Today is the 50th anniversary of National Small Business Week , a week long opportunity to recognize the contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. As part of my role at Microsoft, I work with a lot of small companies and Microsoft...

TechEd North America is officially underway in New Orleans and we’ve had a great turnout of IT professionals, developers, analysts and press eager to hear about the latest versions of Microsoft’s platforms, servers and of course, Windows 8...

I often sit down with IT staff and decision makers from small and medium-size businesses [SMBs] to discuss their unique technology needs and challenges. One of the biggest themes I hear in these meetings is the importance of mobile technology that allows...

Today I’m excited to announce that the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2013 for Software Assurance is now available for download ! When people think about MDOP, they often think about its virtualization tools that help personalize user experience...

If your business is still running Windows XP, now is the time to upgrade to a modern OS. In 2001, Windows XP was launched, and went on to become Microsoft’s most popular operating system of its time, aiding consumers and business users to be more productive...

Microsoft is at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s (HIMSS) annual conference in New Orleans this week demonstrating how Windows 8 is helping health organizations, communities, and partners around the world to overcome healthcare...

Hi, I’m Chris Hallum, Senior Product Manager on the Windows Team. This week we’re down at the RSA Conference in San Francisco talking about some of the security benefits of Windows 8. As you’ve likely heard us talk about, our overall...

You may recall a recent business story that I shared back in December around how TRD , U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development) is leveraging Windows 8 to gain a competitive edge in the racing industry. Our Microsoft team is with TRD this weekend at the season...

Over the past few months, we have discussed Windows To Go features , its ability to help mobile workers be more productive, and the importance of certified drives to overall functionality. As I talk with companies, both large and small, who are evaluating...

We’ve talked about how Windows 8 Enterprise offers businesses the experiences people love, and the enterprise-grade solutions organizations need. Of all the new features and functionality in Windows 8 Enterprise, perhaps the most talked about is Windows...

This week, Microsoft is at the National Retail Federation’s annual conference in New York City demonstrating how Windows 8 apps and devices are helping transform the way retailers do business. As we shared last week , Windows 8 has sold over 60 million...

2013 just started and as usual, the Consumer Electronics Show has us off to a busy start. CES is in full swing in Las Vegas and our OEM partners are showing off a whole bunch of great new devices. You may have already seen the post from Nick Parker, CVP...

We’ve shared a lot on this blog about the business features and value of Windows 8, including stories from some of the early adopters who are taking advantage of Windows 8 in a lot of ways, from tablets to apps , to Windows To Go . Security has been mentioned...

As you’ve probably noticed – with the decorations, music and crowds almost everywhere you go – the holidays are in full swing! While many people are thinking about heading out of the office to spend some time with friends and family, many small businesses...

It’s been a busy few months for us as we’ve been traveling around the world to showcase the possibilities Windows 8 brings to businesses. We went to Europe , visited cities throughout the U.S. and Canada, and even traveled to Dubai and Japan, to share...

Now that Windows 8 and Windows RT are generally available, a wide range of new tablets, convertibles and other innovative devices from a variety of manufacturers are becoming available. While some people may still be best served by traditional laptop...

As we’ve shared with you before, Windows 8 Enterprise has a variety of features unique to this edition of the operating system designed to address the needs of business customers. Today, I want to talk to you about these features that we hope will give...

Greetings from Dubai! I’m here celebrating the recent global availability of Windows 8 at an event with press, analysts, business customers and Microsoft partners. Antoine Leblond, Corporate Vice President of Windows Web Services, is keynoting today and...

For those of you who are unaware this week is National Entrepreneur Week , and given that we have spent some time over the past couple months shining focus on young entrepreneurs I wanted to take the time to acknowledge the importance of entrepreneurs...

During the past year we’ve been talking about what Windows 8 means for businesses . Now that Windows 8 is officially available across the globe, so many of our customers are seeing first-hand how Windows 8 can benefit their organizations. This week I...

Just a few weeks ago I read an interesting study that was conducted by Imation Corp., a global storage and data security company, that included a state by state (United States) analysis of a data breach notification laws and penalties. In the study they...

Mark Hindsbo is the Vice President of Microsoft’s U.S. Developer & Platform Evangelism Group (US DPE). US DPE is responsible for driving developer excitement and adoption of Microsoft platform technologies. US DPE works with customers, partners, startups...

On the heels of the official general availability of Windows 8 that we celebrated in New York, I’d like to share a few stories from businesses that are leveraging the Windows 8 platform to develop apps to innovate their business, and improve employee...

It’s been a busy few months for us here at Microsoft – we traveled to TechEd , released some virtualization products updates, and launched Windows 8 to the world – and today I’m happy to add one more bit of good news by announcing that the Microsoft Desktop...

Well folks, it’s finally here! This week we celebrated the release of Windows 8 across the globe , with a huge kick-off in New York where we officially launched Windows 8 to the world. Today, as of 12:01 a.m., Windows 8 is available for everyone to purchase...