it helped the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) snoop on its cloud services, Microsoft’s is assuring customers that the Office 365 is protected by multiple layers of encryption. And that […]

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella set off a firestorm of criticism Thursday at the Grace Hopper Conference, a Phoenix event focused on women in computing, after being asked his advice for women in tech who aren’t comfortable asking for a raise. “It’s not really about asking for the raise, but knowing and having faith that the […]

Microsoft wants to lighten the load for email servers. The company announced a new feature for its Outlook.com Webmail service, called Share from OneDrive, that allows users to share large files over email without clogging their recipients’ inboxes. The option also helps users overcome bandwidth constraints and avoid file size limits that are often imposed […]

Xim, Microsoft’s new mobile app, turns photo sharing into an ephemeral experience. Developed by FUSE Labs, a Microsoft Research unit that specializes in media-rich social experiences delivered in real time, Xim is the mobile equivalent of yesteryear’s slide projectors. The app, available for Android and Windows devices, creates shareable, impromptu slide shows that are synchronized […]

Microsoft has launched a new tool that offers educators some of the benefits that real-time collaboration software has brought to the business world. The OneNote Class Notebook Creator app for SharePoint extends Microsoft note-taking software, turning it into a teaching tool that helps educators streamline test-taking, better manage assignments, track their students’ progress and provide […]

Microsoft is angling to become a one-stop shop for sales organizations. After revamping its enterprise resource planning (ERP) software slate for SMBs, the Redmond, Wash.-based software today turned its attention to the customer relationship management (CRM) side of the Dynamics product portfolio with the release of Sales Productivity, a bundle that includes Dynamics CRM, Office […]

Microsoft isn’t slowing down in its mission to turn Azure into the cloud computing option of choice for enterprises. Following the preview of Azure Redis Cache released in May, Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group, announced that his company’s implementation of the open-source data caching platform is now generally available. […]

Microsoft’s small business enterprise resource management (ERP) software ecosystem has been given a mobile makeover. The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker has officially released the latest versions of Dynamics NAV and SL, the company’s ERP software suite for small and midsize businesses (SMBs), announced Gordon Macdonald, SMB global outbound marketing lead for Microsoft Dynamics ERP. In […]

Microsoft has released three new Office 365 plans tailored to small- and midsize-business (SMB) environments. The new plans–Office 365 Business, Business Essentials and Business Premium–offer “more flexibility, with the ability to mix and match plans to meet specific employees’ needs,” Thomas Hansen, vice president of Microsoft Worldwide Small and Medium Business, said in a statement. […]