Critical.
Authoritative.
Strategic.
Subscribe to CIO Magazine »

Most popular

Microsoft in pictures

News about Microsoft
Tutorials about Microsoft
  • Supporting Office 2010

    By Shane O'Neill | 18 June, 2011 05:34

    At a time when Cloud computing services for productivity tools are gaining steam, you would think that desktop software like Office 2010 would be on a downslide.

  • Internet Explorer 9: A getting started guide

    By Ian Paul | 16 March, 2011 01:32

    Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 officially launched late Monday and is ready for download here.

  • How to clean up your online reputation

    By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 11 January, 2011 13:02

    If you own a small or medium business, a good reputation--online and offline--is clearly key to your success.

  • Record patch Tuesday: What you need to know

    By Tony Bradley | 15 December, 2010 07:13

    Today is the final Microsoft Patch Tuesday for 2010. It has been a busy year for Microsoft when it comes to security bulletins, and December is no exception as Microsoft closes out the year with a record 17 security bulletins. With only a week or so until many IT admins plan to kiss 2010 goodbye and break for the holidays, it is important to understand and prioritize the latest patches for quick implementation.

  • Windows 7: 10 Cool Keyboard Shortcuts

    By Shane O'Neill | 21 September, 2010 05:27

    Keyboard shortcuts are wonderful time-savers but many of us are either too accustomed to the mouse or too lazy to get beyond Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V.

Features about Microsoft
  • A first look at the Nokia Lumia 800

    By Ross Catanzariti | 20 January, 2012 11:39

    Nokia's Lumia 800 represents somewhat of a new dawn for the struggling giant. It's the first phone to use the Windows Phone platform, following Nokia's decision early last year to partner with Microsoft for many of its future smartphones.

  • Windows XP: Pros and cons of not upgrading

    By Ian Paul | 27 October, 2011 04:41

    Windows XP users, your favorite operating system is a decade old, and if you're still using it, you're not cool anymore, at least according to Microsoft. That's the software giant's recent take on its aging OS, which is still more popular than Vista or Windows 7 worldwide. Microsoft is hoping the final cadre of users hanging on to XP will start to dump it and move to the more modern Windows 7.

  • Patent madness! A timeline of the Android patent wars

    By Brad Reed | 21 September, 2011 06:26

    History may look at Android as the tech industry's Helen of Troy: The OS that launched a thousand suits.

  • Why IT won't like Mac OS X Lion Server

    By John Rizzo | 25 July, 2011 23:40

    Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Server adds innovative features and a new low price tag, but cuts in services and the elimination of advanced GUI administration tools may force some enterprise departments to think twice about the role of Mac servers on their networks.

  • Android vs. iOS vs. Windows Phone

    By Preston Gralla | 18 March, 2011 05:43

    The past year has been a remarkable one for smartphones, with the meteoric rise of Google's Android OS, the restart of Microsoft's mobile strategy with its much-ballyhooed release of Windows Phone 7 and the continuing success of Apple's iPhone, buoyed by its new availability to Verizon subscribers. Never has there been so much choice in the smartphone market. As a result, hype and overstatement have been the order of the day.

Whitepapers about Microsoft

Videos about Microsoft

rhs_login_lockGet exclusive access to Invitation only events CIO, reports & analysis.
Recent comments

HP and IDG news, product videos and resources