Pedro Hernandez

Microsoft wants to help enterprises keep a lid on sensitive information, particularly when it’s being viewed, edited and shared on iPhones and Android tablets. Last November, Microsoft acquired Secure Islands, which protects business information by embedding security directly into files as they are created. Now, more than half a year later, Microsoft is unveiling a […]

Microsoft has enabled tap to pay functionality via the mobile Microsoft Wallet app on Windows 10 Mobile preview builds 14360 and higher, the company announced on June 21. Like its rival platforms, namely Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay, Microsoft Wallet allows smartphone-toting shoppers to pay for their groceries, dry cleaning, and other goods […]

Docker Datacenter, the containers-as-a-service (CaaS) enabling management and orchestration software for the open-source Docker application container platform, is now available on Microsoft’s cloud computing platform via Azure Marketplace. The announcement was made June 21, during the last day of DockerCon 16 conference in Seattle, a stone’s throw from Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash., headquarters. As Docker container […]

Microsoft first unveiled Flow, a business-focused alternative to IFTTT, in late April. On June 20, Microsoft released the Flow app for iOS, allowing users to keep tabs on the workflow automation service. Like IFTTT (short for “if this, then that”), Flow can be used to link software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications and Web services. An action or […]

Microsoft wants mobile workers to take their SharePoint-powered intranets with them. The Redmond, Wash., software giant launched its cloud-inspired SharePoint Server 2016 document management and team collaboration software last month, pledging at the time to release companion mobile apps in the near future. Today, the iOS version of the SharePoint app is available in the […]

In a move that diverges somewhat from its straight-laced corporate image, Microsoft has partnered with Kind Financial on a cloud-based sales tracking software for the legalized marijuana industry. Los Angeles-based Kind Financial specializes in transaction, tracking and compliance software for legal pot sellers and government agencies tasked with regulating the booming industry. Earlier this year, […]

The blockbuster LinkedIn deal may have overshadowed all of Microsoft’s other moves this week, but the company still had another busy week in cloud updates. Microsoft announced on June 16 that Azure Backup’s data protection capabilities have been extended to Premium Storage virtual machines. Azure Premium Storage employs solid-state drives (SSDs) instead of traditional hard […]

Before blockchain revolutionizes banking, health care records management and countless transaction-based businesses, enterprises first have to jump aboard. With Project Bletchley, Microsoft aims to accomplish just that. Project Bletchley is not a new blockchain stack, but rather the software giant’s architectural approach to creating a so-called “Enterprise Consortium Blockchain Ecosystem,” Microsoft said. In short, it […]

Microsoft’s acquisition train isn’t slowing down. Following Monday’s $26 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, the software giant revealed June 16 that it has snapped up Foster City, Calif.-based messaging app startup Wand Labs. Financial terms were not disclosed. Wand Labs specializes in integrating services such as Yelp, Spotify and dozens of others with chat. The company’s […]

Windows Insiders have a new mission this week: finding and reporting bugs affecting the upcoming Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Set to arrive this summer, presumably around July 29 to commemorate a year since Windows 10 launched, the Anniversary Update will bring several highly anticipated features to the operating system, including support for the Bash Unix […]

With software like Skype for Business and its Surface Hub hardware offering, Microsoft is already a part of a video conferencing market long dominated by Cisco and Polycom. But where is the software giant planning to go next? A new blog post from the Office team hints at Microsoft’s product strategy as the company works […]

Microsoft is trimming down its gaming console this summer with the release of the Xbox One S, announced Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft Xbox, on June 13 during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. Clad in a “robot white” enclosure, the Xbox One S is 40 percent smaller than the original and includes […]